UMass is currently rated #2 in the I-AA universe in the Gridiron Power Index.
That's fine with me. Let's stay under the radar until we hit the playoffs.
The Atlantic 10 is also rated 2nd in the GPI.
Matt Vautour has a UMass-Rhode Island game article here (registration required, but worth it).
Bruce Dowd has his week article A10 Den on the state of the A10 (including insights on UMass-Towson and UMass-Rhode Island) here .