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FBS Independents

1892 Season · 27 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
14.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.672
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1892 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Yale (YALE)13–01.00010.172Contender+65
2Purdue (PURDUE)8–01.00020.206Contender −+26
3Harvard (HARVARD)10–10.90930.468Challenger −+41
4Cornell (CORNELL)10–10.90940.620Competitive+24
5Princeton (PRINCETON)13–20.86750.970Pretender −+19
6Minnesota (MINNESOTA)5–01.00061.116Developing ＋+17
7Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)15–10.93871.143Developing ＋+36
8Navy (NAVY)5–20.71482.002Rebuilding ＋+8
9Army (ARMY)3–1–10.70092.134Rebuilding0
10Amherst (AMHERST)9–50.643102.233Rebuilding+22
11Tufts (TUFTS)8–20.800112.324Rebuilding+11
12Michigan (MICHIGAN)7–50.583122.762Struggling ＋+6
13Illinois (ILLINOIS)7–4–10.625133.114Struggling+4
14Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)4–30.571143.442Struggling −+7
15Chicago (CHICAGO)8–4–10.654153.526Struggling −-6
16Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)6–4–20.583163.886Failing ＋+9
17M.i.t. (M.I.T.)4–30.571173.907Failing ＋+12
18Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)5–30.625184.114Failing ＋+11
19Springfield (SPRINGFIELD)4–30.571194.636Failing-3
20Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)5–70.417205.727Rock Bottom-11
21Brown (BROWN)4–5–10.450216.377Rock Bottom-7
22Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)4–6–20.417226.444Rock Bottom-22
23Lehigh (LEHIGH)3–60.333236.917Rock Bottom-8
24Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))2–4–10.357246.971Rock Bottom-10
25Williams (WILLIAMS)4–70.364256.995Rock Bottom-14
26Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–5–10.389267.277Rock Bottom-6
27Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)1–8–10.150279.666Rock Bottom-9

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
18152229YaleYale — W10: #5Yale — W11: #3Yale — W12: #1Yale — W13: #2Yale — Final: #1PurduePurdue — W10: #4Purdue — W11: #2Purdue — W12: #2Purdue — W13: #1Purdue — Final: #2HarvardHarvard — W10: #1Harvard — W11: #1Harvard — W12: #3Harvard — W13: #3Harvard — Final: #3CornellCornell — W10: #2Cornell — W11: #5Cornell — W12: #4Cornell — W13: #4Cornell — Final: #4PrincetonPrinceton — W10: #3Princeton — W11: #7Princeton — W12: #6Princeton — W13: #5Princeton — Final: #5MinnesotaMinnesota — W10: #8Minnesota — W11: #8Minnesota — W12: #7Minnesota — W13: #6Minnesota — Final: #6PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W10: #7Pennsylvania — W11: #6Pennsylvania — W12: #8Pennsylvania — W13: #8Pennsylvania — Final: #7NavyNavy — W10: #15Navy — W11: #15Navy — W12: #14Navy — W13: #10Navy — Final: #8ArmyArmy — W10: #6Army — W11: #4Army — W12: #5Army — W13: #7Army — Final: #9AmherstAmherst — W10: #13Amherst — W11: #14Amherst — W12: #9Amherst — W13: #12Amherst — Final: #10AMTuftsTufts — W10: #10Tufts — W11: #13Tufts — W12: #10Tufts — W13: #9Tufts — Final: #11MichiganMichigan — W10: #11Michigan — W11: #9Michigan — W12: #11Michigan — W13: #11Michigan — Final: #12IllinoisIllinois — W10: #16Illinois — W11: #16Illinois — W12: #15Illinois — W13: #16Illinois — Final: #13WisconsinWisconsin — W10: #22Wisconsin — W11: #21Wisconsin — W12: #21Wisconsin — W13: #17Wisconsin — Final: #14ChicagoChicago — W10: #9Chicago — W11: #12Chicago — W12: #13Chicago — W13: #13Chicago — Final: #15CHNorthwesternNorthwestern — W10: #14Northwestern — W11: #11Northwestern — W12: #12Northwestern — W13: #14Northwestern — Final: #16M.i.t.M.i.t. — W10: #12M.i.t. — W11: #10M.i.t. — W12: #17M.i.t. — W13: #18M.i.t. — Final: #17DartmouthDartmouth — W10: #19Dartmouth — W11: #17Dartmouth — W12: #16Dartmouth — W13: #15Dartmouth — Final: #18SpringfieldSpringfield — W10: #26Springfield — W11: #23Springfield — W12: #20Springfield — W13: #19Springfield — Final: #19SPLafayetteLafayette — W10: #20Lafayette — W11: #18Lafayette — W12: #18Lafayette — W13: #20Lafayette — Final: #20BrownBrown — W10: #17Brown — W11: #19Brown — W12: #22Brown — W13: #22Brown — Final: #21MassachusettsMassachusetts — W10: #18Massachusetts — W11: #20Massachusetts — W12: #19Massachusetts — W13: #21Massachusetts — Final: #22LehighLehigh — W10: #27Lehigh — W11: #27Lehigh — W12: #26Lehigh — W13: #26Lehigh — Final: #23Trinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W10: #23Trinity (connecticut) — W11: #22Trinity (connecticut) — W12: #24Trinity (connecticut) — W13: #23Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #24T(WilliamsWilliams — W10: #24Williams — W11: #24Williams — W12: #23Williams — W13: #24Williams — Final: #25RutgersRutgers — W10: #21Rutgers — W11: #25Rutgers — W12: #25Rutgers — W13: #25Rutgers — Final: #26WesleyanWesleyan — W10: #25Wesleyan — W11: #26Wesleyan — W12: #27Wesleyan — W13: #27Wesleyan — Final: #27WEW10W11W12W13Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.672
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Yale
+65
Harvard
+41
Pennsylvania
+36
Purdue
+26
Cornell
+24
Amherst
+22
Princeton
+19
Minnesota
+17
M.i.t.
+12
Tufts
+11
Dartmouth
+11
Northwestern
+9
Navy
+8
Wisconsin
+7
Michigan
+6
Illinois
+4
Army
0
Springfield
-3
Chicago
-6
Rutgers
-6
Brown
-7
Lehigh
-8
Wesleyan
-9
Trinity (connecticut)
-10
Lafayette
-11
Williams
-14
Massachusetts
-22

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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