2003 Final GPI (Gridiron Power Index)

[ralph]

2003 Final GPI (Gridiron Power Index)

 

The Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the BCS-style ranking for I-AA and a top indicator of playoff selection, through the end of the 2003 season has national champion Delaware ranked #1.

 

Overall Rank by Conference - Team (Total)

Northeastern

85. Albany (80.09)

88. Monmouth (81.31)

100. Stony Brook (92.10)

101. Robert Morris (93.02)

106. Wagner (97.30)

107. Sacred Heart (97.76)

114. Central Conn (104.15)

120. St Francis (109.94)

[reeder]

Morehead State at 79, San Diego at 74 and Dayton at 81 - is the Pioneer League that good?

 

Duquesne at 84 - I think UA would have beaten Duquesne as they would not have been able to stop Jones.

[statefan]

last out of 123 teams == Siena

[alumni '92']

may they 'rest in peace' at #123 ... go danes!

[Patch]

I'm some what disappointed by seeing these numbers.

 

We really play in a terribly weak conference with 6 teams in the bottom 23 and though our record is pretty good and we're competing for the conference yearly we, the highest ranked team aren't even close to the middle of the pack.

 

I'm sure it has to do with scholarships but it also shows we're are not as good as we profess to be and I don't mean this in a degrading way. It seems that we give more aid than most the teams below us.

Edited February 2, 2004 by Patch

[UAalum72]

Don't worry much about this GPI, it's a combination of 10 rankings and polls (the polls put all unranked teams at 26). Look at the complete ranks - the PFL teams mentioned are ranked from 75 thru 89 in all the rankings except 'ASHBURN' which has them at 51-63 and has Duquesne at 71 (Albany at 79). Without this one poll the PFL teams would be much closer to us.

 

We're ahead of all but four 'mid-majors' and also ahead of about 19 Ivy or full-scholarship teams. We're about the 2/3 mark of all Div. I-AA, and the weakness of the conference hurts our ranking, not helps it.

[Patch]

Thanks UAalum72

 

I think I somewhat have an understanding of what you mean.

 

Damn, Basketball is so much easier with things like the RPI. Lump all 327 DIs together and rank them. We are 307, yep, that's poor.

 

Hopefully, we will turn this around and our goal for the next fews seasons is to get somewhere near 165. Vermont and BU are I believe 140 and 146 and I don't think it's unrealistic to use them as a target for NOW!!!

[ralph]

Don't worry much about this GPI, it's a combination of 10 rankings and polls...We're ahead of all but four 'mid-majors' and also ahead of about 19 Ivy or full-scholarship teams. We're about the 2/3 mark of all Div. I-AA, and the weakness of the conference hurts our ranking, not helps it.

The GPI ARC takes 8 computer rankings throwing out the high and low to make the ARC avg. Albany is not getting votes in the two polls nor are any "mid-majors." So comparing among other like teams is probably the best way to measure the Danes.

74. San Diego (71.20)

79. Morehead St (74.88)

81. Dayton (75.98)

84. Duquesne (79.99)

85. Albany (80.09)

88. Monmouth (81.31)

90. Valparaiso (84.12)

98. Drake (91.41)

100. Stony Brook (92.10)

101. Robert Morris (93.02)

105. Jacksonville (94.33)

106. Wagner (97.30)

107. Sacred Heart (97.76)

108. Iona (99.26)

110. Austin Peay (100.40)

111. Davidson (101.00)

113. Marist (103.60)

114. Central Conn (104.15)

115. Butler (105.92)

117. St Peter's (107.93)

119. La Salle (109.92)

120. St Francis (109.94)

123. Siena (114.59)

 

BTW, the GPI does lump all I-AA together and measures how they do against other classifications as well.