North Dakota State Holds on to No. 1 in the 10/15/12 Gridiron Power Index (GPI)

Despite a loss to top 25 Indiana State, the Bison of North Dakota State remain on top of the Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association have five teams in the top 25; the Big Sky Conference has four teams; the Southern Conference has three; the Ohio Valley and Southland Conference have two each; the Northeast and Big South Conferences plus the Ivy and Patriot Leagues each have one. (Games through 10/14/12)

For conference average rankings, the Missouri Valley Football Conference extended their lead with the Southern and Big Sky Conferences maintaining at two and three. The Colonial Athletic Association and the Southland Conference are in a virtual tie at fourth and fifth and the Ohio Valley Conference is close behind in sixth.

The Final 2012 GPI will be released once all the college football games have been played, in January 2013. The GPI is an exclusive property of College Sporting News, maintained since 2001. The GPI has been used officially by the NCAA since 2008 for selecting specific Division I Football National Championship tournament participants.

10/15/2012 GPI Top 25

Rank School (No. of #1 Ratings) (Rating)
1. N Dakota St (4) (2.14)
2. E Washington (2) (3.43)
3. Ga Southern (5.29)
4. Cal Poly (2) (5.71)
5. Montana St (8.29)
6T. Northern Arizona (1) (11.00)
6T. S Dakota St (11.00)
8. Sam Houston St (11.14)
9. Illinois St (11.86)
10. James Madison (12.00)
11. Appalachian St (12.43)
12. Indiana St (13.71)
13. Harvard (14.00)
14. Wofford (14.29)
15. Youngstown St (14.57)
16. Cent Arkansas (15.14)
17. Stony Brook (16.57)
18. Old Dominion (17.43)
19. Tennessee St (19.57)
20. Villanova (20.14)
21. New Hampshire (21.14)
22. E Kentucky (22.29)
23. Albany (22.86)
24. Towson (23.71)
25. Lehigh (24.43)

Conference Ranking:

Rank, League, Total Average
1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (23.86)
2. Southern Conference (30.48)
3. Big Sky Conference (32.56)
4. Colonial Athletic Association (38.34)
5. Southland Conference (38.39)
6. Ohio Valley Conference (40.86)
7. Ivy League (55.77)
8. Patriot League (56.55)
9. Big South Conference (64.41)
10. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (65.27)
11. Northeast Conference (66.71)
12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (75.71)
13. Pioneer Football League (77.49)

Full GPI Detail:
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/s...0121015GPI.htm

Conference Ranking Detail:

1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (23.86)
1. N Dakota St (4) (2.14)
6T. S Dakota St (11.00)
9. Illinois St (11.86)
12. Indiana St (13.71)
15. Youngstown St (14.57)
29. S Illinois (27.29)
31. Northern Iowa (28.00)
45. W Illinois (39.00)
49. Missouri St (44.00)
55. South Dakota (47.00)

2. Southern Conference (30.48)
3. Ga Southern (5.29)
11. Appalachian St (12.43)
14. Wofford (14.29)
28. Samford (26.14)
30. Chattanooga (27.57)
36. Citadel (32.71)
50. Elon (44.14)
56. Furman (47.86)
79. W Carolina (63.86)

3. Big Sky Conference (32.56)
2. E Washington (2) (3.43)
4. Cal Poly (2) (5.71)
5. Montana St (8.29)
6T. Northern Arizona (1) (11.00)
32. Southern Utah (29.43)
34. Montana (31.57)
37. North Dakota (33.71)
40. UC Davis (36.29)
41. Sacramento St (36.71)
44. Portland St (38.57)
63. Weber St (53.57)
73. N Colorado (60.14)
95. Idaho St (74.86)

4. Colonial Athletic Association (38.34)
10. James Madison (12.00)
18. Old Dominion (17.43)
20. Villanova (20.14)
21. New Hampshire (21.14)
24. Towson (23.71)
35. Richmond (31.86)
42. Delaware (37.00)
47. Maine (42.00)
59T. William & Mary (50.57)
101. Georgia St (78.57)
112. Rhode Island (87.29)

5. Southland Conference (38.39)
8. Sam Houston St (11.14)
16. Cent Arkansas (15.14)
27. McNeese St (26.00)
38. SF Austin (33.86)
51. SE Louisiana (45.14)
52. Northwestern St (45.57)
80. Nicholls St (64.00)
86. Lamar (66.29)

6. Ohio Valley Conference (40.86)
19. Tennessee St (19.57)
22. E Kentucky (22.29)
26. TN Martin (24.57)
33. E Illinois (29.86)
39. Jacksonville St (35.29)
43. Murray St (37.29)
70. SE Missouri St (57.57)
74. Tennessee Tech (60.29)
104. Austin Peay (81.00)

7. Ivy League (55.77)
13. Harvard (14.00)
48. Princeton (42.57)
58. Cornell (49.29)
61. Brown (51.14)
77. Dartmouth (62.43)
78. Penn (62.86)
102. Columbia (80.00)
108. Yale (83.86)

8. Patriot League (56.55)
25. Lehigh (24.43)
53. Colgate (45.86)
54. Fordham (46.86)
71. Lafayette (58.43)
87. Georgetown (68.57)
93. Holy Cross (73.57)
100. Bucknell (78.14)

9. Big South Conference (64.41)
17. Stony Brook (16.57)
57. Coastal Carolina (48.00)
65. Liberty (55.14)
99. Gardner Webb (78.00)
103. Charleston So (80.86)
110. VMI (84.43)
113. Presbyterian (87.86)

10. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (65.27)
46. Bethune-Cookman (39.86)
67. Florida A&M (56.86)
68. NC Central (57.14)
69. Delaware St (57.29)
76. Howard (61.43)
81. NC A&T (65.57)
84T. S Carolina St (66.14)
89. Morgan St (70.00)
96. Norfolk St (75.43)
97. Hampton (75.71)
119. Savannah St (92.57)

11. Northeast Conference (66.71)
23. Albany (22.86)
59T. Monmouth (50.57)
81. Wagner (64.14)
84T. Duquesne (66.14)
91. St Francis (71.29)
92. Sacred Heart (72.71)
105. Central Conn (81.14)
107. Robert Morris (83.29)
114T. Bryant (88.29)

12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (75.71)
64. Alabama A&M (54.14)
72. Ark Pine Bluff (59.71)
75. Alabama St (60.86)
88. Jackson St (69.29)
94. Southern Univ (73.71)
106. Alcorn St (81.86)
111. MS Valley St (87.14)
114T. Prairie View (88.29)
117. TX Southern (90.57)
118. Grambling (91.57)

13. Pioneer Football League (77.49)
62. Drake (52.29)
66. Jacksonville (56.14)
83. San Diego (65.86)
90. Butler (70.57)
98. Dayton (76.43)
109. Marist (84.00)
116. Morehead St (88.71)
120. Campbell (93.14)
121. Davidson (93.71)
122. Valparaiso (94.00)

[Note: This is a corrected update to the GPI which was released yesterday with errors.]