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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Power Five conferences | 5 |
| Power 5 | 3 |
| Power Five conference | 1 |
| Power Five conferences in NCAA Division I athletics | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I concept
ⓘ
college athletic conference grouping ⓘ |
| abbreviation | P5 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
P5
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Power Five ⓘ
surface form:
Power 5
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| associatedWith |
College Football Playoff
ⓘ
Fiesta Bowl ⓘ
surface form:
New Year's Six bowl games
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| 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
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| 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
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high coaching salaries ⓘ large athletic budgets ⓘ large football stadiums ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
NCAA governance debates
ⓘ
college athletics realignment discussions ⓘ media rights negotiations ⓘ |
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Power Five conferences in NCAA Division I athletics
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Power 5
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College Football Playoff
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Power Five conferences
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