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FBS Independents

1942 Season · 34 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
55.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.616
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1942 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–2–20.72791.660Developing −+24
2Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)8–20.800131.719Developing −+19
3Penn State (PENN STATE)6–1–10.813141.729Developing −+16
4Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)7–20.778151.737Developing −+34
5Colgate (COLGATE)6–2–10.722182.023Rebuilding ＋+16
6Marquette (MARQUETTE)7–20.778212.194Rebuilding+21
7Miami (MIAMI)7–20.778242.286Rebuilding+9
8Fordham (FORDHAM)5–3–10.611292.487Rebuilding −+14
9Army (ARMY)6–30.667322.547Rebuilding −+9
10Navy (NAVY)5–40.556372.681Rebuilding −+11
11ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)6–3–10.650382.696Rebuilding −+6
12Jacksonville NAS (JACKSONVILLE NAS)9–30.750402.739Struggling ＋+17
13Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)5–3–10.611412.805Struggling ＋+14
14Duquesne (DUQUESNE)6–3–10.650473.011Struggling ＋+2
15Syracuse (SYRACUSE)6–30.667483.127Struggling+5
16Yale (YALE)5–30.625533.299Struggling+2
17West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)5–40.556543.305Struggling+1
18Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)5–4–10.550553.311Struggling+2
19Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)4–3–20.556603.383Struggling-1
20Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)5–40.556613.400Struggling+2
21SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)6–40.600623.493Struggling −-9
22Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)5–3–10.611643.613Struggling −+7
23Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)5–40.556653.621Struggling −-4
24Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)5–4–10.550764.206Failing ＋-4
25Villanova (VILLANOVA)4–40.500774.482Failing-1
26Cornell (CORNELL)3–5–10.389804.561Failing-7
27Brown (BROWN)4–40.500824.603Failing-8
28Columbia (COLUMBIA)3–60.333905.428Failing −-17
29Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–60.333925.512Failing −-7
30Princeton (PRINCETON)3–5–10.389935.554Failing −-7
31Harvard (HARVARD)2–6–10.278996.212Rock Bottom-9
32Temple (TEMPLE)2–5–30.3501006.345Rock Bottom-7
33Manhattan (MANHATTAN)2–60.2501026.543Rock Bottom-11
34Virginia (VIRGINIA)2–6–10.2781046.627Rock Bottom-14

