Not one but two Group of Six teams made the College Football Playoff in 2025. Tulane was the No. 11 seed after winning the American Conference while James Madison was the 12th seed as the champion of the Sun Belt.
We likely won’t see two G6 teams in the CFP again in 2026, but we could see another program from those conferences emerge and join the CFP discussion. And the difference could be this offseason’s transfer class.
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Here’s a look at the best transfer classes in the Group of Six this offseason:
Who Has The Best Transfers In The Group of Six?
South Florida has the best transfer class in the Group of Six, according to 247Sports.
G6 Transfer Portal Rankings
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | USF | 23.75 |
| 2 | Washington St. | 20.78 |
| 3 | Memphis | 19.82 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 19.51 |
| 5 | JMU | 19.12 |
| 6 | North Texas | 17.86 |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 16.42 |
| 8 | Liberty | 15.72 |
| 9 | UAB | 15.24 |
| 10 | Georgia State | 15.11 |
| 11 | App State | 14.99 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 14.49 |
| 13 | Temple | 14.36 |
| 14 | W. Kentucky | 14.06 |
| 15 | Colorado State | 13.99 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 13.86 |
| 17 | FIU | 13.71 |
| 18 | Missouri State | 13.48 |
| 19 | Middle Tenn. | 13.33 |
| 20 | Old Dominion | 13.23 |
| 21 | Sam Houston | 13.23 |
| 22 | FAU | 13.19 |
| 23 | Toledo | 13.11 |
| 24 | Charlotte | 12.98 |
| 25 | San Diego St. | 12.94 |
| 26 | UNLV | 12.9 |
| 27 | East Carolina | 12.89 |
| 28 | Southern Miss | 12.31 |
| 29 | Texas State | 12.31 |
| 30 | Miami (Ohio) | 12.26 |
| 31 | Boise State | 12.24 |
| 32 | Georgia Southern | 12.11 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 12.05 |
| 34 | UTSA | 11.93 |
| 35 | Tulsa | 11.66 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 11.27 |
| 37 | Marshall | 11.02 |
| 38 | UMass | 10.89 |
| 39 | Kennesaw St. | 10.52 |
| 40 | Utah State | 9.77 |
| 41 | Tulane | 9.59 |
| 42 | UTEP | 9.05 |
| 43 | Ohio | 8.38 |
| 44 | La. Tech | 7.58 |
| 45 | Jax State | 7.29 |
| 46 | South Alabama | 7.07 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 6.99 |
| 48 | Rice | 6.78 |
| 49 | Fresno State | 6.55 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 6.05 |
| 51 | Akron | 5.59 |
| 52 | Bowling Green | 5.19 |
| 53 | Nevada | 5.11 |
| 54 | Hawaii | 5.11 |
| 55 | Ball State | 5.11 |
| 56 | Troy | 4.88 |
| 57 | Delaware | 4.75 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 4.53 |
| 59 | ULM | 2.91 |
| 60 | New Mexico | 2.91 |
| 61 | Kent State | 2.1 |
| 62 | Air Force | N/A |
| 63 | Army | N/A |
| 64 | Navy | N/A |
