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FBS Independents

1945 Season · 34 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
49.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.986
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1945 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Army (ARMY)9–01.00010.457Challenger −+42
2Navy (NAVY)7–1–10.83330.841Pretender+35
3Miami (MIAMI)9–1–10.86471.118Developing ＋+39
4Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)6–20.75091.458Developing+23
5Columbia (COLUMBIA)8–10.889131.626Developing −+20
6Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)8–20.800141.771Developing −+18
7Temple (TEMPLE)7–10.875151.782Developing −+17
8ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)7–20.778212.142Rebuilding+7
9Virginia (VIRGINIA)7–20.778222.230Rebuilding+7
10Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–2–10.750262.401Rebuilding −+18
11Yale (YALE)6–30.667312.630Rebuilding −+6
12Villanova (VILLANOVA)4–40.500352.862Struggling ＋+12
13Penn State (PENN STATE)5–30.625362.867Struggling ＋+2
14Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)5–30.625372.911Struggling ＋+3
15Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)6–30.667382.950Struggling ＋-1
16Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)5–3–10.611403.098Struggling+12
17Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)5–30.625423.275Struggling-4
18Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)4–3–10.563433.414Struggling-1
19Marquette (MARQUETTE)5–4–10.550503.617Struggling −+7
20Brown (BROWN)3–4–10.438523.679Struggling −+1
21Harvard (HARVARD)5–30.625543.694Struggling −+5
22Cornell (CORNELL)5–40.556563.760Struggling −-2
23Princeton (PRINCETON)2–3–20.429654.170Failing ＋-1
24Colgate (COLGATE)3–4–10.438704.501Failing-8
25Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–70.300744.745Failing-8
26Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)3–40.429815.367Failing −-10
27Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)1–6–10.188865.749Rock Bottom-13
28NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)3–40.429876.325Rock Bottom-5
29Bucknell (BUCKNELL)2–50.286886.777Rock Bottom-18
30Syracuse (SYRACUSE)1–60.143927.170Rock Bottom-17
31West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)2–6–10.278957.562Rock Bottom-24
32Lafayette (LAFAYETTE)1–7–10.167988.957Rock Bottom-14
33Coast Guard (COAST GUARD)0–7–10.063999.614Rock Bottom-14
34Presbyterian (PRESBYTERIAN)1–60.14310010.019Rock Bottom-15

