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FBS Independents

1929 Season · 27 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
45.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.298
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1929 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–01.00011.069Developing ＋+47
2Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)9–10.90041.318Developing+30
3Fordham (FORDHAM)7–0–20.889131.766Developing −+7
4Colgate (COLGATE)8–10.889151.814Rebuilding ＋+17
5Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)7–20.778171.975Rebuilding ＋+16
6Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)7–1–10.833192.040Rebuilding ＋+10
7Navy (NAVY)6–2–20.700232.174Rebuilding+15
8Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)7–20.778252.272Rebuilding+17
9Yale (YALE)5–2–10.688302.451Rebuilding −+14
10Harvard (HARVARD)5–2–10.688312.557Rebuilding −+8
11Cornell (CORNELL)6–20.750332.724Struggling ＋+2
12NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)7–30.700352.741Struggling ＋+12
13Syracuse (SYRACUSE)6–30.667412.946Struggling ＋+4
14Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)5–3–10.611433.003Struggling ＋+7
15Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)5–2–20.667473.170Struggling+6
16Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)5–2–20.667493.178Struggling-4
17Penn State (PENN STATE)6–30.667543.362Struggling+9
18Army (ARMY)6–4–10.591553.402Struggling0
19Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)5–30.625573.443Struggling −-3
20West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)4–3–30.550603.650Struggling −+10
21Marquette (MARQUETTE)4–3–10.563724.648Failing-3
22Columbia (COLUMBIA)4–50.444734.665Failing-10
23Davidson (DAVIDSON)5–50.500754.794Failing-10
24Brown (BROWN)5–50.500764.857Failing-6
25Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)6–5–10.542815.223Failing −-12
26Princeton (PRINCETON)2–4–10.357885.968Rock Bottom-12
27Regis (REGIS)2–70.222987.840Rock Bottom-12

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275278104Notre DameNotre Dame — W15: #2Notre Dame — RS Final: #2Notre Dame — PS 1: #2Notre Dame — PS 3: #2Notre Dame — Final: #1PittsburghPittsburgh — W15: #1Pittsburgh — RS Final: #1Pittsburgh — PS 1: #1Pittsburgh — PS 3: #1Pittsburgh — Final: #4FordhamFordham — W15: #14Fordham — RS Final: #14Fordham — PS 1: #14Fordham — PS 3: #13Fordham — Final: #13ColgateColgate — W15: #15Colgate — RS Final: #15Colgate — PS 1: #15Colgate — PS 3: #15Colgate — Final: #15CODartmouthDartmouth — W15: #17Dartmouth — RS Final: #17Dartmouth — PS 1: #17Dartmouth — PS 3: #17Dartmouth — Final: #17Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W15: #20Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #20Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #20Detroit Mercy — PS 3: #20Detroit Mercy — Final: #19NavyNavy — W15: #22Navy — RS Final: #23Navy — PS 1: #23Navy — PS 3: #23Navy — Final: #23PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W15: #24Pennsylvania — RS Final: #24Pennsylvania — PS 1: #24Pennsylvania — PS 3: #24Pennsylvania — Final: #25YaleYale — W15: #29Yale — RS Final: #26Yale — PS 1: #26Yale — PS 3: #30Yale — Final: #30HarvardHarvard — W15: #32Harvard — RS Final: #32Harvard — PS 1: #31Harvard — PS 3: #31Harvard — Final: #31CornellCornell — W15: #34Cornell — RS Final: #35Cornell — PS 1: #33Cornell — PS 3: #33Cornell — Final: #33NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W15: #36NEW York University — RS Final: #34NEW York University — PS 1: #35NEW York University — PS 3: #35NEW York University — Final: #35NYUSyracuseSyracuse — W15: #42Syracuse — RS Final: #42Syracuse — PS 1: #41Syracuse — PS 3: #41Syracuse — Final: #41Carnegie TechCarnegie Tech — W15: #30Carnegie Tech — RS Final: #31Carnegie Tech — PS 1: #43Carnegie Tech — PS 3: #43Carnegie Tech — Final: #43CTGeorgetownGeorgetown — W15: #49Georgetown — RS Final: #50Georgetown — PS 1: #50Georgetown — PS 3: #49Georgetown — Final: #47Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson — W15: #48Washington & Jefferson — RS Final: #47Washington & Jefferson — PS 1: #47Washington & Jefferson — PS 3: #47Washington & Jefferson — Final: #49Penn StatePenn State — W15: #52Penn State — RS Final: #53Penn State — PS 1: #53Penn State — PS 3: #52Penn State — Final: #54ArmyArmy — W15: #47Army — RS Final: #46Army — PS 1: #46Army — PS 3: #55Army — Final: #55Michigan StateMichigan State — W15: #58Michigan State — RS Final: #58Michigan State — PS 1: #57Michigan State — PS 3: #57Michigan State — Final: #57West VirginiaWest Virginia — W15: #59West Virginia — RS Final: #59West Virginia — PS 1: #59West Virginia — PS 3: #59West Virginia — Final: #60MarquetteMarquette — W15: #73Marquette — RS Final: #72Marquette — PS 1: #72Marquette — PS 3: #72Marquette — Final: #72MAColumbiaColumbia — W15: #74Columbia — RS Final: #73Columbia — PS 1: #73Columbia — PS 3: #73Columbia — Final: #73DavidsonDavidson — W15: #75Davidson — RS Final: #74Davidson — PS 1: #74Davidson — PS 3: #75Davidson — Final: #75DABrownBrown — W15: #77Brown — RS Final: #76Brown — PS 1: #76Brown — PS 3: #76Brown — Final: #76Wake ForestWake Forest — W15: #82Wake Forest — RS Final: #81Wake Forest — PS 1: #81Wake Forest — PS 3: #81Wake Forest — Final: #81PrincetonPrinceton — W15: #88Princeton — RS Final: #88Princeton — PS 1: #88Princeton — PS 3: #88Princeton — Final: #88RegisRegis — W15: #98Regis — RS Final: #98Regis — PS 1: #98Regis — PS 3: #98Regis — Final: #98REW15RS FinalPS 1PS 3Final

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
3.298
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+47
Pittsburgh
+30
Colgate
+17
Pennsylvania
+17
Dartmouth
+16
Navy
+15
Yale
+14
NEW York University
+12
Detroit Mercy
+10
West Virginia
+10
Penn State
+9
Harvard
+8
Fordham
+7
Carnegie Tech
+7
Georgetown
+6
Syracuse
+4
Cornell
+2
Army
0
Michigan State
-3
Marquette
-3
Washington & Jefferson
-4
Brown
-6
Columbia
-10
Davidson
-10
Wake Forest
-12
Princeton
-12
Regis
-12

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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