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FBS Independents

1931 Season · 32 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
44.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.255
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1931 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Bucknell (BUCKNELL)6–0–30.83341.419Developing+16
2Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)8–10.88981.575Developing −+24
3Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)6–2–10.722101.581Developing −+26
4Army (ARMY)8–2–10.773111.723Developing −+23
5Harvard (HARVARD)7–10.875131.783Developing −+19
6Fordham (FORDHAM)6–1–20.778141.805Rebuilding ＋+16
7Colgate (COLGATE)8–10.889151.854Rebuilding ＋+13
8Cornell (CORNELL)7–10.875161.856Rebuilding ＋+11
9Columbia (COLUMBIA)7–1–10.833181.872Rebuilding ＋+12
10Marquette (MARQUETTE)8–10.889211.973Rebuilding ＋+15
11Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–1–10.833232.028Rebuilding ＋+8
12Yale (YALE)5–1–20.750242.034Rebuilding ＋+8
13ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)8–20.800262.117Rebuilding+32
14Temple (TEMPLE)8–1–10.850272.148Rebuilding+13
15Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)7–2–10.750302.318Rebuilding+25
16NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)6–3–10.650342.427Rebuilding −+11
17Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)5–3–10.611432.857Struggling ＋+3
18Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)5–3–10.611442.890Struggling ＋-1
19Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)6–30.667563.355Struggling-1
20Brown (BROWN)7–30.700583.428Struggling-1
21Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)6–40.600603.679Struggling −+5
22Navy (NAVY)5–5–10.500613.867Failing ＋-2
23Villanova (VILLANOVA)4–3–20.556644.114Failing ＋-9
24Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)3–5–10.389654.117Failing ＋-1
25Centenary (CENTENARY)5–50.500664.339Failing ＋-11
26Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)4–5–10.450734.687Failing0
27West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)4–60.400754.879Failing-9
28Davidson (DAVIDSON)4–4–20.500815.136Failing −-10
29Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)4–40.500875.522Failing −+1
30Gonzaga (GONZAGA)3–40.429885.578Failing −-9
31Penn State (PENN STATE)2–80.2001037.520Rock Bottom-10
32Princeton (PRINCETON)1–70.1251047.673Rock Bottom-16

