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FBS Independents

1940 Season · 41 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
61.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.797
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1940 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)11–01.00041.161Developing ＋+41
2Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)6–1–10.81381.324Developing+20
3Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)6–1–10.81391.421Developing+23
4Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)9–01.000141.614Developing −+18
5Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)8–20.800161.723Developing −+21
6Duquesne (DUQUESNE)7–10.875191.842Rebuilding ＋+18
7Fordham (FORDHAM)7–20.778201.898Rebuilding ＋+22
8Cornell (CORNELL)6–20.750211.905Rebuilding ＋+14
9Navy (NAVY)6–2–10.722242.078Rebuilding ＋+14
10Penn State (PENN STATE)6–1–10.813272.178Rebuilding+9
11Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–20.778312.308Rebuilding+11
12Columbia (COLUMBIA)5–2–20.667342.374Rebuilding+13
13Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)7–20.778372.548Rebuilding −+5
14Princeton (PRINCETON)5–2–10.688422.747Struggling ＋+7
15Colgate (COLGATE)5–30.625462.785Struggling ＋+7
16ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)5–30.625472.811Struggling ＋+8
17Harvard (HARVARD)3–2–30.563543.110Struggling+2
18Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–4–10.438553.179Struggling+5
19George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)5–3–10.611563.220Struggling+3
20Temple (TEMPLE)4–4–10.500573.278Struggling+1
21Brown (BROWN)6–3–10.650613.463Struggling −-3
22Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)5–40.556623.526Struggling −+7
23West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)4–4–10.500683.799Struggling −-3
24Syracuse (SYRACUSE)3–4–10.438724.039Failing ＋-2
25Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)4–5–10.450764.128Failing ＋-4
26Gonzaga (GONZAGA)5–4–10.550774.131Failing ＋-3
27Villanova (VILLANOVA)4–50.444794.234Failing ＋-7
28Virginia (VIRGINIA)4–50.444814.328Failing ＋-9
29Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)3–4–10.438904.947Failing-8
30Manhattan (MANHATTAN)3–60.333945.121Failing −-14
31Marquette (MARQUETTE)2–6–10.278955.141Failing −-9
32Hampden Sydney (HAMPDEN-SYDNEY)4–50.444975.634Failing −-15
33SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)1–6–10.188995.840Rock Bottom-2
34Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)3–50.3751016.000Rock Bottom-12
35Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)3–70.3001026.049Rock Bottom-13
36Yale (YALE)1–70.1251046.258Rock Bottom-12
37Centenary (CENTENARY)3–70.3001056.267Rock Bottom-7
38Sewanee (SEWANEE)3–50.3751066.421Rock Bottom-18
39Miami (MIAMI)3–70.3001146.881Rock Bottom-18
40NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)2–70.2221166.969Rock Bottom-17
41Army (ARMY)1–7–10.1671187.012Rock Bottom-12

