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FBS Independents

1953 Season · 28 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
60.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.889
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1953 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–0–10.95010.835Pretender+45
2Army (ARMY)7–1–10.833111.474Developing+22
3Penn State (PENN STATE)6–30.667292.300Rebuilding+13
4Marquette (MARQUETTE)6–3–10.650312.366Rebuilding+10
5Harvard (HARVARD)6–20.750332.466Rebuilding −+4
6Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–3–10.611342.490Rebuilding −+6
7Navy (NAVY)4–3–20.556372.528Rebuilding −+9
8Yale (YALE)5–2–20.667392.722Struggling ＋+3
9Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–3–10.611432.965Struggling ＋+6
10Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)5–3–10.611453.023Struggling ＋-2
11Cornell (CORNELL)4–3–20.556493.042Struggling ＋+6
12Princeton (PRINCETON)5–40.556603.698Struggling −0
13Pacific (PACIFIC)4–4–20.500613.709Struggling −-3
14Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)3–5–10.389623.716Struggling −+2
15Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)5–50.500643.956Failing ＋0
16Columbia (COLUMBIA)4–50.444654.008Failing ＋-3
17Miami (MIAMI)4–50.444664.048Failing ＋-7
18Fordham (FORDHAM)4–50.444674.098Failing ＋-8
19San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)4–4–10.500734.474Failing-10
20Villanova (VILLANOVA)4–60.400764.594Failing-12
21Colgate (COLGATE)3–4–20.444814.763Failing-9
22Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–5–10.389834.820Failing-10
23Drake (DRAKE)4–40.500885.184Failing −-10
24Brown (BROWN)3–5–10.389915.500Failing −-1
25Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)2–70.222925.509Failing −-13
26North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)3–6–10.350965.679Rock Bottom-15
27Rutgers (RUTGERS)2–60.2501026.883Rock Bottom-21
28Virginia (VIRGINIA)1–80.1111068.032Rock Bottom-34

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1295785113Notre DameNotre Dame — W12: #2Notre Dame — W13: #2Notre Dame — W14: #2Notre Dame — RS Final: #2Notre Dame — Final: #1ArmyArmy — W12: #12Army — W13: #14Army — W14: #11Army — RS Final: #11Army — Final: #11Penn StatePenn State — W12: #35Penn State — W13: #30Penn State — W14: #27Penn State — RS Final: #28Penn State — Final: #29MarquetteMarquette — W12: #31Marquette — W13: #34Marquette — W14: #33Marquette — RS Final: #32Marquette — Final: #31MAHarvardHarvard — W12: #51Harvard — W13: #36Harvard — W14: #36Harvard — RS Final: #34Harvard — Final: #33SyracuseSyracuse — W12: #20Syracuse — W13: #35Syracuse — W14: #37Syracuse — RS Final: #36Syracuse — Final: #34NavyNavy — W12: #28Navy — W13: #26Navy — W14: #38Navy — RS Final: #37Navy — Final: #37YaleYale — W12: #34Yale — W13: #42Yale — W14: #40Yale — RS Final: #39Yale — Final: #39Boston CollegeBoston College — W12: #57Boston College — W13: #59Boston College — W14: #43Boston College — RS Final: #43Boston College — Final: #43Boston UniversityBoston University — W12: #68Boston University — W13: #62Boston University — W14: #47Boston University — RS Final: #46Boston University — Final: #45CornellCornell — W12: #50Cornell — W13: #44Cornell — W14: #46Cornell — RS Final: #48Cornell — Final: #49PrincetonPrinceton — W12: #49Princeton — W13: #61Princeton — W14: #59Princeton — RS Final: #59Princeton — Final: #60PacificPacific — W12: #81Pacific — W13: #79Pacific — W14: #61Pacific — RS Final: #61Pacific — Final: #61PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W12: #62Pennsylvania — W13: #58Pennsylvania — W14: #62Pennsylvania — RS Final: #62Pennsylvania — Final: #62Holy CrossHoly Cross — W12: #70Holy Cross — W13: #64Holy Cross — W14: #65Holy Cross — RS Final: #64Holy Cross — Final: #64ColumbiaColumbia — W12: #72Columbia — W13: #67Columbia — W14: #66Columbia — RS Final: #66Columbia — Final: #65MiamiMiami — W12: #67Miami — W13: #69Miami — W14: #64Miami — RS Final: #65Miami — Final: #66FordhamFordham — W12: #53Fordham — W13: #63Fordham — W14: #67Fordham — RS Final: #68Fordham — Final: #67San José StateSan José State — W12: #77San José State — W13: #74San José State — W14: #74San José State — RS Final: #74San José State — Final: #73VillanovaVillanova — W12: #101Villanova — W13: #91Villanova — W14: #77Villanova — RS Final: #77Villanova — Final: #76ColgateColgate — W12: #79Colgate — W13: #76Colgate — W14: #81Colgate — RS Final: #81Colgate — Final: #81COPittsburghPittsburgh — W12: #71Pittsburgh — W13: #80Pittsburgh — W14: #82Pittsburgh — RS Final: #82Pittsburgh — Final: #83DrakeDrake — W12: #87Drake — W13: #89Drake — W14: #89Drake — RS Final: #88Drake — Final: #88BrownBrown — W12: #89Brown — W13: #92Brown — W14: #92Brown — RS Final: #91Brown — Final: #91DartmouthDartmouth — W12: #99Dartmouth — W13: #90Dartmouth — W14: #93Dartmouth — RS Final: #93Dartmouth — Final: #92North TexasNorth Texas — W12: #76North Texas — W13: #82North Texas — W14: #96North Texas — RS Final: #96North Texas — Final: #96RutgersRutgers — W12: #98Rutgers — W13: #102Rutgers — W14: #102Rutgers — RS Final: #102Rutgers — Final: #102VirginiaVirginia — W12: #105Virginia — W13: #107Virginia — W14: #106Virginia — RS Final: #106Virginia — Final: #106W12W13W14RS 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
3.889
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+45
Army
+22
Penn State
+13
Marquette
+10
Navy
+9
Syracuse
+6
Boston College
+6
Cornell
+6
Harvard
+4
Yale
+3
Pennsylvania
+2
Princeton
0
Holy Cross
0
Brown
-1
Boston University
-2
Pacific
-3
Columbia
-3
Miami
-7
Fordham
-8
Colgate
-9
San José State
-10
Pittsburgh
-10
Drake
-10
Villanova
-12
Dartmouth
-13
North Texas
-15
Rutgers
-21
Virginia
-34

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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