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285683110BucknellBucknell — RS Final: #5Bucknell — PS 1: #4Bucknell — PS 2: #4Bucknell — PS 3: #4Bucknell — Final: #4PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #10Pittsburgh — PS 1: #10Pittsburgh — PS 2: #9Pittsburgh — PS 3: #9Pittsburgh — Final: #8Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #9Notre Dame — PS 1: #7Notre Dame — PS 2: #10Notre Dame — PS 3: #10Notre Dame — Final: #10ArmyArmy — RS Final: #14Army — PS 1: #12Army — PS 2: #12Army — PS 3: #11Army — Final: #11HarvardHarvard — RS Final: #13Harvard — PS 1: #14Harvard — PS 2: #13Harvard — PS 3: #13Harvard — Final: #13FordhamFordham — RS Final: #12Fordham — PS 1: #13Fordham — PS 2: #14Fordham — PS 3: #14Fordham — Final: #14ColgateColgate — RS Final: #15Colgate — PS 1: #15Colgate — PS 2: #15Colgate — PS 3: #15Colgate — Final: #15COCornellCornell — RS Final: #17Cornell — PS 1: #16Cornell — PS 2: #16Cornell — PS 3: #16Cornell — Final: #16ColumbiaColumbia — RS Final: #18Columbia — PS 1: #18Columbia — PS 2: #18Columbia — PS 3: #18Columbia — Final: #18MarquetteMarquette — RS Final: #20Marquette — PS 1: #20Marquette — PS 2: #21Marquette — PS 3: #21Marquette — Final: #21MASyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #24Syracuse — PS 1: #23Syracuse — PS 2: #23Syracuse — PS 3: #23Syracuse — Final: #23YaleYale — RS Final: #21Yale — PS 1: #24Yale — PS 2: #24Yale — PS 3: #24Yale — Final: #24ST. Mary'sST. Mary's — RS Final: #28ST. Mary's — PS 1: #26ST. Mary's — PS 2: #26ST. Mary's — PS 3: #26ST. Mary's — Final: #26TempleTemple — RS Final: #26Temple — PS 1: #27Temple — PS 2: #27Temple — PS 3: #27Temple — Final: #27Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — RS Final: #30Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #30Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #30Detroit Mercy — PS 3: #30Detroit Mercy — Final: #30NEW York UniversityNEW York University — RS Final: #33NEW York University — PS 1: #34NEW York University — PS 2: #34NEW York University — PS 3: #34NEW York University — Final: #34NYUDartmouthDartmouth — RS Final: #43Dartmouth — PS 1: #43Dartmouth — PS 2: #43Dartmouth — PS 3: #43Dartmouth — Final: #43Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #45Michigan State — PS 1: #44Michigan State — PS 2: #44Michigan State — PS 3: #45Michigan State — Final: #44PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — RS Final: #53Pennsylvania — PS 1: #56Pennsylvania — PS 2: #55Pennsylvania — PS 3: #56Pennsylvania — Final: #56BrownBrown — RS Final: #58Brown — PS 1: #58Brown — PS 2: #58Brown — PS 3: #58Brown — Final: #58Washington & JeffersonWashington & Jefferson — RS Final: #61Washington & Jefferson — PS 1: #60Washington & Jefferson — PS 2: #60Washington & Jefferson — PS 3: #60Washington & Jefferson — Final: #60NavyNavy — RS Final: #60Navy — PS 1: #61Navy — PS 2: #61Navy — PS 3: #61Navy — Final: #61VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #65Villanova — PS 1: #65Villanova — PS 2: #65Villanova — PS 3: #65Villanova — Final: #64Carnegie TechCarnegie Tech — RS Final: #64Carnegie Tech — PS 1: #64Carnegie Tech — PS 2: #64Carnegie Tech — PS 3: #64Carnegie Tech — Final: #65CTCentenaryCentenary — RS Final: #66Centenary — PS 1: #66Centenary — PS 2: #66Centenary — PS 3: #66Centenary — Final: #66GeorgetownGeorgetown — RS Final: #74Georgetown — PS 1: #74Georgetown — PS 2: #73Georgetown — PS 3: #73Georgetown — Final: #73West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #76West Virginia — PS 1: #75West Virginia — PS 2: #74West Virginia — PS 3: #75West Virginia — Final: #75DavidsonDavidson — RS Final: #82Davidson — PS 1: #81Davidson — PS 2: #81Davidson — PS 3: #81Davidson — Final: #81DAWake ForestWake Forest — RS Final: #87Wake Forest — PS 1: #87Wake Forest — PS 2: #87Wake Forest — PS 3: #87Wake Forest — Final: #87GonzagaGonzaga — RS Final: #89Gonzaga — PS 1: #88Gonzaga — PS 2: #88Gonzaga — PS 3: #88Gonzaga — Final: #88Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #103Penn State — PS 1: #103Penn State — PS 2: #103Penn State — PS 3: #103Penn State — Final: #103PrincetonPrinceton — RS Final: #104Princeton — PS 1: #104Princeton — PS 2: #104Princeton — PS 3: #104Princeton — Final: #104RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 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
3.255
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
ST. Mary's
+32
Notre Dame
+26
Detroit Mercy
+25
Pittsburgh
+24
Army
+23
Harvard
+19
Bucknell
+16
Fordham
+16
Marquette
+15
Colgate
+13
Temple
+13
Columbia
+12
Cornell
+11
NEW York University
+11
Syracuse
+8
Yale
+8
Washington & Jefferson
+5
Dartmouth
+3
Wake Forest
+1
Georgetown
0
Michigan State
-1
Pennsylvania
-1
Brown
-1
Carnegie Tech
-1
Navy
-2
Villanova
-9
West Virginia
-9
Gonzaga
-9
Davidson
-10
Penn State
-10
Centenary
-11
Princeton
-16

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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