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FBS Independents

1927 Season · 29 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
41.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.219
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1927 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–1–10.83351.240Developing ＋+34
2Yale (YALE)7–10.87561.266Developing+32
3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)8–1–10.85091.534Developing −+20
4Army (ARMY)9–10.900101.559Developing −+25
5Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)7–0–20.889131.664Developing −+10
6Furman (FURMAN)10–10.909141.683Developing −+23
7Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)8–10.889191.906Rebuilding ＋+4
8Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)7–10.875201.922Rebuilding ＋+9
9Princeton (PRINCETON)6–10.857211.992Rebuilding ＋+10
10NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)7–1–20.800232.072Rebuilding ＋+3
11Creighton (CREIGHTON)6–1–10.813272.301Rebuilding+9
12Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)7–20.778282.371Rebuilding+7
13Penn State (PENN STATE)6–2–10.722352.607Rebuilding −+15
14Navy (NAVY)6–30.667362.823Struggling ＋+9
15Columbia (COLUMBIA)5–2–20.667393.101Struggling-1
16Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)5–3–10.611403.153Struggling-3
17Marquette (MARQUETTE)6–30.667413.175Struggling-2
18Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)6–40.600433.251Struggling+3
19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–3–20.600453.275Struggling+2
20Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)5–4–10.550483.385Struggling-2
21Colgate (COLGATE)4–2–30.611563.668Struggling −+1
22Harvard (HARVARD)4–40.500654.140Failing ＋-2
23Cornell (CORNELL)3–3–20.500704.290Failing ＋-6
24Duke (DUKE)4–50.444714.502Failing-9
25Davidson (DAVIDSON)4–4–10.500754.766Failing-9
26Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)4–50.444845.474Failing −-9
27West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)2–4–30.389855.481Failing −-8
28Brown (BROWN)3–6–10.350906.529Rock Bottom-10
29Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)2–6–20.300968.230Rock Bottom-3

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1265176102Notre DameNotre Dame — W13: #10Notre Dame — W14: #7Notre Dame — RS Final: #6Notre Dame — PS 2: #6Notre Dame — Final: #5YaleYale — W13: #2Yale — W14: #4Yale — RS Final: #7Yale — PS 2: #7Yale — Final: #6PittsburghPittsburgh — W13: #8Pittsburgh — W14: #6Pittsburgh — RS Final: #5Pittsburgh — PS 2: #5Pittsburgh — Final: #9ArmyArmy — W13: #13Army — W14: #9Army — RS Final: #10Army — PS 2: #10Army — Final: #10Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson — W13: #12Washington & Jefferson — W14: #11Washington & Jefferson — RS Final: #13Washington & Jefferson — PS 2: #14Washington & Jefferson — Final: #13FurmanFurman — W13: #16Furman — W14: #13Furman — RS Final: #14Furman — PS 2: #13Furman — Final: #14GeorgetownGeorgetown — W13: #18Georgetown — W14: #21Georgetown — RS Final: #20Georgetown — PS 2: #20Georgetown — Final: #19DartmouthDartmouth — W13: #19Dartmouth — W14: #19Dartmouth — RS Final: #19Dartmouth — PS 2: #19Dartmouth — Final: #20PrincetonPrinceton — W13: #22Princeton — W14: #22Princeton — RS Final: #21Princeton — PS 2: #21Princeton — Final: #21NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W13: #11NEW York University — W14: #23NEW York University — RS Final: #23NEW York University — PS 2: #23NEW York University — Final: #23NYUCreightonCreighton — W13: #31Creighton — W14: #28Creighton — RS Final: #27Creighton — PS 2: #27Creighton — Final: #27Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W13: #32Detroit Mercy — W14: #27Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #28Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #28Detroit Mercy — Final: #28Penn StatePenn State — W13: #27Penn State — W14: #32Penn State — RS Final: #32Penn State — PS 2: #32Penn State — Final: #35NavyNavy — W13: #33Navy — W14: #35Navy — RS Final: #35Navy — PS 2: #35Navy — Final: #36ColumbiaColumbia — W13: #52Columbia — W14: #41Columbia — RS Final: #39Columbia — PS 2: #39Columbia — Final: #39LafayetteLafayette — W13: #42Lafayette — W14: #43Lafayette — RS Final: #42Lafayette — PS 2: #42Lafayette — Final: #40MarquetteMarquette — W13: #57Marquette — W14: #42Marquette — RS Final: #41Marquette — PS 2: #41Marquette — Final: #41MAPennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W13: #44Pennsylvania — W14: #37Pennsylvania — RS Final: #37Pennsylvania — PS 2: #37Pennsylvania — Final: #43SyracuseSyracuse — W13: #38Syracuse — W14: #45Syracuse — RS Final: #45Syracuse — PS 2: #45Syracuse — Final: #45Carnegie TechCarnegie Tech — W13: #47Carnegie Tech — W14: #48Carnegie Tech — RS Final: #48Carnegie Tech — PS 2: #48Carnegie Tech — Final: #48CTColgateColgate — W13: #55Colgate — W14: #56Colgate — RS Final: #56Colgate — PS 2: #56Colgate — Final: #56COHarvardHarvard — W13: #69Harvard — W14: #65Harvard — RS Final: #65Harvard — PS 2: #64Harvard — Final: #65CornellCornell — W13: #51Cornell — W14: #68Cornell — RS Final: #69Cornell — PS 2: #67Cornell — Final: #70DukeDuke — W13: #80Duke — W14: #73Duke — RS Final: #72Duke — PS 2: #71Duke — Final: #71DavidsonDavidson — W13: #71Davidson — W14: #75Davidson — RS Final: #76Davidson — PS 2: #75Davidson — Final: #75DAMichigan StateMichigan State — W13: #79Michigan State — W14: #79Michigan State — RS Final: #85Michigan State — PS 2: #85Michigan State — Final: #84West VirginiaWest Virginia — W13: #83West Virginia — W14: #84West Virginia — RS Final: #83West Virginia — PS 2: #84West Virginia — Final: #85BrownBrown — W13: #90Brown — W14: #90Brown — RS Final: #90Brown — PS 2: #90Brown — Final: #90Wake ForestWake Forest — W13: #94Wake Forest — W14: #96Wake Forest — RS Final: #95Wake Forest — PS 2: #95Wake Forest — Final: #96W13W14RS 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
3.219
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+34
Yale
+32
Army
+25
Furman
+23
Pittsburgh
+20
Penn State
+15
Washington & Jefferson
+10
Princeton
+10
Dartmouth
+9
Creighton
+9
Navy
+9
Detroit Mercy
+7
Georgetown
+4
NEW York University
+3
Pennsylvania
+3
Syracuse
+2
Colgate
+1
Columbia
-1
Marquette
-2
Carnegie Tech
-2
Harvard
-2
Lafayette
-3
Wake Forest
-3
Cornell
-6
West Virginia
-8
Duke
-9
Davidson
-9
Michigan State
-9
Brown
-10

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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