Georgia Southern Remains Atop the 2011 Gridiron Power Index (GPI)

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.

The greatest movement this week included Harvard moving up seven places and South Dakota plummeting 13. Five new schools entered the top 25 as Elon. Old Dominion, Eastern Washington, Coastal Carolina and Southern Utah made their departure. The Final 2011 GPI will be released once all the college football games have been played, in January 2012.

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

Full GPI Detail:
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/s...0111016gpi.htm

Conference Ranking:
Rank, League, Total Average
1. Southern Conference (24.17)
2. Colonial Athletic Association (28.70)
3. Missouri Valley Football Conference (31.36)
4. Great West Conference (31.71)
5. Big Sky Conference (38.19)
6. Southland Conference (49.02)
7. Patriot League (49.47)
8. Independents(53.07)
9. Ohio Valley Conference (53.71)
10. Ivy League (57.97)
11. Big South Conference (60.49)
12. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (68.27)
13. Northeast Conference (70.35)
14. Pioneer Football League (75.63)
15. Southwestern Athletic Conference (82.25)

Conference Ranking Detail:

1. Southern Conference (24.17)
1. Ga Southern (1.14)
2. Wofford (2.86)
8. Appalachian St (9.14)
16. Samford (17.57)
17. Chattanooga (18.71)
22T. Furman (25.29)
43. Elon (35.86)
45. The Citadel (39.00)
84. W Carolina (68.00)

2. Colonial Athletic Association (28.70)
7. Maine (8.29)
9. James Madison (10.71)
13. Towson (14.86)
15. New Hampshire (16.71)
19. Delaware (21.86)
27. Massachusetts (28.00)
30T. Old Dominion (30.14)
34. William & Mary (32.43)
37. Richmond (33.43)
68. Rhode Island (55.57)
79. Villanova (63.71)

3. Missouri Valley Football Conference (31.36)
3. Northern Iowa (3.14)
4. N Dakota St (4.00)
11. Indiana St (12.71)
28. Youngstown St (29.29)
30T. Illinois St (30.14)
48. S Dakota St (42.71)
51T. W Illinois (44.29)
57. S Illinois (48.14)
83. Missouri St (67.86)

4. Great West Conference (31.71)
21. Cal Poly (24.57)
22T. South Dakota (25.29)
33. Southern Utah (31.71)
35. North Dakota (32.71)
51T. UC Davis (44.29)

5. Big Sky Conference (38.19)
5. Montana St (4.86)
12. Montana (12.86)
20. Weber St (23.57)
29. E Washington (29.57)
32. Sacramento St (31.57)
42. Portland St (35.71)
58T. Northern Arizona (48.71)
92. Idaho St (71.43)
110. N Colorado (85.43)

6. Southland Conference (49.02)
6. Sam Houston St (6.00)
39. Northwestern St (34.00)
40. Cent Arkansas (34.29)
46. McNeese St (39.43)
69. SF Austin (56.00)
85. Lamar (68.71)
97. SE Louisiana (76.71)
98. Nicholls St (77.00)

7. Patriot League (49.47)
10. Lehigh (12.00)
41. Holy Cross (34.57)
62T. Georgetown (52.71)
64. Colgate (52.86)
67. Lafayette (55.29)
70. Bucknell (57.43)
106. Fordham (81.43)

8. Independents (53.07)
26. Texas St (27.00)
44. South Alabama (36.29)
88. UT San Antonio (69.86)
102. Georgia St (79.14)

9. Ohio Valley Conference (53.71)
25. Jacksonville St (26.29)
47. TN Martin (39.86)
50. E Kentucky (43.71)
54T. Tennessee Tech (47.29)
56. Murray St (47.57)
71. Tennessee St (57.57)
89T. E Illinois (70.43)
91. Austin Peay (70.71)
103. SE Missouri St (80.00)

10. Ivy League (57.97)
14. Harvard (15.57)
22T. Brown (25.29)
54T. Yale (47.29)
73. Cornell (58.43)
82. Penn (67.14)
93. Dartmouth (73.86)
108. Princeton (83.86)
120T. Columbia (92.29)

11. Big South Conference (60.49)
18. Liberty (20.71)
36. Coastal Carolina (32.86)
49. Stony Brook (42.86)
80. Presbyterian (65.14)
104. Gardner Webb (80.29)
115. VMI (89.00)
122. Charleston So (92.57)

12. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (68.27)
38. Norfolk St (33.86)
60. S Carolina St (49.29)
66. NC A&T (54.86)
72. Bethune-Cookman (58.00)
76T. Hampton (62.43)
81. Morgan St (66.71)
87. Florida A&M (69.71)
99. Howard (77.57)
116. Delaware St (90.71)
119. NC Central (92.14)
124. Savannah St (95.71)

13. Northeast Conference (70.35)
53. Albany (46.57)
74. Duquesne (58.57)
75. Monmouth (59.57)
78. Bryant (62.86)
86. Robert Morris (69.57)
95T. Sacred Heart (75.57)
101. Central Conn (78.57)
113T. Wagner (88.00)
123. St Francis PA (93.86)

14. Pioneer Football League (75.63)
61. San Diego (51.14)
65. Jacksonville (53.57)
76T. Drake (62.43)
89T. Dayton (70.43)
95T. Butler (75.57)
100. Campbell (77.71)
109. Marist (85.00)
117. Davidson (90.86)
120T. Morehead St (92.29)
126. Valparaiso (97.29)

15. Southwestern Athletic Conference (82.25)
62T. Jackson St (52.71)
58T. Alabama St (48.71)
94. Alabama A&M (75.14)
105. Prairie View (80.57)
107. Ark Pine Bluff (82.43)
111. Grambling (86.14)
112. Southern Univ (87.86)
113T. TX Southern (88.00)
118. Alcorn St (91.43)
125. MS Valley St (96.00)