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FBS Independents

1920 Season · 56 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
46.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.737
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1920 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Georgia (GEORGIA)8–0–10.94410.730Competitive −+46
2Princeton (PRINCETON)6–0–10.92920.913Pretender −+28
3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)6–0–20.87540.983Pretender −+30
4Penn State (PENN STATE)7–0–20.88951.115Developing ＋+25
5Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)9–01.00061.148Developing ＋+26
6Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)8–10.88981.179Developing ＋+35
7Harvard (HARVARD)8–0–10.94491.250Developing ＋+24
8Alabama (ALABAMA)10–10.909111.382Developing+31
9Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–01.000131.549Developing −+15
10Centre (CENTRE)8–20.800151.643Developing −+18
11Auburn (AUBURN)7–20.778171.691Developing −+22
12Furman (FURMAN)9–10.900191.817Rebuilding ＋+18
13Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)7–20.778212.110Rebuilding+17
14TCU9–10.900242.187Rebuilding+10
15Tennessee (TENNESSEE)7–20.778262.479Rebuilding −+8
16Tulane (TULANE)6–2–10.722282.523Rebuilding −+16
17Navy (NAVY)6–20.750292.526Rebuilding −+7
18Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)5–3–10.611302.534Rebuilding −+16
19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)6–2–10.722332.584Rebuilding −+12
20Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)5–1–10.786342.663Rebuilding −+2
21Maryland (MARYLAND)7–20.778352.692Rebuilding −+5
22NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)7–30.700362.721Struggling ＋+19
23Virginia (VIRGINIA)5–2–20.667372.735Struggling ＋+4
24Nebraska (NEBRASKA)5–3–10.611402.835Struggling ＋+7
25Cornell (CORNELL)6–20.750422.921Struggling ＋-3
26Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)5–30.625432.937Struggling ＋+10
27Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)6–3–10.650443.055Struggling ＋+8
28Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)6–40.600453.075Struggling+9
29Yale (YALE)5–30.625463.145Struggling+14
30Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)5–30.625473.165Struggling-1
31LSU5–3–10.611483.176Struggling0
32Lehigh (LEHIGH)5–2–20.667493.221Struggling-4
33Brown (BROWN)6–30.667503.382Struggling-4
34Birmingham Southern (BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN)6–30.667523.558Struggling −0
35Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)5–30.625533.581Struggling −+5
36Sewanee (SEWANEE)4–3–10.563543.660Struggling −+1
37West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)5–4–10.550553.691Struggling −+1
38Florida (FLORIDA)5–30.625563.787Struggling −-3
39Oglethorpe (OGLETHORPE)4–4–10.500573.832Failing ＋+2
40Davidson (DAVIDSON)5–50.500624.135Failing ＋+2
41South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)5–40.556634.201Failing ＋-1
42Clemson (CLEMSON)4–6–10.409724.906Failing-7
43Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)4–60.400755.236Failing −-17
44Kentucky (KENTUCKY)3–4–10.438775.581Failing −-7
45Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)3–4–10.438795.754Rock Bottom-6
46North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)2–60.250805.827Rock Bottom-8
47Mississippi College (MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE)3–50.375816.055Rock Bottom-6
48Samford (SAMFORD)3–5–10.389826.177Rock Bottom-11
49Citadel (CITADEL)2–60.250836.317Rock Bottom-15
50Rutgers (RUTGERS)2–70.222867.078Rock Bottom-2
51Colgate (COLGATE)1–5–20.250887.328Rock Bottom-10
52Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)2–70.222897.465Rock Bottom-19
53Southwestern (texas) (SOUTHWESTERN (TEXAS))1–6–10.188928.333Rock Bottom+1
54Mercer (MERCER)2–70.222949.099Rock Bottom-16
55Newberry (NEWBERRY)1–70.125959.300Rock Bottom-21
56Wofford (WOFFORD)0–8–10.0569610.309Rock Bottom-32

