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FBS Independents

1928 Season · 27 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
48.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.675
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1928 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)7–10.87561.577Developing −+19
2Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)9–01.00071.585Developing −+15
3Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)8–20.800101.668Developing −+24
4Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)8–10.889121.705Developing −+15
5NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)8–20.800161.873Rebuilding ＋+16
6Army (ARMY)8–20.800202.047Rebuilding ＋+15
7Brown (BROWN)8–10.889252.228Rebuilding+7
8Princeton (PRINCETON)5–1–20.750262.232Rebuilding+6
9Harvard (HARVARD)5–2–10.688272.303Rebuilding+11
10Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)6–2–10.722302.409Rebuilding −+6
11Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)5–40.556322.460Rebuilding −+21
12West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)8–20.800372.583Rebuilding −+13
13Colgate (COLGATE)6–30.667402.673Rebuilding −+9
14Yale (YALE)4–40.500513.292Struggling+9
15Navy (NAVY)5–3–10.611543.432Struggling+14
16Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)5–40.556593.766Struggling −-2
17Marquette (MARQUETTE)5–3–10.611613.868Failing ＋-4
18Columbia (COLUMBIA)5–3–10.611623.987Failing ＋-9
19Syracuse (SYRACUSE)4–4–10.500664.368Failing ＋-1
20Cornell (CORNELL)3–3–20.500704.458Failing-6
21Furman (FURMAN)5–40.556724.575Failing-3
22Fordham (FORDHAM)4–50.444754.826Failing-4
23Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)3–4–10.438795.286Failing −-3
24Penn State (PENN STATE)3–5–10.389876.224Rock Bottom-7
25Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)2–5–20.333906.549Rock Bottom-10
26Davidson (DAVIDSON)2–80.200978.580Rock Bottom-25
27Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)2–6–20.300988.684Rock Bottom-15

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275379105Carnegie TechCarnegie Tech — RS Final: #8Carnegie Tech — PS 1: #7Carnegie Tech — PS 2: #6Carnegie Tech — PS 4: #6Carnegie Tech — Final: #6CTDetroit MercyDetroit Mercy — RS Final: #7Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #6Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #7Detroit Mercy — PS 4: #7Detroit Mercy — Final: #7GeorgetownGeorgetown — RS Final: #10Georgetown — PS 1: #10Georgetown — PS 2: #10Georgetown — PS 4: #10Georgetown — Final: #10PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — RS Final: #11Pennsylvania — PS 1: #12Pennsylvania — PS 2: #12Pennsylvania — PS 4: #12Pennsylvania — Final: #12NEW York UniversityNEW York University — RS Final: #14NEW York University — PS 1: #15NEW York University — PS 2: #16NEW York University — PS 4: #16NEW York University — Final: #16NYUArmyArmy — RS Final: #21Army — PS 1: #20Army — PS 2: #20Army — PS 4: #21Army — Final: #20BrownBrown — RS Final: #27Brown — PS 1: #26Brown — PS 2: #26Brown — PS 4: #26Brown — Final: #25PrincetonPrinceton — RS Final: #28Princeton — PS 1: #27Princeton — PS 2: #27Princeton — PS 4: #27Princeton — Final: #26HarvardHarvard — RS Final: #29Harvard — PS 1: #28Harvard — PS 2: #28Harvard — PS 4: #28Harvard — Final: #27PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #32Pittsburgh — PS 1: #30Pittsburgh — PS 2: #30Pittsburgh — PS 4: #30Pittsburgh — Final: #30Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #33Notre Dame — PS 1: #31Notre Dame — PS 2: #31Notre Dame — PS 4: #32Notre Dame — Final: #32West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #39West Virginia — PS 1: #37West Virginia — PS 2: #37West Virginia — PS 4: #37West Virginia — Final: #37ColgateColgate — RS Final: #41Colgate — PS 1: #40Colgate — PS 2: #40Colgate — PS 4: #40Colgate — Final: #40COYaleYale — RS Final: #52Yale — PS 1: #51Yale — PS 2: #51Yale — PS 4: #51Yale — Final: #51NavyNavy — RS Final: #54Navy — PS 1: #54Navy — PS 2: #54Navy — PS 4: #54Navy — Final: #54DartmouthDartmouth — RS Final: #59Dartmouth — PS 1: #59Dartmouth — PS 2: #59Dartmouth — PS 4: #59Dartmouth — Final: #59MarquetteMarquette — RS Final: #62Marquette — PS 1: #61Marquette — PS 2: #61Marquette — PS 4: #61Marquette — Final: #61MAColumbiaColumbia — RS Final: #63Columbia — PS 1: #62Columbia — PS 2: #62Columbia — PS 4: #62Columbia — Final: #62SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #67Syracuse — PS 1: #67Syracuse — PS 2: #66Syracuse — PS 4: #66Syracuse — Final: #66CornellCornell — RS Final: #69Cornell — PS 1: #68Cornell — PS 2: #70Cornell — PS 4: #69Cornell — Final: #70FurmanFurman — RS Final: #68Furman — PS 1: #71Furman — PS 2: #72Furman — PS 4: #72Furman — Final: #72FordhamFordham — RS Final: #74Fordham — PS 1: #73Fordham — PS 2: #74Fordham — PS 4: #74Fordham — Final: #75Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #79Michigan State — PS 1: #79Michigan State — PS 2: #79Michigan State — PS 4: #79Michigan State — Final: #79Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #87Penn State — PS 1: #87Penn State — PS 2: #87Penn State — PS 4: #87Penn State — Final: #87Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson — RS Final: #90Washington & Jefferson — PS 1: #90Washington & Jefferson — PS 2: #90Washington & Jefferson — PS 4: #90Washington & Jefferson — Final: #90DavidsonDavidson — RS Final: #96Davidson — PS 1: #96Davidson — PS 2: #97Davidson — PS 4: #97Davidson — Final: #97DAWake ForestWake Forest — RS Final: #99Wake Forest — PS 1: #99Wake Forest — PS 2: #99Wake Forest — PS 4: #98Wake Forest — Final: #98RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 4Final

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
3.675
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Georgetown
+24
Notre Dame
+21
Carnegie Tech
+19
NEW York University
+16
Detroit Mercy
+15
Pennsylvania
+15
Army
+15
Navy
+14
West Virginia
+13
Harvard
+11
Colgate
+9
Yale
+9
Brown
+7
Princeton
+6
Pittsburgh
+6
Syracuse
-1
Dartmouth
-2
Furman
-3
Michigan State
-3
Marquette
-4
Fordham
-4
Cornell
-6
Penn State
-7
Columbia
-9
Washington & Jefferson
-10
Wake Forest
-15
Davidson
-25

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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