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FBS Independents

1949 Season · 36 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
55.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.540
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1949 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)10–01.00020.885Pretender+45
2Army (ARMY)9–01.00051.080Developing ＋+31
3Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)6–30.66781.410Developing+26
4Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)8–2–10.773121.542Developing −+30
5Villanova (VILLANOVA)8–10.889131.578Developing −+24
6Cornell (CORNELL)8–10.889141.596Developing −+20
7Virginia (VIRGINIA)7–20.778272.118Rebuilding+13
8Brown (BROWN)8–10.889282.130Rebuilding+6
9Princeton (PRINCETON)6–30.667302.182Rebuilding+15
10Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)6–20.750322.284Rebuilding+10
11Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)6–20.750372.352Rebuilding+16
12Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)4–40.500382.408Rebuilding −+11
13Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)6–30.667402.500Rebuilding −+12
14SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)7–30.700412.509Rebuilding −+16
15Penn State (PENN STATE)5–40.556422.543Rebuilding −+14
16Miami (MIAMI)6–30.667432.550Rebuilding −+8
17Fordham (FORDHAM)5–30.625472.812Struggling ＋+5
18Rutgers (RUTGERS)6–30.667482.968Struggling ＋-3
19Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)4–4–10.500503.098Struggling+4
20Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)6–40.600583.397Struggling+7
21Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)5–50.500603.498Struggling −+4
22Temple (TEMPLE)5–40.556613.567Struggling −-2
23Yale (YALE)4–40.500633.669Struggling −-3
24Navy (NAVY)3–5–10.389693.930Failing ＋+4
25Syracuse (SYRACUSE)4–50.444734.056Failing ＋-6
26Marquette (MARQUETTE)4–50.444794.412Failing ＋-13
27Houston (HOUSTON)5–4–10.550824.589Failing+6
28ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)3–6–10.350834.682Failing+2
29West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)4–6–10.409864.972Failing-9
30Nevada (NEVADA)5–50.500875.075Failing −-10
31Columbia (COLUMBIA)2–70.2221016.297Rock Bottom-16
32Duquesne (DUQUESNE)3–60.3331036.341Rock Bottom-17
33NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)3–60.3331056.416Rock Bottom-13
34Harvard (HARVARD)1–80.1111076.550Rock Bottom-20
35Colgate (COLGATE)1–80.1111127.000Rock Bottom-28
36Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)1–90.1001168.428Rock Bottom-38

