11/5 GPI, Bright and SUN DIEGO

[Torero Tradition]

http://www.i-aa.org/article.asp?articleid=81986

[Torero Tradition]

CONGRATS TO UMASS!

The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for I-AA and top indicator of at-large playoff selection has Massachusetts in the top spot again this week. The Great West Football Conference remains the top ranked conference. I-AA's largest league, the Atlantic 10 Conference has five teams in the top 25; the Great West and the Gateway Football Conference placed four teams; the Big Sky Conference, the Ivy League and the Southern Conference placed three each; the Pioneer Football League, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Ohio Valley Conference placed one each. (Games through 11/5/06)

[GOTOREROS]

Yes - congrats to UMASS! There are some really great teams ahead of the Toreros. It will tough for us to get that bid we keep hoping for. But, that is the way the cookie crumbles sometimes....

[Torero Tradition]

Gonna be tough... just have to win this weekend and leave it in the hands of the committee... 10-0 would be a great number! USD slipped 3 spots in the GPI from last week.

Ralph... what is the playoff indicated field as per GPI?

[AppGuy04]

I find it funny that ASU got no #1 votes from any of the computer rankings

[BisonBacker]

why not just post this in one of the 8 gazillion USD threads?

[FargoBison]

Rank Team Conf W/L Total
1 Massachusetts A10 (N) 8-1 1.78
2 Appalachian St SOCON 9-1 2.11
3T Montana BSC 8-1 3.56
3T James Madison A10 (S) 8-1 3.56
5 N Dakota St GWFC 8-1 4.11
6 Youngstown St GFC 8-2 5.78
7 Illinois St GFC 7-2 7.33
8 Cal Poly GWFC 6-3 11.56
9 New Hampshire A10 (N) 6-3 12.11
10 Northern Iowa GFC 6-3 12.89
11 Portland St BSC 6-4 13.56
12 TN Martin OVC 8-1 13.78
13 San Diego PFL 9-0 14.44
14 Maine A10 (N) 6-3 14.67
15 Harvard IVY 7-1 14.78
16T S Illinois GFC 6-3 17.89
16T Furman SOCON 7-3 17.89
18T S Dakota St GWFC 6-3 18.33
18T Montana St BSC 7-3 18.33
20 Princeton IVY 7-1 20.11
21 UC Davis GWFC 4-5 20.44
22 Yale IVY 7-1 21.00
23 Towson A10 (S) 6-3 23.56
24 Wofford SOCON 5-4 25.11
25 Hampton MEAC 9-1 25.22

[putter]

We beat the #6 team, #8 GPI team and we fall to a tie for 3rd?

[slycat]

why not just post this in one of the 8 gazillion USD threads?

doesnt seem to be a USD thread to me, hes just pointing out the new GPI.

i find it interesting too that ASU doesnt have any first place votes.

[Guard Dawg]

We beat the #6 team, #8 GPI team and we fall to a tie for 3rd?

I was wondering that as well.... Cal Poly didn't fall too much for losing. How do you move up and down this GPI? I honestly thought Montana might make a run for #1. I think Montana gets a 1 or 2 seed if they win out regardless of what the GPI says.

[Torero Tradition]

Yale at #22 and climbing :) Go Yale!

[BigApp]

hmmm...hey look ma! another San Diego thread! xsmileyclapx

[Torero Tradition]

Pretty sure this is a GPI thread... the new GPI came out today... check it out, ASU is #2.

http://www.i-aa.org/article.asp?articleid=81986

In addition the conference rankings... Go Great West!

http://www.i-aa.org/articles/artfiles/81986_confrank.txt

Conference Rank
Rank, Conference (Average Rating)

1. Great West Football Conference (21.80)
2. Atlantic 10 Conference (24.20)
3. Gateway Football Conference (30.35)
4. Big Sky Conference (34.61)
5. Southern Conference (38.49)
6. Ivy League (40.71)
7. Big South Conference (45.98)
8. Ohio Valley Conference (49.85)
9. Southland Conference (52.21)
10. Patriot League (57.16)
11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (58.62)
12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (63.46)
13. Northeast Conference (65.06)
14. Independents (68.11)
15. Pioneer Football League (69.60)
16. Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference (83.73)

[Khan4Cats]

Looks like the following is indicated for a playoff field:

Autos:
UMass (A10) -1
Appy St. (SoCon) -2
Montana (BSC) -3T
YSU (GFC) -6
UT-Martin (OVC) -12
Hampton (MEAC) -25
Lehigh (PL) -39
SHSU (SLC) -41

At-Large:
JMU -3T
IlSU -6
Cal-Poly -8
UNH -9
UNI -10
PSU -11
San Diego -13
Maine -14

San Diego is right on the bubble and could be woofed, but several others ahead of them are one loss from being out (Cal-Poly, UNI, UNH, PSU). As it is, this field is relatively balanced geographically as well. The one facing a woof would really be Maine, if its hard to find a non-conference match you might see Furman take their spot. I still don't see San Diego in, but the field is wide open and anything could happen.

