The Group of Five has plenty of impressive teams this year. And now thanks to an expanded field, at least one G5 team will have the opportunity to compete in the College Football Playoff.
Solidifying a reputation as one of the best G5 programs in the country often hinges on effective recruiting. So looking ahead, here’s some 2025 recruiting class rankings for teams in the Group of Five.
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247’s College Football Recruiting Rankings In The Group of Five
| Rank | Team | Grade |
| 1 | USF | 180.87 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 165.74 |
| 3 | Toledo | 157.83 |
| 4 | FAU | 153.39 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 149.59 |
| 6 | UNLV | 138.05 |
| 7 | Memphis | 131.68 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 130.69 |
| 9 | Miami (Ohio) | 126.96 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 126.53 |
| 11 | Tulane | 124.26 |
| 12 | Boise State | 123.19 |
| 13 | App State | 111.26 |
| 14 | Rice | 105.52 |
| 15 | FIU | 103.05 |
| 16 | Arkansas State | 101.08 |
| 17 | San Jose State | 99.77 |
| 18 | Nevada | 97.77 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 97.77 |
| 20 | Liberty | 95.16 |
| 21 | Tulsa | 90.12 |
| 22 | Kent State | 81.06 |
| 23 | Hawaii | 75.35 |
| 24 | South Alabama | 73.93 |
| 25 | Marshall | 73.01 |
| 26 | Troy | 71.87 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 71.70 |
| 28 | Coastal Carolina | 70.27 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 65.46 |
| 30 | Texas State | 56.56 |
| 31 | Colorado State | 56.50 |
| 32 | Army | 53.06 |
| 33 | North Texas | 52.54 |
| 34 | UTEP | 51.31 |
| 35 | Louisiana | 46.28 |
| 36 | UTSA | 43.09 |
| 37 | JMU | 42.30 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 41.48 |
| 39 | Charlotte | 40.68 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | 40.59 |
| 41 | Ohio | 39.60 |
| 42 | UMass | 33.25 |
| 43 | Temple | 28.92 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 28.81 |
| 45 | Akron | 27.09 |
| 46 | Eastern Michigan | 25.63 |
| 47 | Georgia Southern | 15.96 |
| 48 | Middle Tennessee | 15.85 |
| 49 | New Mexico State | 15.63 |
| 50 | Ball State | 14.78 |
| 51 | Navy | 14.17 |
| 52 | Old Dominion | 13.78 |
| 53 | Sam Houston | 13.37 |
| 54 | Southern Miss | 10.37 |
| 55 | Air Force | 9.83 |
| 56 | UAB | 0.00 |
| 57 | ULM | 0.00 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 0.00 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 0.00 |
| 60 | Utah State | 0.00 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 0.00 |
Rivals’ College Football Recruiting Rankings In The Group of Five
| Rank | Team | Grade |
| 1 | USF | 1,335 |
| 2 | FAU | 1,170 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 1,050 |
| 4 | Army | 990 |
| 5 | Memphis | 975 |
| 6 | UNLV | 930 |
| 7 | Navy | 915 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 900 |
| 9 | Toledo | 870 |
| 10 | Kent State | 825 |
| 11 | Miami (Ohio) | 810 |
| 12 | San Diego State | 810 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 795 |
| 14 | Tulsa | 735 |
| 15 | FIU | 705 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee | 705 |
| 17 | Tulane | 660 |
| 18 | Marshall | 645 |
| 19 | Air Force | 645 |
| 20 | App State | 630 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 600 |
| 22 | Liberty | 585 |
| 23 | Rice | 570 |
| 24 | Western Michigan | 570 |
| 25 | UTEP | 555 |
| 26 | Boise State | 555 |
| 27 | Arkansas State | 510 |
| 28 | Buffalo | 510 |
| 29 | Troy | 480 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | 480 |
| 31 | Coastal Carolina | 465 |
| 32 | Louisiana | 465 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | 465 |
| 34 | Colorado State | 450 |
| 35 | Nevada | 450 |
| 36 | South Alabama | 420 |
| 37 | Texas State | 405 |
| 38 | San Jose State | 390 |
| 39 | Fresno State | 375 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 360 |
| 41 | Eastern Michigan | 345 |
| 42 | UTSA | 330 |
| 43 | Temple | 315 |
| 44 | JMU | 300 |
| 45 | Akron | 300 |
| 46 | Hawaii | 300 |
| 47 | Ball State | 285 |
| 48 | Georgia Southern | 270 |
| 49 | Southern Miss | 270 |
| 50 | Charlotte | 240 |
| 51 | Western Kentucky | 240 |
| 52 | Ohio | 240 |
| 53 | North Texas | 195 |
| 54 | UMass | 195 |
| 55 | Old Dominion | 180 |
| 56 | Sam Houston | 135 |
| 57 | ULM | 90 |
| 58 | New Mexico State | 75 |
| 59 | UAB | 45 |
| 60 | Utah State | 45 |
On3’s College Football Recruiting Rankings In The Group of Five
| Rank | Team | Grade |
| 1 | USF | 83.226 |
| 2 | Georgia State | 82.878 |
| 3 | UNLV | 82.521 |
| 4 | Toledo | 82.509 |
| 5 | Memphis | 82.482 |
| 6 | FAU | 82.036 |
| 7 | Liberty | 81.597 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 81.188 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 81.137 |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 81.136 |
| 11 | Troy | 81.087 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 81.065 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 80.781 |
| 14 | Rice | 80.602 |
| 15 | App State | 80.584 |
| 16 | Northern Illinois | 80.267 |
| 17 | FIU | 80.262 |
| 18 | Army | 80.218 |
| 19 | Kent State | 80.165 |
| 20 | JMU | 80.157 |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech | 80.017 |
| 22 | Navy | 80.000 |
| 23 | Air Force | 80.000 |
| 24 | Nevada | 79.997 |
| 25 | UTEP | 79.955 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 79.829 |
| 27 | Marshall | 79.521 |
| 28 | Buffalo | 79.511 |
| 29 | Tulane | 79.469 |
| 30 | Bowling Green | 79.247 |
| 31 | Georgia Southern | 79.067 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | 78.801 |
| 33 | Boise State | 78.679 |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan | 78.653 |
| 35 | San Jose State | 78.526 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 78.365 |
| 37 | Coastal Carolina | 78.230 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | 77.898 |
| 39 | Ball State | 77.553 |
| 40 | South Alabama | 76.758 |
| 41 | Colorado State | 76.556 |
| 42 | Texas State | 76.486 |
| 43 | Fresno State | 76.461 |
| 44 | Middle Tennessee | 76.398 |
| 45 | Hawaii | 76.367 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 76.057 |
| 47 | Temple | 75.668 |
| 48 | North Texas | 74.851 |
| 49 | UTSA | 74.711 |
| 50 | Western Kentucky | 74.625 |
| 51 | Charlotte | 73.302 |
| 52 | Ohio | 73.302 |
| 53 | UMass | 73.302 |
| 54 | Akron | 72.942 |
| 55 | Sam Houston | 70.746 |
| 56 | Southern Miss | 69.959 |
| 57 | New Mexico State | 67.822 |
| 58 | Kennesaw State | 65.217 |
| 59 | UAB | 61.821 |
| 60 | ULM | 61.821 |
| 61 | Jacksonville State | 61.821 |
| 62 | Utah State | 61.821 |
