The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection debuts for the 2011-12 season with unbeaten Georgia Southern in the top spot.

The Southern Conference and Colonial Athletic Association have six teams each in the top 25; the Missouri Valley Football Conference has five; the Big Sky, Great West and Southland Conferences have two each; and the Big South and Ohio Valley Conferences plus the Patriot League have one each. (Games through 10/2/11)

As conference average rankings the Southern Conference has a sizable lead at #1 while the Great West and Missouri Valley Football Conferences plus the Colonial Athletic Association are bunched at #2-3-4 respectively.

Changes of note this year are including only the Coaches and Sports Network polls plus the replacement of the retired Sauceda ranking with the return of the Born ranking. The Final 2011 GPI will be released once all the college football games have been played, in January 2012.

Rank	Team	Conf	W/L	Total	ARC	LAZ	SAG	MAS	ASH	KEE	SEL	BRN	FCP	SNW
1	Ga Southern	SOCON	4-0	1.29	7	1	1	2	1	1	2	4	1	1
2	Northern Iowa	MVFC	3-1	2.57	14	2	3	1	4	4	4	1	2	2
3	Wofford	SOCON	3-1	3.00	12	3	2	3	2	2	1	6	4	5
4	N Dakota St	MVFC	4-0	5.00	26	4	5	4	5	8	8	2	5	4
5	Montana St	BIG SKY	4-1	5.43	32	5	7	5	16	3	10	5	3	3
6	James Madison	CAA	4-1	9.00	50	10	4	12	10	10	12	8	6	7
7	New Hampshire	CAA	3-1	10.00	57	13	6	10	7	25	11	16	7	6
8	Sam Houston St	SLC	4-0	10.71	49	8	12	9	9	11	6	15	15	11
9	Maine	CAA	3-1	11.57	36	7	8	6	6	5	9	9	26	19
10T	Furman	SOCON	3-1	12.00	32	6	10	7	3	7	5	7	26	26
10T	Appalachian St	SOCON	3-2	12.00	68	16	9	13	11	29	7	19	8	8
12	Indiana St	MVFC	4-1	15.14	70	12	22	11	8	9	16	26	19	17
13	Lehigh	PL	4-1	15.86	91	9	15	25	21	19	15	21	10	10
14	South Dakota	GWC	3-2	16.14	77	11	27	8	29	13	14	12	18	18
15	McNeese St	SLC	3-1	18.14	99	18	19	29	17	14	17	28	13	15
16	Southern Utah	GWC	3-2	20.71	101	15	23	14	32	17	35	3	22	22
17	Delaware	CAA	3-2	21.29	125	21	11	23	24	41	37	20	11	13
18	Chattanooga	SOCON	2-3	21.43	103	26	30	19	13	21	24	13	23	24
19	Montana	BIG SKY	3-2	21.57	121	19	14	20	34	23	32	27	14	16
20	Coastal Carolina	BSO	3-1	26.43	135	28	34	17	28	28	3	63	24	26
21	Samford	SOCON	2-2	27.29	139	24	36	32	14	33	13	50	26	26
22	Youngstown St	MVFC	2-2	27.43	140	30	26	27	27	15	42	30	26	26
23	Towson	CAA	3-1	28.00	145	14	42	36	15	35	30	29	26	25
24	Tennessee Tech	OVC	4-1	28.43	155	27	44	22	33	27	28	40	21	23
25T	Richmond	CAA	3-2	28.57	170	40	13	38	26	64	25	41	16	14
25T	S Illinois	MVFC	2-2	28.57	163	45	21	24	35	38	52	18	17	20
26T	Portland St	BIG SKY	3-1	28.71	149	20	40	30	36	6	23	46	26	26
26T	E Washington	BIG SKY	1-4	28.71	149	42	17	21	62	30	39	14	26	26
29T	Elon	SOCON	3-2	28.86	150	33	28	44	18	26	19	59	26	26
29T	Weber St	BIG SKY	2-3	28.86	150	41	25	18	43	18	45	23	26	26
31	Norfolk St	MEAC	4-1	29.14	152	22	41	46	23	16	20	51	26	26
32	Jacksonville St	OVC	4-1	29.86	185	25	43	34	30	36	48	42	12	12
33T	Harvard	IVY	2-1	30.00	158	23	16	31	37	43	49	24	26	26
33T	The Citadel	SOCON	2-2	30.00	158	32	45	35	12	24	22	53	26	26
