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FBS Independents

1938 Season · 40 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
56.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.477
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1938 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)8–10.88921.106Developing ＋+36
2Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)8–01.00081.488Developing+21
3Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)8–10.88991.496Developing+24
4Villanova (VILLANOVA)8–0–10.944111.534Developing −+18
5Fordham (FORDHAM)6–1–20.778121.560Developing −+18
6Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)8–20.800131.565Developing −+31
7ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)6–20.750171.689Developing −+24
8Cornell (CORNELL)5–1–10.786221.810Rebuilding ＋+16
9Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)7–20.778241.906Rebuilding ＋+22
10Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)6–1–20.778282.099Rebuilding ＋+10
11Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)6–20.750292.116Rebuilding+17
12Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)7–20.778332.392Rebuilding+7
13Army (ARMY)8–20.800352.395Rebuilding+7
14Miami (MIAMI)8–20.800372.563Rebuilding −+14
15Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)6–30.667402.745Struggling ＋+7
16Navy (NAVY)4–3–20.556432.946Struggling ＋+7
17Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–30.625473.087Struggling+4
18Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)6–40.600493.137Struggling+5
19SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)5–2–10.688523.170Struggling-3
20Bucknell (BUCKNELL)5–30.625543.305Struggling+2
21Centenary (CENTENARY)7–40.636563.395Struggling-2
22Brown (BROWN)5–30.625573.407Struggling-2
23Harvard (HARVARD)4–40.500593.476Struggling −+2
24Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)3–2–30.563623.673Struggling −0
25Manhattan (MANHATTAN)5–40.556643.751Struggling −+6
26George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)5–40.556683.856Failing ＋-3
27Temple (TEMPLE)3–6–10.350693.965Failing ＋+3
28West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)4–5–10.450774.208Failing ＋+2
29Virginia (VIRGINIA)4–4–10.500834.500Failing-3
30Penn State (PENN STATE)3–4–10.438844.528Failing+1
31Duquesne (DUQUESNE)4–60.400874.637Failing-11
32NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)4–40.500884.662Failing-4
33Princeton (PRINCETON)3–4–10.438914.853Failing-3
34Columbia (COLUMBIA)3–60.333944.971Failing-3
35Colgate (COLGATE)2–50.286975.106Failing −-6
36Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)4–50.444995.288Failing −-13
37Yale (YALE)2–60.2501035.843Rock Bottom-10
38Marquette (MARQUETTE)1–70.1251056.095Rock Bottom-12
39Gonzaga (GONZAGA)1–70.1251147.069Rock Bottom-24
40Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)2–60.2501187.689Rock Bottom-14

