Power Five

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Power Five refers to the group of the five most prominent and resource-rich NCAA Division I college athletic conferences that dominate top-level competition and media attention in major college sports, especially football.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I concept
college athletic conference grouping
abbreviation P5
alsoKnownAs P5
Power Five
surface form: Power 5
associatedWith College Football Playoff
Fiesta Bowl
surface form: New Year's Six bowl games
autonomyStatus autonomy conferences under NCAA governance
bowlAccess preferred access to major bowl games
category NCAA Division I football terminology
college sports conference groupings
competitionLevel top tier of FBS football
contrastWith Group of Five
non–Power Five conferences
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dominates major college sports media rights
revenue distribution in FBS football
focusSport college football
men's college basketball
geographicScope national across the United States
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
grantsOfAutonomy greater rule-making autonomy than other FBS conferences
impactOn competitive balance in college football
distribution of NCAA revenues
recruiting in major college sports
includesConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Big 12 Conference
Big Ten Conference
Pac-12 Conference
Southeastern Conference
mediaAttentionLevel highest among college conferences
membershipBasis conference affiliation rather than individual schools
notableCharacteristic disproportionate share of top-ranked football teams
frequent participation in national championship races
playoffAccess privileged access to College Football Playoff era
resourceLevel most resource-rich conferences in NCAA Division I
sportLevel NCAA Division I
subdivision FBS
surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
televisionRevenueRank highest among college conferences
timePeriod 21st century college sports era
typicalFeatures extensive television contracts
high coaching salaries
large athletic budgets
large football stadiums
usedInContext NCAA governance debates
college athletics realignment discussions
media rights negotiations

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P5 abbreviationFor Power Five
this entity surface form: Power Five conferences in NCAA Division I athletics
P5 alsoKnownAs Power Five
this entity surface form: Power 5
P5 alsoKnownAs Power Five
this entity surface form: Power Five conferences
Power Five alsoKnownAs Power Five
this entity surface form: Power 5
Power conferences alsoKnownAs Power Five
this entity surface form: Power Five conferences
Power conferences alsoKnownAs Power Five
this entity surface form: Power 5
this entity surface form: Power Five conference
Group of Five contrastWith Power Five
P5 fullForm Power Five
CFP includesConferences Power Five
subject surface form: College Football Playoff
this entity surface form: Power Five conferences
P5 refersTo Power Five
this entity surface form: Power Five conferences
Group of Five relativeTo Power Five
this entity surface form: Power Five conferences