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FBS Independents

1901 Season · 36 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
25.3
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.285
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1901 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Harvard (HARVARD)12–01.00030.765Pretender ＋+71
2Yale (YALE)11–1–10.88541.174Developing ＋+47
3Cornell (CORNELL)11–10.91751.266Developing+34
4Princeton (PRINCETON)9–1–10.86471.409Developing+28
5Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)10–10.90981.453Developing+29
6Army (ARMY)5–1–20.75091.647Developing −+23
7Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)8–1–10.850111.860Rebuilding ＋+13
8Grinnell (GRINNELL)7–1–10.833132.083Rebuilding ＋+7
9Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)8–10.889142.113Rebuilding+18
10Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)7–1–10.833152.167Rebuilding+13
11Nebraska (NEBRASKA)7–20.778162.468Rebuilding −+5
12Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–20.778172.495Rebuilding −+18
13Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)10–50.667192.956Struggling ＋+18
14Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)9–30.750203.021Struggling ＋+16
15Williams (WILLIAMS)6–40.600223.125Struggling+8
16Columbia (COLUMBIA)8–50.615233.199Struggling+23
17Navy (NAVY)6–4–10.591243.520Struggling −+10
18Beloit (BELOIT)5–3–30.591253.601Struggling −-1
19Penn State (PENN STATE)5–30.625263.728Struggling −+5
20Bucknell (BUCKNELL)6–40.600284.076Failing ＋-12
21Tufts (TUFTS)6–6–10.500304.269Failing ＋-4
22Drake (DRAKE)4–40.500314.303Failing ＋-2
23Bates (BATES)3–30.500324.376Failing ＋-3
24Amherst (AMHERST)4–6–20.417335.010Failing-9
25Carlisle (CARLISLE)5–7–10.423345.074Failing −-5
26Vermont (VERMONT)5–5–10.500355.085Failing −+2
27Wesleyan (WESLEYAN)3–6–10.350365.497Failing −-8
28Dickinson (DICKINSON)4–60.400376.161Rock Bottom-18
29Brown (BROWN)4–7–10.375386.325Rock Bottom-10
30Kansas (KANSAS)3–5–20.400397.108Rock Bottom-8
31Iowa State (IOWA STATE)2–6–20.300407.205Rock Bottom-10
32Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)2–70.222417.800Rock Bottom-19
33Bowdoin (BOWDOIN)2–70.222427.905Rock Bottom-11
34Trinity (connecticut) (TRINITY (CONNECTICUT))1–6–10.188438.563Rock Bottom-15
35Lehigh (LEHIGH)1–110.0834410.256Rock Bottom-24
36Missouri (MISSOURI)1–6–10.1884511.186Rock Bottom-3

