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FBS Independents

1951 Season · 32 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
58.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.692
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1951 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)9–01.00030.959Pretender −+40
2Virginia (VIRGINIA)8–10.88971.300Developing+30
3Princeton (PRINCETON)9–01.00081.308Developing+25
4SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)9–01.000101.437Developing+23
5Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–2–10.750221.981Rebuilding ＋+19
6Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)8–20.800241.989Rebuilding ＋+13
7Cornell (CORNELL)6–30.667272.185Rebuilding+15
8Miami (MIAMI)8–30.727302.237Rebuilding+13
9Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)5–40.556332.347Rebuilding+13
10Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–40.556402.700Rebuilding −+9
11Villanova (VILLANOVA)5–30.625412.719Struggling ＋+9
12Penn State (PENN STATE)5–40.556472.937Struggling ＋+7
13Fordham (FORDHAM)5–40.556492.968Struggling ＋+6
14Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)6–40.600543.166Struggling-4
15Columbia (COLUMBIA)5–30.625563.216Struggling0
16Pacific (PACIFIC)6–50.545573.279Struggling+3
17Temple (TEMPLE)6–40.600633.499Struggling −+3
18Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)3–5–10.389663.691Struggling −+2
19Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)4–50.444703.807Failing ＋-2
20Marquette (MARQUETTE)4–6–10.409774.268Failing ＋-9
21Rutgers (RUTGERS)4–40.500784.358Failing ＋-5
22Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)3–60.333804.510Failing-10
23Navy (NAVY)2–6–10.278814.596Failing-8
24Colgate (COLGATE)4–50.444834.890Failing-8
25Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–70.300844.904Failing-8
26Harvard (HARVARD)3–5–10.389854.909Failing-9
27Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)3–60.333935.533Failing −-9
28Yale (YALE)2–5–20.333945.561Failing −-14
29Army (ARMY)2–70.222996.141Rock Bottom-21
30Brown (BROWN)2–70.2221016.210Rock Bottom-21
31San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)2–7–10.2501046.672Rock Bottom-15
32NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)1–70.1251127.875Rock Bottom-18

