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FBS Independents

1944 Season · 30 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
44.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.258
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1944 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Army (ARMY)9–01.00010.403Challenger −+43
2Norman NAS (NORMAN NAS)6–01.00041.222Developing ＋+19
3Yale (YALE)7–0–10.93861.434Developing+19
4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)8–20.80081.672Developing −+24
5Navy (NAVY)6–30.667101.729Developing −+32
6Virginia (VIRGINIA)6–1–20.778141.927Rebuilding ＋+8
7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)6–10.857212.291Rebuilding+2
8Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)5–30.625232.362Rebuilding+15
9Bucknell (BUCKNELL)7–2–10.750262.611Rebuilding −-1
10Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)5–2–20.667292.698Rebuilding −+18
11Coast Guard (COAST GUARD)6–30.667312.804Struggling ＋+3
12Penn State (PENN STATE)6–30.667332.843Struggling ＋+3
13West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)5–3–10.611403.379Struggling-4
14Cornell (CORNELL)5–40.556413.583Struggling −+2
15Alameda Coast Guard (ALAMEDA COAST GUARD)4–2–20.625453.901Failing ＋-2
16Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)4–50.444474.071Failing ＋+2
17Brown (BROWN)3–4–10.438524.564Failing-4
18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)4–30.571544.637Failing+2
19Temple (TEMPLE)2–4–20.375564.741Failing-7
20Villanova (VILLANOVA)4–40.500594.973Failing-4
21Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)2–5–10.313635.327Failing −-7
22Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)3–60.333675.807Rock Bottom-4
23Idaho State (IDAHO STATE)4–50.444696.005Rock Bottom-7
24Syracuse (SYRACUSE)2–4–10.357716.259Rock Bottom-14
25Colgate (COLGATE)2–50.286736.548Rock Bottom-6
26Columbia (COLUMBIA)2–60.250776.953Rock Bottom-19
27Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)3–60.333787.431Rock Bottom-23
28Miami (MIAMI)1–7–10.167807.607Rock Bottom-13
29NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)2–50.286827.781Rock Bottom-9
30Marquette (MARQUETTE)1–70.1258610.189Rock Bottom-13

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
124466991ArmyArmy — W14: #1Army — RS Final: #1Army — PS 1: #1Army — PS 2: #1Army — Final: #1Norman NASNorman NAS — W14: #4Norman NAS — RS Final: #4Norman NAS — PS 1: #4Norman NAS — PS 2: #4Norman NAS — Final: #4NNYaleYale — W14: #6Yale — RS Final: #6Yale — PS 1: #6Yale — PS 2: #6Yale — Final: #6Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #8Notre Dame — RS Final: #8Notre Dame — PS 1: #8Notre Dame — PS 2: #8Notre Dame — Final: #8NavyNavy — W14: #7Navy — RS Final: #11Navy — PS 1: #11Navy — PS 2: #11Navy — Final: #10VirginiaVirginia — W14: #18Virginia — RS Final: #16Virginia — PS 1: #16Virginia — PS 2: #16Virginia — Final: #14Michigan StateMichigan State — W14: #22Michigan State — RS Final: #22Michigan State — PS 1: #22Michigan State — PS 2: #22Michigan State — Final: #21PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W14: #23Pennsylvania — RS Final: #24Pennsylvania — PS 1: #24Pennsylvania — PS 2: #24Pennsylvania — Final: #23BucknellBucknell — W14: #26Bucknell — RS Final: #25Bucknell — PS 1: #25Bucknell — PS 2: #25Bucknell — Final: #26Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #29Holy Cross — RS Final: #28Holy Cross — PS 1: #28Holy Cross — PS 2: #28Holy Cross — Final: #29Coast GuardCoast Guard — W14: #32Coast Guard — RS Final: #30Coast Guard — PS 1: #30Coast Guard — PS 2: #30Coast Guard — Final: #31CGPenn StatePenn State — W14: #33Penn State — RS Final: #31Penn State — PS 1: #31Penn State — PS 2: #31Penn State — Final: #33West VirginiaWest Virginia — W14: #40West Virginia — RS Final: #40West Virginia — PS 1: #40West Virginia — PS 2: #40West Virginia — Final: #40CornellCornell — W14: #41Cornell — RS Final: #42Cornell — PS 1: #42Cornell — PS 2: #42Cornell — Final: #41Alameda Coast GuardAlameda Coast Guard — W14: #46Alameda Coast Guard — RS Final: #45Alameda Coast Guard — PS 1: #45Alameda Coast Guard — PS 2: #45Alameda Coast Guard — Final: #45ACGPittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #48Pittsburgh — RS Final: #48Pittsburgh — PS 1: #48Pittsburgh — PS 2: #48Pittsburgh — Final: #47BrownBrown — W14: #51Brown — RS Final: #52Brown — PS 1: #53Brown — PS 2: #53Brown — Final: #52Boston CollegeBoston College — W14: #52Boston College — RS Final: #54Boston College — PS 1: #54Boston College — PS 2: #54Boston College — Final: #54TempleTemple — W14: #53Temple — RS Final: #55Temple — PS 1: #55Temple — PS 2: #55Temple — Final: #56VillanovaVillanova — W14: #56Villanova — RS Final: #59Villanova — PS 1: #59Villanova — PS 2: #59Villanova — Final: #59DartmouthDartmouth — W14: #61Dartmouth — RS Final: #62Dartmouth — PS 1: #63Dartmouth — PS 2: #63Dartmouth — Final: #63Colorado CollegeColorado College — W14: #66Colorado College — RS Final: #68Colorado College — PS 1: #68Colorado College — PS 2: #68Colorado College — Final: #67CCIdaho StateIdaho State — W14: #74Idaho State — RS Final: #69Idaho State — PS 1: #69Idaho State — PS 2: #69Idaho State — Final: #69SyracuseSyracuse — W14: #69Syracuse — RS Final: #70Syracuse — PS 1: #71Syracuse — PS 2: #71Syracuse — Final: #71ColgateColgate — W14: #73Colgate — RS Final: #73Colgate — PS 1: #73Colgate — PS 2: #73Colgate — Final: #73COColumbiaColumbia — W14: #76Columbia — RS Final: #77Columbia — PS 1: #77Columbia — PS 2: #77Columbia — Final: #77PresbyterianPresbyterian — W14: #84Presbyterian — RS Final: #79Presbyterian — PS 1: #78Presbyterian — PS 2: #78Presbyterian — Final: #78MiamiMiami — W14: #78Miami — RS Final: #78Miami — PS 1: #80Miami — PS 2: #80Miami — Final: #80NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W14: #80NEW York University — RS Final: #82NEW York University — PS 1: #82NEW York University — PS 2: #82NEW York University — Final: #82NYUMarquetteMarquette — W14: #86Marquette — RS Final: #86Marquette — PS 1: #86Marquette — PS 2: #86Marquette — Final: #86MAW14RS 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
4.258
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Army
+43
Navy
+32
Notre Dame
+24
Norman NAS
+19
Yale
+19
Holy Cross
+18
Pennsylvania
+15
Virginia
+8
Coast Guard
+3
Penn State
+3
Michigan State
+2
Cornell
+2
Pittsburgh
+2
Boston College
+2
Bucknell
-1
Alameda Coast Guard
-2
West Virginia
-4
Brown
-4
Villanova
-4
Colorado College
-4
Colgate
-6
Temple
-7
Dartmouth
-7
Idaho State
-7
NEW York University
-9
Miami
-13
Marquette
-13
Syracuse
-14
Columbia
-19
Presbyterian
-23

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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