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 year with D-I National Champion 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)

Rank	Team	League	W/L	Total	ARC	LAZ	SAG	KEE	MAS	ASH	SEL	SAU	AGS	SNW	FCP
1	Villanova	CAA	14-1	1.00	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2T	William & Mary	CAA	11-3	2.63	11	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	3
2T	Montana	BSC	14-1	2.63	15	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2
4	Richmond	CAA	11-2	4.25	19	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	5	5	5
5	Appalachian St	SOCON	11-3	4.38	25	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	3	3
6	S Illinois	MVFC	11-2	6.13	31	6	7	7	6	6	6	5	6	6	6
7	New Hampshire	CAA	10-3	7.13	36	7	6	6	8	7	8	8	7	7	7
8	Elon	SOCON	9-3	8.25	38	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	9	9	10
9	S Dakota St	MVFC	8-4	10.75	53	10	9	12	12	10	11	10	11	11	11
10	E Washington	BSC	8-4	11.25	51	9	12	11	10	9	9	14	13	13	13
11	S Carolina St	MEAC	10-2	13.38	83	12	15	17	18	17	19	16	8	8	8
12	Weber St	BSC	7-5	13.75	60	13	13	20	11	11	10	12	16	17	17
13	SF Austin	SLC	10-3	14.13	84	15	18	19	17	16	16	17	10	10	9
14	Northern Iowa	MVFC	7-4	15.00	66	14	10	18	13	15	14	9	18	18	18
15	Jacksonville St	OVC	8-3	15.88	80	11	17	23	16	14	18	15	15	16	16
16	James Madison	CAA	6-5	16.75	57	17	11	9	9	13	13	11	25	26	26
17	Delaware	CAA	6-5	17.88	65	16	14	10	14	12	12	13	26	26	26
18	McNeese St	SLC	9-3	18.50	112	22	24	22	22	21	22	24	12	12	12
19	Penn	IVY	8-2	18.88	87	18	16	14	15	20	21	18	21	20	23
20	Montana St	BSC	7-4	20.75	91	20	19	15	19	18	15	21	23	26	26
21	Liberty	BSO	8-3	20.88	104	19	22	13	21	23	26	19	20	22	21
22	Holy Cross	PL	9-3	22.38	137	21	27	25	27	31	35	27	14	14	14
23	Furman	SOCON	6-5	23.13	107	28	23	16	20	22	20	22	26	26	26
24	N Arizona	BSC	5-6	23.50	110	24	21	39	23	19	17	23	26	26	26
25	Massachusetts	CAA	5-6	25.00	122	30	20	27	26	25	24	20	26	26	26
26	Maine	CAA	5-6	25.88	129	35	25	28	25	26	25	25	26	26	26
27	UC Davis	GWC	6-5	27.00	138	31	26	38	28	24	23	29	26	26	26
28	Lafayette	PL	8-3	27.13	142	23	28	26	24	34	37	30	26	24	25
29	Texas St	SLC	7-4	29.00	159	27	38	33	32	27	29	39	24	25	24
30T	Chattanooga	SOCON	6-5	29.13	155	36	32	21	30	30	30	33	26	26	26
30T	Prairie View	SWAC	9-1	29.13	180	26	37	43	38	28	36	41	19	15	19
32	Hofstra	CAA	5-6	29.63	159	40	31	29	31	37	31	26	26	26	26
33T	Southern Utah	GWC	5-6	30.00	162	37	29	53	36	29	27	31	26	26	26
33T	E Illinois	OVC	8-4	30.00	189	25	45	32	43	33	41	40	17	19	15
35	Ga Southern	SOCON	5-6	31.38	173	45	36	30	34	36	33	34	26	26	26
36	Harvard	IVY	7-3	32.00	178	32	33	35	29	42	43	36	26	26	26
37	Colgate	PL	9-2	32.13	194	29	43	24	33	45	45	44	22	21	20
38	Youngstown St	MVFC	6-5	32.88	185	34	39	31	42	38	44	32	26	26	26
39	Illinois St	MVFC	6-5	33.13	187	38	35	34	37	40	40	37	26	26	26
40T	Samford	SOCON	5-6	33.50	190	44	30	44	35	43	38	28	26	26	26
40T	North Dakota	GWC	6-5	33.50	190	43	34	40	39	39	34	38	26	26	26
42	South Dakota	GWC	5-5	34.88	201	41	40	50	40	41	39	35	26	26	26