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
113243648HarvardHarvard — W12: #3Harvard — W13: #3Harvard — W14: #3Harvard — W15: #3Harvard — Final: #3YaleYale — W12: #5Yale — W13: #4Yale — W14: #4Yale — W15: #4Yale — Final: #4CornellCornell — W12: #12Cornell — W13: #10Cornell — W14: #6Cornell — W15: #5Cornell — Final: #5PrincetonPrinceton — W12: #4Princeton — W13: #6Princeton — W14: #7Princeton — W15: #7Princeton — Final: #7DartmouthDartmouth — W12: #6Dartmouth — W13: #7Dartmouth — W14: #8Dartmouth — W15: #8Dartmouth — Final: #8ArmyArmy — W12: #16Army — W13: #15Army — W14: #10Army — W15: #9Army — Final: #9Notre DameNotre Dame — W12: #14Notre Dame — W13: #12Notre Dame — W14: #11Notre Dame — W15: #11Notre Dame — Final: #11GrinnellGrinnell — W12: #9Grinnell — W13: #13Grinnell — W14: #13Grinnell — W15: #13Grinnell — Final: #13MassachusettsMassachusetts — W12: #10Massachusetts — W13: #8Massachusetts — W14: #15Massachusetts — W15: #14Massachusetts — Final: #14Holy CrossHoly Cross — W12: #15Holy Cross — W13: #14Holy Cross — W14: #14Holy Cross — W15: #15Holy Cross — Final: #15NebraskaNebraska — W12: #20Nebraska — W13: #17Nebraska — W14: #17Nebraska — W15: #16Nebraska — Final: #16SyracuseSyracuse — W12: #13Syracuse — W13: #20Syracuse — W14: #16Syracuse — W15: #17Syracuse — Final: #17PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W12: #18Pennsylvania — W13: #16Pennsylvania — W14: #19Pennsylvania — W15: #19Pennsylvania — Final: #19LafayetteLafayette — W12: #19Lafayette — W13: #23Lafayette — W14: #22Lafayette — W15: #20Lafayette — Final: #20WilliamsWilliams — W12: #34Williams — W13: #32Williams — W14: #24Williams — W15: #22Williams — Final: #22ColumbiaColumbia — W12: #25Columbia — W13: #27Columbia — W14: #23Columbia — W15: #23Columbia — Final: #23NavyNavy — W12: #21Navy — W13: #19Navy — W14: #21Navy — W15: #24Navy — Final: #24BeloitBeloit — W12: #23Beloit — W13: #22Beloit — W14: #28Beloit — W15: #25Beloit — Final: #25Penn StatePenn State — W12: #35Penn State — W13: #28Penn State — W14: #26Penn State — W15: #26Penn State — Final: #26BucknellBucknell — W12: #36Bucknell — W13: #34Bucknell — W14: #29Bucknell — W15: #28Bucknell — Final: #28TuftsTufts — W12: #27Tufts — W13: #30Tufts — W14: #30Tufts — W15: #30Tufts — Final: #30DrakeDrake — W12: #29Drake — W13: #29Drake — W14: #31Drake — W15: #31Drake — Final: #31BatesBates — W12: #31Bates — W13: #33Bates — W14: #32Bates — W15: #32Bates — Final: #32BAAmherstAmherst — W12: #28Amherst — W13: #25Amherst — W14: #33Amherst — W15: #33Amherst — Final: #33AMCarlisleCarlisle — W12: #32Carlisle — W13: #35Carlisle — W14: #34Carlisle — W15: #34Carlisle — Final: #34CAVermontVermont — W12: #33Vermont — W13: #31Vermont — W14: #35Vermont — W15: #35Vermont — Final: #35WesleyanWesleyan — W12: #38Wesleyan — W13: #37Wesleyan — W14: #36Wesleyan — W15: #36Wesleyan — Final: #36WEDickinsonDickinson — W12: #30Dickinson — W13: #36Dickinson — W14: #37Dickinson — W15: #37Dickinson — Final: #37DIBrownBrown — W12: #39Brown — W13: #38Brown — W14: #38Brown — W15: #38Brown — Final: #38KansasKansas — W12: #42Kansas — W13: #42Kansas — W14: #40Kansas — W15: #39Kansas — Final: #39Iowa StateIowa State — W12: #40Iowa State — W13: #39Iowa State — W14: #39Iowa State — W15: #40Iowa State — Final: #40Boston CollegeBoston College — W12: #41Boston College — W13: #41Boston College — W14: #41Boston College — W15: #41Boston College — Final: #41BowdoinBowdoin — W12: #37Bowdoin — W13: #40Bowdoin — W14: #42Bowdoin — W15: #42Bowdoin — Final: #42Trinity (connecticut)Trinity (connecticut) — W12: #43Trinity (connecticut) — W13: #43Trinity (connecticut) — W14: #43Trinity (connecticut) — W15: #43Trinity (connecticut) — Final: #43T(LehighLehigh — W12: #44Lehigh — W13: #44Lehigh — W14: #44Lehigh — W15: #44Lehigh — Final: #44MissouriMissouri — W12: #45Missouri — W13: #45Missouri — W14: #45Missouri — W15: #45Missouri — Final: #45W12W13W14W15Final

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
4.285
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Harvard
+71
Yale
+47
Cornell
+34
Dartmouth
+29
Princeton
+28
Army
+23
Columbia
+23
Massachusetts
+18
Syracuse
+18
Pennsylvania
+18
Lafayette
+16
Notre Dame
+13
Holy Cross
+13
Navy
+10
Williams
+8
Grinnell
+7
Nebraska
+5
Penn State
+5
Vermont
+2
Beloit
-1
Drake
-2
Bates
-3
Missouri
-3
Tufts
-4
Carlisle
-5
Wesleyan
-8
Kansas
-8
Amherst
-9
Brown
-10
Iowa State
-10
Bowdoin
-11
Bucknell
-12
Trinity (connecticut)
-15
Dickinson
-18
Boston College
-19
Lehigh
-24

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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