UNLV was the lone Group of Five team to earn an upset over a Power Four opponent in Week 1, as the Rebels defeated Houston.
That helped them climb into the top five of the HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 media poll going into Week 2. Here’s a look at the full poll, which features several members of nationally-focused media outlets as well as at least one team beat reporter for every G5 conference.
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HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 For Week 2
1. Memphis (seven first-place votes)
2. Boise State (nine first-place votes)
3. Liberty (one first-place vote)
4. Appalachian State
5. UNLV (one first-place vote)
6. Tulane
7. USF
8. Texas State
9. JMU
10. UTSA
11. Fresno State
12. Toledo
13. Miami (Ohio)
14. Coastal Carolina
15. Louisiana
16. Bowling Green
17. Air Force
18. NIU
19. North Texas
20. Sam Houston
21. Nevada
22. Marshall
23. Western Kentucky
24. Army
25. Georgia Southern
RV: East Carolina, Troy, San Diego State, Arkansas State, Western Michigan, Colorado State, Central Michigan, Old Dominion, Ohio, FAU, Hawaii. Tulsa, South Alabama, Wyoming, Navy, San Jose State, UAB, Utah State, Jacksonville State, UTEP, Rice.
HERO Sports Group of Five Top 25 Media Poll Voters
Josh Boutwell, Troy Messenger
Michael Calabrese, Action Network
Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun/JMU Sports News
Ron Counts, HERO Sports
Group of Five Guys
The G5 Hive
Bryson Gordon, The News & Advance
Joe Londergan, Fan Nation/Sports Illustrated
Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News
Colton McWilliams, San Marcos Record
Robert Munoz, HERO Sports
Jeff Nations, Bowling Green Daily News
Marc Narducci, HERO Sports
Colton Pool, HERO Sports
Kyle Rowland, Toledo Blade
Ty Scheiner, Mike Farrell Sports
Chris Vannini, The Athletic
Brett Vito, Denton Record-Chronicle