35	Northern Arizona	BIG SKY	2-2	31.57	169	37	31	33	53	12	46	22	26	26
36	Old Dominion	CAA	4-1	32.71	182	17	47	42	22	37	53	34	26	21
37	South Alabama	INDEP	2-2	32.86	178	39	20	43	45	20	31	49	26	26
38	Northwestern St	SLC	2-3	33.29	181	29	55	47	19	31	29	45	26	26
39	Sacramento St	BIG SKY	2-3	33.57	183	55	38	16	48	22	50	25	26	26
40	North Dakota	GWC	3-2	34.00	192	43	32	15	50	46	34	37	20	26
41T	Texas St	INDEP	3-2	34.14	187	36	51	39	20	34	27	58	26	26
41T	Cal Poly	GWC	1-3	35.14	194	52	29	28	46	44	47	11	26	26
43	William & Mary	CAA	3-2	37.00	241	57	18	48	42	55	59	39	9	9
44	Holy Cross	PL	2-2	37.43	210	34	35	49	41	54	51	32	26	26
45T	Liberty	BSO	2-3	37.71	212	49	33	45	68	42	43	31	26	26
45T	W Illinois	MVFC	2-3	37.71	212	59	39	26	38	48	33	54	26	26
47	Cent Arkansas	SLC	2-3	38.29	216	48	54	40	40	50	38	33	26	26
48	Massachusetts	CAA	2-2	39.00	221	58	24	41	31	53	58	38	26	26
49	UC Davis	GWC	1-3	40.29	230	54	46	37	44	45	41	64	26	26
50	TN Martin	OVC	2-2	40.71	233	31	57	51	56	39	56	17	26	26
51	S Carolina St	MEAC	2-3	40.86	234	53	37	55	49	40	57	10	26	26
52	Bethune-Cookman	MEAC	2-2	44.14	257	38	58	62	64	32	71	35	26	26
53	Brown	IVY	2-1	45.57	267	56	48	54	47	57	60	52	26	26
54	Illinois St	MVFC	2-3	46.00	270	62	52	53	54	49	66	44	26	26
55	Bucknell	PL	4-1	47.71	282	35	67	73	39	59	44	81	26	26
56	SF Austin	SLC	1-4	47.86	283	63	80	57	51	58	54	43	26	26
57	W Carolina	SOCON	1-3	48.29	286	61	78	60	25	62	18	83	26	26
58	Duquesne	NEC	4-1	49.14	292	47	60	68	58	51	55	77	26	26
59	Yale	IVY	2-1	50.14	299	50	50	64	57	78	26	78	26	26
60T	E Kentucky	OVC	1-3	52.14	313	66	63	56	61	74	67	56	26	26
60T	S Dakota St	MVFC	1-4	52.14	313	81	53	52	65	65	62	68	26	26
62	Stony Brook	BSO	1-3	55.86	339	76	61	58	81	71	73	48	26	26
63T	Murray St	OVC	2-3	56.14	341	68	68	61	76	68	79	47	26	26
63T	Lamar	SLC	3-1	56.14	341	77	59	76	59	61	68	91	26	26
65	Idaho St	BIG SKY	2-3	56.43	343	70	84	70	69	47	72	62	26	26
66	Hampton	MEAC	2-2	57.43	350	64	73	74	73	60	85	66	26	26
67T	Rhode Island	CAA	1-3	57.57	351	82	62	67	52	83	92	57	26	26
67T	Missouri St	MVFC	0-5	57.57	351	83	82	50	67	69	87	36	26	26
69	Cornell	IVY	2-1	57.71	352	60	74	78	60	87	36	80	26	26
70T	Presbyterian	BSO	1-3	57.86	353	72	92	59	55	75	21	96	26	26
70T	Albany	NEC	2-2	57.86	353	73	65	71	77	63	102	67	26	26
72	Bryant	NEC	3-2	58.00	354	67	64	75	71	67	74	76	26	26
73T	Alabama St	SWAC	4-1	58.14	355	46	56	81	80	66	84	72	26	26
73T	San Diego	PFL	4-1	58.14	355	51	85	79	63	52	76	93	26	26
75	Jackson St	SWAC	4-1	58.57	359	44	66	88	89	56	91	60	25	26
76	Jacksonville	PFL	3-2	59.71	366	74	72	77	70	73	78	70	26	26
77	Drake	PFL	4-1	60.86	374	65	75	83	79	72	65	100	26	26
78	Monmouth	NEC	2-2	61.29	377	75	71	69	86	77	83	71	26	26
79T	Georgetown	PL	3-2	62.43	385	69	86	85	66	79	61	92	26	26
79T	E Illinois	OVC	1-4	62.43	385	85	69	66	83	88	75	73	26	26
81	Villanova	CAA	1-4	62.86	388	90	49	65	84	94	97	55	26	26
82T	Austin Peay	OVC	2-2	64.00	396	80	91	72	74	82	63	88	26	26
82T	SE Missouri St	OVC	1-3	64.00	396	96	83	63	93	81	70	69	26	26
84	Colgate	PL	2-3	66.29	412	91	76	80	85	80	103	75	26	26
