2012 Regular Season Ends with North Dakota State at No. 1 in the Gridiron Power Index (GPI)

North Dakota State has lead the entire 2012 regular season in the Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection. In this case the final verse is the same as the first for the reigning national champion Bison who have been on top of the GPI since the end of last season.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has seven teams in the top 25; the Colonial Athletic Association and the Big Sky Conference have four each; the Ohio Valley, Southern and Southland Conferences have three each; and the Big South Conference has one. (Games through 11/17/12)

For conference average rankings, the Missouri Valley Football Conference finished in first with the Big Sky and Southern Conferences at two and three. The Ohio Valley and Southland Conferences are in fourth and fifth with the Colonial Athletic Association solid in sixth.

The Final 2012 GPI will be released once all the college football games have been played, in January 2013.

11/19/2012 GPI Top 25

Rank School (No. of #1 Ratings) (Rating)
1. N Dakota St (9) (1.00)
2. Montana St (2.43)
3. Sam Houston St (3.43)
4. E Washington (4.29)
5. Cent Arkansas (6.71)
6. Cal Poly (8.43)
7T. S Dakota St (9.43)
7T. Ga Southern (9.43)
9. Old Dominion (9.71)
10. Illinois St (10.86)
11. Appalachian St (14.00)
12. Wofford (14.43)
13. E Kentucky (15.71)
14T. Towson (16.43)
14T. Indiana St (16.43)
16. S Illinois (17.43)
17. Villanova (17.71)
18. Youngstown St (17.86)
19. Northern Arizona (18.00)
20. Northern Iowa (18.57)
21. TN Martin (19.57)
22. E Illinois (20.00)
23. Stony Brook (23.00)
24. Richmond (23.43)
25. McNeese St (23.71)

Conference Ranking:

Rank, League, Total Average
1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (22.87)
2. Big Sky Conference (31.19)
3. Southern Conference (33.05)
4. Ohio Valley Conference (35.59)
5. Southland Conference (37.61)
6. Colonial Athletic Association (39.36)
7. Patriot League (59.43)
8. Ivy League (59.63)
9. Big South Conference (62.16)
10. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (65.74)
11. Northeast Conference (67.79)
12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (75.83)
13. Pioneer Football League (76.27)

Full GPI Detail:
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/s...0121119GPI.htm

Conference Ranking Detail:

Rank, League, Total Average
1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (22.87)
1. N Dakota St (9) (1.00)
7T. S Dakota St (9.43)
10. Illinois St (10.86)
14T. Indiana St (16.43)
16. S Illinois (17.43)
18. Youngstown St (17.86)
20. Northern Iowa (18.57)
34. Missouri St (33.00)
57. South Dakota (50.14)
65T. W Illinois (54.00)

2. Big Sky Conference (31.19)
2. Montana St (2.43)
4. E Washington (4.29)
6. Cal Poly (8.43)
19. Northern Arizona (18.00)
28. Southern Utah (28.00)
32. Sacramento St (31.71)
38. North Dakota (33.29)
40. Montana (35.00)
45. UC Davis (38.14)
46. N Colorado (39.14)
49. Portland St (41.43)
52. Weber St (46.43)
103. Idaho St (79.14)

3. Southern Conference (33.32)
7T. Ga Southern (9.43)
11. Appalachian St (14.00)
12. Wofford (14.43)
29. Chattanooga (28.43)
32. Samford (30.00)
35T. The Citadel (33.14)
54. Furman (47.57)
69. Elon (55.29)
79. W Carolina (65.14)

4. Ohio Valley Conference (35.59)
13. E Kentucky (15.71)
21. TN Martin (19.57)
22. E Illinois (20.00)
27. Jacksonville St (27.57)
31. Tennessee St (29.57)
35T. Murray St (33.14)
59. SE Missouri St (52.14)
64. Tennessee Tech (53.29)
88T. Austin Peay (69.29)

5. Southland Conference (37.61)
3. Sam Houston St (3.43)
5. Cent Arkansas (6.71)
25. McNeese St (23.71)
42. SF Austin (36.29)
48. SE Louisiana (40.43)
60. Northwestern St (52.57)
78. Lamar (63.43)
94. Nicholls St (74.29)

6. Colonial Athletic Association (39.36)
9. Old Dominion (9.71)
14T. Towson (16.43)
17. Villanova (17.71)
24. Richmond (23.43)
26. New Hampshire (26.71)
30. James Madison (29.00)
50. Maine (41.71)
51. Delaware (44.71)
70. William & Mary (56.00)
99. Georgia St (78.57)
115. Rhode Island (89.00)

7. Patriot League (59.43)
39. Lehigh (34.14)
47. Colgate (39.43)
65T. Fordham (54.00)
83T. Lafayette (67.00)
91. Georgetown (70.86)
92. Holy Cross (71.71)
100T. Bucknell (78.86)

8. Ivy League (59.63)
41. Harvard (35.43)
56. Brown (50.00)
58. Penn (50.71)
67. Princeton (54.14)
68. Dartmouth (54.86)
90. Cornell (69.71)
100T. Columbia (78.86)
107. Yale (83.29)

9. Big South Conference (62.16)
23. Stony Brook (23.00)
43. Coastal Carolina (36.71)
55. Liberty (48.71)
93. Charleston So (73.29)
97. Gardner Webb (77.29)
113. VMI (86.86)
116. Presbyterian (89.29)

10. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (65.74)
35T. Bethune-Cookman (33.14)
63. NC A&T (53.14)
74. Delaware St (59.29)
75. Howard (59.57)
76. S Carolina St (61.14)
77. NC Central (62.29)
82. Florida A&M (66.29)
95. Norfolk St (75.86)
98. Hampton (78.14)
105. Morgan St (82.43)
118. Savannah St (91.86)

11. Northeast Conference (67.79)
44. Albany (37.14)
53. Wagner46.86)
80. St Francis PA (65.71)
81. Monmouth (65.86)
87. Duquesne (68.14)
96. Robert Morris (76.29)
100T. Bryant (78.86)
110. Central Conn (84.86)
112. Sacred Heart (86.43)

12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (75.83)
61. Ark Pine Bluff (52.86)
71. Alabama St (56.14)
73. Jackson St (59.14)
85T. Alabama A&M (67.57)
104. MS Valley St (81.14)
108T. Southern Univ (84.00)
111. Prairie View (85.43)
114. Alcorn St (87.86)
117. TX Southern (91.71)
119T. Grambling (92.43)

13. Pioneer Football League (76.27)
62. Drake (53.00)
72. San Diego (58.29)
83T. Jacksonville (67.00)
85T. Butler (67.57)
88T. Dayton (69.29)
106. Marist (82.71)
108T. Morehead St (84.00)
119T. Davidson (92.43)
121. Valparaiso (93.86)
122. Campbell (94.57)

As an at-large playoff selection indicator:

The GPI Indicated:
2. Montana State
3. Sam Houston State
6. Cal Poly
7T. South Dakota State
9. Old Dominion
10. Illinois State
11. Appalachian State
12. Wofford
13. Eastern Kentucky
14T. Towson

The committee chose #23 Stony Brook and #26 New Hampshire, instead of #13 Eastern Kentucky and #14T Towson.

Sad to say but Eastern Kentucky and Towson share the "Woofed" team of the year.

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