With a bowl victory and a trip to March Madness in 2017-18, Georgia State's athletic program was ranked No. 1 in the Sun Belt and among the Top 25 Group of Five programs by CBS Sports.
CBS Sports rated every FBS school in three sports -- football, men's basketball and women's basketball -- along with two "wild cards" among the school's most successful spectator sports: baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, lacrosse, hockey and wrestling. The weighted formula puts 2.5 times as much emphasis on football compared to women's basketball and the "wild cards;" men's basketball is worth twice as many points.