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FBS Independents

1916 Season · 55 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
45.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.747
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1916 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)8–0–10.94410.797Pretender ＋+32
2Yale (YALE)8–10.88920.989Pretender −+45
3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)8–01.00031.061Developing ＋+34
4Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)7–1–10.83361.406Developing+17
5Army (ARMY)9–01.00091.441Developing+19
6Tennessee (TENNESSEE)8–0–10.944101.499Developing+17
7Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)8–10.889121.570Developing −+14
8Brown (BROWN)8–10.889131.645Developing −+17
9Colgate (COLGATE)8–10.889171.788Developing −+15
10LSU7–1–20.800181.797Developing −+19
11Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)8–10.889211.847Rebuilding ＋+9
12Citadel (CITADEL)6–1–10.813232.059Rebuilding ＋+13
13Penn State (PENN STATE)8–20.800262.200Rebuilding+11
14Sewanee (SEWANEE)5–2–20.667272.260Rebuilding+4
15Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)8–20.800282.269Rebuilding+10
16Navy (NAVY)6–3–10.650292.323Rebuilding+19
17Auburn (AUBURN)6–20.750302.325Rebuilding+12
18Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)5–2–20.667312.425Rebuilding −+9
19Kentucky (KENTUCKY)4–1–20.714322.444Rebuilding −+3
20Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)7–3–10.682332.446Rebuilding −+31
21Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)7–20.778342.506Rebuilding −+11
22Princeton (PRINCETON)6–20.750352.508Rebuilding −+11
23Michigan (MICHIGAN)7–20.778362.620Rebuilding −+3
24Georgia (GEORGIA)6–30.667372.704Struggling ＋+18
25Harvard (HARVARD)7–30.700382.741Struggling ＋+19
26West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)5–2–20.667392.778Struggling ＋+4
27Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)5–2–20.667402.781Struggling ＋+2
28Lehigh (LEHIGH)6–2–10.722412.859Struggling ＋-1
29Cornell (CORNELL)6–20.750432.895Struggling ＋+4
30Alabama (ALABAMA)6–30.667453.119Struggling+6
31TCU6–2–10.722483.204Struggling-6
32Newberry (NEWBERRY)5–20.714493.274Struggling0
33Tulane (TULANE)4–3–10.563513.351Struggling+8
34North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)5–40.556533.449Struggling −+13
35Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–2–20.571543.625Struggling −-3
36Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–40.556553.658Struggling −-5
37Davidson (DAVIDSON)5–3–10.611563.662Struggling −+2
38Mississippi College (MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE)4–30.571613.931Failing ＋0
39Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)4–4–10.500634.189Failing ＋0
40Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)4–30.571644.433Failing-5
41Virginia (VIRGINIA)4–50.444674.903Failing-1
42Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)3–30.500685.227Failing −-7
43Clemson (CLEMSON)3–60.333715.467Failing −-4
44Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)4–50.444745.844Rock Bottom-8
45Furman (FURMAN)4–50.444755.914Rock Bottom-17
46West Virginia Wesleyan (WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN)3–60.333766.242Rock Bottom-10
47NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)2–50.286796.537Rock Bottom-8
48Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)3–60.333806.547Rock Bottom-12
49Haskell (HASKELL)3–60.333837.277Rock Bottom-6
50South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)2–70.222847.408Rock Bottom-20
51Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)2–6–10.278857.523Rock Bottom-9
52Bucknell (BUCKNELL)3–90.250878.053Rock Bottom-9
53Wofford (WOFFORD)2–70.222888.231Rock Bottom-15
54Florida (FLORIDA)0–50.000898.509Rock Bottom-12
55SMU0–8–20.1009111.548Rock Bottom-9

