CFB 27 official team ratings — as of July 1, 2026By Steve Brooks

CFB 27 Group of 5 Teams, Ranked by Overall

The Group of 5 is where CFB 27's best dynasty climbs live: real talent gaps to close, real budget constraints, and a much shorter path to being the best team on your schedule than you get at a blue blood. This page pulls every American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt team out of EA's full team ratings board and ranks them against each other.

Boise State tops the group at 80 overall, the only G5 team to crack the national Top 50. From there it is a steady staircase down to the bottom of the sport - three teams tied for last across the whole board, all from G5 leagues.

Every Group of 5 Team, Ranked by Overall

All Group of 5 programs from EA's official CFB 27 board, ranked against each other. National rank shows where each team sits on the full 138-team list.

The full Group of 5 board

Team: Boise State
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 80
National Rank: #47 nationally

Team: UNLV
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 78
National Rank: #63 nationally

Team: James Madison
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 77
National Rank: #68 nationally

Team: Memphis
Conference: The American
Overall: 77
National Rank: #70 nationally

Team: North Texas
Conference: The American
Overall: 77
National Rank: #71 nationally

Team: San Diego State
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 77
National Rank: #73 nationally

Team: Texas State
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 77
National Rank: #74 nationally

Team: USF
Conference: American
Overall: 77
National Rank: #75 nationally

Team: Army
Conference: The American
Overall: 76
National Rank: #76 nationally

Team: Florida Atlantic
Conference: The American
Overall: 76
National Rank: #77 nationally

Team: Fresno State
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 76
National Rank: #78 nationally

Team: Georgia Southern
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 76
National Rank: #79 nationally

Team: Hawaii
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 76
National Rank: #80 nationally

Team: Jacksonville State
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 76
National Rank: #81 nationally

Team: Liberty
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 76
National Rank: #82 nationally

Team: Miami (OH)
Conference: MAC
Overall: 76
National Rank: #83 nationally

Team: New Mexico
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 76
National Rank: #84 nationally

Team: Temple
Conference: The American
Overall: 76
National Rank: #87 nationally

Team: Tulane
Conference: American
Overall: 76
National Rank: #88 nationally

Team: Tulsa
Conference: American
Overall: 76
National Rank: #89 nationally

Team: Utah State
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 76
National Rank: #90 nationally

Team: UTSA
Conference: American
Overall: 76
National Rank: #91 nationally

Team: Delaware
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 75
National Rank: #93 nationally

Team: Kennesaw State
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 75
National Rank: #94 nationally

Team: Marshall
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 75
National Rank: #95 nationally

Team: North Dakota State
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 75
National Rank: #96 nationally

Team: Western Michigan
Conference: MAC
Overall: 75
National Rank: #97 nationally

Team: Air Force
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 74
National Rank: #98 nationally

Team: Arkansas State
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 74
National Rank: #99 nationally

Team: Colorado State
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 74
National Rank: #100 nationally

Team: East Carolina
Conference: The American
Overall: 74
National Rank: #101 nationally

Team: Louisiana Tech
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 74
National Rank: #102 nationally

Team: Navy
Conference: The American
Overall: 74
National Rank: #103 nationally

Team: Ohio
Conference: MAC
Overall: 74
National Rank: #104 nationally

Team: Old Dominion
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 74
National Rank: #105 nationally

Team: Akron
Conference: MAC
Overall: 73
National Rank: #107 nationally

Team: Appalachian State
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 73
National Rank: #108 nationally

Team: Eastern Michigan
Conference: MAC
Overall: 73
National Rank: #109 nationally

Team: FIU
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 73
National Rank: #110 nationally

Team: Georgia State
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 73
National Rank: #111 nationally

Team: Louisiana
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 73
National Rank: #112 nationally

Team: Nevada
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 73
National Rank: #113 nationally

Team: New Mexico State
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 73
National Rank: #114 nationally

Team: Toledo
Conference: MAC
Overall: 73
National Rank: #115 nationally

Team: Troy
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 73
National Rank: #116 nationally

Team: UAB
Conference: American
Overall: 73
National Rank: #117 nationally

Team: Western Kentucky
Conference: C-USA
Overall: 73
National Rank: #118 nationally

Team: Wyoming
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 73
National Rank: #119 nationally

Team: Ball State
Conference: MAC
Overall: 72
National Rank: #120 nationally

Team: Bowling Green
Conference: MAC
Overall: 72
National Rank: #121 nationally

Team: Buffalo
Conference: MAC
Overall: 72
National Rank: #122 nationally

Team: Coastal Carolina
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 72
National Rank: #123 nationally

Team: Central Michigan
Conference: MAC
Overall: 72
National Rank: #124 nationally

Team: Charlotte
Conference: The American
Overall: 72
National Rank: #125 nationally

Team: Kent State
Conference: MAC
Overall: 72
National Rank: #126 nationally

Team: Middle Tennessee
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 72
National Rank: #127 nationally

Team: Missouri State
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 72
National Rank: #128 nationally

Team: Rice
Conference: The American
Overall: 72
National Rank: #129 nationally

Team: Sacramento State
Conference: MAC
Overall: 72
National Rank: #130 nationally

Team: San Jose State
Conference: Mountain West
Overall: 72
National Rank: #131 nationally

Team: South Alabama
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 72
National Rank: #132 nationally

Team: UTEP
Conference: C-USA
Overall: 72
National Rank: #133 nationally

Team: Sam Houston
Conference: Conference USA
Overall: 71
National Rank: #134 nationally

Team: Southern Miss
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 71
National Rank: #135 nationally

Team: UMass
Conference: MAC
Overall: 71
National Rank: #136 nationally

Team: Northern Illinois
Conference: MAC
Overall: 70
National Rank: #137 nationally

