With conference play in full swing the Great Plains Conference is looking like it’s going to be a good race to the top.

Northern Iowa: Coming off a 45-27 win over North Dakota the Panthers are perfect in conference play, and with only two loses to #1 Montana and Central Arkansas. They’re my favorite to win the prairie division. Valparaiso: Barely squeaking out a win against Indiana State on a last second passing touchdown. They’re undefeated with a 4-0 record. Next week they have a matchup against Southern Illinois let’s see how they fair against the Salukis Butler: 4-1 off a 6 point win vs Dayton. Butler is looking to continue to win and hopefully unseat Valparaiso. They are going into a matchup with Eastern Illinois let’s see if they can beat the Panthers. Illinois State: With a huge 47-21 win against North Dakota State the Redbirds are looking to throw their weight around in conference play. They are tied for 2nd in the metro division. Southern Illinois: The Salukis are 3-2 after a 42-41 win over rival Eastern Illinois. Next week they have a tough matchup against Valparaiso if they win they’ll move to the top of the division. Drake: I’m unsure of the competition Drake will face in the prairie division, but I’ll rank them 6th after a loss to the metro division’s Butler. They are currently 3-2 without a big test until week 9. Eastern Illinois: After a loss a missed PAT to Southern Illinois the hearts of Eastern Illinois fans everywhere. I still like Eastern Illinois Panthers they’re my current dark horse. Indiana State: They lost on a last second to undefeated Valparaiso. I think they have a legitimate chance to upset a top team in a conference. Top teams be scared of your Indiana State matchup. South Dakota State: Their only two wins are in conference play. I want the jackrabbits to succeed but I just don’t think it’ll happen. With their matchup being against a struggling North Dakota St squad. North Dakota State: The Bison are 4-4 and I honestly didn’t know where to rank them but I finally decided ten. You’ll notice that teams that are under .500 are above them. That’s because they have lost the last three games by a combined margin of 56 they are sliding and will remain low until they prove they can consistently win. Western Illinois: Western Illinois is 1-2 and haven’t proven anything yet. I do however think that as the season goes on they’ll get better. Until that point though They’ll be remaining on the bottom of the power rankings Dayton: Another team that’s 1-2 and hasn’t proven anything to me. The reason that Western Illinois is above is because they have a conference win and Dayton doesn’t yet. South Dakota: A 2-5 team that I don’t will be any better than 4 wins this season. The reason I have them ranked low and South Dakota State higher is because I think that South Dakota State will get more wins and South Dakota won’t. North Dakota: They’re 1-6 and have proved that they’re good at losing. They are losing a lot in a easier division.

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