G5 RANKINGS
2025 - Week 14
Released on 12/1/2025
South Florida
(9-3)
American
James Madison
(11-1)
Sun Belt
North Texas
(11-1)
American
Tulane
(10-2)
American
Memphis
(8-4)
American
East Carolina
(8-4)
American
Toledo
(8-4)
MAC
Old Dominion
(9-3)
Sun Belt
UNLV
(10-2)
Mountain West
Boise State
(8-4)
Mountain West
Navy
(9-2)
American
San Diego State
(9-3)
Mountain West
UConn
(9-3)
FBS Indep.
Washington State
(6-6)
PAC-12
UTSA
(6-6)
American
New Mexico
(9-3)
Mountain West
Texas State
(6-6)
Sun Belt
Utah State
(6-6)
Mountain West
Hawai'i
(8-4)
Mountain West
Fresno State
(8-4)
Mountain West
Ohio
(8-4)
MAC
Western Michigan
(8-4)
MAC
Army
(6-5)
American
Miami (OH)
(7-5)
MAC
Kennesaw State
(9-3)
CUSA
Dropped from rankings: #21 Western Kentucky
The Composite Rating (CFB Composite) is a weighted average of four publicly available systems: ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI), Bill Connelly's SP+ ratings, Jeff Sagarin’s Ratings, and Wes Colley’s Colley Matrix. Each system provides a different lens on team strength, and by combining them, the composite offers a broader view while reducing reliance on any single model.
FPI is sourced from espn.com. Per ESPN, the Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength designed to predict future performance. It represents how many points above or below average a team is, and its projections are based on 20,000 simulations of the season.
SP+ is sourced from ESPN/Connelly’s SP+. It is an opponent-adjusted efficiency metric built on play-by-play data, emphasizing success rate, explosiveness, field position, and finishing drives.
Sagarin Ratings combine score-based and schedule-based methods to provide a long-standing statistical measure of team strength.
Colley Matrix is a mathematically rigorous, win–loss–only system that does not use scoring margin or subjective inputs, producing unbiased rankings especially later in the season.
I claim no ownership of these metrics. This Composite Rating is an independent project intended to highlight and rank non–Power Conference schools in a clear and accessible way.