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October 20th, 2011, 11:59 AM
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Unbeaten Georgia Southern remains atop the Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection.

The Southern Conference has six teams in the top 25; and Colonial Athletic Association has five; the Big Sky and Missouri Valley Football Conferences have three teams each; the Great West Conference and Ivy League have two each; and the Big South, Ohio Valley and Southland Conferences plus the Patriot League each have one. (Games through 10/16/11)

As conference average rankings the Southern Conference maintains their big lead at #1 while the Colonial Athletic Association, Great West and Missouri Valley Football Conferences stay bunched at #2-3-4 respectively. The Big Sky is in at a solid #5.

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10/17/2011 GPI Top 25
Rank, School, Rating, Change
1. Ga Southern (1.14) -0
2. Wofford (2.86) -0
3. Northern Iowa (3.14) -0
4. N Dakota St (4.00) -0
5. Montana St (4.86) -0
6. Sam Houston St (6.00) -0
7. Maine (8.29) +1
8. Appalachian St (9.14) +2
9. James Madison (10.71) +3
10. Lehigh (12.00) -1
11. Indiana St (12.71) +5
12. Montana (12.86) +2
13. Towson (14.86) +5
14. Harvard (15.57) +7
15. New Hampshire (16.71) -8
16. Samford (17.57) -1
17. Chattanooga (18.71) +2
18. Liberty (20.71) NEW
19. Delaware (21.86) -6
20. Weber St (23.57) NEW
21. Cal Poly (24.57) NEW
22T. Brown (25.29) NEW
22T. Furman (25.29) -7
22T. South Dakota (25.29) -13
25. Jacksonville St (26.29) NEW