[Torero Tradition]

Who should San Diego be cheering for/against in the final two weeks to get in?

[Torero Tradition]

Quoting Ralph...
Playoff Selection Indicated
*1. Massachusetts (1.78)
*2. Appalachian St (2.11)
*3T. Montana (3.56)
3T. James Madison (3.56)
*6. Youngstown St (5.78)
7. Illinois St (7.33)
8. Cal Poly (11.56)
9. New Hampshire (12.11)
10. Northern Iowa (12.89)
11. Portland St (13.56)
*12. TN Martin (13.78)
13. San Diego (14.44)
14. Maine (14.67)
*25. Hampton (25.22)
*36. Lehigh (33.00)
*41. Sam Houston St (36.33)

Bubble
16T. S Illinois (17.89)
16T. Furman (17.89)
18T. Montana St (18.33)
23. Towson (23.56)
24. Wofford (25.11)

[CopperCat]

Yes - congrats to UMASS! There are some really great teams ahead of the Toreros. It will tough for us to get that bid we keep hoping for. But, that is the way the cookie crumbles sometimes....

There are teams that are equally as tough behind your Toreros too.:nono:

[Guard Dawg]

I just don't see the Big Sky getting 2 bids unless MSU wins @ Montana. Which conference will benefit from that?

[CCU97]

I have issues with the thought process of the GPI as a way to choose the at- large bids....for one reason...Wofford is currently ranked higher than a Coastal team that beat them and has not lost since. It also has several teams that have 4 loses ahead of teams that have much better records and if truly this is used to select a playoff field...why not remove the Ivy teams and teams that aren't able to play. Just my thoughts but it seems flawed that teams from weak conferences that schedule a heck of an OOC schedule are penalized. Basically what the GPI is saying is that unless everyone in your conference is great or your conference is an AQ conference you can't get in with out going undefeated.

[Ronbo]

Looks like the following is indicated for a playoff field:

Autos:
UMass (A10) -1
Appy St. (SoCon) -2
Montana (BSC) -3T
YSU (GFC) -6
UT-Martin (OVC) -12
Hampton (MEAC) -25
Lehigh (PL) -39
SHSU (SLC) -41

At-Large:
JMU -3T
IlSU -6
Cal-Poly -8
UNH -9
UNI -10
PSU -11
San Diego -13
Maine -14

San Diego is right on the bubble and could be woofed, but several others ahead of them are one loss from being out (Cal-Poly, UNI, UNH, PSU). As it is, this field is relatively balanced geographically as well. The one facing a woof would really be Maine, if its hard to find a non-conference match you might see Furman take their spot. I still don't see San Diego in, but the field is wide open and anything could happen.

No way a 10-1 Montana doesn't get a top 2 seed. 23,500 fans, 4 top 25 victories, how many top 25 victories has UMass got 2 if they go 10-1. It's money man and we make big time bookoo bucks for the NCAA. Sorry UMass.

[GOTOREROS]

There are teams that are equally as tough behind your Toreros too.:nono:

Did I say there wasn't? Simply stating the obvious.......:rolleyes: Should I write a capsule on each team in the GPI so no one is offended? I can start a thread on each team and flood the board.....maybe that would be better......you really need to stop trying to nitpick every USD post......xcoffeex

[umassfan]

No way a 10-1 Montana doesn't get a top 2 seed. 23,500 fans, 4 top 25 victories, how many top 25 victories has UMass got 2 if they go 10-1. It's money man and we make big time bookoo bucks for the NCAA. Sorry UMass.
When we beat Maine we will have 3. How many does Montana have? Also attendance has nothing to do with seeds. People keep forgetting that.

[DB_Atlantic10]

Who should San Diego be cheering for/against in the final two weeks to get in? Maine and UNH will cancel one or the other out when they play each other....opening up another spot....

[DB_Atlantic10]

No way a 10-1 Montana doesn't get a top 2 seed. 23,500 fans, 4 top 25 victories, how many top 25 victories has UMass got 2 if they go 10-1. It's money man and we make big time bookoo bucks for the NCAA. Sorry UMass. Yad yada yada........

[Ronbo]

When we beat Maine we will have 3. How many does Montana have? Also attendance has nothing to do with seeds. People keep forgetting that.

Presently ranked teams in bold.

Umass

9/2/2006 Colgate 28-7
9/9/2006 Navy 20-21
9/16/2006 Villanova 31-21
9/23/2006 SUNY-Stony Brook 48-7
10/7/2006 William & Mary 48-7
10/14/2006 Towson 35-0
10/21/2006 Rhode Island 41-16
10/28/2006 Northeastern 7-0
11/4/2006 New Hampshire 28-20

Montana

9/2/2006 Iowa 7-41
9/9/2006 South Dakota State 36-7
9/23/2006 Sacramento State 59-14
9/30/2006 Portland State 26-20
10/7/2006 Eastern Washington 33-17
10/14/2006 Northern Arizona 24-21
10/21/2006 Weber State 33-30
10/28/2006 Idaho State 23-10
11/4/2006 Cal Poly-SLO 10-9

We have 1 top 25 left in MSU who is idle this week so will still be ranked when we play them. Looks like you have the cupcake schedule UMassFan.