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316292123Notre DameNotre Dame — W12: #2Notre Dame — W13: #2Notre Dame — W14: #3Notre Dame — RS Final: #3Notre Dame — Final: #2ArmyArmy — W12: #3Army — W13: #4Army — W14: #5Army — RS Final: #5Army — Final: #5Michigan StateMichigan State — W12: #10Michigan State — W13: #11Michigan State — W14: #9Michigan State — RS Final: #8Michigan State — Final: #8Santa ClaraSanta Clara — W12: #15Santa Clara — W13: #20Santa Clara — W14: #18Santa Clara — RS Final: #18Santa Clara — Final: #12VillanovaVillanova — W12: #8Villanova — W13: #12Villanova — W14: #12Villanova — RS Final: #12Villanova — Final: #13CornellCornell — W12: #19Cornell — W13: #16Cornell — W14: #14Cornell — RS Final: #13Cornell — Final: #14VirginiaVirginia — W12: #12Virginia — W13: #17Virginia — W14: #26Virginia — RS Final: #28Virginia — Final: #27BrownBrown — W12: #34Brown — W13: #31Brown — W14: #29Brown — RS Final: #29Brown — Final: #28PrincetonPrinceton — W12: #43Princeton — W13: #33Princeton — W14: #32Princeton — RS Final: #31Princeton — Final: #30DartmouthDartmouth — W12: #27Dartmouth — W13: #35Dartmouth — W14: #33Dartmouth — RS Final: #32Dartmouth — Final: #32Boston UniversityBoston University — W12: #22Boston University — W13: #39Boston University — W14: #39Boston University — RS Final: #37Boston University — Final: #37PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W12: #29Pennsylvania — W13: #30Pennsylvania — W14: #40Pennsylvania — RS Final: #38Pennsylvania — Final: #38PittsburghPittsburgh — W12: #50Pittsburgh — W13: #41Pittsburgh — W14: #42Pittsburgh — RS Final: #41Pittsburgh — Final: #40SAN FranciscoSAN Francisco — W12: #48SAN Francisco — W13: #44SAN Francisco — W14: #43SAN Francisco — RS Final: #42SAN Francisco — Final: #41Penn StatePenn State — W12: #37Penn State — W13: #42Penn State — W14: #44Penn State — RS Final: #44Penn State — Final: #42MiamiMiami — W12: #38Miami — W13: #24Miami — W14: #35Miami — RS Final: #43Miami — Final: #43FordhamFordham — W12: #44Fordham — W13: #53Fordham — W14: #49Fordham — RS Final: #49Fordham — Final: #47RutgersRutgers — W12: #63Rutgers — W13: #48Rutgers — W14: #50Rutgers — RS Final: #50Rutgers — Final: #48Boston CollegeBoston College — W12: #58Boston College — W13: #60Boston College — W14: #52Boston College — RS Final: #52Boston College — Final: #50Loyola MarymountLoyola Marymount — W12: #74Loyola Marymount — W13: #72Loyola Marymount — W14: #60Loyola Marymount — RS Final: #59Loyola Marymount — Final: #58GeorgetownGeorgetown — W12: #47Georgetown — W13: #57Georgetown — W14: #57Georgetown — RS Final: #58Georgetown — Final: #60TempleTemple — W12: #68Temple — W13: #64Temple — W14: #62Temple — RS Final: #61Temple — Final: #61YaleYale — W12: #72Yale — W13: #67Yale — W14: #65Yale — RS Final: #64Yale — Final: #63NavyNavy — W12: #61Navy — W13: #63Navy — W14: #69Navy — RS Final: #72Navy — Final: #69SyracuseSyracuse — W12: #77Syracuse — W13: #73Syracuse — W14: #73Syracuse — RS Final: #74Syracuse — Final: #73MarquetteMarquette — W12: #75Marquette — W13: #78Marquette — W14: #80Marquette — RS Final: #80Marquette — Final: #79MAHoustonHouston — W12: #101Houston — W13: #91Houston — W14: #82Houston — RS Final: #82Houston — Final: #82ST. Mary'sST. Mary's — W12: #66ST. Mary's — W13: #81ST. Mary's — W14: #83ST. Mary's — RS Final: #83ST. Mary's — Final: #83West VirginiaWest Virginia — W12: #90West Virginia — W13: #80West Virginia — W14: #86West Virginia — RS Final: #86West Virginia — Final: #86NevadaNevada — W12: #99Nevada — W13: #96Nevada — W14: #88Nevada — RS Final: #87Nevada — Final: #87ColumbiaColumbia — W12: #105Columbia — W13: #104Columbia — W14: #101Columbia — RS Final: #101Columbia — Final: #101DuquesneDuquesne — W12: #83Duquesne — W13: #94Duquesne — W14: #100Duquesne — RS Final: #103Duquesne — Final: #103NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W12: #112NEW York University — W13: #101NEW York University — W14: #104NEW York University — RS Final: #105NEW York University — Final: #105NYUHarvardHarvard — W12: #104Harvard — W13: #108Harvard — W14: #108Harvard — RS Final: #108Harvard — Final: #107ColgateColgate — W12: #110Colgate — W13: #112Colgate — W14: #112Colgate — RS Final: #112Colgate — Final: #112COHoly CrossHoly Cross — W12: #115Holy Cross — W13: #116Holy Cross — W14: #116Holy Cross — RS Final: #116Holy Cross — Final: #116W12W13W14RS FinalFinal

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
3.540
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+45
Army
+31
Santa Clara
+30
Michigan State
+26
Villanova
+24
Cornell
+20
Boston University
+16
SAN Francisco
+16
Princeton
+15
Penn State
+14
Virginia
+13
Pittsburgh
+12
Pennsylvania
+11
Dartmouth
+10
Miami
+8
Loyola Marymount
+7
Brown
+6
Houston
+6
Fordham
+5
Boston College
+4
Georgetown
+4
Navy
+4
ST. Mary's
+2
Temple
-2
Rutgers
-3
Yale
-3
Syracuse
-6
West Virginia
-9
Nevada
-10
Marquette
-13
NEW York University
-13
Columbia
-16
Duquesne
-17
Harvard
-20
Colgate
-28
Holy Cross
-38

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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