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275380106ArmyArmy — W12: #3Army — W13: #1Army — W14: #1Army — RS Final: #1Army — Final: #1NavyNavy — W12: #1Navy — W13: #2Navy — W14: #2Navy — RS Final: #3Navy — Final: #3MiamiMiami — W12: #11Miami — W13: #9Miami — W14: #9Miami — RS Final: #7Miami — Final: #7PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W12: #4Pennsylvania — W13: #10Pennsylvania — W14: #10Pennsylvania — RS Final: #9Pennsylvania — Final: #9ColumbiaColumbia — W12: #17Columbia — W13: #12Columbia — W14: #12Columbia — RS Final: #12Columbia — Final: #13Holy CrossHoly Cross — W12: #10Holy Cross — W13: #15Holy Cross — W14: #11Holy Cross — RS Final: #11Holy Cross — Final: #14TempleTemple — W12: #22Temple — W13: #17Temple — W14: #16Temple — RS Final: #16Temple — Final: #15ST. Mary'sST. Mary's — W12: #12ST. Mary's — W13: #22ST. Mary's — W14: #21ST. Mary's — RS Final: #20ST. Mary's — Final: #21VirginiaVirginia — W12: #9Virginia — W13: #11Virginia — W14: #19Virginia — RS Final: #22Virginia — Final: #22Notre DameNotre Dame — W12: #21Notre Dame — W13: #20Notre Dame — W14: #15Notre Dame — RS Final: #25Notre Dame — Final: #26YaleYale — W12: #54Yale — W13: #48Yale — W14: #37Yale — RS Final: #32Yale — Final: #31VillanovaVillanova — W12: #41Villanova — W13: #31Villanova — W14: #33Villanova — RS Final: #35Villanova — Final: #35Penn StatePenn State — W12: #16Penn State — W13: #24Penn State — W14: #34Penn State — RS Final: #36Penn State — Final: #36Tennessee ChattanoogaTennessee Chattanooga — W12: #57Tennessee Chattanooga — W13: #51Tennessee Chattanooga — W14: #48Tennessee Chattanooga — RS Final: #37Tennessee Chattanooga — Final: #37Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W12: #56Detroit Mercy — W13: #38Detroit Mercy — W14: #36Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #38Detroit Mercy — Final: #38Michigan StateMichigan State — W12: #53Michigan State — W13: #34Michigan State — W14: #39Michigan State — RS Final: #40Michigan State — Final: #40Merchant MarineMerchant Marine — W12: #48Merchant Marine — W13: #56Merchant Marine — W14: #45Merchant Marine — RS Final: #43Merchant Marine — Final: #42Colorado CollegeColorado College — W12: #55Colorado College — W13: #49Colorado College — W14: #47Colorado College — RS Final: #44Colorado College — Final: #43CCMarquetteMarquette — W12: #74Marquette — W13: #66Marquette — W14: #53Marquette — RS Final: #50Marquette — Final: #50MABrownBrown — W12: #42Brown — W13: #54Brown — W14: #52Brown — RS Final: #52Brown — Final: #52HarvardHarvard — W12: #65Harvard — W13: #57Harvard — W14: #43Harvard — RS Final: #55Harvard — Final: #54CornellCornell — W12: #51Cornell — W13: #45Cornell — W14: #56Cornell — RS Final: #56Cornell — Final: #56PrincetonPrinceton — W12: #30Princeton — W13: #47Princeton — W14: #67Princeton — RS Final: #66Princeton — Final: #65ColgateColgate — W12: #70Colgate — W13: #68Colgate — W14: #70Colgate — RS Final: #69Colgate — Final: #70COPittsburghPittsburgh — W12: #81Pittsburgh — W13: #85Pittsburgh — W14: #79Pittsburgh — RS Final: #78Pittsburgh — Final: #74Boston CollegeBoston College — W12: #83Boston College — W13: #75Boston College — W14: #82Boston College — RS Final: #80Boston College — Final: #81DartmouthDartmouth — W12: #84Dartmouth — W13: #86Dartmouth — W14: #85Dartmouth — RS Final: #84Dartmouth — Final: #86NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W12: #80NEW York University — W13: #87NEW York University — W14: #87NEW York University — RS Final: #87NEW York University — Final: #87NYUBucknellBucknell — W12: #91Bucknell — W13: #89Bucknell — W14: #88Bucknell — RS Final: #88Bucknell — Final: #88SyracuseSyracuse — W12: #89Syracuse — W13: #91Syracuse — W14: #92Syracuse — RS Final: #92Syracuse — Final: #92West VirginiaWest Virginia — W12: #92West Virginia — W13: #95West Virginia — W14: #95West Virginia — RS Final: #95West Virginia — Final: #95LafayetteLafayette — W12: #100Lafayette — W13: #100Lafayette — W14: #98Lafayette — RS Final: #98Lafayette — Final: #98Coast GuardCoast Guard — W12: #98Coast Guard — W13: #99Coast Guard — W14: #100Coast Guard — RS Final: #99Coast Guard — Final: #99CGPresbyterianPresbyterian — W12: #99Presbyterian — W13: #98Presbyterian — W14: #99Presbyterian — RS Final: #100Presbyterian — Final: #100W12W13W14RS FinalFinal

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Average Rating Tier
3.986
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Army
+42
Miami
+39
Navy
+35
Pennsylvania
+23
Columbia
+20
Holy Cross
+18
Notre Dame
+18
Temple
+17
Villanova
+12
Michigan State
+12
ST. Mary's
+7
Virginia
+7
Marquette
+7
Yale
+6
Harvard
+5
Tennessee Chattanooga
+3
Penn State
+2
Brown
+1
Detroit Mercy
-1
Colorado College
-1
Princeton
-1
Cornell
-2
Merchant Marine
-4
NEW York University
-5
Colgate
-8
Pittsburgh
-8
Boston College
-10
Dartmouth
-13
Lafayette
-14
Coast Guard
-14
Presbyterian
-15
Syracuse
-17
Bucknell
-18
West Virginia
-24

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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