CHICAGO, Ill.--North Dakota State has led
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. E Kentucky (15.71)
13T. Towson (16.43)
13T. Indiana St (16.43)
15. Wofford (16.86)
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 (33.32)
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/stats/writer/gpi/20121119GPI.htm
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