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FBS Independents

1889 Season · 21 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
11.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.398
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1889 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Princeton (PRINCETON)10–01.0001-0.975Paramount+56
2Yale (YALE)16–10.9412-0.556Paramount+67
3Harvard (HARVARD)9–20.8183-0.350Paramount+31
4Franklin & Marshall (FRANKLIN & MARSHALL)5–1–10.78640.493Competitive ＋+5
5Lehigh (LEHIGH)8–3–20.69250.778Pretender ＋+8
6Cornell (CORNELL)7–20.77860.796Pretender ＋+8
7Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)7–10.87570.913Pretender −+9
8Dickinson (DICKINSON)4–1–10.75081.827Rebuilding ＋+6
9Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)7–60.53893.333Struggling-1
10Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))5–3–10.611103.461Struggling −-10
11Williams (WILLIAMS)4–5–10.450113.486Struggling −-9
12Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)3–4–20.444124.158Failing ＋-3
13M.i.t. (M.I.T.)3–30.500135.197Failing −-4
14Amherst (AMHERST)3–5–20.400145.587Failing −-12
15Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)5–7–10.423156.525Rock Bottom+10
16Penn State (PENN STATE)2–20.500167.713Rock Bottom-5
17Bucknell (BUCKNELL)1–4–10.250179.143Rock Bottom-5
18Rutgers (RUTGERS)1–40.200189.656Rock Bottom-23
19Stevens (STEVENS)1–100.091199.975Rock Bottom-19
20Columbia (COLUMBIA)2–7–20.2732010.541Rock Bottom-14
21Swarthmore (SWARTHMORE)1–60.1432110.652Rock Bottom-14

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
16121722PrincetonPrinceton — W11: #1Princeton — W12: #1Princeton — W13: #1Princeton — W14: #1Princeton — Final: #1YaleYale — W11: #2Yale — W12: #3Yale — W13: #2Yale — W14: #2Yale — Final: #2HarvardHarvard — W11: #3Harvard — W12: #2Harvard — W13: #3Harvard — W14: #3Harvard — Final: #3Franklin & MarshallFranklin & Marshall — W11: #5Franklin & Marshall — W12: #7Franklin & Marshall — W13: #8Franklin & Marshall — W14: #6Franklin & Marshall — Final: #4F&MLehighLehigh — W11: #9Lehigh — W12: #4Lehigh — W13: #4Lehigh — W14: #4Lehigh — Final: #5CornellCornell — W11: #4Cornell — W12: #6Cornell — W13: #6Cornell — W14: #5Cornell — Final: #6DartmouthDartmouth — W11: #8Dartmouth — W12: #8Dartmouth — W13: #5Dartmouth — W14: #7Dartmouth — Final: #7DickinsonDickinson — W11: #6Dickinson — W12: #5Dickinson — W13: #7Dickinson — W14: #8Dickinson — Final: #8DIPennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W11: #11Pennsylvania — W12: #12Pennsylvania — W13: #10Pennsylvania — W14: #9Pennsylvania — Final: #9Trinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W11: #13Trinity (connecticut) — W12: #13Trinity (connecticut) — W13: #13Trinity (connecticut) — W14: #11Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #10T(WilliamsWilliams — W11: #10Williams — W12: #10Williams — W13: #11Williams — W14: #12Williams — Final: #11LafayetteLafayette — W11: #14Lafayette — W12: #9Lafayette — W13: #9Lafayette — W14: #10Lafayette — Final: #12M.i.t.M.i.t. — W11: #12M.i.t. — W12: #11M.i.t. — W13: #12M.i.t. — W14: #13M.i.t. — Final: #13AmherstAmherst — W11: #20Amherst — W12: #15Amherst — W13: #14Amherst — W14: #14Amherst — Final: #14AMWesleyanWesleyan — W11: #15Wesleyan — W12: #14Wesleyan — W13: #15Wesleyan — W14: #15Wesleyan — Final: #15WEPenn StatePenn State — W11: #7Penn State — W12: #19Penn State — W13: #19Penn State — W14: #16Penn State — Final: #16BucknellBucknell — W11: #16Bucknell — W12: #16Bucknell — W13: #16Bucknell — W14: #17Bucknell — Final: #17RutgersRutgers — W11: #18Rutgers — W12: #17Rutgers — W13: #17Rutgers — W14: #18Rutgers — Final: #18StevensStevens — W11: #17Stevens — W12: #18Stevens — W13: #18Stevens — W14: #19Stevens — Final: #19STColumbiaColumbia — W11: #21Columbia — W12: #21Columbia — W13: #20Columbia — W14: #20Columbia — Final: #20SwarthmoreSwarthmore — W11: #19Swarthmore — W12: #20Swarthmore — W13: #21Swarthmore — W14: #21Swarthmore — Final: #21SWW11W12W13W14Final

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Average Rating Tier
4.398
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Yale
+67
Princeton
+56
Harvard
+31
Wesleyan
+10
Dartmouth
+9
Lehigh
+8
Cornell
+8
Dickinson
+6
Franklin & Marshall
+5
Pennsylvania
-1
Lafayette
-3
M.i.t.
-4
Penn State
-5
Bucknell
-5
Williams
-9
Trinity (connecticut)
-10
Amherst
-12
Columbia
-14
Swarthmore
-14
Stevens
-19
Rutgers
-23

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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