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1306089119Michigan StateMichigan State — W14: #3Michigan State — RS Final: #2Michigan State — PS 1: #2Michigan State — PS 3: #2Michigan State — Final: #3VirginiaVirginia — W14: #7Virginia — RS Final: #8Virginia — PS 1: #8Virginia — PS 3: #8Virginia — Final: #7PrincetonPrinceton — W14: #9Princeton — RS Final: #7Princeton — PS 1: #7Princeton — PS 3: #7Princeton — Final: #8SAN FranciscoSAN Francisco — W14: #10SAN Francisco — RS Final: #11SAN Francisco — PS 1: #11SAN Francisco — PS 3: #11SAN Francisco — Final: #10Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #30Notre Dame — RS Final: #25Notre Dame — PS 1: #24Notre Dame — PS 3: #24Notre Dame — Final: #22Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #15Holy Cross — RS Final: #23Holy Cross — PS 1: #25Holy Cross — PS 3: #25Holy Cross — Final: #24CornellCornell — W14: #26Cornell — RS Final: #29Cornell — PS 1: #29Cornell — PS 3: #29Cornell — Final: #27MiamiMiami — W14: #25Miami — RS Final: #26Miami — PS 1: #36Miami — PS 3: #36Miami — Final: #30PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W14: #33Pennsylvania — RS Final: #34Pennsylvania — PS 1: #33Pennsylvania — PS 3: #33Pennsylvania — Final: #33SyracuseSyracuse — W14: #38Syracuse — RS Final: #41Syracuse — PS 1: #40Syracuse — PS 3: #40Syracuse — Final: #40VillanovaVillanova — W14: #45Villanova — RS Final: #42Villanova — PS 1: #41Villanova — PS 3: #42Villanova — Final: #41Penn StatePenn State — W14: #53Penn State — RS Final: #51Penn State — PS 1: #49Penn State — PS 3: #49Penn State — Final: #47FordhamFordham — W14: #50Fordham — RS Final: #50Fordham — PS 1: #52Fordham — PS 3: #52Fordham — Final: #49Boston UniversityBoston University — W14: #57Boston University — RS Final: #55Boston University — PS 1: #55Boston University — PS 3: #55Boston University — Final: #54ColumbiaColumbia — W14: #60Columbia — RS Final: #57Columbia — PS 1: #57Columbia — PS 3: #57Columbia — Final: #56PacificPacific — W14: #41Pacific — RS Final: #45Pacific — PS 1: #45Pacific — PS 3: #45Pacific — Final: #57TempleTemple — W14: #66Temple — RS Final: #63Temple — PS 1: #63Temple — PS 3: #63Temple — Final: #63Santa ClaraSanta Clara — W14: #70Santa Clara — RS Final: #67Santa Clara — PS 1: #67Santa Clara — PS 3: #67Santa Clara — Final: #66DartmouthDartmouth — W14: #71Dartmouth — RS Final: #69Dartmouth — PS 1: #70Dartmouth — PS 3: #69Dartmouth — Final: #70MarquetteMarquette — W14: #79Marquette — RS Final: #75Marquette — PS 1: #76Marquette — PS 3: #77Marquette — Final: #77MARutgersRutgers — W14: #78Rutgers — RS Final: #78Rutgers — PS 1: #78Rutgers — PS 3: #78Rutgers — Final: #78Boston CollegeBoston College — W14: #91Boston College — RS Final: #80Boston College — PS 1: #80Boston College — PS 3: #80Boston College — Final: #80NavyNavy — W14: #86Navy — RS Final: #81Navy — PS 1: #81Navy — PS 3: #81Navy — Final: #81ColgateColgate — W14: #83Colgate — RS Final: #82Colgate — PS 1: #82Colgate — PS 3: #82Colgate — Final: #83COPittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #96Pittsburgh — RS Final: #95Pittsburgh — PS 1: #85Pittsburgh — PS 3: #85Pittsburgh — Final: #84HarvardHarvard — W14: #82Harvard — RS Final: #83Harvard — PS 1: #84Harvard — PS 3: #83Harvard — Final: #85Loyola MarymountLoyola Marymount — W14: #87Loyola Marymount — RS Final: #89Loyola Marymount — PS 1: #91Loyola Marymount — PS 3: #91Loyola Marymount — Final: #93YaleYale — W14: #93Yale — RS Final: #93Yale — PS 1: #94Yale — PS 3: #94Yale — Final: #94ArmyArmy — W14: #89Army — RS Final: #99Army — PS 1: #99Army — PS 3: #99Army — Final: #99BrownBrown — W14: #101Brown — RS Final: #100Brown — PS 1: #100Brown — PS 3: #100Brown — Final: #101San José StateSan José State — W14: #99San José State — RS Final: #103San José State — PS 1: #104San José State — PS 3: #103San José State — Final: #104NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W14: #112NEW York University — RS Final: #112NEW York University — PS 1: #112NEW York University — PS 3: #112NEW York University — Final: #112NYUW14RS FinalPS 1PS 3Final

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
3.692
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Michigan State
+40
Virginia
+30
Princeton
+25
SAN Francisco
+23
Notre Dame
+19
Cornell
+15
Holy Cross
+13
Miami
+13
Pennsylvania
+13
Syracuse
+9
Villanova
+9
Penn State
+7
Fordham
+6
Pacific
+3
Temple
+3
Santa Clara
+2
Columbia
0
Dartmouth
-2
Boston University
-4
Rutgers
-5
Navy
-8
Colgate
-8
Pittsburgh
-8
Marquette
-9
Harvard
-9
Loyola Marymount
-9
Boston College
-10
Yale
-14
San José State
-15
NEW York University
-18
Army
-21
Brown
-21

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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