Final 2007 Regular Season GPI, Northern Iowa <---CSN

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Final 2007 Regular Season Gridiron Power Index (GPI) through 11/18/07, Northern Iowa No. 1
College Sporting News

The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the hybrid ranking for FCS and top index indicator of at-large playoff selection has the University of Northern Iowa in the top spot at the end of the 2007 regular season. The FCS's largest conference, the Colonial Athletic Association is the top ranked league. The CAA has seven of their teams in the top 25; the Southern Conference placed five; the Gateway Football Conference placed four; the Big Sky and the Great West Football Conferences placed two each, Ivy League, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Ohio Valley Conference, Southland and Southwestern Athletic Conferences placed one each. (Games through 11/18/07)

READ MORE... http://www.collegesportingnews.com/article.asp?articleid=89150

Auto-Qualifiers:
1. Northern Iowa (1.00)
2. McNeese St (3.13)
5. Massachusetts (5.00)
8. Montana (7.50)
11. Wofford (11.63)
19. E Kentucky (19.50)
22. Delaware St (22.50)
43. Fordham (35.63)


Final GPI Indicator
Rank, Team, (Total)

At-Large:
4. S Illinois (4.88)
6. Appalachian St (5.38)
7. Richmond (6.13)
9. James Madison (9.50)
10. Delaware (10.25)
14. New Hampshire (15.75)
15. Villanova (17.50) <--- not selected
20. E Washington (19.75)

Bubble:
21. Hofstra (21.38)
30. Holy Cross (28.00)
35. S Carolina St (32.38)
36. Albany (32.50)
37. E Illinois (33.75) <--- selected

[CSN-info]

Villanova was officially WOOFED

[danefan]

Booo Eastern Illinois.

Did Albany get woofed? I don't think so, but according to the GPI they did.

[danefan]

'Nova was officially woofed by Eastern Illinois.

[TexasTerror]

Where's Dayton amongst the 'bubble' teams? ;)

[CSN-info]

According to the committee's guidelines the GPI has removed teams with four losses or more in the past and now it's teams that do not have 7 D-I wins.

[UDBlueLotFan]

I believe Nova was woofed because their true-FR QB is banged up and couldn't hardly walk after the UD game. With that, along with UNH having a healthy Santos, UNH gets the nod. Santos winning the Payton last yr doesn't hurt either.

[WrenFGun]

UNH's higher GPI and more quality wins don't hurt, either. :)

[JayJ79]

1.00
can't do much better than that

[CSN-info]

1.00
can't do much better than thatThat's the highest possible!

[bluehenbillk]

"The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the hybrid ranking for FCS and top index indicator of at-large playoff selection..."

Hahahahaha. I don't know why we need 2 threads on this but here's my take:

Wow, for what used to be the self-proclaimed most accurate predictor of the playoff field, the 3-letter fraud really crapped the bed this year. Seriously, every poster on this site could've nailed more correct picks.

3 or 4 teams in it's top 16: YSU, Villanova & Elon/GSU (tie) all left out. Meanwhile the 20th & 37th rated teams make it as at-large's. Time to fix those computers boys.
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[WrenFGun]

Well, the 20th was reasonable considering the teams that were ineligible. It seems Eastern Illinois got in over a number of teams that were probably more deserving.

[flyenhigh]

Villanova got screwed. That is the bottom line.

Disclaimer:

Do I think Dayton should have been in over Delaware. No sir.

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3 or 4 teams in it's top 16: YSU, Villanova & Elon/GSU (tie) all left out. Meanwhile the 20th & 37th rated teams make it as at-large's. Time to fix those computers boys.Uh, the GPI (or better put the committee) missed one team Einstein. YSU, Elon and GSU only had six wins. xrolleyesx

[gsugt1]

Uh, the GPI (or better put the committee) missed one team Einstein. YSU, Elon and GSU only had six wins. xrolleyesx

West Georgia ( one of our wins) would beat Dartmouth and Iona. The committee showed thier bias no doubt.

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West Georgia ( one of our wins) would beat Dartmouth and Iona. The committee showed thier bias no doubt.UNH also beat Marshall and Delaware. UWG wouldn't have. They got UNH right but missed on Villanova.

[gsugt1]

UNH also beat Marshall and Delaware. UWG wouldn't have. They got UNH right but missed on Villanova.

Big deal !! We beat App in Boone and Wofford on the road ? Both in the top 10 when we played them. Anyone else do that ?

Nova should have made it over UNH.

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Big deal !! We beat App in Boone and Wofford on the road ? Both in the top 10 when we played them. Anyone else do that ?

Nova should have made it over UNH.GSU had the SoCon in their hand and went wide right. Didn't even get on the board with seven D-I wins. Nova should have made it instead of EIU according to the GPI, not instead of UNH.

[Chi Panther]

Confirmation that Fordham should have gone to Cedar Falls......xnonono2x

[UNHWildCats]

the 7 win thing didnt come out of nowhere, teams know the minimum of what they need to do each year to be in the discussions for playoffs./

[UNHWildCats]

Confirmation that Fordham should have gone to Cedar Falls......xnonono2x
that face will be red by this time Saturday xcoolx

[gsugt1]

the 7 win thing didnt come out of nowhere, teams know the minimum of what they need to do each year to be in the discussions for playoffs./


I guess thats why UNH plays Iona and Dartmouth every year. You guys play the game good.
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[UNHWildCats]

we play Dartmouth because there an instate school and there Div I we dont play St Anselms or Plymouth State just cause there instate.

We dont play Iona every year but ya we usually play a NEC type team each year because well, thats the only ones we can get to come to Durham and we need the home game.

Georgia Southern should have no problem getting teams down there.

[Chi Panther]

that face will be red by this time Saturday xcoolx

I hope you are wrong....but that is why they play the game....xthumbsupx

[Dblue]

uhh, uhh....I hate cobwebs!!! Cap'n Cat still here?

[Cincy App]

The Sports Network Poll was 8 for 8 in selecting at-large teams using the same "7 D-1 win" guidelines that the GPI does.

[charliej]

UNH's higher GPI and more quality wins don't hurt, either. :)

One point in the GPI. You have your preseason ranking in polls to thank for that.Nova was higher in all computer models used in determining GPI.

And what where do you see more "quality" wins? Marshall had a sagarin rating of 127 which is right about the middle of your opponents this year.... Hofstra was higher at 117,but N'eastern was lower at 147.(And you lost to them;) ) In our FCS games UNH & Nova had identical records vs UMass, UR, UD, JMU, Maine & Hof. Here is the GPI of our other wins...

UNH .... URI-49, Dart-77 & Iona-101
Nova ....W&M-33, Tow-50, LU-59 & Penn-67