[JMU_MRD'03-'07]

Well hey, another game like the last one Montana and you'll be outside lookin in as JMU is taking even the 3rd seed from you!

[Ronbo]

Well hey, another game like the last one Montana and you'll be outside lookin in as JMU is taking even the 3rd seed from you!

We beat the #6 team in the country and the #2 ranked defense. Sorry buddy we go 10-1. This team refuses to lose.

Speaking of JMU, you've had a pretty easy schedule too.

JMU ranked team victories in bold, according to your schedule you can end up with only two victories over ranked teams. Hmmm.....

9/2/2006 Bloomsburg 14-3
9/9/2006 Appalachian State 10-21
9/23/2006 Northeastern 52-14
9/30/2006 VMI 45-7
10/7/2006 Rhode Island 35-23
10/14/2006 New Hampshire 42-23
10/21/2006 William & Mary 31-17
10/28/2006 Richmond 27-10
11/4/2006 Delaware 44-24

[JMU_MRD'03-'07]

We beat the #6 team in the country and the #2 ranked defense. Sorry buddy we go 10-1. This team refuses to lose.

Speaking of JMU, you've had a pretty easy schedule too.

JMU ranked team victories in bold, according to your schedule you can end up with only two victories over ranked teams. Hmmm.....

9/2/2006 Bloomsburg 14-3
9/9/2006 Appalachian State 10-21
9/23/2006 Northeastern 52-14
9/30/2006 VMI 45-7
10/7/2006 Rhode Island 35-23
10/14/2006 New Hampshire 42-23
10/21/2006 William & Mary 31-17
10/28/2006 Richmond 27-10
11/4/2006 Delaware 44-24
11/11 @ Villanova
11/18 @ Towson

Don't be suprised to see Towson in the top 25 next week. That'd make three.
The computers are the ones giving it to us... you can't argue against GPI. And we've won our games the way we should have... BIG!

And call me an east coast bias guy, but remember your vaunted ranking in 2004? Yeah about that...

[Ronbo]

Not sure Towson can beat Richmond, might be a toss up. And if they do that sends #25 Richmond out of the top 25 and you still only have two ranked victories.

[JMU_MRD'03-'07]

Not sure Towson can beat Richmond, might be a toss up. And if they do that sends #25 Richmond out of the top 25 and you still only have two ranked victories.

That just makes the argument that the bottom teams in the A10 are better than the bottom teams elsewere, even stronger... They only fall from where they are by loosing in conference.

[Torero Tradition]

The JMU schedule is a cupcake :)

[Guard Dawg]

Josh Johnson couldn't hack it at a DI-A school, let alone a top I-AA program.... he had to get his sugar fix.... the cup cake schedule

[umassfan]

Presently ranked teams in bold.

Umass

9/2/2006 Colgate 28-7
9/9/2006 Navy 20-21
9/16/2006 Villanova 31-21
9/23/2006 SUNY-Stony Brook 48-7
10/7/2006 William & Mary 48-7
10/14/2006 Towson 35-0
10/21/2006 Rhode Island 41-16
10/28/2006 Northeastern 7-0
11/4/2006 New Hampshire 28-20

Montana

9/2/2006 Iowa 7-41
9/9/2006 South Dakota State 36-7
9/23/2006 Sacramento State 59-14
9/30/2006 Portland State 26-20
10/7/2006 Eastern Washington 33-17
10/14/2006 Northern Arizona 24-21
10/21/2006 Weber State 33-30
10/28/2006 Idaho State 23-10
11/4/2006 Cal Poly-SLO 10-9

We have 1 top 25 left in MSU who is idle this week so will still be ranked when we play them. Looks like you have the cupcake schedule UMassFan.
Why does it matter if they are ranked now. What about when you played them. When we played Towson they were in the top 25. Also no A10 schedule is a cupcake schedule. Montana in the A10 would have 4 losses this year. Mark it down.

[umassfan]

We beat the #6 team in the country and the #2 ranked defense. Sorry buddy we go 10-1. This team refuses to lose.

Speaking of JMU, you've had a pretty easy schedule too.

JMU ranked team victories in bold, according to your schedule you can end up with only two victories over ranked teams. Hmmm.....

9/2/2006 Bloomsburg 14-3
9/9/2006 Appalachian State 10-21
9/23/2006 Northeastern 52-14
9/30/2006 VMI 45-7
10/7/2006 Rhode Island 35-23
10/14/2006 New Hampshire 42-23
10/21/2006 William & Mary 31-17
10/28/2006 Richmond 27-10
11/4/2006 Delaware 44-24
You mean the number 2 ranked yardage D. UMass has the number 2 ranked scoring D in the nation. Id take the number 2 ranked scoring D over the number 2 ranked yardage D any day of the week.