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FBS Independents

1956 Season · 22 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
59.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.181
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1956 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Miami (MIAMI)8–1–10.85010.933Pretender −+43
2Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–20.778131.531Developing −+23
3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)7–3–10.682161.697Developing −+28
4Penn State (PENN STATE)6–2–10.722181.725Developing −+20
5Navy (NAVY)6–1–20.778261.931Rebuilding ＋+10
6Army (ARMY)5–3–10.611342.349Rebuilding+9
7North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)7–2–10.750362.481Rebuilding −+5
8Pacific (PACIFIC)6–3–10.650422.785Struggling ＋+2
9Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)5–3–10.611463.083Struggling0
10Villanova (VILLANOVA)5–40.556493.230Struggling+2
11Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)5–4–10.550523.363Struggling-2
12Colgate (COLGATE)4–50.444563.689Struggling −-2
13Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–40.556634.010Failing ＋-3
14Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)2–7–10.250694.376Failing ＋-4
15Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)4–50.444724.518Failing+3
16Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)2–80.200915.608Failing −-14
17Dayton (DAYTON)4–60.400935.902Rock Bottom-6
18Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)1–5–20.2501006.534Rock Bottom-15
19Drake (DRAKE)3–60.3331057.386Rock Bottom-23
20San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)2–7–10.2501067.400Rock Bottom-17
21Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–70.3001077.478Rock Bottom-17
22Marquette (MARQUETTE)0–90.0001119.970Rock Bottom-43

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1305988118MiamiMiami — W14: #1Miami — RS Final: #1Miami — PS 1: #1Miami — PS 4: #1Miami — Final: #1SyracuseSyracuse — W14: #8Syracuse — RS Final: #8Syracuse — PS 1: #8Syracuse — PS 4: #9Syracuse — Final: #13PittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #17Pittsburgh — RS Final: #19Pittsburgh — PS 1: #13Pittsburgh — PS 4: #16Pittsburgh — Final: #16Penn StatePenn State — W14: #16Penn State — RS Final: #16Penn State — PS 1: #17Penn State — PS 4: #17Penn State — Final: #18NavyNavy — W14: #23Navy — RS Final: #24Navy — PS 1: #24Navy — PS 4: #24Navy — Final: #26ArmyArmy — W14: #35Army — RS Final: #33Army — PS 1: #33Army — PS 4: #33Army — Final: #34North TexasNorth Texas — W14: #36North Texas — RS Final: #35North Texas — PS 1: #35North Texas — PS 4: #35North Texas — Final: #36PacificPacific — W14: #43Pacific — RS Final: #42Pacific — PS 1: #43Pacific — PS 4: #42Pacific — Final: #42Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #53Holy Cross — RS Final: #46Holy Cross — PS 1: #46Holy Cross — PS 4: #46Holy Cross — Final: #46VillanovaVillanova — W14: #47Villanova — RS Final: #49Villanova — PS 1: #49Villanova — PS 4: #49Villanova — Final: #49Florida StateFlorida State — W14: #49Florida State — RS Final: #51Florida State — PS 1: #52Florida State — PS 4: #52Florida State — Final: #52ColgateColgate — W14: #58Colgate — RS Final: #56Colgate — PS 1: #56Colgate — PS 4: #56Colgate — Final: #56COBoston CollegeBoston College — W14: #55Boston College — RS Final: #63Boston College — PS 1: #64Boston College — PS 4: #64Boston College — Final: #63Texas TechTexas Tech — W14: #65Texas Tech — RS Final: #69Texas Tech — PS 1: #69Texas Tech — PS 4: #69Texas Tech — Final: #69CincinnatiCincinnati — W14: #73Cincinnati — RS Final: #72Cincinnati — PS 1: #72Cincinnati — PS 4: #72Cincinnati — Final: #72Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #89Notre Dame — RS Final: #91Notre Dame — PS 1: #90Notre Dame — PS 4: #91Notre Dame — Final: #91DaytonDayton — W14: #93Dayton — RS Final: #93Dayton — PS 1: #93Dayton — PS 4: #93Dayton — Final: #93Boston UniversityBoston University — W14: #99Boston University — RS Final: #100Boston University — PS 1: #100Boston University — PS 4: #100Boston University — Final: #100DrakeDrake — W14: #105Drake — RS Final: #105Drake — PS 1: #105Drake — PS 4: #105Drake — Final: #105San José StateSan José State — W14: #101San José State — RS Final: #106San José State — PS 1: #106San José State — PS 4: #106San José State — Final: #106RutgersRutgers — W14: #106Rutgers — RS Final: #107Rutgers — PS 1: #107Rutgers — PS 4: #107Rutgers — Final: #107MarquetteMarquette — W14: #111Marquette — RS Final: #111Marquette — PS 1: #111Marquette — PS 4: #111Marquette — Final: #111MAW14RS FinalPS 1PS 4Final

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Average Rating Tier
4.181
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Miami
+43
Pittsburgh
+28
Syracuse
+23
Penn State
+20
Navy
+10
Army
+9
North Texas
+5
Cincinnati
+3
Pacific
+2
Villanova
+2
Holy Cross
0
Florida State
-2
Colgate
-2
Boston College
-3
Texas Tech
-4
Dayton
-6
Notre Dame
-14
Boston University
-15
San José State
-17
Rutgers
-17
Drake
-23
Marquette
-43

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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