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FBS Independents

1894 Season · 27 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
14.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.831
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1894 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Yale (YALE)16–01.00010.285Challenger ＋+73
2Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)12–01.00020.609Competitive+35
3Harvard (HARVARD)11–20.84630.760Pretender ＋+44
4Minnesota (MINNESOTA)3–10.75040.921Pretender −+11
5Purdue (PURDUE)8–10.88951.299Developing+22
6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)5–20.71461.428Developing+21
7Michigan (MICHIGAN)9–1–10.86471.540Developing −+16
8Princeton (PRINCETON)8–20.80081.572Developing −+21
9Army (ARMY)3–20.60091.952Rebuilding ＋+7
10Cornell (CORNELL)6–4–10.591102.098Rebuilding ＋+17
11Brown (BROWN)10–50.667112.393Rebuilding+7
12Williams (WILLIAMS)6–3–10.650122.839Struggling ＋+9
13Chicago (CHICAGO)14–7–10.659132.896Struggling ＋+12
14Illinois (ILLINOIS)4–30.571143.489Struggling −+6
15Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)5–40.556153.545Struggling −+12
16Beloit (BELOIT)5–30.625163.769Struggling −-6
17Amherst (AMHERST)7–5–10.577174.450Failing-10
18Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))4–30.571184.839Failing-7
19Tufts (TUFTS)6–50.545195.553Failing −-3
20Union (new York) (UNION (NEW YORK))3–40.429205.763Rock Bottom-5
21Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)5–60.455215.850Rock Bottom-10
22Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)3–30.500226.145Rock Bottom-8
23M.i.t. (M.I.T.)2–50.286236.407Rock Bottom-6
24Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)3–40.429246.514Rock Bottom-11
25Lehigh (LEHIGH)5–90.357256.846Rock Bottom-9
26Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)4–50.444267.281Rock Bottom-21
27Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)0–50.0002712.383Rock Bottom-22

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
18152229YaleYale — W13: #1Yale — W14: #1Yale — RS Final: #1Yale — PS 4: #1Yale — Final: #1PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W13: #3Pennsylvania — W14: #3Pennsylvania — RS Final: #2Pennsylvania — PS 4: #2Pennsylvania — Final: #2HarvardHarvard — W13: #2Harvard — W14: #2Harvard — RS Final: #3Harvard — PS 4: #3Harvard — Final: #3MinnesotaMinnesota — W13: #4Minnesota — W14: #4Minnesota — RS Final: #4Minnesota — PS 4: #4Minnesota — Final: #4PurduePurdue — W13: #6Purdue — W14: #6Purdue — RS Final: #5Purdue — PS 4: #5Purdue — Final: #5WisconsinWisconsin — W13: #7Wisconsin — W14: #7Wisconsin — RS Final: #6Wisconsin — PS 4: #6Wisconsin — Final: #6MichiganMichigan — W13: #9Michigan — W14: #8Michigan — RS Final: #7Michigan — PS 4: #7Michigan — Final: #7PrincetonPrinceton — W13: #5Princeton — W14: #5Princeton — RS Final: #8Princeton — PS 4: #8Princeton — Final: #8ArmyArmy — W13: #11Army — W14: #9Army — RS Final: #9Army — PS 4: #9Army — Final: #9CornellCornell — W13: #8Cornell — W14: #10Cornell — RS Final: #10Cornell — PS 4: #10Cornell — Final: #10BrownBrown — W13: #15Brown — W14: #12Brown — RS Final: #11Brown — PS 4: #11Brown — Final: #11WilliamsWilliams — W13: #14Williams — W14: #14Williams — RS Final: #13Williams — PS 4: #13Williams — Final: #12ChicagoChicago — W13: #13Chicago — W14: #11Chicago — RS Final: #12Chicago — PS 4: #12Chicago — Final: #13CHIllinoisIllinois — W13: #12Illinois — W14: #16Illinois — RS Final: #14Illinois — PS 4: #14Illinois — Final: #14DartmouthDartmouth — W13: #10Dartmouth — W14: #13Dartmouth — RS Final: #15Dartmouth — PS 4: #15Dartmouth — Final: #15BeloitBeloit — W13: #16Beloit — W14: #15Beloit — RS Final: #16Beloit — PS 4: #16Beloit — Final: #16AmherstAmherst — W13: #17Amherst — W14: #17Amherst — RS Final: #17Amherst — PS 4: #17Amherst — Final: #17AMTrinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W13: #18Trinity (connecticut) — W14: #18Trinity (connecticut) — RS Final: #18Trinity (connecticut) — PS 4: #18Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #18T(TuftsTufts — W13: #19Tufts — W14: #19Tufts — RS Final: #19Tufts — PS 4: #19Tufts — Final: #19Union (new York)Union (new York) — W13: #25Union (new York) — W14: #20Union (new York) — RS Final: #20Union (new York) — PS 4: #20Union (new York) — Final: #20LafayetteLafayette — W13: #21Lafayette — W14: #25Lafayette — RS Final: #21Lafayette — PS 4: #21Lafayette — Final: #21MassachusettsMassachusetts — W13: #22Massachusetts — W14: #21Massachusetts — RS Final: #22Massachusetts — PS 4: #22Massachusetts — Final: #22M.i.t.M.i.t. — W13: #20M.i.t. — W14: #22M.i.t. — RS Final: #23M.i.t. — PS 4: #23M.i.t. — Final: #23Lake ForestLake Forest — W13: #23Lake Forest — W14: #23Lake Forest — RS Final: #24Lake Forest — PS 4: #24Lake Forest — Final: #24LehighLehigh — W13: #26Lehigh — W14: #24Lehigh — RS Final: #25Lehigh — PS 4: #25Lehigh — Final: #25NorthwesternNorthwestern — W13: #24Northwestern — W14: #26Northwestern — RS Final: #26Northwestern — PS 4: #26Northwestern — Final: #26WesleyanWesleyan — W13: #27Wesleyan — W14: #27Wesleyan — RS Final: #27Wesleyan — PS 4: #27Wesleyan — Final: #27WEW13W14RS FinalPS 4Final

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
3.831
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Yale
+73
Harvard
+44
Pennsylvania
+35
Purdue
+22
Wisconsin
+21
Princeton
+21
Cornell
+17
Michigan
+16
Chicago
+12
Dartmouth
+12
Minnesota
+11
Williams
+9
Army
+7
Brown
+7
Illinois
+6
Tufts
-3
Union (new York)
-5
Beloit
-6
M.i.t.
-6
Trinity (connecticut)
-7
Massachusetts
-8
Lehigh
-9
Amherst
-10
Lafayette
-10
Lake Forest
-11
Northwestern
-21
Wesleyan
-22

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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