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FBS Independents

1963 Season · 33 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
65.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.163
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1963 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)9–10.90021.169Developing ＋+41
2Memphis (MEMPHIS)9–0–10.95031.239Developing ＋+30
3Navy (NAVY)9–20.818101.424Developing+33
4Syracuse (SYRACUSE)8–20.800141.609Developing −+25
5Penn State (PENN STATE)7–30.700201.827Rebuilding ＋+24
6Utah State (UTAH STATE)8–20.800211.907Rebuilding ＋+16
7Army (ARMY)7–30.700252.030Rebuilding ＋+20
8Oregon (OREGON)8–30.727262.039Rebuilding ＋+19
9Air Force (AIR FORCE)7–40.636342.361Rebuilding+16
10Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)6–30.667352.392Rebuilding+10
11Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)4–5–10.450473.042Struggling ＋+4
12Buffalo (BUFFALO)5–3–10.611483.055Struggling ＋+8
13Xavier (XAVIER)5–4–10.550553.223Struggling+8
14Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)5–3–10.611573.281Struggling+4
15Oregon State (OREGON STATE)5–50.500613.347Struggling+1
16Idaho (IDAHO)5–40.556653.504Struggling −-6
17San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)5–50.500673.701Struggling −-4
18West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)4–4–10.500733.930Failing ＋-8
19Villanova (VILLANOVA)5–40.556764.053Failing ＋-2
20Colgate (COLGATE)3–4–10.438814.558Failing+1
21Miami (MIAMI)3–70.300834.630Failing-13
22Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)2–70.222874.894Failing-13
23UTEP3–70.300915.145Failing −-20
24Houston (HOUSTON)2–80.200925.230Failing −-17
25New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)3–6–10.350985.648Rock Bottom-6
26Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)2–6–10.2781005.759Rock Bottom-8
27Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)3–70.3001015.914Rock Bottom-24
28Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–60.3331025.935Rock Bottom-16
29Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)2–6–10.2781066.151Rock Bottom-22
30Dayton (DAYTON)1–7–20.2001136.957Rock Bottom-26
31Pacific (PACIFIC)2–80.2001178.437Rock Bottom-20
32Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)1–6–10.1881198.812Rock Bottom-16
33Lehigh (LEHIGH)1–80.11112010.192Rock Bottom-23