43	Sacramento St	BSC	5-6	35.63	207	47	42	46	41	32	28	46	26	26	26
44	Missouri St	MVFC	6-5	36.13	211	39	44	36	45	44	42	42	26	26	26
45	Cal Poly	GWC	4-7	36.63	215	50	41	61	46	35	32	43	26	26	26
46	Florida A&M	MEAC	8-3	39.25	243	33	49	41	54	46	54	53	26	23	22
47	Stony Brook	BSO	6-5	39.38	237	52	46	42	44	47	50	50	26	26	26
48T	Brown	IVY	6-4	40.38	245	48	48	49	47	51	52	49	26	26	26
48T	The Citadel	SOCON	4-7	40.38	245	59	47	51	49	50	48	45	26	26	26
50	Wofford	SOCON	3-8	41.25	252	62	50	58	48	49	47	47	26	26	26
51	Central Conn	NEC	9-3	42.25	260	46	55	37	51	53	62	55	26	26	26
52	SE Louisiana	SLC	6-5	42.50	262	49	58	55	53	48	46	57	26	26	26
53	Cent Arkansas	SLC	5-7	43.25	268	55	52	74	56	56	49	48	26	26	26
54	Albany	NEC	7-4	43.75	272	54	51	57	50	62	59	51	26	26	26
55	Grambling	SWAC	7-4	44.13	275	42	57	67	55	54	55	54	26	26	26
56	Tennessee Tech	OVC	6-5	44.50	278	53	65	52	57	52	56	60	26	26	26
57	Charleston So	BSO	6-5	45.75	288	57	64	45	52	58	60	61	26	26	26
58	Norfolk St	MEAC	7-4	46.25	292	51	56	60	62	55	66	59	26	26	26
59	Northeastern	CAA	3-8	47.00	298	68	61	54	61	59	53	63	26	26	26
60	N Colorado	BSC	3-8	47.75	304	67	59	68	60	60	51	58	26	26	26
61	E Kentucky	OVC	5-6	47.88	305	58	63	64	64	57	58	62	26	26	26
62	Gardner Webb	BSO	6-5	48.13	307	64	69	48	59	61	57	66	26	26	26
63	N Dakota St	MVFC	3-8	48.38	309	66	53	72	63	63	64	52	26	26	26
64	Dayton	PFL	9-2	48.88	313	61	54	62	65	73	69	56	26	26	26
65	Butler	PFL	11-1	49.38	317	56	60	56	68	66	67	75	26	26	26
66	Coastal Carolina	BSO	5-6	52.50	342	69	73	59	71	65	68	69	26	26	26
67	Sam Houston St	SLC	5-6	53.13	347	72	80	65	69	69	63	72	26	26	26
68	Drake	PFL	8-3	53.25	348	65	66	69	73	72	77	68	26	26	26
69	W Carolina	SOCON	2-9	53.38	349	85	72	75	67	70	65	64	26	26	26
70	Old Dominion	INDEP	9-2	53.63	351	60	79	47	58	80	85	74	26	26	26
71	Columbia	IVY	4-6	53.88	353	70	62	76	70	74	74	65	26	26	26
72	Lehigh	PL	4-7	54.25	356	71	67	79	66	76	75	67	26	26	26
73	Fordham	PL	5-6	55.63	367	73	68	70	72	84	79	73	26	26	26
74	TX Southern	SWAC	6-5	56.63	375	74	75	89	77	71	73	76	26	26	26
75	Portland St	BSC	2-9	56.75	376	81	71	87	82	64	61	78	26	26	26
76	Alabama A&M	SWAC	7-5	57.50	382	63	81	86	81	68	71	81	26	26	26
77T	Yale	IVY	4-6	57.63	383	77	70	81	74	86	80	71	26	26	26
77T	TN Martin	OVC	5-6	57.63	383	79	84	73	76	75	76	77	26	26	26
79	Towson	CAA	2-9	57.75	384	84	76	63	91	67	78	79	26	26	26
80	Jacksonville	PFL	7-4	60.13	403	78	74	91	75	88	88	70	26	26	26
81	Morgan St	MEAC	6-5	61.13	411	76	85	66	88	78	84	90	26	26	26
82T	Nicholls St	SLC	3-8	61.63	415	90	87	84	79	83	72	82	26	26	26
82T	Rhode Island	CAA	1-10	61.63	415	87	77	77	93	85	82	84	26	26	26
84	Delaware St	MEAC	4-6	61.88	417	80	86	78	89	81	87	83	26	26	26
85	Idaho St	BSC	1-10	62.88	425	93	78	92	87	77	70	91	26	26	26
86	Princeton	IVY	4-6	63.00	426	86	93	71	78	90	83	89	26	26	26
87	Austin Peay	OVC	4-7	63.25	428	83	95	85	85	79	81	94	26	26	26
88	Bryant	NEC	5-6	63.75	432	89	83	83	84	92	91	85	26	26	26