Team: UL Monroe
Conference: Sun Belt
Overall: 69
National Rank: #138 nationally

G5 Rank	Team	Conference	Overall	National Rank
1	Boise State	Mountain West	80	#47 nationally
2	UNLV	Mountain West	78	#63 nationally
3	James Madison	Sun Belt	77	#68 nationally
4	Memphis	The American	77	#70 nationally
5	North Texas	The American	77	#71 nationally
6	San Diego State	Mountain West	77	#73 nationally
7	Texas State	Sun Belt	77	#74 nationally
8	USF	American	77	#75 nationally
9	Army	The American	76	#76 nationally
10	Florida Atlantic	The American	76	#77 nationally
11	Fresno State	Mountain West	76	#78 nationally
12	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	76	#79 nationally
13	Hawaii	Mountain West	76	#80 nationally
14	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	76	#81 nationally
15	Liberty	Conference USA	76	#82 nationally
16	Miami (OH)	MAC	76	#83 nationally
17	New Mexico	Mountain West	76	#84 nationally
18	Temple	The American	76	#87 nationally
19	Tulane	American	76	#88 nationally
20	Tulsa	American	76	#89 nationally
21	Utah State	Mountain West	76	#90 nationally
22	UTSA	American	76	#91 nationally
23	Delaware	Conference USA	75	#93 nationally
24	Kennesaw State	Conference USA	75	#94 nationally
25	Marshall	Sun Belt	75	#95 nationally
26	North Dakota State	Mountain West	75	#96 nationally
27	Western Michigan	MAC	75	#97 nationally
28	Air Force	Mountain West	74	#98 nationally
29	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	74	#99 nationally
30	Colorado State	Mountain West	74	#100 nationally
31	East Carolina	The American	74	#101 nationally
32	Louisiana Tech	Conference USA	74	#102 nationally
33	Navy	The American	74	#103 nationally
34	Ohio	MAC	74	#104 nationally
35	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	74	#105 nationally
36	Akron	MAC	73	#107 nationally
37	Appalachian State	Sun Belt	73	#108 nationally
38	Eastern Michigan	MAC	73	#109 nationally
39	FIU	Conference USA	73	#110 nationally
40	Georgia State	Sun Belt	73	#111 nationally
41	Louisiana	Sun Belt	73	#112 nationally
42	Nevada	Mountain West	73	#113 nationally
43	New Mexico State	Conference USA	73	#114 nationally
44	Toledo	MAC	73	#115 nationally
45	Troy	Sun Belt	73	#116 nationally
46	UAB	American	73	#117 nationally
47	Western Kentucky	C-USA	73	#118 nationally
48	Wyoming	Mountain West	73	#119 nationally
49	Ball State	MAC	72	#120 nationally
50	Bowling Green	MAC	72	#121 nationally
51	Buffalo	MAC	72	#122 nationally
52	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	72	#123 nationally
53	Central Michigan	MAC	72	#124 nationally
54	Charlotte	The American	72	#125 nationally
55	Kent State	MAC	72	#126 nationally
56	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	72	#127 nationally
57	Missouri State	Conference USA	72	#128 nationally
58	Rice	The American	72	#129 nationally
59	Sacramento State	MAC	72	#130 nationally
60	San Jose State	Mountain West	72	#131 nationally
61	South Alabama	Sun Belt	72	#132 nationally
62	UTEP	C-USA	72	#133 nationally
63	Sam Houston	Conference USA	71	#134 nationally
64	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	71	#135 nationally
65	UMass	MAC	71	#136 nationally
66	Northern Illinois	MAC	70	#137 nationally
67	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	69	#138 nationally

EA's official CFB 27 team ratings, Group of 5 programs only.

Boise State (80) is the clear standard-bearer, the only Group of 5 team inside the national Top 50. Behind it, UNLV (78) and a cluster of 77s - James Madison, Memphis, North Texas, San Diego State, Texas State, USF - make up the next tier of G5 contenders. All five Group of 5 conferences are represented in that group, so no single league runs away with the top of this list.

Why a Group of 5 Dynasty Is Worth Running

A G5 program starts with a lower ceiling on overall, but a much shorter distance to the top of its own conference. Winning the Mountain West or the Sun Belt with Boise State or James Madison is a realistic Year 1 or Year 2 goal in a way that winning the SEC with a rebuild program is not - and every recruiting class you land above your program's expected tier moves the needle faster than it would at a blue blood already stacked with five-stars.

The trade-off is resources. A lower-prestige program means a smaller Dynasty Points budget and fewer support-staff slots, so every coaching hire, facility upgrade, and NIL offer has to be prioritized. That budget squeeze is part of what makes a G5 dynasty a genuinely different game than a Big Ten or SEC save, not just an easier ladder to climb.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Group of 5 team in CFB 27?

Boise State, at 80 overall - the highest-rated Group of 5 program in the game and the only one inside the national Top 50, per EA's official team ratings.

Which conference has the best teams in the CFB 27 Group of 5?

It's spread out. Boise State (Mountain West) is the clear #1, but the next tier of 77-78 overall teams includes James Madison and Texas State (Sun Belt), Memphis and North Texas (American), San Diego State (Mountain West), and USF (American) - no single G5 conference dominates the top of the group.

How is Group of 5 defined for this ranking?

The five non-power conferences: American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt. FBS independents (Notre Dame, UConn) and the two-team Pac-12 are not included, so the comparison stays G5-vs-G5.

Is a Group of 5 team a good dynasty pick in CFB 27?

Yes, for a different kind of save. You start with a lower overall and a smaller Dynasty Points budget than a Power Four program, but a realistic path to winning your conference within a season or two - and every recruiting win above your program's expected tier compounds faster than it would at an already-stacked blue blood.