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FBS Independents

1962 Season · 34 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
59.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.755
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1962 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Oregon State (OREGON STATE)9–20.81871.330Developing+37
2Penn State (PENN STATE)9–20.81891.368Developing+35
3Memphis (MEMPHIS)8–10.889171.664Developing −+19
4West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)9–20.818181.676Developing −+23
5Miami (MIAMI)7–40.636221.795Developing −+30
6Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)8–20.800241.849Rebuilding ＋+21
7Utah State (UTAH STATE)8–20.800271.960Rebuilding ＋+18
8Oregon (OREGON)6–3–10.650292.006Rebuilding ＋+17
9Houston (HOUSTON)7–40.636322.174Rebuilding+23
10Villanova (VILLANOVA)7–30.700332.257Rebuilding+20
11Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)6–40.600342.342Rebuilding+14
12Navy (NAVY)5–50.500382.563Rebuilding −+13
13Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–50.500402.604Rebuilding −+10
14Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)4–3–30.550432.704Struggling ＋+3
15Louisville (LOUISVILLE)6–40.600442.737Struggling ＋+9
16Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)5–50.500472.839Struggling ＋+13
17Xavier (XAVIER)6–40.600503.073Struggling+3
18Buffalo (BUFFALO)6–30.667533.156Struggling-5
19Army (ARMY)6–40.600543.160Struggling+1
20Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)5–50.500573.242Struggling+2
21Air Force (AIR FORCE)5–50.500683.735Struggling −-7
22UTEP4–50.444733.994Failing ＋-6
23New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)4–60.400794.332Failing ＋-8
24Rutgers (RUTGERS)5–50.500824.486Failing-1
25Montana (MONTANA)5–50.500844.670Failing-13
26Pacific (PACIFIC)5–50.500874.861Failing-7
27Colgate (COLGATE)3–5–10.389975.528Failing −-9
28Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)2–70.2221005.893Rock Bottom-24
29Idaho (IDAHO)2–6–10.2781066.283Rock Bottom-13
30Dayton (DAYTON)2–80.2001076.398Rock Bottom-28
31San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)2–8–10.2271106.681Rock Bottom-22
32Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)1–80.1111147.497Rock Bottom-32
33Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)0–100.0001177.943Rock Bottom-40
34Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)1–90.1001198.874Rock Bottom-25

