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FBS Independents

1959 Season · 27 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
61.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.932
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1959 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Syracuse (SYRACUSE)11–01.00010.660Competitive −+59
2Penn State (PENN STATE)9–20.81841.132Developing ＋+41
3Oregon (OREGON)8–20.800151.805Rebuilding ＋+24
4Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)6–40.600262.245Rebuilding+19
5Miami (MIAMI)6–40.600282.421Rebuilding −+13
6Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)6–40.600412.789Struggling ＋+6
7Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)6–40.600422.824Struggling ＋+6
8Navy (NAVY)5–4–10.550432.845Struggling ＋+6
9Air Force (AIR FORCE)5–4–10.550472.927Struggling ＋+4
10Army (ARMY)4–4–10.500512.979Struggling ＋+4
11Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)6–40.600522.994Struggling ＋+4
12Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–40.556533.000Struggling ＋+4
13Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)5–50.500553.064Struggling ＋+7
14Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)6–40.600663.656Struggling −-9
15Pacific (PACIFIC)5–40.556693.858Failing ＋-11
16Rutgers (RUTGERS)6–30.667724.061Failing ＋0
17Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)4–60.400744.173Failing ＋-1
18San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)4–60.400754.425Failing-9
19Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)4–50.444764.457Failing-11
20Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)4–60.400824.683Failing-13
21Marquette (MARQUETTE)3–70.300844.757Failing-16
22Oregon State (OREGON STATE)3–70.300895.339Failing −-20
23Colgate (COLGATE)2–70.222975.934Rock Bottom-19
24Xavier (XAVIER)4–60.4001006.382Rock Bottom-10
25Dayton (DAYTON)3–70.3001026.556Rock Bottom-18
26Idaho (IDAHO)1–90.1001077.851Rock Bottom-38
27Villanova (VILLANOVA)1–90.1001098.334Rock Bottom-26

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1305988117SyracuseSyracuse — W14: #1Syracuse — RS Final: #1Syracuse — PS 1: #1Syracuse — PS 2: #1Syracuse — Final: #1Penn StatePenn State — W14: #5Penn State — RS Final: #5Penn State — PS 1: #5Penn State — PS 2: #3Penn State — Final: #4OregonOregon — W14: #17Oregon — RS Final: #17Oregon — PS 1: #17Oregon — PS 2: #17Oregon — Final: #15PittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #27Pittsburgh — RS Final: #27Pittsburgh — PS 1: #27Pittsburgh — PS 2: #27Pittsburgh — Final: #26MiamiMiami — W14: #32Miami — RS Final: #29Miami — PS 1: #29Miami — PS 2: #29Miami — Final: #28Washington StateWashington State — W14: #44Washington State — RS Final: #44Washington State — PS 1: #43Washington State — PS 2: #43Washington State — Final: #41Oklahoma StateOklahoma State — W14: #47Oklahoma State — RS Final: #46Oklahoma State — PS 1: #46Oklahoma State — PS 2: #46Oklahoma State — Final: #42NavyNavy — W14: #48Navy — RS Final: #48Navy — PS 1: #48Navy — PS 2: #47Navy — Final: #43Air ForceAir Force — W14: #41Air Force — RS Final: #45Air Force — PS 1: #45Air Force — PS 2: #45Air Force — Final: #47ArmyArmy — W14: #54Army — RS Final: #54Army — PS 1: #54Army — PS 2: #54Army — Final: #51Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #53Holy Cross — RS Final: #53Holy Cross — PS 1: #53Holy Cross — PS 2: #53Holy Cross — Final: #52Boston CollegeBoston College — W14: #55Boston College — RS Final: #55Boston College — PS 1: #55Boston College — PS 2: #55Boston College — Final: #53Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #50Notre Dame — RS Final: #50Notre Dame — PS 1: #50Notre Dame — PS 2: #50Notre Dame — Final: #55Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W14: #67Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #67Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #66Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #65Detroit Mercy — Final: #66PacificPacific — W14: #71Pacific — RS Final: #70Pacific — PS 1: #70Pacific — PS 2: #70Pacific — Final: #69RutgersRutgers — W14: #73Rutgers — RS Final: #73Rutgers — PS 1: #73Rutgers — PS 2: #73Rutgers — Final: #72Florida StateFlorida State — W14: #74Florida State — RS Final: #74Florida State — PS 1: #74Florida State — PS 2: #74Florida State — Final: #74San José StateSan José State — W14: #76San José State — RS Final: #76San José State — PS 1: #76San José State — PS 2: #76San José State — Final: #75Boston UniversityBoston University — W14: #79Boston University — RS Final: #78Boston University — PS 1: #79Boston University — PS 2: #78Boston University — Final: #76Texas TechTexas Tech — W14: #81Texas Tech — RS Final: #81Texas Tech — PS 1: #82Texas Tech — PS 2: #83Texas Tech — Final: #82MarquetteMarquette — W14: #86Marquette — RS Final: #85Marquette — PS 1: #85Marquette — PS 2: #85Marquette — Final: #84MAOregon StateOregon State — W14: #90Oregon State — RS Final: #90Oregon State — PS 1: #90Oregon State — PS 2: #90Oregon State — Final: #89ColgateColgate — W14: #98Colgate — RS Final: #98Colgate — PS 1: #98Colgate — PS 2: #98Colgate — Final: #97COXavierXavier — W14: #100Xavier — RS Final: #100Xavier — PS 1: #100Xavier — PS 2: #100Xavier — Final: #100DaytonDayton — W14: #104Dayton — RS Final: #103Dayton — PS 1: #103Dayton — PS 2: #103Dayton — Final: #102IdahoIdaho — W14: #107Idaho — RS Final: #107Idaho — PS 1: #107Idaho — PS 2: #107Idaho — Final: #107VillanovaVillanova — W14: #110Villanova — RS Final: #109Villanova — PS 1: #109Villanova — PS 2: #109Villanova — Final: #109W14RS FinalPS 1PS 2Final

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
3.932
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Syracuse
+59
Penn State
+41
Oregon
+24
Pittsburgh
+19
Miami
+13
Notre Dame
+7
Washington State
+6
Oklahoma State
+6
Navy
+6
Air Force
+4
Army
+4
Holy Cross
+4
Boston College
+4
Rutgers
0
Florida State
-1
Detroit Mercy
-9
San José State
-9
Xavier
-10
Pacific
-11
Boston University
-11
Texas Tech
-13
Marquette
-16
Dayton
-18
Colgate
-19
Oregon State
-20
Villanova
-26
Idaho
-38

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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