11/23/2009 Final Regular Season Gridiron Power Index (GPI), Villanova No. 1

The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection finishes the regular season with Villanova in the top spot.

The Colonial Athletic Association, the largest league in the FCS has seven teams in the top 25; the Big Sky Conference has five; the Missouri Valley Football and Southern Conferences have three each; the Ohio Valley and Southland Conferences have two each; and the Big South and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conferences plus the Ivy League have one each.

(Games through 11/22/09)

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

11/23/2009 GPI Top 25

1. Villanova (1.38)
2. Richmond (2.75)
3T. Montana (3.38)
3T. S Illinois (3.38)
5. William & Mary (4.50)
6. Appalachian St (6.00)
7. Elon (7.63)
8. New Hampshire (9.63)
9. S Dakota St (10.13)
10. E Washington (10.38)
11. S Carolina St (13.13)
12. Weber St (13.25)
13. Jacksonville St (14.13)
14T. Northern Iowa (14.25)
14T. McNeese St (14.25)
16. SF Austin (15.88)
17. James Madison (17.63)
18. Delaware (18.13)
19. Montana St (20.63)
20. Penn (21.38)
21. Liberty (22.25)
22. N Arizona (23.25)
23. Furman (24.00)
24. Massachusetts (24.75)
25. E Illinois (24.88)

Full GPI Detail:
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/s...091123gpi.html

Conference Ranking:
Rank, League, Total Average

1. Colonial Athletic Association (25.40)
2. Big Sky Conference (30.29)
3. Southern Conference (31.15)
4. Great West Conference (31.72)
5. Missouri Valley Football Conference (33.40)
6. Southland Conference (40.50)
7. Ohio Valley Conference (49.95)
8. Patriot League (50.70)
9. Big South Conference (51.40)
10. Ivy League (51.75)
11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (60.14)
12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (64.23)
13. Northeast Conference (66.22)
14. Pioneer Football League (73.40)
15. Independents (75.21)

Conference Ranking Detail:
Rank, League/School, Total Average

1. Colonial Athletic Association (25.40)
1. Villanova (1.38)
2. Richmond (2.75)
5. William & Mary (4.50)
8. New Hampshire (9.63)
17. James Madison (17.63)
18. Delaware (18.13)
24. Massachusetts (24.75)
26T. Maine (26.63)
34. Hofstra (30.50)
62. Northeastern (47.63)
80. Towson (58.88)
87. Rhode Island (63.88)

2. Big Sky Conference (30.29)
3T. Montana (3.38)
10. E Washington (10.38)
12. Weber St (13.25)
19. Montana St (20.63)
22. N Arizona (23.25)
41T. Sacramento St (34.50)
59. N Colorado (46.75)
74. Portland St (56.00)
81. Idaho St (60.25)

3. Southern Conference (31.15)
6. Appalachian St (6.00)
7. Elon (7.63)
23. Furman (24.00)
36. Chattanooga (31.25)
37. Ga Southern (33.13)
41T. Samford (34.50)
50. Wofford (41.13)
52. The Citadel (41.88)
67. W Carolina (53.13)

4. Great West Conference (31.72)
26T. UC Davis (26.63)
35. Southern Utah (30.63)
43. South Dakota (35.38)
44. Cal Poly SLO (36.75)
45. North Dakota (37.63)

5. Missouri Valley Football Conference (33.40)
3T. S Illinois (3.38)
9. S Dakota St (10.13)
14T. Northern Iowa (14.25)
31T. Illinois St (28.75)
33. Youngstown St (30.00)
38. Missouri St (33.25)
60T. N Dakota St (47.25)
90T. W Illinois (65.50)
108T. Indiana St (77.88)

6. Southland Conference (40.50)
14T. McNeese St (14.25)
16. SF Austin (15.88)
29. Texas St (27.63)
49. SE Louisiana (40.63)
51. Cent Arkansas (41.38)
65. Sam Houston St (51.38)
78. Nicholls St (58.13)
108T. Northwestern St (77.88)

7. Ohio Valley Conference (49.95)
13. Jacksonville St (14.13)
25. E Illinois (24.88)
55. Tennessee Tech (43.38)
56. E Kentucky (45.75)
70. TN Martin (54.63)
82. Austin Peay (60.38)
92. Tennessee St (66.63)
99. SE Missouri St (71.63)
102. Murray St (73.00)

8. Patriot League (50.70)
28. Lafayette (27.50)
30. Holy Cross (27.75)
39. Colgate (34.13)
71. Lehigh (54.88)
76. Fordham (57.50)
103. Bucknell (73.25)
120. Georgetown (85.13)

9. Big South Conference (51.40)
21. Liberty (22.25)
48. Stony Brook (40.13)
58. Charleston So (46.38)
63. Gardner Webb (48.25)
66. Coastal Carolina (52.13)
96. VMI (70.38)
115T. Presbyterian (81.38)

10. Ivy League (51.75)
20. Penn (21.38)
40. Harvard (34.38)
53. Brown (42.00)
68. Columbia (53.88)
79. Yale (58.75)
88. Princeton (64.00)
100. Dartmouth (72.13)
106. Cornell (76.13)

11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (60.14)
11. S Carolina St (13.13)
46. Florida A&M (38.63)
60T. Norfolk St (47.25)
83. Morgan St (60.88)
85. Delaware St (62.50)
95. Hampton (68.25)
104. NC A&T (73.38)
105. Bethune-Cookman (73.75)
117T. W Salem St (83.25)
119. Howard (83.88)

12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (64.23)
31T. Prairie View (28.75)
57. Grambling (46.25)
69. Alabama A&M (54.38)
73. Southern Univ (55.75)
84. TX Southern (61.50)
97. Ark Pine Bluff (71.38)
98. Alcorn St (71.50)
107. Jackson St (77.63)
117T. Alabama St (83.25)
121. MS Valley St (85.50)

13. Northeast Conference (66.22)
47. Central Conn (39.25)
54. Albany NY (43.25)
89. Bryant (64.38)
90T. Monmouth NJ (65.50)
93. Robert Morris (67.00)
94. Wagner (68.00)
111. Duquesne (79.00)
113. Sacred Heart (80.50)
115T. St Francis PA (81.38)

14. Pioneer Football League (73.40)
64. Dayton (50.63)
75. Drake (56.38)
77. Butler (57.63)
86. Jacksonville (62.88)
101. Marist (72.25)
108T. San Diego (77.88)
114. Davidson (80.75)
122. Campbell (85.63)
123. Morehead St (86.38)
125. Valparaiso (87.88)

15. Independents (75.21)
72. Old Dominion (55.13)
112. NC Central (79.25)
124. Savannah St (87.25)

2009 D-I PLAYOFF AT-LARGE GPI INDICATOR

The NCAA committee selected the GPI indicated teams for the D-I football playoffs. UNI tied for the last spot but the committee chose McNeese State instead.

2. Richmond (2.75)
5. William & Mary (4.50)
7. Elon (7.63)
8. New Hampshire (9.63)
9. S Dakota St (10.13)
10. E Washington (10.38)
12. Weber St (13.25)
14T. McNeese St (14.25)
14T. Northern Iowa (14.25)

Automatic Qualifiers:
1. Villanova (1.38)
3T. Montana (3.38)
3T. S Illinois (3.38)
6. Appalachian St (6.00)
11. S Carolina St (13.13)
16. SF Austin (15.88)
25. E Illinois (24.88)
30. Holy Cross (27.75)