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FBS Independents

1899 Season · 34 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
21.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.938
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1899 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Harvard (HARVARD)10–0–10.95520.791Pretender ＋+53
2Iowa (IOWA)8–0–10.94431.021Developing ＋+19
3Carlisle (CARLISLE)9–20.81841.107Developing ＋+22
4Princeton (PRINCETON)12–10.92351.191Developing ＋+56
5Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)12–10.92371.407Developing+35
6Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)8–3–20.69281.479Developing+32
7Yale (YALE)7–2–10.75091.634Developing −+22
8Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)8–20.800101.721Developing −+28
9Cornell (CORNELL)7–30.700112.025Rebuilding ＋+32
10Brown (BROWN)7–3–10.682132.348Rebuilding+13
11Columbia (COLUMBIA)9–30.750142.375Rebuilding+11
12Grinnell (GRINNELL)7–2–10.750152.431Rebuilding −+6
13Beloit (BELOIT)5–2–20.667162.585Rebuilding −+9
14Indiana (INDIANA)6–20.750172.737Struggling ＋-2
15Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)6–3–10.650182.756Struggling ＋+15
16Williams (WILLIAMS)9–40.692203.239Struggling+13
17Navy (NAVY)5–30.625213.390Struggling+2
18Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)7–30.700223.486Struggling −-8
19Iowa State (IOWA STATE)5–4–10.550233.677Struggling −-7
20Army (ARMY)4–50.444254.401Failing ＋+6
21Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)5–50.500264.402Failing ＋-3
22Tufts (TUFTS)7–40.636274.421Failing+1
23Bucknell (BUCKNELL)6–40.600284.513Failing+2
24Knox (KNOX)4–4–10.500294.545Failing+2
25Dickinson (DICKINSON)6–6–10.500305.004Failing-13
26Syracuse (SYRACUSE)4–40.500325.254Failing −-6
27Penn State (PENN STATE)4–6–10.409345.918Rock Bottom-3
28Amherst (AMHERST)4–7–10.375355.982Rock Bottom-14
29Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)2–70.222366.251Rock Bottom-17
30Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))3–5–10.389376.854Rock Bottom-7
31Lake Forest (LAKE FOREST)4–6–20.417387.185Rock Bottom-13
32Lehigh (LEHIGH)2–90.182397.776Rock Bottom-16
33Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)2–60.250408.246Rock Bottom-22
34M.i.t. (M.I.T.)0–60.0004111.733Rock Bottom-20

