
Note: Updated after National Signing Day
The Group of Five continued to make progress in building their respective programs with a number of stellar 2021 recruiting classes. Not surprising, the consensus top 5 recruiting classes were all in the American Athletic Conference, led by Cincinnati. Memphis, SMU, Central Florida and South Florida completed the top 5.
The second 5 contained a mix of G5 conferences, with San Diego State (MWC), Toledo (MAC), UNLV (MWC), Appalachian State (SBC), and BYU (Independent) filling these spots respectively.
Looking at the 2021 class by conference, as expected, the AAC led the way with the Mountain West finishing a distant second in the ratings. The MAC and Independents followed closely behind, with the Sunbelt edging out Conference USA for the next slot.
G5 Rank | Team | Conf | # Commits | Score | FBS Rank |
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1 | Cincinnati | AAC | 24 | 190.66 | 42 |
2 | Memphis | AAC | 25 | 187.31 | 46 |
3 | SMU | AAC | 17 | 181.61 | 52 |
4 | Central Florida | AAC | 21 | 177.69 | 55 |
5 | San Diego State | MWC | 25 | 170.75 | 62 |
6 | South Florida | AAC | 21 | 167.63 | 63 |
7 | Toledo | MAC | 24 | 163.18 | 66 |
8 | UNLV | MWC | 20 | 162.91 | 67 |
9 | App State | SBC | 23 | 161.14 | 69 |
10 | Boise State | MWC | 16 | 161.13 | 70 |
11 | Texas-San Antonio | CUSA | 21 | 159.86 | 71 |
12 | BYU | INDG5 | 17 | 159.77 | 72 |
13 | Fresno State | MWC | 18 | 159.11 | 75 |
14 | Louisiana | SBC | 18 | 158.63 | 76 |
15 | Tulane | AAC | 17 | 156.56 | 79 |
16 | North Texas | CUSA | 18 | 153.89 | 80 |
17 | Houston | AAC | 14 | 153.47 | 81 |
18 | Florida Atlantic | CUSA | 20 | 151.63 | 82 |
19 | Coastal Carolina | SBC | 17 | 150.67 | 83 |
20 | Florida International | CUSA | 17 | 149.35 | 84 |
21 | Nevada | MWC | 21 | 148.66 | 85 |
22 | Central Michigan | MAC | 24 | 146.12 | 87 |
23 | Miami OH | MAC | 22 | 146.03 | 88 |
24 | Colorado State | MWC | 21 | 144.67 | 89 |
25 | Air Force | MWC | 69 | 144.16 | 90 |
26 | Northern Illinois | MAC | 26 | 142.59 | 91 |
27 | Georgia Southern | SBC | 22 | 142.54 | 92 |
28 | Rice | CUSA | 19 | 141.39 | 93 |
29 | New Mexico | MWC | 23 | 140.75 | 94 |
30 | Ball State | MAC | 23 | 140.07 | 95 |
31 | East Carolina | AAC | 14 | 139.28 | 96 |
32 | Western Michigan | MAC | 19 | 139.11 | 97 |
33 | Buffalo | MAC | 17 | 137.78 | 98 |
34 | Ohio | MAC | 19 | 137.6 | 99 |
35 | Old Dominion | CUSA | 18 | 135.74 | 100 |
36 | Charlotte | CUSA | 20 | 134.83 | 101 |
37 | Georgia State | SBC | 15 | 134.55 | 102 |
38 | Bowling Green | MAC | 20 | 133.73 | 103 |
39 | Troy | SBC | 15 | 133.65 | 104 |
40 | Temple | AAC | 14 | 132.83 | 105 |
41 | Ark State | SBC | 16 | 132.61 | 106 |
42 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | 16 | 132.15 | 107 |
43 | Navy | AAC | 29 | 131.51 | 108 |
44 | Army | INDG5 | 50 | 131.27 | 109 |
45 | Wyoming | MWC | 18 | 130.41 | 110 |
46 | Liberty | INDG5 | 14 | 129.14 | 111 |
47 | Louisiana-Monroe | SBC | 16 | 127.64 | 112 |
48 | New Mexico State | INDG5 | 18 | 126.9 | 113 |
49 | Connecticut | INDG5 | 16 | 125.11 | 114 |
50 | Alabama Birmingham | CUSA | 16 | 123.44 | 115 |
51 | Massachusetts | INDG5 | 18 | 121.74 | 116 |
