2013 Gridiron Power Index (GPI): NDSU Cemented At #1 And EIU Leaps to #2

North Dakota State is cemented at #1 in the Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection. The Bison have held the top spot since 2011. Eastern Illinois leaped up to #2 and Villanova moved up to the top five.

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The Missouri Valley Football Conference has five teams in the top 25; the Big Sky Conference and Colonial Athletic Association have four each; the Southland Conference has three; the Ohio Valley and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conferences have two each; and the Big South Conference, Ivy and Patriot Leagues, Southern Conference and Independents have one each. (Games through 10/13/13)
For conference average rankings, the Missouri Valley Football Conference stays in first with the Colonial Athletic Association and the Southland Conference at two and three. The Ohio Valley and Big Sky Conferences round out the top five.

10/14/2013 GPI TOP 25
Rank School (No. of #1 Ratings) (Rating)
1. N Dakota St (1.00)
2. E Illinois (2.57)
3. Towson (5.14)
4. Northern Iowa (6.00)
5. Villanova (7.29)
6. Coastal Carolina (8.71)
7. Sam Houston St (8.86)
8. McNeese St (9.57)
9. Youngstown St (10.71)
10. Fordham (12.00)
11. E Washington (12.29)
12. Maine (12.43)
13. Bethune-Cookman (13.43)
14. Montana (14.29)
15. S Illinois (15.29)
16. Montana St (16.00)
17. S Dakota St (17.43)
18T. Tennessee St (18.29)
18T. SE Louisiana (18.29)
20. William & Mary (21.14)
21. Samford (22.14)
22. Harvard (22.71)
23. Northern Arizona (23.29)
24. Old Dominion (23.86)
25. S Carolina St (24.71)

CONFERENCE RANKING:
Rank, League, Total Average
1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (28.23)
2. Colonial Athletic Association (32.47)
3. Southland Conference (33.50)
4. Ohio Valley Conference (36.98)
5. Big Sky Conference (41.80)
6. Ivy League (48.50)
7. Southern Conference (49.03)
8. Big South Conference (52.64)
9. Patriot League (60.18)
10. Independents (62.45)
11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (62.96)
12. Northeast Conference (68.94)
13. Southwestern Athletic Conference (77.63)
14. Pioneer Football League (84.01)

CONFERENCE RANKING DETAIL:
Rank, League, Total Average
1. Missouri Valley Football Conference (28.23)
1. N Dakota St (1.00)
4. Northern Iowa (6.00)
9. Youngstown St (10.71)
15. S Illinois (15.29)
17. S Dakota St (17.43)
47. Illinois St (41.57)
49. South Dakota (43.43)
54. Missouri St (46.00)
57T. W Illinois (50.00)
59. Indiana St (50.86)
2. Colonial Athletic Association (32.47)
3. Towson (5.14)
5. Villanova (7.29)
12. Maine (12.43)
20. William & Mary (21.14)
27. Stony Brook (26.86)
32. James Madison (30.14)
38. New Hampshire (33.57)
41. Richmond (36.43)
43. Delaware (39.14)
78. Rhode Island (63.57)
104. Albany (81.43)
3. Southland Conference (33.50)
7. Sam Houston St (8.86)
8. McNeese St (9.57)
18T. SE Louisiana (18.29)
28. Cent Arkansas (27.86)
44. Nicholls St (39.43)
56. Northwestern St (49.71)
69. SF Austin (56.29)
71. Lamar (58.00)
4. Ohio Valley Conference (36.98)
2. E Illinois (2.57)
18T. Tennessee St (18.29)
26. TN Martin (26.43)
35. Jacksonville St (31.00)
39. Murray St (34.57)
40. E Kentucky (36.00)
57T. Tennessee Tech (50.00)
62. SE Missouri St (52.43)
105. Austin Peay (81.57)
5. Big Sky Conference (41.80)
11. E Washington (12.29)
14. Montana (14.29)
16. Montana St (16.00)
23. Northern Arizona (23.29)
36. Cal Poly (32.86)
37. Southern Utah (33.14)
48. Sacramento St (42.29)
51T. Portland St (44.71)
63. UC Davis (52.71)
73. North Dakota (59.29)
79. Idaho St (64.71)
92. N Colorado (73.71)
94. Weber St (74.14)
6. Ivy League (48.50)
22. Harvard (22.71)
33. Brown (30.43)
42. Yale (37.43)
45T. Princeton (39.71)
50. Penn (43.71)
55. Dartmouth (48.14)
96. Cornell (74.57)
118T. Columbia (91.29)
7. Southern Conference (49.03)
21. Samford (22.14)
29. Ga Southern (28.00)
30. Wofford (28.71)
31. Chattanooga (30.00)
75. The Citadel (59.86)
76. Furman (61.43)
83T. Appalachian St (67.14)
87. Elon (68.71)
98. W Carolina (75.29)
8. Big South Conference (52.64)
6. Coastal Carolina (8.71)
45T. Liberty (39.71)
51T. Gardner Webb (44.71)
53. Charleston So (45.71)
111. Presbyterian (85.71)
118T. VMI (91.29)
9. Patriot League (60.18)
10. Fordham (12.00)
34. Lehigh (30.57)
64. Holy Cross (53.57)
90. Lafayette (71.00)
99. Colgate (76.29)
114. Georgetown (88.86)
115. Bucknell (89.00)
10. Independents (62.45)
24. Old Dominion (23.86)
72. Abilene Chri (59.00)
74. Monmouth (59.57)
77. Charlotte (63.00)
95. Incarnate Word (74.29)
122. Houston Bap (95.00)
11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (62.96)
13. Bethune-Cookman (13.43)
25. S Carolina St (24.71)
66. NC A&T (54.14)
70. NC Central (56.43)
83T. Delaware St (67.14)
89. Florida A&M (70.86)
93. Hampton (73.86)
100. Norfolk St (76.86)
107. Morgan St (82.29)
108. Howard (83.29)
116. Savannah St (89.57)
12. Northeast Conference (68.94)
61. Bryant (51.43)
65. Sacred Heart (53.86)
80. Duquesne (65.43)
83T. St Francis (67.14)
101. Central Conn (79.00)
106. Robert Morris (82.00)
110. Wagner (83.71)
13. Southwestern Athletic Conference (77.63)
60. Jackson St (51.14)
67. Alabama St (54.43)
82. Prairie View (66.86)
91. Alcorn St (71.43)
102. Southern (79.57)
112T. Alabama A&M (87.71)
112T. MS Valley St (87.71)
117. Ark Pine Bluff (90.29)
120. TX Southern (92.00)
123. Grambling (95.14)
14. Pioneer Football League (84.01)
68. San Diego (55.29)
81. Drake (65.57)
86. Butler (67.86)
88. Dayton (70.43)
97. Marist (75.14)
103. Mercer (80.57)
109. Jacksonville (83.43)
121. Morehead St (93.57)
124. Campbell (95.86)
125. Valparaiso (96.43)
126. Stetson (97.43)
127. Davidson (97.86)