The Missouri Valley Football Conference is well-represented in this week's Gridiron Power Index (GPI), the index ranking for the NCAA Division I FCS and a top indicator of at-large playoff selection.  Three MVFC schools are in the Top 9, and the league is No. 4 of 14 conferences.

The Colonial Athletic Association, the largest league in the FCS has seven teams in the top 25; the Big Sky Conference has five; the Missouri Valley Football Conference has three; the Ohio Valley, Southern, and Southland Conferences plus the Patriot League have two each; and the Big South and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conferences have one each. (Games through 11/9/09)

11/9/2009 GPI Top 25
1. Villanova (1.63)
2. S Illinois (2.75)
3. Richmond (2.88)
4T. Montana (3.75)
4T. William & Mary (3.75)
6. Elon (6.63)
7. New Hampshire (8.25)
8. Northern Iowa (8.50)
9. S Dakota St (9.00)
10. Appalachian St (11.50)
11. S Carolina St (12.75)
12. Jacksonville St (13.25)
13. E Washington (14.38)
14. Delaware (15.75)
15. E Illinois (16.63)
16. Weber St (18.50)
17. McNeese St (18.88)
18. James Madison (19.25)
19T. SF Austin (19.38)
19T. N Arizona (19.38)
21. Liberty (19.75)
22. Massachusetts (20.50)
23. Montana St (22.00)
24. Lafayette (22.13)
25. Holy Cross (22.75)

Full GPI Detail:
http://www.collegesportingnews.com/stats/writer/GPI/20091109gpi.html

Conference Ranking:
Rank, League, Total Average
1. Colonial Athletic Association (25.30)
2. Great West Conference (30.25)
3. Big Sky Conference (31.21)
4. Missouri Valley Football Conference (32.72)
5. Southern Conference (37.81)
6. Southland Conference (40.50)
7. Ohio Valley Conference (45.03)
8. Big South Conference (52.48)
9. Patriot League (52.72)
10. Ivy League (53.03)
11. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (57.17)
12. Southwestern Athletic Conference (60.88)
13. Northeast Conference (66.99)
14. Pioneer Football League (74.38)
15. Independents (77.42)