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FBS Independents

1955 Season · 28 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
60.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.200
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1955 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)8–20.800101.548Developing −+25
2Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–30.625181.813Rebuilding ＋+19
3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)7–40.636191.859Rebuilding ＋+27
4Miami (MIAMI)6–30.667201.894Rebuilding ＋+16
5Yale (YALE)7–20.778211.901Rebuilding ＋+15
6Army (ARMY)6–30.667221.918Rebuilding ＋+12
7Navy (NAVY)6–2–10.722251.990Rebuilding ＋+12
8Princeton (PRINCETON)7–20.778282.107Rebuilding+14
9Colgate (COLGATE)6–30.667312.149Rebuilding+14
10Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–2–10.688392.594Rebuilding −+11
11Pacific (PACIFIC)5–40.556462.897Struggling ＋+4
12Penn State (PENN STATE)5–40.556513.161Struggling0
13San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)5–3–10.611553.281Struggling+7
14Cornell (CORNELL)5–40.556613.651Struggling −-7
15Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)6–40.600643.853Failing ＋0
16Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)5–50.500714.305Failing ＋-2
17North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)5–4–10.550724.397Failing ＋0
18Harvard (HARVARD)3–4–10.438744.628Failing-11
19Drake (DRAKE)4–40.500804.969Failing-9
20Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)3–60.333825.179Failing −-9
21Marquette (MARQUETTE)2–6–10.278895.986Rock Bottom-15
22Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)2–60.250946.465Rock Bottom-14
23Brown (BROWN)2–70.222956.479Rock Bottom-18
24Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–50.375966.631Rock Bottom-3
25Columbia (COLUMBIA)1–80.1111017.365Rock Bottom-26
26Villanova (VILLANOVA)1–90.1001047.778Rock Bottom-29
27Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)0–90.0001057.876Rock Bottom-31
28Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)1–6–20.2221098.932Rock Bottom-9

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1305887115Notre DameNotre Dame — W12: #10Notre Dame — W13: #7Notre Dame — W14: #11Notre Dame — RS Final: #11Notre Dame — Final: #10SyracuseSyracuse — W12: #25Syracuse — W13: #19Syracuse — W14: #18Syracuse — RS Final: #18Syracuse — Final: #18PittsburghPittsburgh — W12: #19Pittsburgh — W13: #16Pittsburgh — W14: #15Pittsburgh — RS Final: #15Pittsburgh — Final: #19MiamiMiami — W12: #23Miami — W13: #22Miami — W14: #23Miami — RS Final: #21Miami — Final: #20YaleYale — W12: #22Yale — W13: #24Yale — W14: #22Yale — RS Final: #22Yale — Final: #21ArmyArmy — W12: #29Army — W13: #31Army — W14: #24Army — RS Final: #23Army — Final: #22NavyNavy — W12: #13Navy — W13: #14Navy — W14: #25Navy — RS Final: #26Navy — Final: #25PrincetonPrinceton — W12: #28Princeton — W13: #28Princeton — W14: #29Princeton — RS Final: #28Princeton — Final: #28ColgateColgate — W12: #31Colgate — W13: #29Colgate — W14: #30Colgate — RS Final: #29Colgate — Final: #31COBoston CollegeBoston College — W12: #57Boston College — W13: #47Boston College — W14: #38Boston College — RS Final: #38Boston College — Final: #39PacificPacific — W12: #37Pacific — W13: #40Pacific — W14: #45Pacific — RS Final: #46Pacific — Final: #46Penn StatePenn State — W12: #43Penn State — W13: #49Penn State — W14: #51Penn State — RS Final: #51Penn State — Final: #51San José StateSan José State — W12: #35San José State — W13: #53San José State — W14: #55San José State — RS Final: #55San José State — Final: #55CornellCornell — W12: #68Cornell — W13: #71Cornell — W14: #61Cornell — RS Final: #61Cornell — Final: #61Holy CrossHoly Cross — W12: #47Holy Cross — W13: #59Holy Cross — W14: #65Holy Cross — RS Final: #65Holy Cross — Final: #64Florida StateFlorida State — W12: #76Florida State — W13: #66Florida State — W14: #72Florida State — RS Final: #71Florida State — Final: #71North TexasNorth Texas — W12: #85North Texas — W13: #74North Texas — W14: #78North Texas — RS Final: #72North Texas — Final: #72HarvardHarvard — W12: #74Harvard — W13: #78Harvard — W14: #73Harvard — RS Final: #74Harvard — Final: #74DrakeDrake — W12: #79Drake — W13: #81Drake — W14: #80Drake — RS Final: #80Drake — Final: #80DartmouthDartmouth — W12: #78Dartmouth — W13: #82Dartmouth — W14: #82Dartmouth — RS Final: #82Dartmouth — Final: #82MarquetteMarquette — W12: #86Marquette — W13: #89Marquette — W14: #89Marquette — RS Final: #89Marquette — Final: #89MABoston UniversityBoston University — W12: #99Boston University — W13: #91Boston University — W14: #93Boston University — RS Final: #94Boston University — Final: #94BrownBrown — W12: #93Brown — W13: #93Brown — W14: #95Brown — RS Final: #95Brown — Final: #95RutgersRutgers — W12: #102Rutgers — W13: #95Rutgers — W14: #96Rutgers — RS Final: #96Rutgers — Final: #96ColumbiaColumbia — W12: #98Columbia — W13: #103Columbia — W14: #102Columbia — RS Final: #102Columbia — Final: #101VillanovaVillanova — W12: #103Villanova — W13: #101Villanova — W14: #104Villanova — RS Final: #104Villanova — Final: #104PennsylvaniaPennsylvania — W12: #101Pennsylvania — W13: #106Pennsylvania — W14: #106Pennsylvania — RS Final: #105Pennsylvania — Final: #105CincinnatiCincinnati — W12: #107Cincinnati — W13: #107Cincinnati — W14: #109Cincinnati — RS Final: #109Cincinnati — 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
4.200
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Pittsburgh
+27
Notre Dame
+25
Syracuse
+19
Miami
+16
Yale
+15
Princeton
+14
Colgate
+14
Army
+12
Navy
+12
Boston College
+11
San José State
+7
Pacific
+4
Penn State
0
Holy Cross
0
North Texas
0
Florida State
-2
Rutgers
-3
Cornell
-7
Drake
-9
Dartmouth
-9
Cincinnati
-9
Harvard
-11
Boston University
-14
Marquette
-15
Brown
-18
Columbia
-26
Villanova
-29
Pennsylvania
-31

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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