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FBS Independents

1895 Season · 27 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
14.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.904
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1895 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)14–01.00010.550Competitive ＋+27
2Michigan (MICHIGAN)8–10.88920.619Competitive+23
3Yale (YALE)13–0–20.93330.677Competitive −+50
4Harvard (HARVARD)8–2–10.77340.892Pretender+39
5Princeton (PRINCETON)10–1–10.87551.158Developing ＋+20
6Army (ARMY)5–20.71461.194Developing ＋+24
7Illinois (ILLINOIS)4–2–10.64371.709Developing −+7
8Chicago (CHICAGO)10–30.76981.899Rebuilding ＋+6
9Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)6–20.75091.955Rebuilding ＋+8
10Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)5–2–10.688102.186Rebuilding+7
11Minnesota (MINNESOTA)7–30.700112.626Rebuilding −+14
12Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)6–30.667122.935Struggling ＋-3
13Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)7–5–10.577133.057Struggling ＋+1
14Purdue (PURDUE)4–30.571143.461Struggling −+8
15Brown (BROWN)7–6–10.536153.619Struggling −+18
16Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)6–50.545163.759Struggling −+7
17Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))4–40.500173.859Failing ＋-9
18Amherst (AMHERST)6–50.545183.997Failing ＋+11
19Tufts (TUFTS)8–50.615194.220Failing ＋-11
20Cornell (CORNELL)3–4–10.438205.056Failing −+2
21Iowa State (IOWA STATE)3–40.429215.288Failing −-2
22Williams (WILLIAMS)4–50.444226.371Rock Bottom-12
23Lehigh (LEHIGH)3–60.333236.628Rock Bottom-11
24Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)4–80.333248.375Rock Bottom-13
25Union (new York) (UNION (NEW YORK))0–50.000259.023Rock Bottom-11
26M.i.t. (M.I.T.)1–40.200269.087Rock Bottom-14
27Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)1–50.1672711.220Rock Bottom-12

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
18152229PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W11: #2Pennsylvania — W12: #1Pennsylvania — W13: #1Pennsylvania — W14: #1Pennsylvania — Final: #1MichiganMichigan — W11: #1Michigan — W12: #3Michigan — W13: #4Michigan — W14: #3Michigan — Final: #2YaleYale — W11: #3Yale — W12: #2Yale — W13: #2Yale — W14: #2Yale — Final: #3HarvardHarvard — W11: #4Harvard — W12: #4Harvard — W13: #3Harvard — W14: #4Harvard — Final: #4PrincetonPrinceton — W11: #5Princeton — W12: #5Princeton — W13: #5Princeton — W14: #6Princeton — Final: #5ArmyArmy — W11: #7Army — W12: #6Army — W13: #7Army — W14: #7Army — Final: #6IllinoisIllinois — W11: #6Illinois — W12: #7Illinois — W13: #6Illinois — W14: #5Illinois — Final: #7ChicagoChicago — W11: #9Chicago — W12: #9Chicago — W13: #8Chicago — W14: #8Chicago — Final: #8CHLafayetteLafayette — W11: #11Lafayette — W12: #10Lafayette — W13: #9Lafayette — W14: #9Lafayette — Final: #9WisconsinWisconsin — W11: #8Wisconsin — W12: #8Wisconsin — W13: #10Wisconsin — W14: #10Wisconsin — Final: #10MinnesotaMinnesota — W11: #13Minnesota — W12: #11Minnesota — W13: #11Minnesota — W14: #12Minnesota — Final: #11WesleyanWesleyan — W11: #14Wesleyan — W12: #17Wesleyan — W13: #13Wesleyan — W14: #13Wesleyan — Final: #12WEDartmouthDartmouth — W11: #15Dartmouth — W12: #13Dartmouth — W13: #12Dartmouth — W14: #11Dartmouth — Final: #13PurduePurdue — W11: #16Purdue — W12: #16Purdue — W13: #20Purdue — W14: #18Purdue — Final: #14BrownBrown — W11: #12Brown — W12: #15Brown — W13: #15Brown — W14: #16Brown — Final: #15NorthwesternNorthwestern — W11: #10Northwestern — W12: #12Northwestern — W13: #14Northwestern — W14: #14Northwestern — Final: #16Trinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W11: #17Trinity (connecticut) — W12: #14Trinity (connecticut) — W13: #17Trinity (connecticut) — W14: #15Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #17T(AmherstAmherst — W11: #18Amherst — W12: #19Amherst — W13: #18Amherst — W14: #20Amherst — Final: #18AMTuftsTufts — W11: #19Tufts — W12: #18Tufts — W13: #16Tufts — W14: #19Tufts — Final: #19CornellCornell — W11: #20Cornell — W12: #21Cornell — W13: #19Cornell — W14: #17Cornell — Final: #20Iowa StateIowa State — W11: #21Iowa State — W12: #20Iowa State — W13: #21Iowa State — W14: #21Iowa State — Final: #21WilliamsWilliams — W11: #22Williams — W12: #22Williams — W13: #22Williams — W14: #22Williams — Final: #22LehighLehigh — W11: #24Lehigh — W12: #23Lehigh — W13: #23Lehigh — W14: #23Lehigh — Final: #23Lake ForestLake Forest — W11: #25Lake Forest — W12: #24Lake Forest — W13: #24Lake Forest — W14: #24Lake Forest — Final: #24Union (new York)Union (new York) — W11: #23Union (new York) — W12: #25Union (new York) — W13: #25Union (new York) — W14: #26Union (new York) — Final: #25M.i.t.M.i.t. — W11: #27M.i.t. — W12: #27M.i.t. — W13: #27M.i.t. — W14: #25M.i.t. — Final: #26MassachusettsMassachusetts — W11: #26Massachusetts — W12: #26Massachusetts — W13: #26Massachusetts — W14: #27Massachusetts — Final: #27W11W12W13W14Final

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
3.904
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Yale
+50
Harvard
+39
Pennsylvania
+27
Army
+24
Michigan
+23
Princeton
+20
Brown
+18
Minnesota
+14
Amherst
+11
Lafayette
+8
Purdue
+8
Illinois
+7
Wisconsin
+7
Northwestern
+7
Chicago
+6
Cornell
+2
Dartmouth
+1
Iowa State
-2
Wesleyan
-3
Trinity (connecticut)
-9
Tufts
-11
Lehigh
-11
Union (new York)
-11
Williams
-12
Massachusetts
-12
Lake Forest
-13
M.i.t.
-14

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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