Group of Five
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The Group of Five refers to the five NCAA Division I FBS football conferences outside the traditional power conferences, generally considered to have less financial resources, media exposure, and competitive depth.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I FBS subdivision
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college athletic conference grouping → informal sports designation → |
| appliesTo |
NCAA Division I FBS conferences only
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| characteristic |
generally have fewer financial resources than Power Five conferences
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generally have less national media exposure than Power Five conferences → generally have less overall competitive depth than Power Five conferences → |
| competitionLevel |
NCAA Division I FBS
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| contrastWith |
Power Five
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| country |
United States
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| excludes |
FCS conferences
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independent FBS programs not in those five conferences → |
| feature |
fewer nationally televised games than Power Five
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limited access to College Football Playoff compared with Power Five → smaller average athletic department budgets than Power Five → |
| focus |
football-centric classification even when conferences sponsor multiple sports
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| governingBody |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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| grantsAccessTo |
New Year’s Six bowl berth for highest-ranked champion under CFP system
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| hasMemberType |
FBS football programs
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universities → |
| includesConference |
American Athletic Conference
→
Conference USA → Mid-American Conference → Mountain West Conference → Sun Belt Conference → |
| language |
English term
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| notableImpact |
creates separate resource tier within FBS football
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provides FBS membership opportunities for smaller and mid-major institutions → |
| numberOfConferences |
5
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| region |
North America
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| relatedConcept |
Autonomy conferences
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non-autonomy FBS conferences → |
| relativeTo |
Power Five conferences
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| sport |
American football
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| sportingFormat |
regular-season conference play plus conference championship games in some leagues
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| subdivisionOf |
FBS conferences
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| timePeriod |
21st century
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| typicalMediaPartners |
CBS Sports Network
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ESPN → regional sports networks → |
| usedInContext |
bowl game tie-ins
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college football playoff access → media rights negotiations → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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P5
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contrastedWith |
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Power Five
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contrastWith |