85	Florida A&M	MEAC	3-2	66.71	415	71	79	84	82	91	98	79	26	26
86	SE Louisiana	SLC	1-4	67.71	422	100	87	93	75	70	81	86	26	26
87	Gardner Webb	BSO	1-3	68.29	426	84	97	91	78	76	64	99	26	26
88	Lafayette	PL	1-4	69.57	435	104	81	82	91	86	94	82	26	26
89	UT San Antonio	INDEP	2-3	69.71	436	79	93	87	94	89	88	61	26	26
90	Butler	PFL	3-2	71.43	448	78	96	99	90	85	77	115	26	26
91	Penn	IVY	1-2	72.43	455	105	70	89	107	84	110	65	26	26
92	Nicholls St	SLC	1-4	72.86	458	93	109	98	72	92	69	103	26	26
93	Georgia St	INDEP	1-3	73.43	462	88	98	90	95	90	90	97	26	26
94	Dayton	PFL	3-2	73.71	464	87	77	97	96	102	82	112	26	26
95	Dartmouth	IVY	1-2	74.43	469	86	89	92	103	99	109	74	26	26
96	Tennessee St	OVC	1-4	75.86	479	97	90	95	102	104	95	87	26	26
97	Central Conn	NEC	2-3	76.29	482	92	94	96	100	101	100	89	26	26
98	NC A&T	MEAC	2-2	76.43	483	98	104	86	87	108	40	113	26	26
99	Robert Morris	NEC	1-3	77.43	490	109	88	94	106	109	93	85	26	26
100	Howard	MEAC	2-3	78.71	499	94	117	104	88	96	89	116	26	26
101T	Alabama A&M	SWAC	3-2	80.43	511	89	102	105	110	93	113	101	26	26
101T	Sacred Heart	NEC	2-2	80.43	511	102	108	100	105	103	101	90	26	26
103	Fordham	PL	1-3	80.86	514	111	100	101	92	110	117	84	26	26
104	Davidson	PFL	2-2	81.57	519	95	121	107	101	95	86	121	26	26
105	Princeton	IVY	1-2	81.86	521	103	107	106	98	106	99	111	26	26
106	Morgan St	MEAC	2-3	82.86	528	110	105	102	97	114	80	117	26	26
107	Ark Pine Bluff	SWAC	3-2	83.29	531	101	95	112	116	97	116	105	26	26
108	NC Central	MEAC	1-3	83.71	534	99	122	113	99	107	105	110	26	26
109	N Colorado	BIG SKY	0-5	84.00	536	117	106	103	109	111	107	95	26	26
110	Prairie View	SWAC	3-2	84.29	538	107	99	110	121	98	118	104	26	26
111	Wagner	NEC	1-4	85.43	546	113	111	108	108	119	104	106	26	26
112	Southern Univ	SWAC	2-3	86.57	554	106	101	115	119	112	114	107	26	26
113	Morehead St	PFL	2-3	87.71	562	108	118	121	104	105	111	120	26	26
114	Charleston So	BSO	0-5	87.86	563	119	112	109	115	113	108	114	26	26
115	Marist	PFL	1-4	88.57	568	115	110	114	111	118	96	119	26	26
116	TX Southern	SWAC	2-2	89.14	572	112	113	118	123	100	120	109	26	26
117	Grambling	SWAC	1-4	89.43	574	114	103	119	122	116	122	102	26	26
118	Columbia	IVY	0-3	91.43	588	118	114	116	118	122	123	108	26	26
119	Delaware St	MEAC	2-3	92.14	593	122	115	111	113	124	119	124	26	26
120	St Francis PA	NEC	1-4	92.29	594	123	120	120	114	117	115	122	26	26
121	VMI	BSO	0-4	92.43	595	121	119	117	117	123	121	94	26	26
122	Savannah St	MEAC	1-4	92.57	596	124	124	122	112	115	106	123	26	26
123	Alcorn St	SWAC	1-4	93.00	599	116	116	123	124	120	124	98	26	26
124	Campbell	PFL	1-3	93.43	602	120	123	124	120	121	112	118	26	26
125	MS Valley St	SWAC	0-5	96.86	626	125	125	125	126	125	126	125	26	26
126	Valparaiso	PFL	0-4	97.29	629	126	126	126	125	126	125	126	26	26

Column Definitions
Total = (ARC + 2 polls used)/7
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, ASH = Ashburn, SAG = Sagarin, LAZ = Laz Index, KEE = Keeper, SEL = Self, BRN = Born.
Polls:
FCP = FCS Coaches, SNW = Sports Network

© 2011 by College Sporting News. All rights reserved.