When the College Football Playoff was created in 2014, and it was announced there would be a designated spot in the access bowls for the highest-ranked Group of 5, there instantly became a competition to be the top Group of 5 Conference. However, outside of 2014 for the Mountain West and 2016-17 for Mid-American Conference, it hasn’t been much of a competition at all. The American Athletic Conference has been leading the Group of 5 arms race. The question is: is the arms race over, or does the Mountain West still have a chance to turn things around?
How the Power 5 Conferences See It
P5 conferences
.