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1265177102GeorgiaGeorgia — W12: #1Georgia — W13: #1Georgia — W14: #1Georgia — RS Final: #1Georgia — Final: #1PrincetonPrinceton — W12: #2Princeton — W13: #2Princeton — W14: #2Princeton — RS Final: #2Princeton — Final: #2PittsburghPittsburgh — W12: #3Pittsburgh — W13: #3Pittsburgh — W14: #3Pittsburgh — RS Final: #3Pittsburgh — Final: #4Penn StatePenn State — W12: #8Penn State — W13: #4Penn State — W14: #5Penn State — RS Final: #5Penn State — Final: #5Virginia Military InstituteVirginia Military Institute — W12: #6Virginia Military Institute — W13: #6Virginia Military Institute — W14: #6Virginia Military Institute — RS Final: #6Virginia Military Institute — Final: #6Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — W12: #12Georgia Tech — W13: #13Georgia Tech — W14: #9Georgia Tech — RS Final: #9Georgia Tech — Final: #8HarvardHarvard — W12: #11Harvard — W13: #10Harvard — W14: #10Harvard — RS Final: #10Harvard — Final: #9AlabamaAlabama — W12: #4Alabama — W13: #11Alabama — W14: #12Alabama — RS Final: #12Alabama — Final: #11Notre DameNotre Dame — W12: #15Notre Dame — W13: #14Notre Dame — W14: #13Notre Dame — RS Final: #13Notre Dame — Final: #13CentreCentre — W12: #24Centre — W13: #22Centre — W14: #22Centre — RS Final: #21Centre — Final: #15CEAuburnAuburn — W12: #13Auburn — W13: #12Auburn — W14: #16Auburn — RS Final: #16Auburn — Final: #17FurmanFurman — W12: #22Furman — W13: #20Furman — W14: #20Furman — RS Final: #19Furman — Final: #19DartmouthDartmouth — W12: #27Dartmouth — W13: #25Dartmouth — W14: #24Dartmouth — RS Final: #23Dartmouth — Final: #21TCUTCU — W12: #17TCU — W13: #16TCU — W14: #18TCU — RS Final: #18TCU — Final: #24TennesseeTennessee — W12: #28Tennessee — W13: #29Tennessee — W14: #28Tennessee — RS Final: #26Tennessee — Final: #26TulaneTulane — W12: #20Tulane — W13: #18Tulane — W14: #19Tulane — RS Final: #29Tulane — Final: #28NavyNavy — W12: #38Navy — W13: #35Navy — W14: #30Navy — RS Final: #30Navy — Final: #29VanderbiltVanderbilt — W12: #40Vanderbilt — W13: #40Vanderbilt — W14: #32Vanderbilt — RS Final: #31Vanderbilt — Final: #30SyracuseSyracuse — W12: #37Syracuse — W13: #36Syracuse — W14: #33Syracuse — RS Final: #33Syracuse — Final: #33PresbyterianPresbyterian — W12: #48Presbyterian — W13: #38Presbyterian — W14: #34Presbyterian — RS Final: #34Presbyterian — Final: #34MarylandMaryland — W12: #39Maryland — W13: #39Maryland — W14: #35Maryland — RS Final: #35Maryland — Final: #35NC StateNC State — W12: #47NC State — W13: #42NC State — W14: #36NC State — RS Final: #36NC State — Final: #36VirginiaVirginia — W12: #46Virginia — W13: #43Virginia — W14: #37Virginia — RS Final: #37Virginia — Final: #37NebraskaNebraska — W12: #34Nebraska — W13: #30Nebraska — W14: #40Nebraska — RS Final: #40Nebraska — Final: #40CornellCornell — W12: #25Cornell — W13: #26Cornell — W14: #43Cornell — RS Final: #42Cornell — Final: #42Mississippi StateMississippi State — W12: #30Mississippi State — W13: #28Mississippi State — W14: #42Mississippi State — RS Final: #43Mississippi State — Final: #43Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson — W12: #32Washington & Jefferson — W13: #54Washington & Jefferson — W14: #44Washington & Jefferson — RS Final: #44Washington & Jefferson — Final: #44PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W12: #57Pennsylvania — W13: #56Pennsylvania — W14: #45Pennsylvania — RS Final: #45Pennsylvania — Final: #45YaleYale — W12: #41Yale — W13: #47Yale — W14: #47Yale — RS Final: #46Yale — Final: #46LafayetteLafayette — W12: #61Lafayette — W13: #49Lafayette — W14: #48Lafayette — RS Final: #47Lafayette — Final: #47LSULSU — W12: #31LSU — W13: #34LSU — W14: #46LSU — RS Final: #48LSU — Final: #48LehighLehigh — W12: #33Lehigh — W13: #51Lehigh — W14: #49Lehigh — RS Final: #49Lehigh — Final: #49BrownBrown — W12: #43Brown — W13: #53Brown — W14: #50Brown — RS Final: #50Brown — Final: #50Birmingham SouthernBirmingham Southern — W12: #58Birmingham Southern — W13: #57Birmingham Southern — W14: #52Birmingham Southern — RS Final: #52Birmingham Southern — Final: #52BSWashington & LEEWashington & LEE — W12: #56Washington & LEE — W13: #55Washington & LEE — W14: #53Washington & LEE — RS Final: #53Washington & LEE — Final: #53W&LSewaneeSewanee — W12: #42Sewanee — W13: #44Sewanee — W14: #54Sewanee — RS Final: #54Sewanee — Final: #54SEWest VirginiaWest Virginia — W12: #53West Virginia — W13: #48West Virginia — W14: #55West Virginia — RS Final: #55West Virginia — Final: #55FloridaFlorida — W12: #52Florida — W13: #45Florida — W14: #56Florida — RS Final: #56Florida — Final: #56OglethorpeOglethorpe — W12: #66Oglethorpe — W13: #67Oglethorpe — W14: #58Oglethorpe — RS Final: #58Oglethorpe — Final: #57OGDavidsonDavidson — W12: #60Davidson — W13: #60Davidson — W14: #62Davidson — RS Final: #62Davidson — Final: #62DASouth CarolinaSouth Carolina — W12: #76South Carolina — W13: #65South Carolina — W14: #63South Carolina — RS Final: #63South Carolina — Final: #63ClemsonClemson — W12: #65Clemson — W13: #71Clemson — W14: #72Clemson — RS Final: #72Clemson — Final: #72Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W12: #75Virginia Tech — W13: #76Virginia Tech — W14: #75Virginia Tech — RS Final: #75Virginia Tech — Final: #75KentuckyKentucky — W12: #79Kentucky — W13: #77Kentucky — W14: #77Kentucky — RS Final: #77Kentucky — Final: #77Tennessee ChattanoogaTennessee Chattanooga — W12: #70Tennessee Chattanooga — W13: #69Tennessee Chattanooga — W14: #79Tennessee Chattanooga — RS Final: #79Tennessee Chattanooga — Final: #79North CarolinaNorth Carolina — W12: #80North Carolina — W13: #80North Carolina — W14: #80North Carolina — RS Final: #80North Carolina — Final: #80Mississippi CollegeMississippi College — W12: #73Mississippi College — W13: #81Mississippi College — W14: #81Mississippi College — RS Final: #81Mississippi College — Final: #81MCSamfordSamford — W12: #85Samford — W13: #85Samford — W14: #83Samford — RS Final: #82Samford — Final: #82CitadelCitadel — W12: #81Citadel — W13: #82Citadel — W14: #84Citadel — RS Final: #84Citadel — Final: #83RutgersRutgers — W12: #83Rutgers — W13: #83Rutgers — W14: #86Rutgers — RS Final: #86Rutgers — Final: #86ColgateColgate — W12: #87Colgate — W13: #89Colgate — W14: #88Colgate — RS Final: #88Colgate — Final: #88COWake ForestWake Forest — W12: #89Wake Forest — W13: #88Wake Forest — W14: #89Wake Forest — RS Final: #89Wake Forest — Final: #89Southwestern (texas)Southwestern (texas) — W12: #95Southwestern (texas) — W13: #90Southwestern (texas) — W14: #92Southwestern (texas) — RS Final: #92Southwestern (texas) — Final: #92S(MercerMercer — W12: #91Mercer — W13: #92Mercer — W14: #94Mercer — RS Final: #94Mercer — Final: #94NewberryNewberry — W12: #93Newberry — W13: #95Newberry — W14: #95Newberry — RS Final: #95Newberry — Final: #95NEWoffordWofford — W12: #96Wofford — W13: #96Wofford — W14: #96Wofford — RS Final: #96Wofford — Final: #96W12W13W14RS FinalFinal

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
3.737
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Georgia
+46
Georgia Tech
+35
Alabama
+31
Pittsburgh
+30
Princeton
+28
Virginia Military Institute
+26
Penn State
+25
Harvard
+24
Auburn
+22
NC State
+19
Centre
+18
Furman
+18
Dartmouth
+17
Tulane
+16
Vanderbilt
+16
Notre Dame
+15
Yale
+14
Syracuse
+12
TCU
+10
Mississippi State
+10
Pennsylvania
+9
Tennessee
+8
Washington & Jefferson
+8
Navy
+7
Nebraska
+7
Maryland
+5
Washington & LEE
+5
Virginia
+4
Presbyterian
+2
Oglethorpe
+2
Davidson
+2
Sewanee
+1
West Virginia
+1
Southwestern (texas)
+1
LSU
0
Birmingham Southern
0
Lafayette
-1
South Carolina
-1
Rutgers
-2
Cornell
-3
Florida
-3
Lehigh
-4
Brown
-4
Tennessee Chattanooga
-6
Mississippi College
-6
Clemson
-7
Kentucky
-7
North Carolina
-8
Colgate
-10
Samford
-11
Citadel
-15
Mercer
-16
Virginia Tech
-17
Wake Forest
-19
Newberry
-21
Wofford
-32

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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