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1326495127Boston CollegeBoston College — W15: #5Boston College — RS Final: #5Boston College — PS 1: #5Boston College — PS 3: #5Boston College — Final: #4PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W15: #7Pennsylvania — RS Final: #7Pennsylvania — PS 1: #7Pennsylvania — PS 3: #7Pennsylvania — Final: #8Santa ClaraSanta Clara — W15: #10Santa Clara — RS Final: #10Santa Clara — PS 1: #10Santa Clara — PS 3: #10Santa Clara — Final: #9Hardin SimmonsHardin Simmons — W15: #14Hardin Simmons — RS Final: #15Hardin Simmons — PS 1: #15Hardin Simmons — PS 3: #15Hardin Simmons — Final: #14HSGeorgetownGeorgetown — W15: #12Georgetown — RS Final: #12Georgetown — PS 1: #12Georgetown — PS 3: #12Georgetown — Final: #16DuquesneDuquesne — W15: #20Duquesne — RS Final: #20Duquesne — PS 1: #20Duquesne — PS 3: #20Duquesne — Final: #19FordhamFordham — W15: #16Fordham — RS Final: #16Fordham — PS 1: #16Fordham — PS 3: #16Fordham — Final: #20CornellCornell — W15: #21Cornell — RS Final: #21Cornell — PS 1: #21Cornell — PS 3: #21Cornell — Final: #21NavyNavy — W15: #28Navy — RS Final: #25Navy — PS 1: #25Navy — PS 3: #25Navy — Final: #24Penn StatePenn State — W15: #31Penn State — RS Final: #28Penn State — PS 1: #28Penn State — PS 3: #28Penn State — Final: #27Notre DameNotre Dame — W15: #38Notre Dame — RS Final: #33Notre Dame — PS 1: #33Notre Dame — PS 3: #33Notre Dame — Final: #31ColumbiaColumbia — W15: #34Columbia — RS Final: #34Columbia — PS 1: #35Columbia — PS 3: #35Columbia — Final: #34Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W15: #37Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #38Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #38Detroit Mercy — PS 3: #38Detroit Mercy — Final: #37PrincetonPrinceton — W15: #43Princeton — RS Final: #41Princeton — PS 1: #45Princeton — PS 3: #44Princeton — Final: #42ColgateColgate — W15: #45Colgate — RS Final: #47Colgate — PS 1: #47Colgate — PS 3: #46Colgate — Final: #46COST. Mary'sST. Mary's — W15: #42ST. Mary's — RS Final: #42ST. Mary's — PS 1: #42ST. Mary's — PS 3: #47ST. Mary's — Final: #47HarvardHarvard — W15: #54Harvard — RS Final: #54Harvard — PS 1: #54Harvard — PS 3: #55Harvard — Final: #54PittsburghPittsburgh — W15: #55Pittsburgh — RS Final: #55Pittsburgh — PS 1: #55Pittsburgh — PS 3: #54Pittsburgh — Final: #55George WashingtonGeorge Washington — W15: #56George Washington — RS Final: #56George Washington — PS 1: #56George Washington — PS 3: #56George Washington — Final: #56TempleTemple — W15: #57Temple — RS Final: #57Temple — PS 1: #57Temple — PS 3: #57Temple — Final: #57BrownBrown — W15: #61Brown — RS Final: #60Brown — PS 1: #60Brown — PS 3: #61Brown — Final: #61DartmouthDartmouth — W15: #62Dartmouth — RS Final: #62Dartmouth — PS 1: #62Dartmouth — PS 3: #62Dartmouth — Final: #62West VirginiaWest Virginia — W15: #71West Virginia — RS Final: #69West Virginia — PS 1: #69West Virginia — PS 3: #68West Virginia — Final: #68SyracuseSyracuse — W15: #76Syracuse — RS Final: #73Syracuse — PS 1: #73Syracuse — PS 3: #72Syracuse — Final: #72Holy CrossHoly Cross — W15: #80Holy Cross — RS Final: #77Holy Cross — PS 1: #78Holy Cross — PS 3: #77Holy Cross — Final: #76GonzagaGonzaga — W15: #79Gonzaga — RS Final: #76Gonzaga — PS 1: #77Gonzaga — PS 3: #76Gonzaga — Final: #77VillanovaVillanova — W15: #69Villanova — RS Final: #80Villanova — PS 1: #80Villanova — PS 3: #79Villanova — Final: #79VirginiaVirginia — W15: #82Virginia — RS Final: #81Virginia — PS 1: #81Virginia — PS 3: #81Virginia — Final: #81Michigan StateMichigan State — W15: #89Michigan State — RS Final: #90Michigan State — PS 1: #90Michigan State — PS 3: #90Michigan State — Final: #90ManhattanManhattan — W15: #90Manhattan — RS Final: #94Manhattan — PS 1: #94Manhattan — PS 3: #94Manhattan — Final: #94MarquetteMarquette — W15: #95Marquette — RS Final: #95Marquette — PS 1: #95Marquette — PS 3: #95Marquette — Final: #95MAHampden SydneyHampden Sydney — W15: #97Hampden Sydney — RS Final: #96Hampden Sydney — PS 1: #96Hampden Sydney — PS 3: #97Hampden Sydney — Final: #97SAN FranciscoSAN Francisco — W15: #103SAN Francisco — RS Final: #98SAN Francisco — PS 1: #98SAN Francisco — PS 3: #99SAN Francisco — Final: #99Carnegie TechCarnegie Tech — W15: #102Carnegie Tech — RS Final: #101Carnegie Tech — PS 1: #101Carnegie Tech — PS 3: #101Carnegie Tech — Final: #101CTLoyola MarymountLoyola Marymount — W15: #101Loyola Marymount — RS Final: #102Loyola Marymount — PS 1: #102Loyola Marymount — PS 3: #102Loyola Marymount — Final: #102YaleYale — W15: #105Yale — RS Final: #105Yale — PS 1: #105Yale — PS 3: #105Yale — Final: #104CentenaryCentenary — W15: #104Centenary — RS Final: #104Centenary — PS 1: #104Centenary — PS 3: #104Centenary — Final: #105SewaneeSewanee — W15: #106Sewanee — RS Final: #107Sewanee — PS 1: #107Sewanee — PS 3: #106Sewanee — Final: #106SEMiamiMiami — W15: #113Miami — RS Final: #116Miami — PS 1: #116Miami — PS 3: #116Miami — Final: #114NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W15: #115NEW York University — RS Final: #115NEW York University — PS 1: #115NEW York University — PS 3: #115NEW York University — Final: #116NYUArmyArmy — W15: #120Army — RS Final: #118Army — PS 1: #119Army — PS 3: #119Army — Final: #118W15RS 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
3.797
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Boston College
+41
Santa Clara
+23
Fordham
+22
Georgetown
+21
Pennsylvania
+20
Hardin Simmons
+18
Duquesne
+18
Cornell
+14
Navy
+14
Columbia
+13
Notre Dame
+11
Penn State
+9
ST. Mary's
+8
Princeton
+7
Colgate
+7
Dartmouth
+7
Detroit Mercy
+5
Pittsburgh
+5
George Washington
+3
Harvard
+2
Temple
+1
Syracuse
-2
SAN Francisco
-2
Brown
-3
West Virginia
-3
Gonzaga
-3
Holy Cross
-4
Villanova
-7
Centenary
-7
Michigan State
-8
Virginia
-9
Marquette
-9
Carnegie Tech
-12
Yale
-12
Army
-12
Loyola Marymount
-13
Manhattan
-14
Hampden Sydney
-15
NEW York University
-17
Sewanee
-18
Miami
-18

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