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FBS Independents

1926 Season · 26 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
40.3
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.254
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1926 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–10.90041.220Developing ＋+39
2Navy (NAVY)9–0–10.95051.265Developing+24
3Brown (BROWN)9–0–10.950101.738Developing −+11
4Furman (FURMAN)8–1–10.850111.747Developing −+36
5Army (ARMY)7–1–10.833171.912Rebuilding ＋+10
6Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)7–1–10.833181.960Rebuilding ＋+11
7Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)7–20.778212.272Rebuilding+19
8Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)7–1–10.833242.346Rebuilding+13
9Cornell (CORNELL)6–1–10.813252.350Rebuilding+4
10Princeton (PRINCETON)5–1–10.786272.397Rebuilding+7
11Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)7–20.778292.432Rebuilding −+13
12Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–2–10.750332.683Rebuilding −+10
13Colgate (COLGATE)5–2–20.667352.761Struggling ＋+1
14Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)5–2–20.667362.778Struggling ＋+14
15Davidson (DAVIDSON)7–2–10.750402.879Struggling ＋+15
16Columbia (COLUMBIA)6–30.667412.938Struggling ＋+5
17Citadel (CITADEL)7–30.700483.465Struggling −+7
18West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)6–40.600513.628Struggling −-2
19Yale (YALE)4–40.500533.660Struggling −+6
20Penn State (PENN STATE)5–40.556543.730Struggling −-6
21Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)4–40.500604.056Failing ＋-5
22Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)5–4–10.550624.129Failing ＋0
23Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)3–4–10.438805.623Failing −-4
24Harvard (HARVARD)3–50.375835.848Rock Bottom-1
25Duke (DUKE)3–60.333876.737Rock Bottom-18
26Wofford (WOFFORD)2–80.200938.051Rock Bottom-24

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
125507498Notre DameNotre Dame — W13: #2Notre Dame — W14: #6Notre Dame — RS Final: #5Notre Dame — PS 2: #4Notre Dame — Final: #4NavyNavy — W13: #4Navy — W14: #5Navy — RS Final: #6Navy — PS 2: #5Navy — Final: #5BrownBrown — W13: #13Brown — W14: #11Brown — RS Final: #10Brown — PS 2: #10Brown — Final: #10FurmanFurman — W13: #11Furman — W14: #10Furman — RS Final: #11Furman — PS 2: #11Furman — Final: #11ArmyArmy — W13: #19Army — W14: #17Army — RS Final: #17Army — PS 2: #17Army — Final: #17PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W13: #17Pennsylvania — W14: #19Pennsylvania — RS Final: #18Pennsylvania — PS 2: #18Pennsylvania — Final: #18Carnegie TechCarnegie Tech — W13: #32Carnegie Tech — W14: #21Carnegie Tech — RS Final: #21Carnegie Tech — PS 2: #21Carnegie Tech — Final: #21CTWashington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson — W13: #31Washington & Jefferson — W14: #24Washington & Jefferson — RS Final: #24Washington & Jefferson — PS 2: #24Washington & Jefferson — Final: #24CornellCornell — W13: #24Cornell — W14: #25Cornell — RS Final: #25Cornell — PS 2: #25Cornell — Final: #25PrincetonPrinceton — W13: #26Princeton — W14: #27Princeton — RS Final: #27Princeton — PS 2: #27Princeton — Final: #27PresbyterianPresbyterian — W13: #30Presbyterian — W14: #28Presbyterian — RS Final: #29Presbyterian — PS 2: #29Presbyterian — Final: #29SyracuseSyracuse — W13: #39Syracuse — W14: #33Syracuse — RS Final: #33Syracuse — PS 2: #33Syracuse — Final: #33ColgateColgate — W13: #35Colgate — W14: #35Colgate — RS Final: #35Colgate — PS 2: #35Colgate — Final: #35COPittsburghPittsburgh — W13: #46Pittsburgh — W14: #37Pittsburgh — RS Final: #36Pittsburgh — PS 2: #36Pittsburgh — Final: #36DavidsonDavidson — W13: #44Davidson — W14: #40Davidson — RS Final: #40Davidson — PS 2: #40Davidson — Final: #40DAColumbiaColumbia — W13: #27Columbia — W14: #41Columbia — RS Final: #41Columbia — PS 2: #41Columbia — Final: #41CitadelCitadel — W13: #45Citadel — W14: #48Citadel — RS Final: #48Citadel — PS 2: #48Citadel — Final: #48West VirginiaWest Virginia — W13: #49West Virginia — W14: #51West Virginia — RS Final: #51West Virginia — PS 2: #51West Virginia — Final: #51YaleYale — W13: #53Yale — W14: #53Yale — RS Final: #53Yale — PS 2: #53Yale — Final: #53Penn StatePenn State — W13: #47Penn State — W14: #54Penn State — RS Final: #54Penn State — PS 2: #54Penn State — Final: #54DartmouthDartmouth — W13: #62Dartmouth — W14: #60Dartmouth — RS Final: #60Dartmouth — PS 2: #60Dartmouth — Final: #60Wake ForestWake Forest — W13: #50Wake Forest — W14: #62Wake Forest — RS Final: #62Wake Forest — PS 2: #62Wake Forest — Final: #62Michigan StateMichigan State — W13: #80Michigan State — W14: #80Michigan State — RS Final: #80Michigan State — PS 2: #80Michigan State — Final: #80HarvardHarvard — W13: #83Harvard — W14: #83Harvard — RS Final: #83Harvard — PS 2: #83Harvard — Final: #83DukeDuke — W13: #87Duke — W14: #87Duke — RS Final: #87Duke — PS 2: #87Duke — Final: #87WoffordWofford — W13: #89Wofford — W14: #93Wofford — RS Final: #93Wofford — PS 2: #93Wofford — Final: #93W13W14RS FinalPS 2Final

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
3.254
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+39
Furman
+36
Navy
+24
Carnegie Tech
+19
Davidson
+15
Pittsburgh
+14
Washington & Jefferson
+13
Presbyterian
+13
Brown
+11
Pennsylvania
+11
Army
+10
Syracuse
+10
Princeton
+7
Citadel
+7
Yale
+6
Columbia
+5
Cornell
+4
Colgate
+1
Wake Forest
0
Harvard
-1
West Virginia
-2
Michigan State
-4
Dartmouth
-5
Penn State
-6
Duke
-18
Wofford
-24

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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