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FBS Independents

1952 Season · 33 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
54.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.714
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1952 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)9–01.00020.832Pretender+40
2Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–2–10.75061.074Developing ＋+38
3Penn State (PENN STATE)7–2–10.75091.418Developing+29
4Villanova (VILLANOVA)7–1–10.833101.425Developing+22
5Maryland (MARYLAND)7–20.778121.476Developing+27
6Princeton (PRINCETON)8–10.889141.513Developing+21
7Navy (NAVY)6–2–10.722161.577Developing −+23
8Virginia (VIRGINIA)8–20.800201.696Developing −+20
9Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)6–30.667242.010Rebuilding ＋+19
10Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–30.700272.090Rebuilding ＋+30
11Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)8–20.800292.117Rebuilding+20
12Yale (YALE)7–20.778312.229Rebuilding+10
13San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)6–30.667392.727Struggling ＋+6
14Army (ARMY)4–4–10.500402.783Struggling ＋+8
15Colgate (COLGATE)6–30.667432.885Struggling ＋-1
16Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)4–3–20.556442.983Struggling ＋+4
17Pacific (PACIFIC)7–3–10.682453.021Struggling ＋+4
18Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)5–4–10.550583.459Struggling −+2
19Harvard (HARVARD)5–40.556663.801Struggling −-6
20Rutgers (RUTGERS)4–4–10.500684.046Failing ＋-7
21Marquette (MARQUETTE)3–5–10.389704.298Failing ＋+2
22Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)4–4–10.500744.442Failing-1
23Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)2–6–10.278805.016Failing-12
24Miami (MIAMI)4–70.364825.105Failing −-21
25Cornell (CORNELL)2–70.222875.591Failing −-14
26Clemson (CLEMSON)2–6–10.278905.729Rock Bottom-19
27Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)2–70.222915.746Rock Bottom-17
28Columbia (COLUMBIA)2–6–10.278945.823Rock Bottom-15
29Fordham (FORDHAM)2–5–10.313965.967Rock Bottom-11
30Brown (BROWN)2–70.2221026.372Rock Bottom-13
31NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)2–5–10.3131077.070Rock Bottom-22
32Temple (TEMPLE)2–7–10.2501087.191Rock Bottom-21
33Drake (DRAKE)2–70.2221139.049Rock Bottom-29

