Top 25 is diluted by the fact that many teams have been playing games with like 20 dudes down. So one of the variables this year for the top 25 was how many folks got caught up in contact tracing. Some P5s have played 4 games so we'll never know how good/bad they are. But I don't care, CCU has had a good year and deserves to be in the top 25 this year.

Yes, it could lead to a huge surge in recruiting for CCU, a lot of 18 year olds want to go hang out in MB (I personally went once and happy to never return). NIU went to the Orange Bowl and played FSU in 2013, they have MIA since. Don't know that it's a slam dunk that this ensures future success, particularly with P5s poaching talented G5 players.

I think you all are misinterpreting what I am saying. I find it discouraging that CCU has had the awesome year they've had but it will likely result in a trip to the Cure Bowl unless Cincy loses. I would love to see them face a good P5 in a NY6, think you can make an argument that they even deserve it considering how many teams have a small sample size this year.

NCAA has no real interest in G5 football and this is more proof to that. Ill be a JMU fan whether we are playing in the Cure Bowl against FIU after a 10-2 season in a G5 conference or in the National Semifinals in FCS. I'll like playing P5s at home when we go FBS but will certainly miss playing meaningful postseason games. I see it as the only 'pro' in the pro column of FCS, but it feels like an important one to me.