Welcome back to our comprehensive 2025 FBS preseason power rankings series! We've now revealed roughly 60 teams and their respective positions with record predictions from the major rating models in our previous installments covering teams 136-101 and teams 100-76. Now we reach an exciting turning point where we examine some of the more legitimate G5 programs around the country, alongside Power conference teams that could potentially be bowl-eligible.
This tier represents a fascinating mix of Group of Five conference challengers and Power conference programs hoping to return to bowl eligibility. The projections show some significant variance, particularly among the G5 teams that could make serious noise in 2025.
TIER 3: G5 Conference Challengers & Power Conference Bowl Hopefuls
75) Toledo Rockets
- SP+ Record Proj: 11-1
- FPI Record Proj: 10-2
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 11-1
74) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
- SP+ Record Proj: 9-3
- FPI Record Proj: 11-1
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 9-3
73) Liberty Flames
- SP+ Record Proj: 11-1
- FPI Record Proj: 12-0
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 12-0
72) Navy Midshipmen
- SP+ Record Proj: 9-3
- FPI Record Proj: 9-3
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 10-2
71) USF Bulls
- SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
- FPI Record Proj: 8-4
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 7-5
70) Virginia Cavaliers
- SP+ Record Proj: 5-7
- FPI Record Proj: 5-7
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 5-7
69) UTSA Roadrunners
- SP+ Record Proj: 10-2
- FPI Record Proj: 9-3
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 9-3
68) James Madison Dukes
- SP+ Record Proj: 11-1
- FPI Record Proj: 7-5
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 10-2
67) Houston Cougars
- SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
- FPI Record Proj: 4-8
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 5-7
66) Maryland Terrapins
- SP+ Record Proj: 3-9
- FPI Record Proj: 3-9
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 3-9
65) Arizona Wildcats
- SP+ Record Proj: 3-9
- FPI Record Proj: 3-9
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 3-9
64) Oklahoma State Cowboys
- SP+ Record Proj: 4-8
- FPI Record Proj: 3-9
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 4-8
63) West Virginia Mountaineers
- SP+ Record Proj: 3-9
- FPI Record Proj: 3-9
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 2-10
62) Cal Bears
- SP+ Record Proj: 4-8
- FPI Record Proj: 6-6
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 5-7
61) Mississippi State Bulldogs
- SP+ Record Proj: 3-9
- FPI Record Proj: 3-9
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 3-9
60) UNLV Rebels
- SP+ Record Proj: 10-2
- FPI Record Proj: 11-1
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 10-2
59) Michigan State Spartans
- SP+ Record Proj: 4-8
- FPI Record Proj: 4-8
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 5-7
58) Memphis Tigers
- SP+ Record Proj: 11-1
- FPI Record Proj: 9-3
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 10-2
57) Cincinnati Bearcats
- SP+ Record Proj: 4-8
- FPI Record Proj: 5-7
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 4-8
56) Syracuse Orange
- SP+ Record Proj: 5-7
- FPI Record Proj: 4-8
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 6-6
55) Boston College Eagles
- SP+ Record Proj: 4-8
- FPI Record Proj: 5-7
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 4-8
54) Vanderbilt Commodores
- SP+ Record Proj: 3-9
- FPI Record Proj: 3-9
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 4-8
53) Pitt Panthers
- SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
- FPI Record Proj: 4-8
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 6-6
52) UCF Knights
- SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
- FPI Record Proj: 8-4
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 6-6
51) North Carolina Tar Heels
- SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
- FPI Record Proj: 7-5
- Ken Ford Record Proj: 7-5
Coming up next: Teams 50-26, where we'll examine programs with legitimate conference championship aspirations and potential New Year's Six bowl hopes.