Group of Five conferences

In college football, the Group of Five (G5) are five athletic conferences whose members are part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), in contrast to the power conferences, who are granted a degree of autonomy from certain NCAA rules.

[1] In collegiate sports other than football, the conferences are collectively known as mid-majors.

The Group of Five and their schools are generally considered less prestigious, have less political and financial influence, and generate less overall revenue; a 2016 ESPN analysis found the conferences generated a third of the revenue that the power conferences did.

[3] As a result, the conferences are perceived to have a lower quality of play, although their teams are known to cause upsets.

Beginning in 2024 season, at least one G5 conference champion is effectively guaranteed entry to the College Football Playoff under an expanded 12-team format.