After Liberty won the Conference USA title and earned a spot in the Fiesta Bowl, the Flames are at No. 1 in the HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 going into bowl season.
SMU, JMU, and Tulane are all still in this week’s top five, while Troy reached the fifth spot. Here’s a look at the rest of the HERO Sports rankings.
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Group of Five College Football Power Rankings
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Liberty |
| 2 | SMU |
| 3 | JMU |
| 4 | Tulane |
| 5 | Troy |
| 6 | Miami (Ohio) |
| 7 (tie) | Toledo |
| 7 (tie) | Boise State |
| 9 | Memphis |
| 10 | New Mexico State |
| 11 | Appalachian State |
| 12 | UTSA |
| 13 | UNLV |
| 14 | San Jose State |
| 15 | Ohio |
| 16 | Jacksonville State |
| 17 | Wyoming |
| 18 | Texas State |
| 19 | Air Force |
| 20 | Bowling Green |
| 21 (tie) | Coastal Carolina |
| 21 (tie) | Old Dominion |
| 23 | Western Kentucky |
| 24 (tie) | Fresno State |
| 24 (tie) | Army |
| RV | Marshall |
| RV | South Alabama |
| RV | Arkansas State |
| RV | Georgia Southern |
| RV | Rice |
| RV | Georgia State |
| RV | Louisiana |
HERO Sports writers Colton Pool, Marc Narducci, Robert Munoz, and Bennett Conlin contributed to this poll.
