GPI 10/20/2010, Delaware Remains On Top

GPI welcomes Indiana State to the GPI for the first time; Five MVC Teams in Top 25

CHICAGO — The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection released its index after the action of Week 7 of the 2010 season with Delaware of the Colonial Athletic Association remaining in the No. 1 spot.


With the addition of Indiana State - and its first-time appearance in the GPI Top 25 - the Missouri Valley Conference tied the Big Sky conference with five teams apiece in the top 25. The Colonial Athletic Association continues to rule to GPI roost with six teams in the Top 25 (all in the Top 15); the Southern Conference follows the CAA MVC and Big Sky with four teams this week, the Ohio Valley Conference and Southland conferences follow with two teams each, and the Great West, and Mid-Eastern Athletic conferences have one each.

Indiana State, Sam Houston State, Bethune-Cookman join the GPI Top 25 this week, while South Carolina State, Liberty, Georgia Southern and Southern Illinois drop out this week.

10/20/2010 GPI Top 25

1. Delaware (1.25)
2. Appalachian State (2.50)
3. Stephen F. Austin (3.875)
4. Jacksonville State (5.625)
T5. William & Mary (7.25)
T5. Villanova (7.25)
7. Eastern Washington (7.50)
8. Wofford (10.00)
9. Western Illinois (10.25)
T10. James Madison (10.75)
T10. Northern Arizona (10.75)
12. Montana State (11.00)
13. Montana (11.75)
14. New Hampshire (14.375)
15. Massachusetts (16.25)
16. Furman (18.625)
17. Northern Iowa (19.00)
18. Chattanooga (19.25)
19. Sam Houston State (19.75)
20. Southeast Missouri St (21.875)
21. South Dakota State (22.875)
22. Sacramento State (23.125)
23. North Dakota State (23.75)
24. Cal Poly SLO (24.625)
T25. Bethune-Cookman (24.875)
T25. Indiana State (24.875)

Full GPI Detail:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...en&output=html

Conference Ranking:
Rank, League, Total Average

1. Colonial Athletic Association (23.138)
2. Missouri Valley Football Conference (25.278)
3. Big Sky Conference (26.389)
4. Southern Conference (30.208)
5. Great West Conference (33.150)
6. Southland Conference (39.347)
7. Ohio Valley Conference (46.056)
8. Northeast Conference (52.450)
9. Southwestern Athletic Conference (59.025)
10. Ivy League (61.719)
11. Big South Conference (62.286)
12. Independents (63.938)
13. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (64.857)
14. Patriot League (65.161)
15. Pioneer Football League (69.338)

Conference Ranking Detail:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...=1&output=html

Column Definitions:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?...=2&output=html