52 | Kent State | MAC | 15 | 119.36 | 117 |
53 | Akron | MAC | 17 | 113.25 | 118 |
54 | San Jose State | MWC | 12 | 112.81 | 119 |
55 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 10 | 108.45 | 120 |
56 | South Alabama | SBC | 11 | 107.68 | 121 |
57 | Middle Tennessee State | CUSA | 12 | 107.22 | 122 |
58 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 9 | 104.36 | 123 |
59 | Hawaii | MWC | 11 | 101.62 | 124 |
60 | Marshall | CUSA | 10 | 101.55 | 125 |
61 | Tulsa | AAC | 9 | 97.89 | 126 |
62 | Texas El-Paso | CUSA | 9 | 60.62 | 127 |
63 | Utah State | MWC | 5 | 55.32 | 128 |
64 | Western Kentucky | CUSA | 4 | 49.62 | 129 |
65 | Texas State | SBC | 1 | 9.46 | 130 |
G5 Rank | Team | Conf | # Commits | Score | FBS Rank |
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1 | Cincinnati | AAC | 25 | 1410 | 36 |
2 | Memphis | AAC | 23 | 1320 | 46 |
3 | Central Florida | AAC | 21 | 1215 | 51 |
4 | South Florida | AAC | 21 | 1155 | 55 |
5 | San Diego State | MWC | 24 | 1140 | 58 |
6 | SMU | AAC | 17 | 1137 | 59 |
7 | Navy | AAC | 78 | 1065 | 64 |
8 | Texas-San Antonio | CUSA | 21 | 1035 | 67 |
9 | Toledo | MAC | 24 | 1020 | 68 |
9 | Air Force | MWC | 67 | 1020 | 68 |
9 | UNLV | MWC | 20 | 1020 | 68 |
12 | BYU | INDG5 | 18 | 975 | 71 |
13 | Miami OH | MAC | 24 | 945 | 73 |
14 | Army | INDG5 | 102 | 930 | 75 |
14 | Fresno State | MWC | 18 | 930 | 75 |
16 | App State | SBC | 24 | 915 | 78 |
17 | Ball State | MAC | 23 | 900 | 82 |
18 | Tulane | AAC | 17 | 885 | 83 |
18 | Houston | AAC | 15 | 885 | 83 |
20 | Boise State | MWC | 16 | 870 | 85 |
21 | North Texas | CUSA | 18 | 855 | 86 |
22 | Central Michigan | MAC | 23 | 840 | 87 |
22 | Northern Illinois | MAC | 28 | 840 | 87 |
24 | Florida Atlantic | CUSA | 22 | 825 | 89 |
24 | Western Michigan | MAC | 19 | 825 | 89 |
26 | Liberty | INDG5 | 19 | 810 | 91 |
27 | Coastal Carolina | SBC | 19 | 795 | 92 |
27 | Nevada | MWC | 21 | 795 | 92 |
29 | New Mexico | MWC | 23 | 765 | 94 |
29 | Colorado State | MWC | 22 | 765 | 94 |
29 | Rice | CUSA | 18 | 765 | 94 |
32 | New Mexico State | INDG5 | 19 | 735 | 95 |
33 | Connecticut | INDG5 | 15 | 720 | 97 |
33 | Florida International | CUSA | 17 | 720 | 97 |
35 | East Carolina | AAC | 16 | 705 | 99 |
35 | Ohio | MAC | 18 | 705 | 99 |
37 | Wyoming | MWC | 19 | 690 | 100 |
38 | Troy | SBC | 16 | 675 | 102 |
39 | Bowling Green | MAC | 20 | 675 | 103 |
39 | Buffalo | MAC | 16 | 675 | 104 |
41 | Temple | AAC | 12 | 660 | 105 |
42 | Charlotte | CUSA | 21 | 645 | 106 |
42 | Akron | MAC | 21 | 645 | 107 |
44 | Ark State | SBC | 15 | 615 | 108 |
44 | Georgia Southern | SBC | 21 | 615 | 109 |
44 | Louisiana-Monroe | SBC | 13 | 615 | 110 |
47 | Old Dominion | CUSA | 19 | 600 | 111 |
48 | South Alabama | SBC | 16 | 585 | 112 |
48 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | 19 | 585 | 113 |
50 | Hawaii | MWC | 12 | 540 | 114 |
51 | Alabama Birmingham | CUSA | 16 | 525 | 115 |
51 | Massachusetts | INDG5 | 19 | 525 | 116 |
53 | Louisiana | SBC | 13 | 510 | 117 |
54 | Georgia State | SBC | 15 | 495 | 118 |
54 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 10 | 495 | 119 |
56 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 10 | 480 | 120 |
57 | San Jose State | MWC | 12 | 450 | 121 |
