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FBS Independents

1939 Season · 42 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
61.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.631
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1939 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Cornell (CORNELL)8–01.00010.793Pretender ＋+34
2Duquesne (DUQUESNE)8–0–10.94481.425Developing+23
3Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)7–0–10.938121.520Developing+19
4Princeton (PRINCETON)7–10.875141.557Developing −+22
5Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–20.778161.701Developing −+28
6Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)5–1–30.722171.778Developing −+13
7Penn State (PENN STATE)5–1–20.750201.905Rebuilding ＋+14
8Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)9–20.818262.017Rebuilding ＋+17
9Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)7–1–10.833292.188Rebuilding+12
10Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)7–20.778302.201Rebuilding+14
11Villanova (VILLANOVA)6–20.750322.249Rebuilding+13
12Fordham (FORDHAM)6–20.750332.257Rebuilding+12
13Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)5–40.556402.651Rebuilding −+15
14Gonzaga (GONZAGA)6–20.750462.900Struggling ＋+4
15Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)5–3–10.611472.988Struggling ＋+3
16Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)4–40.500513.164Struggling+6
17NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)5–40.556523.165Struggling+5
18Virginia (VIRGINIA)5–40.556543.295Struggling+3
19Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)5–3–10.611563.352Struggling+6
20George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)5–30.625573.371Struggling+9
21Manhattan (MANHATTAN)4–40.500613.629Struggling −0
22Brown (BROWN)5–3–10.611623.637Struggling −-8
23Marquette (MARQUETTE)4–40.500643.657Struggling −+3
24Syracuse (SYRACUSE)3–3–20.500673.849Failing ＋-1
25Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)4–4–10.500733.971Failing ＋-5
26Columbia (COLUMBIA)2–4–20.375754.006Failing ＋+3
27Harvard (HARVARD)4–40.500764.010Failing ＋-7
28Navy (NAVY)3–5–10.389794.057Failing ＋+2
29Yale (YALE)3–4–10.438814.102Failing ＋-1
30ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)3–4–10.438864.381Failing ＋+5
31Miami (MIAMI)5–50.500894.587Failing-8
32SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)4–3–30.550904.728Failing+12
33Colgate (COLGATE)2–5–10.313914.748Failing-5
34Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)3–50.375924.811Failing-10
35Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)4–50.444945.056Failing −-17
36Army (ARMY)3–4–20.444955.127Failing −-10
37Bucknell (BUCKNELL)3–50.3751045.714Rock Bottom-11
38Rhodes (RHODES)3–5–10.3891055.732Rock Bottom-19
39Temple (TEMPLE)2–70.2221065.776Rock Bottom-13
40West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)2–6–10.2781116.087Rock Bottom-17
41Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)2–6–10.2781186.956Rock Bottom-5
42Centenary (CENTENARY)2–9–10.2081197.399Rock Bottom-28

