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FBS Independents

1948 Season · 36 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
56.3
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.634
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1948 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Army (ARMY)8–0–10.94440.996Developing ＋+32
2Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–0–10.95071.142Developing ＋+33
3Cornell (CORNELL)8–10.889121.486Developing+26
4Penn State (PENN STATE)7–1–10.833151.649Developing −+21
5Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)6–2–20.700171.660Developing −+21
6Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–2–20.667181.662Developing −+25
7Villanova (VILLANOVA)8–2–10.773191.726Developing −+27
8Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)7–2–10.750211.757Developing −+27
9Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)6–20.750231.836Rebuilding ＋+20
10Nevada (NEVADA)9–20.818262.056Rebuilding ＋+7
11Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)5–30.625302.156Rebuilding+16
12Brown (BROWN)7–20.778352.249Rebuilding+10
13West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)9–30.750372.366Rebuilding+16
14Rutgers (RUTGERS)7–20.778382.433Rebuilding −+8
15Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)6–30.667392.453Rebuilding −+19
16Virginia (VIRGINIA)5–3–10.611462.817Struggling ＋+11
17Harvard (HARVARD)4–40.500472.819Struggling ＋+13
18Princeton (PRINCETON)4–40.500482.819Struggling ＋+8
19Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)6–20.750543.164Struggling+7
20Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)6–30.667593.380Struggling-5
21Columbia (COLUMBIA)4–50.444653.842Failing ＋-2
22Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)5–50.500673.968Failing ＋-5
23Miami (MIAMI)4–60.400714.240Failing ＋-8
24Yale (YALE)4–50.444734.295Failing ＋-8
25Colgate (COLGATE)3–60.333754.379Failing ＋-4
26ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)4–60.400784.514Failing-12
27Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)3–4–10.438844.687Failing-9
28Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)4–50.444874.959Failing-19
29Temple (TEMPLE)2–6–10.278945.743Rock Bottom-16
30NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)3–60.3331006.265Rock Bottom-15
31Fordham (FORDHAM)3–60.3331016.344Rock Bottom-10
32Navy (NAVY)0–8–10.0561036.410Rock Bottom-16
33SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)2–70.2221076.689Rock Bottom-9
34Duquesne (DUQUESNE)2–70.2221087.141Rock Bottom-21
35Marquette (MARQUETTE)2–80.2001097.184Rock Bottom-30
36Syracuse (SYRACUSE)1–80.1111117.533Rock Bottom-28