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
125497396Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — W13: #1Georgia Tech — W14: #1Georgia Tech — RS Final: #1Georgia Tech — PS 1: #1Georgia Tech — Final: #1YaleYale — W13: #2Yale — W14: #2Yale — RS Final: #2Yale — PS 1: #2Yale — Final: #2PittsburghPittsburgh — W13: #4Pittsburgh — W14: #4Pittsburgh — RS Final: #3Pittsburgh — PS 1: #3Pittsburgh — Final: #3VanderbiltVanderbilt — W13: #6Vanderbilt — W14: #6Vanderbilt — RS Final: #6Vanderbilt — PS 1: #6Vanderbilt — Final: #6ArmyArmy — W13: #12Army — W14: #8Army — RS Final: #7Army — PS 1: #8Army — Final: #9TennesseeTennessee — W13: #11Tennessee — W14: #10Tennessee — RS Final: #9Tennessee — PS 1: #9Tennessee — Final: #10GeorgetownGeorgetown — W13: #16Georgetown — W14: #18Georgetown — RS Final: #15Georgetown — PS 1: #12Georgetown — Final: #12BrownBrown — W13: #5Brown — W14: #11Brown — RS Final: #12Brown — PS 1: #13Brown — Final: #13ColgateColgate — W13: #24Colgate — W14: #14Colgate — RS Final: #17Colgate — PS 1: #17Colgate — Final: #17COLSULSU — W13: #15LSU — W14: #16LSU — RS Final: #18LSU — PS 1: #18LSU — Final: #18Notre DameNotre Dame — W13: #26Notre Dame — W14: #26Notre Dame — RS Final: #21Notre Dame — PS 1: #21Notre Dame — Final: #21CitadelCitadel — W13: #27Citadel — W14: #27Citadel — RS Final: #23Citadel — PS 1: #23Citadel — Final: #23Penn StatePenn State — W13: #17Penn State — W14: #19Penn State — RS Final: #26Penn State — PS 1: #26Penn State — Final: #26SewaneeSewanee — W13: #28Sewanee — W14: #28Sewanee — RS Final: #28Sewanee — PS 1: #29Sewanee — Final: #27SEWashington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson — W13: #36Washington & Jefferson — W14: #32Washington & Jefferson — RS Final: #29Washington & Jefferson — PS 1: #28Washington & Jefferson — Final: #28NavyNavy — W13: #29Navy — W14: #33Navy — RS Final: #31Navy — PS 1: #30Navy — Final: #29AuburnAuburn — W13: #23Auburn — W14: #22Auburn — RS Final: #30Auburn — PS 1: #31Auburn — Final: #30Washington & LEEWashington & LEE — W13: #38Washington & LEE — W14: #40Washington & LEE — RS Final: #33Washington & LEE — PS 1: #32Washington & LEE — Final: #31W&LKentuckyKentucky — W13: #35Kentucky — W14: #36Kentucky — RS Final: #32Kentucky — PS 1: #33Kentucky — Final: #32PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W13: #40Pennsylvania — W14: #30Pennsylvania — RS Final: #25Pennsylvania — PS 1: #25Pennsylvania — Final: #33Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W13: #42Virginia Tech — W14: #42Virginia Tech — RS Final: #34Virginia Tech — PS 1: #34Virginia Tech — Final: #34PrincetonPrinceton — W13: #33Princeton — W14: #37Princeton — RS Final: #35Princeton — PS 1: #35Princeton — Final: #35MichiganMichigan — W13: #37Michigan — W14: #35Michigan — RS Final: #36Michigan — PS 1: #36Michigan — Final: #36GeorgiaGeorgia — W13: #45Georgia — W14: #47Georgia — RS Final: #38Georgia — PS 1: #38Georgia — Final: #37HarvardHarvard — W13: #31Harvard — W14: #41Harvard — RS Final: #39Harvard — PS 1: #39Harvard — Final: #38West VirginiaWest Virginia — W13: #55West Virginia — W14: #50West Virginia — RS Final: #37West Virginia — PS 1: #37West Virginia — Final: #39DartmouthDartmouth — W13: #44Dartmouth — W14: #48Dartmouth — RS Final: #41Dartmouth — PS 1: #40Dartmouth — Final: #40LehighLehigh — W13: #47Lehigh — W14: #44Lehigh — RS Final: #44Lehigh — PS 1: #43Lehigh — Final: #41CornellCornell — W13: #30Cornell — W14: #29Cornell — RS Final: #42Cornell — PS 1: #41Cornell — Final: #43AlabamaAlabama — W13: #39Alabama — W14: #38Alabama — RS Final: #45Alabama — PS 1: #45Alabama — Final: #45TCUTCU — W13: #46TCU — W14: #43TCU — RS Final: #49TCU — PS 1: #48TCU — Final: #48NewberryNewberry — W13: #41Newberry — W14: #39Newberry — RS Final: #50Newberry — PS 1: #49Newberry — Final: #49NETulaneTulane — W13: #43Tulane — W14: #45Tulane — RS Final: #40Tulane — PS 1: #51Tulane — Final: #51North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W13: #57North Carolina — W14: #55North Carolina — RS Final: #53North Carolina — PS 1: #53North Carolina — Final: #53RutgersRutgers — W13: #52Rutgers — W14: #46Rutgers — RS Final: #54Rutgers — PS 1: #54Rutgers — Final: #54SyracuseSyracuse — W13: #60Syracuse — W14: #57Syracuse — RS Final: #55Syracuse — PS 1: #56Syracuse — Final: #55DavidsonDavidson — W13: #65Davidson — W14: #63Davidson — RS Final: #56Davidson — PS 1: #55Davidson — Final: #56DAMississippi CollegeMississippi College — W13: #62Mississippi College — W14: #64Mississippi College — RS Final: #60Mississippi College — PS 1: #61Mississippi College — Final: #61MCMississippi StateMississippi State — W13: #68Mississippi State — W14: #66Mississippi State — RS Final: #63Mississippi State — PS 1: #63Mississippi State — Final: #63PresbyterianPresbyterian — W13: #64Presbyterian — W14: #71Presbyterian — RS Final: #64Presbyterian — PS 1: #64Presbyterian — Final: #64VirginiaVirginia — W13: #63Virginia — W14: #65Virginia — RS Final: #67Virginia — PS 1: #67Virginia — Final: #67Wake ForestWake Forest — W13: #69Wake Forest — W14: #68Wake Forest — RS Final: #68Wake Forest — PS 1: #68Wake Forest — Final: #68ClemsonClemson — W13: #74Clemson — W14: #67Clemson — RS Final: #71Clemson — PS 1: #71Clemson — Final: #71Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — W13: #72Virginia Military Institute — W14: #74Virginia Military Institute — RS Final: #73Virginia Military Institute — PS 1: #73Virginia Military Institute — Final: #74FurmanFurman — W13: #79Furman — W14: #72Furman — RS Final: #75Furman — PS 1: #75Furman — Final: #75West Virginia WesleyanWest Virginia Wesleyan — W13: #73West Virginia Wesleyan — W14: #75West Virginia Wesleyan — RS Final: #76West Virginia Wesleyan — PS 1: #76West Virginia Wesleyan — Final: #76NC StateNC State — W13: #81NC State — W14: #79NC State — RS Final: #80NC State — PS 1: #80NC State — Final: #79Ole MissOle Miss — W13: #77Ole Miss — W14: #77Ole Miss — RS Final: #78Ole Miss — PS 1: #79Ole Miss — Final: #80HaskellHaskell — W13: #82Haskell — W14: #84Haskell — RS Final: #83Haskell — PS 1: #83Haskell — Final: #83HASouth CarolinaSouth Carolina — W13: #83South Carolina — W14: #82South Carolina — RS Final: #85South Carolina — PS 1: #85South Carolina — Final: #84LafayetteLafayette — W13: #85Lafayette — W14: #85Lafayette — RS Final: #84Lafayette — PS 1: #84Lafayette — Final: #85BucknellBucknell — W13: #89Bucknell — W14: #88Bucknell — RS Final: #87Bucknell — PS 1: #87Bucknell — Final: #87WoffordWofford — W13: #90Wofford — W14: #90Wofford — RS Final: #88Wofford — PS 1: #88Wofford — Final: #88FloridaFlorida — W13: #87Florida — W14: #87Florida — RS Final: #89Florida — PS 1: #89Florida — Final: #89SMUSMU — W13: #91SMU — W14: #91SMU — RS Final: #91SMU — PS 1: #91SMU — Final: #91W13W14RS FinalPS 1Final

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
3.747
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Yale
+45
Pittsburgh
+34
Georgia Tech
+32
Pennsylvania
+31
Army
+19
LSU
+19
Navy
+19
Harvard
+19
Georgia
+18
Vanderbilt
+17
Tennessee
+17
Brown
+17
Colgate
+15
Georgetown
+14
Citadel
+13
North Carolina
+13
Auburn
+12
Penn State
+11
Virginia Tech
+11
Princeton
+11
Washington & Jefferson
+10
Notre Dame
+9
Washington & LEE
+9
Tulane
+8
Alabama
+6
Sewanee
+4
West Virginia
+4
Cornell
+4
Kentucky
+3
Michigan
+3
Dartmouth
+2
Davidson
+2
Newberry
0
Mississippi College
0
Mississippi State
0
Lehigh
-1
Virginia
-1
Rutgers
-3
Clemson
-4
Syracuse
-5
Presbyterian
-5
TCU
-6
Haskell
-6
Wake Forest
-7
Virginia Military Institute
-8
NC State
-8
Lafayette
-9
Bucknell
-9
SMU
-9
West Virginia Wesleyan
-10
Ole Miss
-12
Florida
-12
Wofford
-15
Furman
-17
South Carolina
-20

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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