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11/5/2012 Gridiron Power Index (GPI) No. 1 is Perfectly North Dakota State

The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection is unanimous with defending national champion North Dakota State firmly at #1.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has six teams in the top 25; the Big Sky Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association have four teams each; the Ohio Valley, Southland and Southern Conferences have three each; the Big South Conference plus the Ivy League each have one. (Games through 11/3/12)

For conference average rankings, the Missouri Valley Football Conference continues as the top league and the Big Sky and Southern Conferences slot at two and three. The Southland and Ohio Valley Conferences are nearly tied at four and five while the Colonial Athletic Association is a solid six.

The Final 2012 GPI will be released once all the college football games have been played, in January 2013.

11/5/2012 GPI Top 25

Rank School (No. of #1 Ratings) (Rating)
1. N Dakota St (9) (1.00)
2. Sam Houston St (3.14)
3. Montana St (3.43)
4. E Washington (5.00)
5. Ga Southern (7.14)
6. Northern Arizona (7.43)
7. Illinois St (9.86)
8. Indiana St (10.29)
9. S Dakota St (10.43)
10. Cent Arkansas (11.00)
11. Stony Brook (12.71)
12. Cal Poly (13.29)
13. Old Dominion (13.71)
14. Appalachian St (14.14)
15. Wofford (17.43)
16. S Illinois (18.57)
17. TN Martin (18.86)
18. E Illinois (19.57)
19. Northern Iowa (21.86)
20. James Madison (22.00)
21. Towson (22.43)
22. McNeese St (22.57)
23. Harvard (22.86)
24. New Hampshire (23.00)
25. E Kentucky (23.29)

Conference Ranking:

Rank, League, Total Average
1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (22.80)
2. Big Sky Conference (31.26)
3. Southern Conference (31.44)
4. Southland Conference (37.48)
5. Ohio Valley Conference (37.62)
6. Colonial Athletic Association (40.21)
7. Ivy League (58.27)
8. Patriot League (59.74)
9. Big South Conference (63.10)
10. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (65.51)
11. Northeast Conference (66.44)
12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (75.60)
13. Pioneer Football League (76.24)

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[bluehenbillk]

5. Ohio Valley Conference (37.62)
6. Colonial Athletic Association (40.21)

Yep, this just screams credibilty, doesn't it???

[Stonewall D]

The CAA has no FBS wins. This hurts the conference. Instead schools at the upper tier of the conference are handily defeating schools at the bottom of the conference. The CAA might be lucky to have 3 teams make it this year.

[JMU2004]

wow, this thing is flawed.

[Wallace]

wow, this thing is flawed.

Flawed how? Looks like everything is in order. Polls forget strength of schedule and over-rank based on reputation and glossy records. Lots of good teams in the MVFC and Big Sky this year... and yes, in the OVC.

[WrenFGun]

I think it's an easy reaction for CAA fans to say the GPI is flawed; this is the same GPI that showed the CAA was dominant a few years ago.