58 | Kent State | MAC | 13 | 435 | 122 |
59 | Marshall | CUSA | 10 | 405 | 123 |
60 | Middle Tennessee State | CUSA | 10 | 390 | 124 |
61 | Tulsa | AAC | 7 | 375 | 125 |
62 | Western Kentucky | CUSA | 3 | 210 | 126 |
63 | Texas El-Paso | CUSA | 9 | 180 | 127 |
64 | Utah State | MWC | 5 | 135 | 128 |
65 | Texas State | SBC | 1 | 30 | 129 |
G5 Rank | Team | Conf | FBS Rank |
---|---|---|---|
1 | SMU | AAC | 46 |
2 | Cincinnati | AAC | 48 |
3 | Memphis | AAC | 52 |
4 | Central Florida | AAC | 58 |
5 | South Florida | AAC | 62 |
6 | App State | SBC | 63 |
7 | San Diego State | MWC | 64 |
8 | Boise State | MWC | 65 |
9 | Toledo | MAC | 66 |
10 | BYU | INDG5 | 71 |
11 | UNLV | MWC | 73 |
12 | Houston | AAC | 74 |
13 | Tulane | AAC | 75 |
Consensus Rank | Team | Conf | High Rank | Low Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cincinnati | AAC | 1 | 2 |
2 | Memphis | AAC | 2 | 3 |
3 | SMU | AAC | 1 | 55 |
4 | Central Florida | AAC | 4 | 5 |
5 | South Florida | AAC | 5 | 46 |
6 | San Diego State | MWC | 5 | 10 |
7 | Toledo | MAC | 7 | 8 |
8 | UNLV | MWC | 8 | 11 |
9 | App State | SBC | 6 | 17 |
10 | BYU | INDG5 | 10 | 12 |
11 | Texas-San Antonio | CUSA | 11 | 65 |
12 | Boise State | MWC | 8 | 13 |
13 | Fresno State | MWC | 13 | 20 |
14 | Tulane | AAC | 13 | 19 |
15 | Air Force | MWC | 10 | 36 |
16 | Houston | AAC | 12 | 36 |
17 | Miami OH | MAC | 15 | 23 |
18 | North Texas | CUSA | 16 | 21 |
19 | Florida Atlantic | CUSA | 14 | 18 |
20 | Navy | AAC | 8 | 43 |
21 | Central Michigan | MAC | 18 | 22 |
22 | Coastal Carolina | SBC | 19 | 24 |
23 | Ball State | MAC | 24 | 34 |
24 | Nevada | MWC | 21 | 34 |
25 | Northern Illinois | MAC | 26 | 27 |
26 | Florida International | CUSA | 20 | 44 |
27 | Colorado State | MWC | 24 | 30 |
28 | Army | INDG5 | 16 | 44 |
29 | Western Michigan | MAC | 22 | 32 |
30 | Rice | CUSA | 28 | 31 |
31 | New Mexico | MWC | 26 | 29 |
32 | Louisiana | SBC | 14 | 57 |
33 | East Carolina | AAC | 29 | 31 |
34 | Ohio | MAC | 34 | 49 |
35 | Georgia Southern | SBC | 27 | 48 |
36 | Buffalo | MAC | 33 | 38 |
37 | Liberty | INDG5 | 25 | 46 |
38 | Bowling Green | MAC | 38 | 39 |
39 | Troy | SBC | 32 | 39 |
40 | Charlotte | CUSA | 36 | 42 |
41 | New Mexico State | INDG5 | 33 | 48 |
42 | Temple | AAC | 28 | 40 |
43 | Wyoming | MWC | 41 | 47 |
44 | Connecticut | INDG5 | 35 | 49 |
45 | Old Dominion | CUSA | 35 | 50 |
46 | Ark State | SBC | 41 | 53 |
47 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | 42 | 49 |
48 | Georgia State | SBC | 37 | 56 |
49 | Louisiana-Monroe | SBC | 37 | 47 |
50 | Akron | MAC | 42 | 62 |
51 | Alabama Birmingham | CUSA | 50 | 54 |
52 | Massachusetts | INDG5 | 47 | 51 |
53 | South Alabama | SBC | 4 | 56 |
54 | Hawaii | MWC | 59 | 59 |
55 | Kent State | MAC | 50 | 52 |
56 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 52 | 55 |
57 | San Jose State | MWC | 53 | 54 |
58 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 3 | 58 |
59 | Middle Tennessee State | CUSA | 57 | 61 |
60 | Marshall | CUSA | 58 | 60 |
61 | Tulsa | AAC | 60 | 61 |
62 | Texas El-Paso | CUSA | 62 | 64 |
63 | Western Kentucky | CUSA | 62 | 64 |
64 | Utah State | MWC | 63 | 63 |
65 | Texas State | SBC | 65 | 65 |