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
112223343HarvardHarvard — W14: #2Harvard — RS Final: #1Harvard — PS 1: #2Harvard — PS 3: #2Harvard — Final: #2IowaIowa — W14: #4Iowa — RS Final: #3Iowa — PS 1: #3Iowa — PS 3: #3Iowa — Final: #3CarlisleCarlisle — W14: #9Carlisle — RS Final: #6Carlisle — PS 1: #6Carlisle — PS 3: #6Carlisle — Final: #4CAPrincetonPrinceton — W14: #3Princeton — RS Final: #5Princeton — PS 1: #5Princeton — PS 3: #4Princeton — Final: #5LafayetteLafayette — W14: #6Lafayette — RS Final: #7Lafayette — PS 1: #7Lafayette — PS 3: #7Lafayette — Final: #7PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W14: #11Pennsylvania — RS Final: #8Pennsylvania — PS 1: #8Pennsylvania — PS 3: #8Pennsylvania — Final: #8YaleYale — W14: #8Yale — RS Final: #9Yale — PS 1: #9Yale — PS 3: #9Yale — Final: #9WesleyanWesleyan — W14: #10Wesleyan — RS Final: #10Wesleyan — PS 1: #10Wesleyan — PS 3: #10Wesleyan — Final: #10WECornellCornell — W14: #7Cornell — RS Final: #11Cornell — PS 1: #11Cornell — PS 3: #11Cornell — Final: #11BrownBrown — W14: #14Brown — RS Final: #13Brown — PS 1: #13Brown — PS 3: #13Brown — Final: #13ColumbiaColumbia — W14: #12Columbia — RS Final: #14Columbia — PS 1: #14Columbia — PS 3: #14Columbia — Final: #14GrinnellGrinnell — W14: #17Grinnell — RS Final: #15Grinnell — PS 1: #15Grinnell — PS 3: #15Grinnell — Final: #15BeloitBeloit — W14: #18Beloit — RS Final: #16Beloit — PS 1: #16Beloit — PS 3: #16Beloit — Final: #16IndianaIndiana — W14: #19Indiana — RS Final: #17Indiana — PS 1: #17Indiana — PS 3: #17Indiana — Final: #17Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #15Notre Dame — RS Final: #18Notre Dame — PS 1: #18Notre Dame — PS 3: #18Notre Dame — Final: #18WilliamsWilliams — W14: #20Williams — RS Final: #20Williams — PS 1: #20Williams — PS 3: #20Williams — Final: #20NavyNavy — W14: #16Navy — RS Final: #21Navy — PS 1: #21Navy — PS 3: #21Navy — Final: #21MassachusettsMassachusetts — W14: #22Massachusetts — RS Final: #22Massachusetts — PS 1: #22Massachusetts — PS 3: #22Massachusetts — Final: #22Iowa StateIowa State — W14: #25Iowa State — RS Final: #23Iowa State — PS 1: #23Iowa State — PS 3: #23Iowa State — Final: #23ArmyArmy — W14: #32Army — RS Final: #25Army — PS 1: #25Army — PS 3: #26Army — Final: #25Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #23Holy Cross — RS Final: #26Holy Cross — PS 1: #26Holy Cross — PS 3: #25Holy Cross — Final: #26TuftsTufts — W14: #27Tufts — RS Final: #27Tufts — PS 1: #27Tufts — PS 3: #27Tufts — Final: #27BucknellBucknell — W14: #24Bucknell — RS Final: #28Bucknell — PS 1: #28Bucknell — PS 3: #28Bucknell — Final: #28KnoxKnox — W14: #28Knox — RS Final: #29Knox — PS 1: #29Knox — PS 3: #29Knox — Final: #29KNDickinsonDickinson — W14: #31Dickinson — RS Final: #30Dickinson — PS 1: #30Dickinson — PS 3: #30Dickinson — Final: #30DISyracuseSyracuse — W14: #33Syracuse — RS Final: #32Syracuse — PS 1: #32Syracuse — PS 3: #32Syracuse — Final: #32Penn StatePenn State — W14: #35Penn State — RS Final: #34Penn State — PS 1: #34Penn State — PS 3: #34Penn State — Final: #34AmherstAmherst — W14: #34Amherst — RS Final: #35Amherst — PS 1: #35Amherst — PS 3: #35Amherst — Final: #35AMDartmouthDartmouth — W14: #36Dartmouth — RS Final: #36Dartmouth — PS 1: #36Dartmouth — PS 3: #36Dartmouth — Final: #36Trinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W14: #37Trinity (connecticut) — RS Final: #37Trinity (connecticut) — PS 1: #37Trinity (connecticut) — PS 3: #37Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #37T(Lake ForestLake Forest — W14: #39Lake Forest — RS Final: #38Lake Forest — PS 1: #38Lake Forest — PS 3: #38Lake Forest — Final: #38LehighLehigh — W14: #38Lehigh — RS Final: #39Lehigh — PS 1: #39Lehigh — PS 3: #39Lehigh — Final: #39BowdoinBowdoin — W14: #40Bowdoin — RS Final: #40Bowdoin — PS 1: #40Bowdoin — PS 3: #40Bowdoin — Final: #40M.i.t.M.i.t. — W14: #41M.i.t. — RS Final: #41M.i.t. — PS 1: #41M.i.t. — PS 3: #41M.i.t. — Final: #41W14RS FinalPS 1PS 3Final

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
3.938
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Princeton
+56
Harvard
+53
Lafayette
+35
Pennsylvania
+32
Cornell
+32
Wesleyan
+28
Carlisle
+22
Yale
+22
Iowa
+19
Notre Dame
+15
Brown
+13
Williams
+13
Columbia
+11
Beloit
+9
Grinnell
+6
Army
+6
Navy
+2
Bucknell
+2
Knox
+2
Tufts
+1
Indiana
-2
Holy Cross
-3
Penn State
-3
Syracuse
-6
Iowa State
-7
Trinity (connecticut)
-7
Massachusetts
-8
Dickinson
-13
Lake Forest
-13
Amherst
-14
Lehigh
-16
Dartmouth
-17
M.i.t.
-20
Bowdoin
-22

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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