10/19/2009 Gridiron Power Index (GPI), Richmond Remains No. 1
College Sporting News

The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection continues with unbeaten and defending Division I National Champion Richmond in the top spot.

The Colonial Athletic Association, the largest league in the FCS has six teams in the top 25; the Big Sky Conference has five; the Missouri Valley Football and the Southland Conferences have three each; the Southern and Great West Conferences have two each; and the Big South, Mid-Eastern Athletic, and Ohio Valley Conferences plus the Patriot League have one each. (Games through 10/19)

The Final 2009 GPI will be released once all the college football games have been played, in January 2010.

10/19/2009 GPI Top 25
1. Richmond (1.00)
2. Montana (2.25)
3. Villanova (3.25)
4. S Illinois (4.50)
5. William & Mary (4.63)
6. Northern Iowa (5.75)
7. Jacksonville St (9.25)
8. New Hampshire (10.00)
9. Elon (10.50)
10. S Dakota St (11.25)
11. Massachusetts (12.50)
12. Delaware (12.75)
13T. SF Austin (13.50)
13T. S Carolina St (13.50)
15. N Arizona (15.88)
16. Weber St (16.25)
17. Cal Poly SLO (18.75)
18. Appalachian St (20.50)
19. McNeese St (21.25)
20. Cent Arkansas (21.88)
21. Montana St (22.00)
22. E Washington (22.38)
23. UC Davis (22.75)
24. Liberty (22.88)
25. Lafayette (25.00)

Full GPI Detail:
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/s...091019gpi.html

Conference Ranking:
Rank, League, Total Average
1. Colonial Athletic Association (25.41)
2. Great West Conference (27.25)
3. Missouri Valley Football Conference (32.65)
4. Big Sky Conference (33.00)
5. Southern Conference (38.00)
6. Southland Conference (38.97)
7. Ohio Valley Conference (48.10)
8. Big South Conference (53.36)
9. Patriot League (53.84)
10. Ivy League (54.27)
11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (55.27)
12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (59.38)
13. Northeast Conference (66.11)
14. Independents (79.38)
15. Pioneer Football League (82.79)

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