Group of Five conferences

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The Group of Five conferences are a collection of NCAA Division I FBS college football leagues considered outside the traditional power structure and generally composed of smaller or less resourced programs than the Power Five.

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Group of Five conferences canonical 4
Group of Five conference 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I FBS subdivision
college athletic conference grouping
alsoKnownAs G5 group
surface form: G5
associatedWith College Football Playoff access bowl berth for top-ranked champion
bowlSystem College Football Playoff-related bowl structure
competitionFormat regular season conference play plus championship games in some leagues
competitiveLevel top level of college football below Power Five
contrastWith Power Five
surface form: Power Five conferences
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distinguishedBy lack of autonomous legislative power in NCAA compared to Power Five
division NCAA Division I
excludes independent FBS programs such as Notre Dame
financialAidRules subject to same FBS scholarship maximums as Power Five
geographicScope national across multiple U.S. regions
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
grantsAccessTo New Year’s Six bowl games via highest-ranked champion
hasMember American Athletic Conference
Conference USA
Mid-American Conference
Mountain West Conference
Sun Belt Conference
historicalContext term gained prominence after BCS era ended and CFP began
informalStatus outside traditional power structure of FBS
levelOfPlay major college football
mediaRightsValue generally lower than Power Five conferences
memberOfCategory non-autonomy FBS conferences
membershipType multi-sport universities with FBS football programs
numberOfConferences 5
originOfTerm media and NCAA governance discussions about autonomy and revenue
partOf Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
perception considered underdogs relative to Power Five in national title contention
postseasonParticipation eligible for College Football Playoff
eligible for NCAA-sanctioned bowl games
primarySportContext football-specific classification
recruitingProfile generally recruits lower-rated prospects than Power Five
revenueLevel below Power Five conferences
schedulingPattern often schedule guarantee games against Power Five opponents
scholarshipLimit same FBS scholarship limits as Power Five
sport American football
subdivision FBS
timePeriod 21st century college football era
typicalInstitutionProfile fewer football resources than Power Five schools
smaller athletic budgets than Power Five schools

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Power conferences contrastWith Group of Five conferences
NCAA Division I Baseball hasConferences Group of Five conferences
NCAA conferences hasPart Group of Five conferences
NY6 featuresTeamsFrom Group of Five conferences
UTSA Roadrunners football team regionConference Group of Five conferences
this entity surface form: Group of Five conference