89	Monmouth	NEC	5-6	65.00	442	91	89	82	83	93	93	86	26	26	26
90	Southern	SWAC	6-5	65.25	444	75	92	99	92	82	86	92	26	26	26
91	Robert Morris	NEC	5-6	66.00	450	95	82	90	80	95	96	88	26	26	26
92	Wagner	NEC	6-5	67.00	458	98	90	80	86	101	97	87	26	26	26
93	Hampton	MEAC	5-6	67.25	460	82	91	94	96	87	95	93	26	26	26
94	W Illinois	MVFC	1-10	68.75	472	100	88	101	99	91	94	80	26	26	26
95	Tennessee St	OVC	4-7	68.88	473	92	99	98	95	89	89	99	26	26	26
96	Marist	PFL	7-4	69.88	481	88	97	95	90	103	104	96	26	26	26
97T	VMI	BSO	2-9	70.25	484	104	96	96	97	98	92	97	26	26	26
97T	Dartmouth	IVY	2-8	70.25	484	101	94	104	98	96	90	95	26	26	26
99	NC A&T	MEAC	4-6	72.13	499	94	103	97	102	97	105	100	26	26	26
100	Bucknell	PL	4-7	72.38	501	102	101	88	94	102	103	102	26	26	26
101	Bethune-Cookman	MEAC	5-6	73.00	506	99	100	93	100	104	108	103	26	26	26
102	Ark Pine Bluff	SWAC	5-5	73.25	508	103	98	106	101	105	101	98	26	26	26
103	Alcorn St	SWAC	3-6	73.38	509	97	104	108	104	99	98	104	26	26	26
104	SE Missouri St	OVC	2-9	73.88	513	96	105	107	105	94	102	105	26	26	26
105	Cornell	IVY	2-8	74.38	517	108	102	105	103	106	100	101	26	26	26
106	Murray St	OVC	3-8	74.75	520	106	108	100	106	100	99	109	26	26	26
107	San Diego	PFL	4-7	77.00	538	109	107	116	107	108	107	106	26	26	26
108T	Northwestern St	SLC	0-11	78.50	550	111	110	115	111	110	106	108	26	26	26
108T	Jackson St	SWAC	3-7	78.50	550	105	111	117	113	107	109	110	26	26	26
110	NC Central	INDEP	4-7	78.88	553	107	114	103	109	109	114	115	26	26	26
111	Indiana St	MVFC	1-10	79.00	554	110	106	102	117	111	115	112	26	26	26
112	Duquesne	NEC	3-8	79.13	555	114	113	109	108	112	110	111	26	26	26
113	Davidson	PFL	3-7	79.63	559	112	109	114	112	114	112	107	26	26	26
114	Sacred Heart	NEC	2-8	80.50	566	115	112	113	110	115	113	113	26	26	26
115	Presbyterian	BSO	0-11	81.25	572	119	116	112	115	113	111	116	26	26	26
116	St Francis	NEC	2-9	81.63	575	116	115	110	114	117	116	114	26	26	26
117	W Salem St	MEAC	1-10	82.88	585	118	117	119	116	116	117	117	26	26	26
118	Howard	MEAC	2-9	83.38	589	117	118	111	118	118	118	119	26	26	26
119	Alabama St	SWAC	4-7	83.88	593	113	119	118	120	119	119	118	26	26	26
120	Campbell	PFL	3-8	85.25	604	123	120	122	121	121	120	120	26	26	26
121	Georgetown	PL	0-11	85.38	605	120	121	120	122	120	123	122	26	26	26
122	MS Valley St	SWAC	3-8	85.88	609	121	122	121	123	122	121	123	26	26	26
123	Morehead St	PFL	3-8	86.13	611	122	123	123	119	123	122	121	26	26	26
124	Savannah St	INDEP	2-8	87.25	620	124	124	124	124	124	125	124	26	26	26
125	Valparaiso	PFL	1-10	87.88	625	125	125	125	125	125	124	125	26	26	26

Column Definitions
Total = (ARC + 3 polls used)/8
ARC (Adjusted Rankings of the Computers) = Sum of 5 computer ranking numbers (removing the max and min number from the 7 used)
Computer rankings:
MAS = Massey, SAG = Sagarin, LAZ = Laz Index, KEE = Keeper, SEL = Self, ASH = Ashburn, SAU = Sauceda.
Polls:
SNW = Sports Network, FCP = FCS Coaches, AGS = Any Given Saturday

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