North Dakota State Remains No. 1 in the Gridiron Power Index

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has seven teams in the top 25; the Big Sky Conference and the Southern Conference have four teams each; the Colonial Athletic Association and the Ohio Valley Conference have three each; the Southland Conference has two; and the Big South Conference plus the Ivy League each have one. (Games through 10/27/12)

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

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

10/29/2012 GPI Top 25

Rank School (No. of #1 Ratings) (Rating)

1. N Dakota St (8) (1.14)

2. Ga Southern (1) (3.00)

3. Montana St (3.71)

4. Sam Houston St (5.00)

5. Indiana St (6.86)

6. E Washington (8.00)

7. Cal Poly (8.86)

8. Northern Arizona (9.14)

9. Central Arkansas (10.86)

10. Wofford (11.43)

11. S Dakota St (12.86)

12. Old Dominion (13.29)

13T. Stony Brook (14.00)

13T. Illinois St (14.00)

15. S Illinois (16.14)

16. Appalachian St (18.43)

17. New Hampshire (20.00)

18. E Illinois (20.43)

19. TN Martin (21.86)

20. Tennessee St (22.71)

21. Chattanooga (24.14)

22. Harvard (24.43)

23. Youngstown St (24.57)

24. Northern Iowa (24.71)

25. Towson (25.29)

Conference Ranking:

Rank, League, Total Average

1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (23.03) 

2. Southern Conference (30.79) 

3. Big Sky Conference (31.70) 

4. Southland Conference (37.56) 

5. Ohio Valley Conference (38.05) 

6. Colonial Athletic Association (40.52) 

7. Ivy League (58.00) 

8. Patriot League (58.84) 

9. Big South Conference (63.33) 

10. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (65.32) 

11. Northeast Conference (66.86) 

12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (75.53) 

13. Pioneer Football League (76.07) 

Full GPI Detail: http://www.collegesportingnews.com/stats/writer/gpi/20121029GPI.htm