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1346699131CornellCornell — W13: #2Cornell — W14: #2Cornell — RS Final: #2Cornell — PS 1: #1Cornell — Final: #1DuquesneDuquesne — W13: #8Duquesne — W14: #7Duquesne — RS Final: #9Duquesne — PS 1: #9Duquesne — Final: #8GeorgetownGeorgetown — W13: #9Georgetown — W14: #10Georgetown — RS Final: #12Georgetown — PS 1: #12Georgetown — Final: #12PrincetonPrinceton — W13: #15Princeton — W14: #14Princeton — RS Final: #14Princeton — PS 1: #14Princeton — Final: #14Notre DameNotre Dame — W13: #12Notre Dame — W14: #15Notre Dame — RS Final: #15Notre Dame — PS 1: #15Notre Dame — Final: #16Santa ClaraSanta Clara — W13: #28Santa Clara — W14: #18Santa Clara — RS Final: #18Santa Clara — PS 1: #18Santa Clara — Final: #17Penn StatePenn State — W13: #26Penn State — W14: #23Penn State — RS Final: #22Penn State — PS 1: #22Penn State — Final: #20Boston CollegeBoston College — W13: #27Boston College — W14: #25Boston College — RS Final: #16Boston College — PS 1: #17Boston College — Final: #26Hardin SimmonsHardin Simmons — W13: #30Hardin Simmons — W14: #31Hardin Simmons — RS Final: #30Hardin Simmons — PS 1: #30Hardin Simmons — Final: #29HSHoly CrossHoly Cross — W13: #20Holy Cross — W14: #19Holy Cross — RS Final: #29Holy Cross — PS 1: #29Holy Cross — Final: #30VillanovaVillanova — W13: #39Villanova — W14: #33Villanova — RS Final: #32Villanova — PS 1: #33Villanova — Final: #32FordhamFordham — W13: #32Fordham — W14: #37Fordham — RS Final: #31Fordham — PS 1: #31Fordham — Final: #33PittsburghPittsburgh — W13: #34Pittsburgh — W14: #40Pittsburgh — RS Final: #43Pittsburgh — PS 1: #41Pittsburgh — Final: #40GonzagaGonzaga — W13: #44Gonzaga — W14: #48Gonzaga — RS Final: #46Gonzaga — PS 1: #46Gonzaga — Final: #46DartmouthDartmouth — W13: #33Dartmouth — W14: #32Dartmouth — RS Final: #47Dartmouth — PS 1: #47Dartmouth — Final: #47PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W13: #50Pennsylvania — W14: #57Pennsylvania — RS Final: #53Pennsylvania — PS 1: #52Pennsylvania — Final: #51NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W13: #42NEW York University — W14: #45NEW York University — RS Final: #52NEW York University — PS 1: #51NEW York University — Final: #52NYUVirginiaVirginia — W13: #49Virginia — W14: #50Virginia — RS Final: #54Virginia — PS 1: #54Virginia — Final: #54Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W13: #60Detroit Mercy — W14: #56Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #55Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #55Detroit Mercy — Final: #56George WashingtonGeorge Washington — W13: #83George Washington — W14: #65George Washington — RS Final: #57George Washington — PS 1: #57George Washington — Final: #57ManhattanManhattan — W13: #58Manhattan — W14: #61Manhattan — RS Final: #61Manhattan — PS 1: #61Manhattan — Final: #61BrownBrown — W13: #73Brown — W14: #68Brown — RS Final: #63Brown — PS 1: #62Brown — Final: #62MarquetteMarquette — W13: #75Marquette — W14: #72Marquette — RS Final: #66Marquette — PS 1: #64Marquette — Final: #64MASyracuseSyracuse — W13: #92Syracuse — W14: #90Syracuse — RS Final: #68Syracuse — PS 1: #69Syracuse — Final: #67Michigan StateMichigan State — W13: #96Michigan State — W14: #81Michigan State — RS Final: #76Michigan State — PS 1: #73Michigan State — Final: #73ColumbiaColumbia — W13: #81Columbia — W14: #79Columbia — RS Final: #70Columbia — PS 1: #71Columbia — Final: #75HarvardHarvard — W13: #57Harvard — W14: #73Harvard — RS Final: #75Harvard — PS 1: #75Harvard — Final: #76NavyNavy — W13: #78Navy — W14: #87Navy — RS Final: #78Navy — PS 1: #79Navy — Final: #79YaleYale — W13: #90Yale — W14: #75Yale — RS Final: #79Yale — PS 1: #81Yale — Final: #81ST. Mary'sST. Mary's — W13: #80ST. Mary's — W14: #88ST. Mary's — RS Final: #87ST. Mary's — PS 1: #87ST. Mary's — Final: #86MiamiMiami — W13: #77Miami — W14: #91Miami — RS Final: #81Miami — PS 1: #89Miami — Final: #89SAN FranciscoSAN Francisco — W13: #101SAN Francisco — W14: #103SAN Francisco — RS Final: #90SAN Francisco — PS 1: #90SAN Francisco — Final: #90ColgateColgate — W13: #94Colgate — W14: #94Colgate — RS Final: #91Colgate — PS 1: #91Colgate — Final: #91COCarnegie TechCarnegie Tech — W13: #84Carnegie Tech — W14: #92Carnegie Tech — RS Final: #92Carnegie Tech — PS 1: #92Carnegie Tech — Final: #92CTHampden SydneyHampden Sydney — W13: #103Hampden Sydney — W14: #96Hampden Sydney — RS Final: #94Hampden Sydney — PS 1: #94Hampden Sydney — Final: #94ArmyArmy — W13: #79Army — W14: #82Army — RS Final: #95Army — PS 1: #95Army — Final: #95BucknellBucknell — W13: #102Bucknell — W14: #107Bucknell — RS Final: #105Bucknell — PS 1: #105Bucknell — Final: #104RhodesRhodes — W13: #93Rhodes — W14: #106Rhodes — RS Final: #107Rhodes — PS 1: #107Rhodes — Final: #105RHTempleTemple — W13: #99Temple — W14: #104Temple — RS Final: #104Temple — PS 1: #104Temple — Final: #106West VirginiaWest Virginia — W13: #105West Virginia — W14: #109West Virginia — RS Final: #111West Virginia — PS 1: #111West Virginia — Final: #111Loyola MarymountLoyola Marymount — W13: #112Loyola Marymount — W14: #117Loyola Marymount — RS Final: #118Loyola Marymount — PS 1: #118Loyola Marymount — Final: #118CentenaryCentenary — W13: #124Centenary — W14: #122Centenary — RS Final: #121Centenary — PS 1: #119Centenary — Final: #119W13W14RS FinalPS 1Final

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
3.631
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Cornell
+34
Notre Dame
+28
Duquesne
+23
Princeton
+22
Georgetown
+19
Boston College
+17
Pittsburgh
+15
Penn State
+14
Holy Cross
+14
Santa Clara
+13
Villanova
+13
Hardin Simmons
+12
Fordham
+12
SAN Francisco
+12
George Washington
+9
Pennsylvania
+6
Detroit Mercy
+6
NEW York University
+5
ST. Mary's
+5
Gonzaga
+4
Dartmouth
+3
Virginia
+3
Marquette
+3
Columbia
+3
Navy
+2
Manhattan
0
Syracuse
-1
Yale
-1
Michigan State
-5
Colgate
-5
Loyola Marymount
-5
Harvard
-7
Brown
-8
Miami
-8
Carnegie Tech
-10
Army
-10
Bucknell
-11
Temple
-13
Hampden Sydney
-17
West Virginia
-17
Rhodes
-19
Centenary
-28

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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