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1336496127PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #2Pittsburgh — PS 1: #2Pittsburgh — PS 2: #2Pittsburgh — PS 3: #2Pittsburgh — Final: #2MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #3Memphis — PS 1: #4Memphis — PS 2: #4Memphis — PS 3: #4Memphis — Final: #3NavyNavy — RS Final: #5Navy — PS 1: #5Navy — PS 2: #5Navy — PS 3: #5Navy — Final: #10SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #13Syracuse — PS 1: #13Syracuse — PS 2: #14Syracuse — PS 3: #14Syracuse — Final: #14Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #20Penn State — PS 1: #20Penn State — PS 2: #19Penn State — PS 3: #20Penn State — Final: #20Utah StateUtah State — RS Final: #21Utah State — PS 1: #21Utah State — PS 2: #20Utah State — PS 3: #21Utah State — Final: #21ArmyArmy — RS Final: #24Army — PS 1: #23Army — PS 2: #24Army — PS 3: #25Army — Final: #25OregonOregon — RS Final: #27Oregon — PS 1: #27Oregon — PS 2: #27Oregon — PS 3: #26Oregon — Final: #26Air ForceAir Force — RS Final: #26Air Force — PS 1: #25Air Force — PS 2: #26Air Force — PS 3: #34Air Force — Final: #34Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #35Boston College — PS 1: #35Boston College — PS 2: #35Boston College — PS 3: #35Boston College — Final: #35Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #47Florida State — PS 1: #47Florida State — PS 2: #47Florida State — PS 3: #47Florida State — Final: #47BuffaloBuffalo — RS Final: #49Buffalo — PS 1: #49Buffalo — PS 2: #49Buffalo — PS 3: #49Buffalo — Final: #48XavierXavier — RS Final: #57Xavier — PS 1: #57Xavier — PS 2: #56Xavier — PS 3: #56Xavier — Final: #55Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #56Southern Miss — PS 1: #56Southern Miss — PS 2: #59Southern Miss — PS 3: #58Southern Miss — Final: #57Oregon StateOregon State — RS Final: #59Oregon State — PS 1: #59Oregon State — PS 2: #58Oregon State — PS 3: #59Oregon State — Final: #61IdahoIdaho — RS Final: #65Idaho — PS 1: #65Idaho — PS 2: #65Idaho — PS 3: #65Idaho — Final: #65San José StateSan José State — RS Final: #71San José State — PS 1: #70San José State — PS 2: #70San José State — PS 3: #70San José State — Final: #67West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M — RS Final: #73West Texas A&M — PS 1: #73West Texas A&M — PS 2: #73West Texas A&M — PS 3: #73West Texas A&M — Final: #73VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #78Villanova — PS 1: #78Villanova — PS 2: #78Villanova — PS 3: #77Villanova — Final: #76ColgateColgate — RS Final: #82Colgate — PS 1: #82Colgate — PS 2: #82Colgate — PS 3: #82Colgate — Final: #81COMiamiMiami — RS Final: #83Miami — PS 1: #83Miami — PS 2: #84Miami — PS 3: #83Miami — Final: #83Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #88Notre Dame — PS 1: #88Notre Dame — PS 2: #87Notre Dame — PS 3: #87Notre Dame — Final: #87UTEPUTEP — RS Final: #91UTEP — PS 1: #91UTEP — PS 2: #91UTEP — PS 3: #91UTEP — Final: #91HoustonHouston — RS Final: #99Houston — PS 1: #92Houston — PS 2: #92Houston — PS 3: #92Houston — Final: #92New Mexico StateNew Mexico State — RS Final: #98New Mexico State — PS 1: #98New Mexico State — PS 2: #98New Mexico State — PS 3: #98New Mexico State — Final: #98Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #101Holy Cross — PS 1: #100Holy Cross — PS 2: #100Holy Cross — PS 3: #100Holy Cross — Final: #100Colorado StateColorado State — RS Final: #102Colorado State — PS 1: #101Colorado State — PS 2: #101Colorado State — PS 3: #101Colorado State — Final: #101RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #103Rutgers — PS 1: #102Rutgers — PS 2: #102Rutgers — PS 3: #102Rutgers — Final: #102Detroit MercyDetroit Mercy — RS Final: #108Detroit Mercy — PS 1: #106Detroit Mercy — PS 2: #106Detroit Mercy — PS 3: #106Detroit Mercy — Final: #106DaytonDayton — RS Final: #113Dayton — PS 1: #113Dayton — PS 2: #113Dayton — PS 3: #113Dayton — Final: #113PacificPacific — RS Final: #117Pacific — PS 1: #117Pacific — PS 2: #117Pacific — PS 3: #117Pacific — Final: #117Boston UniversityBoston University — RS Final: #119Boston University — PS 1: #119Boston University — PS 2: #119Boston University — PS 3: #119Boston University — Final: #119LehighLehigh — RS Final: #120Lehigh — PS 1: #120Lehigh — PS 2: #120Lehigh — PS 3: #120Lehigh — Final: #120RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

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
4.163
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Pittsburgh
+41
Navy
+33
Memphis
+30
Syracuse
+25
Penn State
+24
Army
+20
Oregon
+19
Utah State
+16
Air Force
+16
Boston College
+10
Buffalo
+8
Xavier
+8
Florida State
+4
Southern Miss
+4
Oregon State
+1
Colgate
+1
Villanova
-2
San José State
-4
Idaho
-6
New Mexico State
-6
West Texas A&M
-8
Holy Cross
-8
Miami
-13
Notre Dame
-13
Rutgers
-16
Boston University
-16
Houston
-17
UTEP
-20
Pacific
-20
Detroit Mercy
-22
Lehigh
-23
Colorado State
-24
Dayton
-26

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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