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316090120Michigan StateMichigan State — W13: #1Michigan State — W14: #1Michigan State — W15: #1Michigan State — RS Final: #1Michigan State — Final: #2Notre DameNotre Dame — W13: #9Notre Dame — W14: #10Notre Dame — W15: #5Notre Dame — RS Final: #5Notre Dame — Final: #6Penn StatePenn State — W13: #12Penn State — W14: #8Penn State — W15: #10Penn State — RS Final: #10Penn State — Final: #9VillanovaVillanova — W13: #14Villanova — W14: #9Villanova — W15: #11Villanova — RS Final: #11Villanova — Final: #10MarylandMaryland — W13: #8Maryland — W14: #11Maryland — W15: #12Maryland — RS Final: #13Maryland — Final: #12PrincetonPrinceton — W13: #13Princeton — W14: #14Princeton — W15: #14Princeton — RS Final: #14Princeton — Final: #14NavyNavy — W13: #18Navy — W14: #16Navy — W15: #15Navy — RS Final: #15Navy — Final: #16VirginiaVirginia — W13: #20Virginia — W14: #19Virginia — W15: #18Virginia — RS Final: #19Virginia — Final: #20PittsburghPittsburgh — W13: #16Pittsburgh — W14: #23Pittsburgh — W15: #24Pittsburgh — RS Final: #24Pittsburgh — Final: #24SyracuseSyracuse — W13: #17Syracuse — W14: #18Syracuse — W15: #22Syracuse — RS Final: #23Syracuse — Final: #27Holy CrossHoly Cross — W13: #31Holy Cross — W14: #30Holy Cross — W15: #26Holy Cross — RS Final: #27Holy Cross — Final: #29YaleYale — W13: #33Yale — W14: #27Yale — W15: #30Yale — RS Final: #31Yale — Final: #31San José StateSan José State — W13: #28San José State — W14: #29San José State — W15: #39San José State — RS Final: #39San José State — Final: #39ArmyArmy — W13: #32Army — W14: #37Army — W15: #40Army — RS Final: #40Army — Final: #40ColgateColgate — W13: #47Colgate — W14: #44Colgate — W15: #41Colgate — RS Final: #42Colgate — Final: #43COPennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W13: #55Pennsylvania — W14: #47Pennsylvania — W15: #45Pennsylvania — RS Final: #44Pennsylvania — Final: #44PacificPacific — W13: #60Pacific — W14: #60Pacific — W15: #55Pacific — RS Final: #50Pacific — Final: #45Boston UniversityBoston University — W13: #45Boston University — W14: #59Boston University — W15: #57Boston University — RS Final: #56Boston University — Final: #58HarvardHarvard — W13: #61Harvard — W14: #63Harvard — W15: #66Harvard — RS Final: #66Harvard — Final: #66RutgersRutgers — W13: #72Rutgers — W14: #67Rutgers — W15: #68Rutgers — RS Final: #68Rutgers — Final: #68MarquetteMarquette — W13: #65Marquette — W14: #72Marquette — W15: #69Marquette — RS Final: #69Marquette — Final: #70MABoston CollegeBoston College — W13: #70Boston College — W14: #73Boston College — W15: #74Boston College — RS Final: #74Boston College — Final: #74Santa ClaraSanta Clara — W13: #99Santa Clara — W14: #104Santa Clara — W15: #82Santa Clara — RS Final: #81Santa Clara — Final: #80MiamiMiami — W13: #64Miami — W14: #71Miami — W15: #78Miami — RS Final: #82Miami — Final: #82CornellCornell — W13: #84Cornell — W14: #82Cornell — W15: #87Cornell — RS Final: #86Cornell — Final: #87ClemsonClemson — W13: #74Clemson — W14: #86Clemson — W15: #90Clemson — RS Final: #92Clemson — Final: #90DartmouthDartmouth — W13: #91Dartmouth — W14: #91Dartmouth — W15: #92Dartmouth — RS Final: #91Dartmouth — Final: #91ColumbiaColumbia — W13: #103Columbia — W14: #92Columbia — W15: #93Columbia — RS Final: #93Columbia — Final: #94FordhamFordham — W13: #108Fordham — W14: #106Fordham — W15: #94Fordham — RS Final: #95Fordham — Final: #96BrownBrown — W13: #89Brown — W14: #100Brown — W15: #102Brown — RS Final: #102Brown — Final: #102NEW York UniversityNEW York University — W13: #88NEW York University — W14: #101NEW York University — W15: #107NEW York University — RS Final: #107NEW York University — Final: #107NYUTempleTemple — W13: #107Temple — W14: #107Temple — W15: #108Temple — RS Final: #108Temple — Final: #108DrakeDrake — W13: #113Drake — W14: #113Drake — W15: #113Drake — RS Final: #113Drake — Final: #113W13W14W15RS 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
3.714
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Michigan State
+40
Notre Dame
+38
Syracuse
+30
Penn State
+29
Maryland
+27
Navy
+23
Villanova
+22
Princeton
+21
Virginia
+20
Holy Cross
+20
Pittsburgh
+19
Yale
+10
Army
+8
San José State
+6
Pennsylvania
+4
Pacific
+4
Boston University
+2
Marquette
+2
Colgate
-1
Boston College
-1
Harvard
-6
Rutgers
-7
Fordham
-11
Santa Clara
-12
Brown
-13
Cornell
-14
Columbia
-15
Dartmouth
-17
Clemson
-19
Miami
-21
Temple
-21
NEW York University
-22
Drake
-29

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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