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FBS Independents

1961 Season · 27 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
53.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.586
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1961 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Arizona (ARIZONA)8–1–10.85071.416Developing+25
2Rutgers (RUTGERS)9–01.000101.541Developing −+18
3Penn State (PENN STATE)8–30.727111.557Developing −+30
4Syracuse (SYRACUSE)8–30.727151.690Developing −+27
5Memphis (MEMPHIS)8–20.800212.039Rebuilding ＋+6
6Villanova (VILLANOVA)8–20.800242.083Rebuilding ＋+11
7Navy (NAVY)7–30.700252.086Rebuilding ＋+18
8Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)7–30.700292.342Rebuilding+8
9Miami (MIAMI)7–40.636312.375Rebuilding+16
10Army (ARMY)6–40.600372.646Rebuilding −+8
11Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)5–50.500452.952Struggling ＋+9
12Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)5–40.556473.117Struggling+3
13Houston (HOUSTON)5–4–10.550513.221Struggling+5
14Colgate (COLGATE)5–40.556573.553Struggling −+6
15Oregon State (OREGON STATE)5–50.500593.625Struggling −-3
16San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)6–40.600613.682Struggling −+3
17Oregon (OREGON)4–60.400633.788Struggling −-2
18Xavier (XAVIER)6–40.600664.035Failing ＋-7
19Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)4–60.400714.295Failing ＋-5
20Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)4–5–10.450744.365Failing ＋+2
21Pacific (PACIFIC)5–40.556754.389Failing ＋-10
22Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–70.300814.732Failing-12
23Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)4–50.444864.912Failing-9
24Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)3–70.300905.176Failing −-14
25Air Force (AIR FORCE)3–70.300966.128Rock Bottom-29
26Idaho (IDAHO)2–70.2221036.763Rock Bottom-20
27Dayton (DAYTON)2–80.2001098.309Rock Bottom-10

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1305887115ArizonaArizona — W14: #10Arizona — RS Final: #9Arizona — PS 1: #8Arizona — PS 2: #8Arizona — Final: #7RutgersRutgers — W14: #12Rutgers — RS Final: #12Rutgers — PS 1: #11Rutgers — PS 2: #10Rutgers — Final: #10Penn StatePenn State — W14: #15Penn State — RS Final: #15Penn State — PS 1: #14Penn State — PS 2: #16Penn State — Final: #11SyracuseSyracuse — W14: #17Syracuse — RS Final: #19Syracuse — PS 1: #19Syracuse — PS 2: #17Syracuse — Final: #15MemphisMemphis — W14: #21Memphis — RS Final: #23Memphis — PS 1: #23Memphis — PS 2: #21Memphis — Final: #21VillanovaVillanova — W14: #32Villanova — RS Final: #31Villanova — PS 1: #29Villanova — PS 2: #30Villanova — Final: #24NavyNavy — W14: #26Navy — RS Final: #22Navy — PS 1: #22Navy — PS 2: #23Navy — Final: #25Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #39Holy Cross — RS Final: #28Holy Cross — PS 1: #28Holy Cross — PS 2: #28Holy Cross — Final: #29MiamiMiami — W14: #27Miami — RS Final: #24Miami — PS 1: #24Miami — PS 2: #33Miami — Final: #31ArmyArmy — W14: #31Army — RS Final: #38Army — PS 1: #39Army — PS 2: #39Army — Final: #37Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #42Notre Dame — RS Final: #44Notre Dame — PS 1: #44Notre Dame — PS 2: #45Notre Dame — Final: #45Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — W14: #48Detroit Mercy — RS Final: #48Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #47Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #48Detroit Mercy — Final: #47HoustonHouston — W14: #59Houston — RS Final: #51Houston — PS 1: #51Houston — PS 2: #50Houston — Final: #51ColgateColgate — W14: #58Colgate — RS Final: #57Colgate — PS 1: #59Colgate — PS 2: #58Colgate — Final: #57COOregon StateOregon State — W14: #49Oregon State — RS Final: #60Oregon State — PS 1: #61Oregon State — PS 2: #59Oregon State — Final: #59San José StateSan José State — W14: #64San José State — RS Final: #61San José State — PS 1: #62San José State — PS 2: #62San José State — Final: #61OregonOregon — W14: #66Oregon — RS Final: #65Oregon — PS 1: #65Oregon — PS 2: #64Oregon — Final: #63XavierXavier — W14: #69Xavier — RS Final: #68Xavier — PS 1: #68Xavier — PS 2: #68Xavier — Final: #66Boston CollegeBoston College — W14: #70Boston College — RS Final: #73Boston College — PS 1: #73Boston College — PS 2: #72Boston College — Final: #71Florida StateFlorida State — W14: #76Florida State — RS Final: #74Florida State — PS 1: #74Florida State — PS 2: #74Florida State — Final: #74PacificPacific — W14: #77Pacific — RS Final: #75Pacific — PS 1: #75Pacific — PS 2: #75Pacific — Final: #75PittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #79Pittsburgh — RS Final: #79Pittsburgh — PS 1: #79Pittsburgh — PS 2: #82Pittsburgh — Final: #81Boston UniversityBoston University — W14: #83Boston University — RS Final: #87Boston University — PS 1: #87Boston University — PS 2: #87Boston University — Final: #86Washington StateWashington State — W14: #91Washington State — RS Final: #90Washington State — PS 1: #90Washington State — PS 2: #90Washington State — Final: #90Air ForceAir Force — W14: #96Air Force — RS Final: #96Air Force — PS 1: #96Air Force — PS 2: #96Air Force — Final: #96IdahoIdaho — W14: #103Idaho — RS Final: #103Idaho — PS 1: #103Idaho — PS 2: #103Idaho — Final: #103DaytonDayton — W14: #109Dayton — RS Final: #109Dayton — PS 1: #109Dayton — PS 2: #109Dayton — 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
3.586
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+30
Syracuse
+27
Arizona
+25
Rutgers
+18
Navy
+18
Miami
+16
Villanova
+11
Notre Dame
+9
Holy Cross
+8
Army
+8
Memphis
+6
Colgate
+6
Houston
+5
Detroit Mercy
+3
San José State
+3
Florida State
+2
Oregon
-2
Oregon State
-3
Boston College
-5
Xavier
-7
Boston University
-9
Pacific
-10
Dayton
-10
Pittsburgh
-12
Washington State
-14
Idaho
-20
Air Force
-29

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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