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1336496127Oregon StateOregon State — PS 1: #13Oregon State — PS 2: #11Oregon State — PS 3: #11Oregon State — PS 4: #10Oregon State — Final: #7Penn StatePenn State — PS 1: #3Penn State — PS 2: #3Penn State — PS 3: #3Penn State — PS 4: #11Penn State — Final: #9MemphisMemphis — PS 1: #20Memphis — PS 2: #19Memphis — PS 3: #18Memphis — PS 4: #17Memphis — Final: #17West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M — PS 1: #24West Texas A&M — PS 2: #26West Texas A&M — PS 3: #25West Texas A&M — PS 4: #19West Texas A&M — Final: #18MiamiMiami — PS 1: #19Miami — PS 2: #22Miami — PS 3: #22Miami — PS 4: #22Miami — Final: #22Boston CollegeBoston College — PS 1: #23Boston College — PS 2: #24Boston College — PS 3: #23Boston College — PS 4: #25Boston College — Final: #24Utah StateUtah State — PS 1: #28Utah State — PS 2: #28Utah State — PS 3: #28Utah State — PS 4: #27Utah State — Final: #27OregonOregon — PS 1: #29Oregon — PS 2: #29Oregon — PS 3: #29Oregon — PS 4: #29Oregon — Final: #29HoustonHouston — PS 1: #36Houston — PS 2: #36Houston — PS 3: #31Houston — PS 4: #32Houston — Final: #32VillanovaVillanova — PS 1: #30Villanova — PS 2: #31Villanova — PS 3: #32Villanova — PS 4: #33Villanova — Final: #33Holy CrossHoly Cross — PS 1: #32Holy Cross — PS 2: #32Holy Cross — PS 3: #33Holy Cross — PS 4: #34Holy Cross — Final: #34NavyNavy — PS 1: #39Navy — PS 2: #40Navy — PS 3: #40Navy — PS 4: #39Navy — Final: #38SyracuseSyracuse — PS 1: #37Syracuse — PS 2: #37Syracuse — PS 3: #37Syracuse — PS 4: #40Syracuse — Final: #40Florida StateFlorida State — PS 1: #43Florida State — PS 2: #44Florida State — PS 3: #43Florida State — PS 4: #43Florida State — Final: #43LouisvilleLouisville — PS 1: #45Louisville — PS 2: #43Louisville — PS 3: #44Louisville — PS 4: #44Louisville — Final: #44Notre DameNotre Dame — PS 1: #46Notre Dame — PS 2: #46Notre Dame — PS 3: #46Notre Dame — PS 4: #45Notre Dame — Final: #47XavierXavier — PS 1: #50Xavier — PS 2: #50Xavier — PS 3: #50Xavier — PS 4: #50Xavier — Final: #50BuffaloBuffalo — PS 1: #52Buffalo — PS 2: #54Buffalo — PS 3: #52Buffalo — PS 4: #53Buffalo — Final: #53ArmyArmy — PS 1: #54Army — PS 2: #52Army — PS 3: #53Army — PS 4: #54Army — Final: #54PittsburghPittsburgh — PS 1: #55Pittsburgh — PS 2: #56Pittsburgh — PS 3: #56Pittsburgh — PS 4: #58Pittsburgh — Final: #57Air ForceAir Force — PS 1: #68Air Force — PS 2: #68Air Force — PS 3: #68Air Force — PS 4: #68Air Force — Final: #68UTEPUTEP — PS 1: #73UTEP — PS 2: #73UTEP — PS 3: #73UTEP — PS 4: #73UTEP — Final: #73New Mexico StateNew Mexico State — PS 1: #78New Mexico State — PS 2: #79New Mexico State — PS 3: #79New Mexico State — PS 4: #78New Mexico State — Final: #79RutgersRutgers — PS 1: #82Rutgers — PS 2: #82Rutgers — PS 3: #82Rutgers — PS 4: #82Rutgers — Final: #82MontanaMontana — PS 1: #84Montana — PS 2: #84Montana — PS 3: #84Montana — PS 4: #84Montana — Final: #84PacificPacific — PS 1: #87Pacific — PS 2: #87Pacific — PS 3: #87Pacific — PS 4: #87Pacific — Final: #87ColgateColgate — PS 1: #97Colgate — PS 2: #97Colgate — PS 3: #97Colgate — PS 4: #98Colgate — Final: #97COBoston UniversityBoston University — PS 1: #102Boston University — PS 2: #102Boston University — PS 3: #102Boston University — PS 4: #101Boston University — Final: #100IdahoIdaho — PS 1: #107Idaho — PS 2: #107Idaho — PS 3: #106Idaho — PS 4: #106Idaho — Final: #106DaytonDayton — PS 1: #106Dayton — PS 2: #106Dayton — PS 3: #107Dayton — PS 4: #107Dayton — Final: #107San José StateSan José State — PS 1: #110San José State — PS 2: #110San José State — PS 3: #111San José State — PS 4: #111San José State — Final: #110Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — PS 1: #114Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #114Detroit Mercy — PS 3: #114Detroit Mercy — PS 4: #114Detroit Mercy — Final: #114Colorado StateColorado State — PS 1: #117Colorado State — PS 2: #117Colorado State — PS 3: #117Colorado State — PS 4: #117Colorado State — Final: #117Hardin SimmonsHardin Simmons — PS 1: #120Hardin Simmons — PS 2: #120Hardin Simmons — PS 3: #119Hardin Simmons — PS 4: #119Hardin Simmons — Final: #119HSPS 1PS 2PS 3PS 4Final

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
3.755
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Oregon State
+37
Penn State
+35
Miami
+30
West Texas A&M
+23
Houston
+23
Boston College
+21
Villanova
+20
Memphis
+19
Utah State
+18
Oregon
+17
Holy Cross
+14
Navy
+13
Notre Dame
+13
Syracuse
+10
Louisville
+9
Florida State
+3
Xavier
+3
Pittsburgh
+2
Army
+1
Rutgers
-1
Buffalo
-5
UTEP
-6
Air Force
-7
Pacific
-7
New Mexico State
-8
Colgate
-9
Montana
-13
Idaho
-13
San José State
-22
Boston University
-24
Hardin Simmons
-25
Dayton
-28
Detroit Mercy
-32
Colorado State
-40

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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