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1305988117ArmyArmy — W14: #4Army — RS Final: #4Army — PS 1: #4Army — PS 2: #3Army — Final: #4Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #6Notre Dame — RS Final: #6Notre Dame — PS 1: #6Notre Dame — PS 2: #6Notre Dame — Final: #7CornellCornell — W14: #13Cornell — RS Final: #13Cornell — PS 1: #13Cornell — PS 2: #13Cornell — Final: #12Penn StatePenn State — W14: #17Penn State — RS Final: #18Penn State — PS 1: #18Penn State — PS 2: #18Penn State — Final: #15Michigan StateMichigan State — W14: #16Michigan State — RS Final: #16Michigan State — PS 1: #16Michigan State — PS 2: #16Michigan State — Final: #17Boston CollegeBoston College — W14: #15Boston College — RS Final: #15Boston College — PS 1: #15Boston College — PS 2: #15Boston College — Final: #18VillanovaVillanova — W14: #26Villanova — RS Final: #26Villanova — PS 1: #26Villanova — PS 2: #26Villanova — Final: #19Santa ClaraSanta Clara — W14: #19Santa Clara — RS Final: #19Santa Clara — PS 1: #19Santa Clara — PS 2: #19Santa Clara — Final: #21DartmouthDartmouth — W14: #22Dartmouth — RS Final: #23Dartmouth — PS 1: #23Dartmouth — PS 2: #23Dartmouth — Final: #23NevadaNevada — W14: #23Nevada — RS Final: #24Nevada — PS 1: #24Nevada — PS 2: #21Nevada — Final: #26PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W14: #33Pennsylvania — RS Final: #33Pennsylvania — PS 1: #33Pennsylvania — PS 2: #33Pennsylvania — Final: #30BrownBrown — W14: #34Brown — RS Final: #35Brown — PS 1: #35Brown — PS 2: #34Brown — Final: #35West VirginiaWest Virginia — W14: #42West Virginia — RS Final: #42West Virginia — PS 1: #42West Virginia — PS 2: #42West Virginia — Final: #37RutgersRutgers — W14: #37Rutgers — RS Final: #37Rutgers — PS 1: #37Rutgers — PS 2: #37Rutgers — Final: #38PittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #39Pittsburgh — RS Final: #39Pittsburgh — PS 1: #39Pittsburgh — PS 2: #39Pittsburgh — Final: #39VirginiaVirginia — W14: #49Virginia — RS Final: #49Virginia — PS 1: #49Virginia — PS 2: #48Virginia — Final: #46HarvardHarvard — W14: #46Harvard — RS Final: #47Harvard — PS 1: #47Harvard — PS 2: #47Harvard — Final: #47PrincetonPrinceton — W14: #47Princeton — RS Final: #48Princeton — PS 1: #48Princeton — PS 2: #49Princeton — Final: #48Boston UniversityBoston University — W14: #53Boston University — RS Final: #54Boston University — PS 1: #54Boston University — PS 2: #54Boston University — Final: #54Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W14: #57Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #59Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #59Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #59Detroit Mercy — Final: #59ColumbiaColumbia — W14: #66Columbia — RS Final: #66Columbia — PS 1: #66Columbia — PS 2: #66Columbia — Final: #65Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #69Holy Cross — RS Final: #67Holy Cross — PS 1: #67Holy Cross — PS 2: #67Holy Cross — Final: #67MiamiMiami — W14: #68Miami — RS Final: #71Miami — PS 1: #71Miami — PS 2: #71Miami — Final: #71YaleYale — W14: #74Yale — RS Final: #73Yale — PS 1: #73Yale — PS 2: #73Yale — Final: #73ColgateColgate — W14: #75Colgate — RS Final: #75Colgate — PS 1: #75Colgate — PS 2: #76Colgate — Final: #75COST. Mary'sST. Mary's — W14: #76ST. Mary's — RS Final: #76ST. Mary's — PS 1: #76ST. Mary's — PS 2: #75ST. Mary's — Final: #78GeorgetownGeorgetown — W14: #85Georgetown — RS Final: #85Georgetown — PS 1: #85Georgetown — PS 2: #86Georgetown — Final: #84Tennessee ChattanoogaTennessee Chattanooga — W14: #87Tennessee Chattanooga — RS Final: #87Tennessee Chattanooga — PS 1: #87Tennessee Chattanooga — PS 2: #87Tennessee Chattanooga — Final: #87TempleTemple — W14: #94Temple — RS Final: #94Temple — PS 1: #94Temple — PS 2: #94Temple — Final: #94NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W14: #102NEW York University — RS Final: #101NEW York University — PS 1: #101NEW York University — PS 2: #100NEW York University — Final: #100NYUFordhamFordham — W14: #104Fordham — RS Final: #103Fordham — PS 1: #103Fordham — PS 2: #103Fordham — Final: #101NavyNavy — W14: #101Navy — RS Final: #100Navy — PS 1: #100Navy — PS 2: #101Navy — Final: #103SAN FranciscoSAN Francisco — W14: #107SAN Francisco — RS Final: #107SAN Francisco — PS 1: #107SAN Francisco — PS 2: #106SAN Francisco — Final: #107DuquesneDuquesne — W14: #108Duquesne — RS Final: #108Duquesne — PS 1: #108Duquesne — PS 2: #108Duquesne — Final: #108MarquetteMarquette — W14: #109Marquette — RS Final: #109Marquette — PS 1: #109Marquette — PS 2: #109Marquette — Final: #109MASyracuseSyracuse — W14: #111Syracuse — RS Final: #111Syracuse — PS 1: #111Syracuse — PS 2: #111Syracuse — Final: #111W14RS 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
3.634
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+33
Army
+32
Villanova
+27
Santa Clara
+27
Cornell
+26
Boston College
+25
Penn State
+21
Michigan State
+21
Dartmouth
+20
Pittsburgh
+19
Pennsylvania
+16
West Virginia
+16
Harvard
+13
Virginia
+11
Brown
+10
Rutgers
+8
Princeton
+8
Nevada
+7
Boston University
+7
Columbia
-2
Colgate
-4
Detroit Mercy
-5
Holy Cross
-5
Miami
-8
Yale
-8
Georgetown
-9
SAN Francisco
-9
Fordham
-10
ST. Mary's
-12
NEW York University
-15
Temple
-16
Navy
-16
Tennessee Chattanooga
-19
Duquesne
-21
Syracuse
-28
Marquette
-30

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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