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285683111Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #11Notre Dame — RS Final: #10Notre Dame — PS 1: #11Notre Dame — PS 2: #10Notre Dame — Final: #9Boston CollegeBoston College — W14: #6Boston College — RS Final: #6Boston College — PS 1: #6Boston College — PS 2: #6Boston College — Final: #13Penn StatePenn State — W14: #12Penn State — RS Final: #14Penn State — PS 1: #15Penn State — PS 2: #14Penn State — Final: #14Santa ClaraSanta Clara — W14: #13Santa Clara — RS Final: #13Santa Clara — PS 1: #13Santa Clara — PS 2: #13Santa Clara — Final: #15ColgateColgate — W14: #19Colgate — RS Final: #17Colgate — PS 1: #17Colgate — PS 2: #17Colgate — Final: #18COMarquetteMarquette — W14: #21Marquette — RS Final: #21Marquette — PS 1: #21Marquette — PS 2: #21Marquette — Final: #21MAMiamiMiami — W14: #26Miami — RS Final: #24Miami — PS 1: #24Miami — PS 2: #24Miami — Final: #24FordhamFordham — W14: #31Fordham — RS Final: #29Fordham — PS 1: #30Fordham — PS 2: #30Fordham — Final: #29ArmyArmy — W14: #35Army — RS Final: #32Army — PS 1: #34Army — PS 2: #34Army — Final: #32NavyNavy — W14: #37Navy — RS Final: #37Navy — PS 1: #37Navy — PS 2: #37Navy — Final: #37ST. Mary'sST. Mary's — W14: #47ST. Mary's — RS Final: #38ST. Mary's — PS 1: #39ST. Mary's — PS 2: #39ST. Mary's — Final: #38Jacksonville NASJacksonville NAS — W14: #39Jacksonville NAS — RS Final: #40Jacksonville NAS — PS 1: #40Jacksonville NAS — PS 2: #40Jacksonville NAS — Final: #40JNPennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W14: #40Pennsylvania — RS Final: #41Pennsylvania — PS 1: #41Pennsylvania — PS 2: #41Pennsylvania — Final: #41DuquesneDuquesne — W14: #46Duquesne — RS Final: #47Duquesne — PS 1: #47Duquesne — PS 2: #47Duquesne — Final: #47SyracuseSyracuse — W14: #48Syracuse — RS Final: #48Syracuse — PS 1: #48Syracuse — PS 2: #48Syracuse — Final: #48YaleYale — W14: #52Yale — RS Final: #55Yale — PS 1: #54Yale — PS 2: #54Yale — Final: #53West VirginiaWest Virginia — W14: #56West Virginia — RS Final: #54West Virginia — PS 1: #53West Virginia — PS 2: #53West Virginia — Final: #54Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #55Holy Cross — RS Final: #53Holy Cross — PS 1: #55Holy Cross — PS 2: #55Holy Cross — Final: #55Michigan StateMichigan State — W14: #59Michigan State — RS Final: #60Michigan State — PS 1: #60Michigan State — PS 2: #60Michigan State — Final: #60DartmouthDartmouth — W14: #62Dartmouth — RS Final: #61Dartmouth — PS 1: #61Dartmouth — PS 2: #61Dartmouth — Final: #61SAN FranciscoSAN Francisco — W14: #54SAN Francisco — RS Final: #63SAN Francisco — PS 1: #62SAN Francisco — PS 2: #62SAN Francisco — Final: #62GeorgetownGeorgetown — W14: #65Georgetown — RS Final: #65Georgetown — PS 1: #64Georgetown — PS 2: #65Georgetown — Final: #64Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W14: #50Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #66Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #65Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #66Detroit Mercy — Final: #65Loyola MarymountLoyola Marymount — W14: #79Loyola Marymount — RS Final: #76Loyola Marymount — PS 1: #76Loyola Marymount — PS 2: #76Loyola Marymount — Final: #76VillanovaVillanova — W14: #75Villanova — RS Final: #77Villanova — PS 1: #77Villanova — PS 2: #77Villanova — Final: #77CornellCornell — W14: #78Cornell — RS Final: #80Cornell — PS 1: #80Cornell — PS 2: #80Cornell — Final: #80BrownBrown — W14: #82Brown — RS Final: #82Brown — PS 1: #83Brown — PS 2: #82Brown — Final: #82ColumbiaColumbia — W14: #90Columbia — RS Final: #90Columbia — PS 1: #90Columbia — PS 2: #90Columbia — Final: #90PittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #92Pittsburgh — RS Final: #92Pittsburgh — PS 1: #92Pittsburgh — PS 2: #92Pittsburgh — Final: #92PrincetonPrinceton — W14: #93Princeton — RS Final: #93Princeton — PS 1: #93Princeton — PS 2: #93Princeton — Final: #93HarvardHarvard — W14: #99Harvard — RS Final: #99Harvard — PS 1: #99Harvard — PS 2: #99Harvard — Final: #99TempleTemple — W14: #100Temple — RS Final: #100Temple — PS 1: #100Temple — PS 2: #100Temple — Final: #100ManhattanManhattan — W14: #102Manhattan — RS Final: #102Manhattan — PS 1: #103Manhattan — PS 2: #103Manhattan — Final: #102VirginiaVirginia — W14: #105Virginia — RS Final: #104Virginia — PS 1: #104Virginia — PS 2: #104Virginia — Final: #104W14RS FinalPS 1PS 2Final

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
3.616
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Santa Clara
+34
Notre Dame
+24
Marquette
+21
Boston College
+19
Jacksonville NAS
+17
Penn State
+16
Colgate
+16
Fordham
+14
Pennsylvania
+14
Navy
+11
Miami
+9
Army
+9
Georgetown
+7
ST. Mary's
+6
Syracuse
+5
Duquesne
+2
Yale
+2
Holy Cross
+2
Dartmouth
+2
West Virginia
+1
Michigan State
-1
Villanova
-1
Detroit Mercy
-4
Loyola Marymount
-4
Cornell
-7
Pittsburgh
-7
Princeton
-7
Temple
-7
Brown
-8
SAN Francisco
-9
Harvard
-9
Manhattan
-11
Virginia
-14
Columbia
-17

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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