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1326495126Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #2Notre Dame — PS 1: #2Notre Dame — PS 2: #2Notre Dame — PS 3: #2Notre Dame — Final: #2GeorgetownGeorgetown — RS Final: #8Georgetown — PS 1: #8Georgetown — PS 2: #8Georgetown — PS 3: #8Georgetown — Final: #8Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #7Holy Cross — PS 1: #7Holy Cross — PS 2: #7Holy Cross — PS 3: #7Holy Cross — Final: #9VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #11Villanova — PS 1: #11Villanova — PS 2: #11Villanova — PS 3: #11Villanova — Final: #11FordhamFordham — RS Final: #13Fordham — PS 1: #13Fordham — PS 2: #13Fordham — PS 3: #13Fordham — Final: #12PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #10Pittsburgh — PS 1: #10Pittsburgh — PS 2: #10Pittsburgh — PS 3: #10Pittsburgh — Final: #13ST. Mary'sST. Mary's — RS Final: #24ST. Mary's — PS 1: #24ST. Mary's — PS 2: #24ST. Mary's — PS 3: #24ST. Mary's — Final: #17CornellCornell — RS Final: #20Cornell — PS 1: #20Cornell — PS 2: #21Cornell — PS 3: #20Cornell — Final: #22Carnegie TechCarnegie Tech — RS Final: #16Carnegie Tech — PS 1: #16Carnegie Tech — PS 2: #16Carnegie Tech — PS 3: #16Carnegie Tech — Final: #24CTBoston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #28Boston College — PS 1: #28Boston College — PS 2: #28Boston College — PS 3: #28Boston College — Final: #28Santa ClaraSanta Clara — RS Final: #30Santa Clara — PS 1: #30Santa Clara — PS 2: #30Santa Clara — PS 3: #30Santa Clara — Final: #29DartmouthDartmouth — RS Final: #36Dartmouth — PS 1: #36Dartmouth — PS 2: #36Dartmouth — PS 3: #35Dartmouth — Final: #33ArmyArmy — RS Final: #35Army — PS 1: #35Army — PS 2: #35Army — PS 3: #34Army — Final: #35MiamiMiami — RS Final: #37Miami — PS 1: #37Miami — PS 2: #37Miami — PS 3: #37Miami — Final: #37Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #40Michigan State — PS 1: #40Michigan State — PS 2: #40Michigan State — PS 3: #40Michigan State — Final: #40NavyNavy — RS Final: #43Navy — PS 1: #43Navy — PS 2: #43Navy — PS 3: #43Navy — Final: #43SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #46Syracuse — PS 1: #46Syracuse — PS 2: #46Syracuse — PS 3: #46Syracuse — Final: #47Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — RS Final: #48Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #48Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #48Detroit Mercy — PS 3: #48Detroit Mercy — Final: #49SAN FranciscoSAN Francisco — RS Final: #51SAN Francisco — PS 1: #51SAN Francisco — PS 2: #51SAN Francisco — PS 3: #51SAN Francisco — Final: #52BucknellBucknell — RS Final: #53Bucknell — PS 1: #53Bucknell — PS 2: #53Bucknell — PS 3: #54Bucknell — Final: #54CentenaryCentenary — RS Final: #56Centenary — PS 1: #56Centenary — PS 2: #56Centenary — PS 3: #57Centenary — Final: #56BrownBrown — RS Final: #55Brown — PS 1: #55Brown — PS 2: #55Brown — PS 3: #56Brown — Final: #57HarvardHarvard — RS Final: #59Harvard — PS 1: #59Harvard — PS 2: #59Harvard — PS 3: #59Harvard — Final: #59PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — RS Final: #64Pennsylvania — PS 1: #64Pennsylvania — PS 2: #64Pennsylvania — PS 3: #63Pennsylvania — Final: #62ManhattanManhattan — RS Final: #65Manhattan — PS 1: #65Manhattan — PS 2: #65Manhattan — PS 3: #64Manhattan — Final: #64George WashingtonGeorge Washington — RS Final: #67George Washington — PS 1: #67George Washington — PS 2: #67George Washington — PS 3: #67George Washington — Final: #68TempleTemple — RS Final: #70Temple — PS 1: #70Temple — PS 2: #70Temple — PS 3: #70Temple — Final: #69West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #78West Virginia — PS 1: #78West Virginia — PS 2: #78West Virginia — PS 3: #78West Virginia — Final: #77VirginiaVirginia — RS Final: #82Virginia — PS 1: #82Virginia — PS 2: #82Virginia — PS 3: #82Virginia — Final: #83Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #85Penn State — PS 1: #85Penn State — PS 2: #85Penn State — PS 3: #84Penn State — Final: #84DuquesneDuquesne — RS Final: #84Duquesne — PS 1: #84Duquesne — PS 2: #84Duquesne — PS 3: #85Duquesne — Final: #87NEW York UniversityNEW York University — RS Final: #87NEW York University — PS 1: #87NEW York University — PS 2: #87NEW York University — PS 3: #87NEW York University — Final: #88NYUPrincetonPrinceton — RS Final: #92Princeton — PS 1: #92Princeton — PS 2: #92Princeton — PS 3: #91Princeton — Final: #91ColumbiaColumbia — RS Final: #94Columbia — PS 1: #94Columbia — PS 2: #94Columbia — PS 3: #95Columbia — Final: #94ColgateColgate — RS Final: #96Colgate — PS 1: #96Colgate — PS 2: #97Colgate — PS 3: #97Colgate — Final: #97COLoyola MarymountLoyola Marymount — RS Final: #100Loyola Marymount — PS 1: #100Loyola Marymount — PS 2: #100Loyola Marymount — PS 3: #100Loyola Marymount — Final: #99YaleYale — RS Final: #103Yale — PS 1: #103Yale — PS 2: #103Yale — PS 3: #103Yale — Final: #103MarquetteMarquette — RS Final: #105Marquette — PS 1: #105Marquette — PS 2: #105Marquette — PS 3: #105Marquette — Final: #105MAGonzagaGonzaga — RS Final: #114Gonzaga — PS 1: #114Gonzaga — PS 2: #114Gonzaga — PS 3: #114Gonzaga — Final: #114Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney — RS Final: #119Hampden Sydney — PS 1: #119Hampden Sydney — PS 2: #119Hampden Sydney — PS 3: #119Hampden Sydney — Final: #118RS 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
3.477
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+36
Pittsburgh
+31
Holy Cross
+24
ST. Mary's
+24
Carnegie Tech
+22
Georgetown
+21
Villanova
+18
Fordham
+18
Santa Clara
+17
Cornell
+16
Miami
+14
Boston College
+10
Dartmouth
+7
Army
+7
Michigan State
+7
Navy
+7
Manhattan
+6
Detroit Mercy
+5
Syracuse
+4
Temple
+3
Bucknell
+2
Harvard
+2
West Virginia
+2
Penn State
+1
Pennsylvania
0
Centenary
-2
Brown
-2
SAN Francisco
-3
George Washington
-3
Virginia
-3
Princeton
-3
Columbia
-3
NEW York University
-4
Colgate
-6
Yale
-10
Duquesne
-11
Marquette
-12
Loyola Marymount
-13
Hampden Sydney
-14
Gonzaga
-24

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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