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FBS Independents

1954 Season · 29 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
55.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.863
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1954 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Miami (MIAMI)8–10.88941.159Developing ＋+35
2Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–10.90051.188Developing ＋+39
3Navy (NAVY)8–20.80061.299Developing+30
4Army (ARMY)7–20.778111.543Developing −+20
5Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)8–10.889232.033Rebuilding ＋+20
6Penn State (PENN STATE)7–20.778252.150Rebuilding+11
7Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)8–20.800272.245Rebuilding+17
8Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)7–20.778362.552Rebuilding −-2
9San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)7–30.700372.558Rebuilding −+12
10Colgate (COLGATE)5–2–20.667392.603Rebuilding −+8
11Brown (BROWN)6–2–10.722412.659Rebuilding −+8
12Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)4–50.444432.755Struggling ＋+15
13Yale (YALE)5–3–10.611452.797Struggling ＋+7
14Princeton (PRINCETON)5–3–10.611472.987Struggling ＋+3
15Cornell (CORNELL)5–40.556523.177Struggling+2
16Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)8–40.667533.218Struggling+3
17Syracuse (SYRACUSE)4–40.500603.836Failing ＋-6
18Harvard (HARVARD)4–3–10.563633.950Failing ＋+1
19Pacific (PACIFIC)4–50.444694.091Failing ＋-4
20Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)3–60.333784.829Failing-8
21North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)4–60.400815.045Failing −-3
22Marquette (MARQUETTE)3–5–10.389825.066Failing −-2
23Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)3–70.300835.131Failing −-13
24Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–60.333936.039Rock Bottom-17
25Fordham (FORDHAM)1–7–10.1671007.055Rock Bottom-22
26Columbia (COLUMBIA)1–80.1111017.117Rock Bottom-24
27Drake (DRAKE)2–70.2221027.213Rock Bottom-13
28Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)0–90.0001037.449Rock Bottom-27
29Villanova (VILLANOVA)1–90.1001098.291Rock Bottom-33

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1305988116MiamiMiami — W12: #4Miami — W13: #4Miami — W14: #4Miami — RS Final: #4Miami — Final: #4Notre DameNotre Dame — W12: #14Notre Dame — W13: #7Notre Dame — W14: #5Notre Dame — RS Final: #5Notre Dame — Final: #5NavyNavy — W12: #18Navy — W13: #21Navy — W14: #10Navy — RS Final: #10Navy — Final: #6ArmyArmy — W12: #5Army — W13: #6Army — W14: #12Army — RS Final: #12Army — Final: #11Boston CollegeBoston College — W12: #23Boston College — W13: #25Boston College — W14: #25Boston College — RS Final: #24Boston College — Final: #23Penn StatePenn State — W12: #30Penn State — W13: #26Penn State — W14: #28Penn State — RS Final: #27Penn State — Final: #25CincinnatiCincinnati — W12: #15Cincinnati — W13: #15Cincinnati — W14: #29Cincinnati — RS Final: #29Cincinnati — Final: #27Boston UniversityBoston University — W12: #42Boston University — W13: #37Boston University — W14: #36Boston University — RS Final: #35Boston University — Final: #36San José StateSan José State — W12: #46San José State — W13: #45San José State — W14: #35San José State — RS Final: #36San José State — Final: #37ColgateColgate — W12: #29Colgate — W13: #28Colgate — W14: #37Colgate — RS Final: #38Colgate — Final: #39COBrownBrown — W12: #51Brown — W13: #51Brown — W14: #40Brown — RS Final: #40Brown — Final: #41PittsburghPittsburgh — W12: #32Pittsburgh — W13: #41Pittsburgh — W14: #39Pittsburgh — RS Final: #39Pittsburgh — Final: #43YaleYale — W12: #31Yale — W13: #44Yale — W14: #44Yale — RS Final: #44Yale — Final: #45PrincetonPrinceton — W12: #59Princeton — W13: #49Princeton — W14: #48Princeton — RS Final: #49Princeton — Final: #47CornellCornell — W12: #56Cornell — W13: #54Cornell — W14: #52Cornell — RS Final: #53Cornell — Final: #52Florida StateFlorida State — W12: #55Florida State — W13: #48Florida State — W14: #50Florida State — RS Final: #48Florida State — Final: #53SyracuseSyracuse — W12: #73Syracuse — W13: #62Syracuse — W14: #60Syracuse — RS Final: #60Syracuse — Final: #60HarvardHarvard — W12: #78Harvard — W13: #68Harvard — W14: #63Harvard — RS Final: #63Harvard — Final: #63PacificPacific — W12: #70Pacific — W13: #69Pacific — W14: #67Pacific — RS Final: #68Pacific — Final: #69DartmouthDartmouth — W12: #72Dartmouth — W13: #77Dartmouth — W14: #78Dartmouth — RS Final: #78Dartmouth — Final: #78North TexasNorth Texas — W12: #76North Texas — W13: #87North Texas — W14: #81North Texas — RS Final: #81North Texas — Final: #81MarquetteMarquette — W12: #71Marquette — W13: #80Marquette — W14: #82Marquette — RS Final: #82Marquette — Final: #82MAHoly CrossHoly Cross — W12: #84Holy Cross — W13: #79Holy Cross — W14: #84Holy Cross — RS Final: #84Holy Cross — Final: #83RutgersRutgers — W12: #100Rutgers — W13: #94Rutgers — W14: #93Rutgers — RS Final: #93Rutgers — Final: #93FordhamFordham — W12: #97Fordham — W13: #96Fordham — W14: #100Fordham — RS Final: #100Fordham — Final: #100ColumbiaColumbia — W12: #98Columbia — W13: #102Columbia — W14: #101Columbia — RS Final: #101Columbia — Final: #101DrakeDrake — W12: #104Drake — W13: #101Drake — W14: #102Drake — RS Final: #102Drake — Final: #102PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W12: #108Pennsylvania — W13: #106Pennsylvania — W14: #104Pennsylvania — RS Final: #104Pennsylvania — Final: #103VillanovaVillanova — W12: #110Villanova — W13: #110Villanova — W14: #109Villanova — RS Final: #109Villanova — Final: #109W12W13W14RS 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
3.863
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+39
Miami
+35
Navy
+30
Army
+20
Boston College
+20
Cincinnati
+17
Pittsburgh
+15
San José State
+12
Penn State
+11
Colgate
+8
Brown
+8
Yale
+7
Princeton
+3
Florida State
+3
Cornell
+2
Harvard
+1
Boston University
-2
Marquette
-2
North Texas
-3
Pacific
-4
Syracuse
-6
Dartmouth
-8
Holy Cross
-13
Drake
-13
Rutgers
-17
Fordham
-22
Columbia
-24
Pennsylvania
-27
Villanova
-33

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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