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FBS Independents

1965 Season · 31 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
62.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.991
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1965 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–2–10.750101.300Developing+28
2UTEP8–30.727151.854Rebuilding ＋+26
3Utah State (UTAH STATE)8–20.800161.959Rebuilding ＋+17
4Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)7–3–10.682171.965Rebuilding ＋+22
5Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–30.700222.031Rebuilding ＋+19
6Xavier (XAVIER)8–20.800252.153Rebuilding+21
7New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)8–20.800262.203Rebuilding+9
8Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)7–20.778352.522Rebuilding −+3
9Penn State (PENN STATE)5–50.500402.771Struggling ＋+7
10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)7–30.700412.789Struggling ＋+6
11Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)6–40.600482.975Struggling ＋0
12West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)6–40.600513.031Struggling ＋+7
13Colgate (COLGATE)6–3–10.650533.100Struggling+1
14Navy (NAVY)4–4–20.500573.203Struggling+3
15Miami (MIAMI)5–4–10.550593.208Struggling+3
16Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)4–5–10.450603.282Struggling+3
17Memphis (MEMPHIS)5–50.500643.468Struggling −+5
18Army (ARMY)4–5–10.450663.537Struggling −+3
19Buffalo (BUFFALO)5–3–20.600693.737Struggling −-4
20Houston (HOUSTON)4–5–10.450753.964Failing ＋-3
21San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)5–50.500763.976Failing ＋-1
22Idaho (IDAHO)5–50.500794.059Failing ＋-5
23Air Force (AIR FORCE)3–6–10.350844.295Failing ＋-9
24Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)4–60.400854.346Failing ＋-14
25Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–70.300914.883Failing-11
26Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)2–7–10.2501066.007Rock Bottom-13
27Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–60.3331106.668Rock Bottom-13
28Dayton (DAYTON)1–8–10.1501137.300Rock Bottom-25
29Villanova (VILLANOVA)1–80.1111147.662Rock Bottom-20
30Lehigh (LEHIGH)1–80.1111189.534Rock Bottom-22
31Pacific (PACIFIC)1–80.1111199.935Rock Bottom-17

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1326495126Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #9Notre Dame — RS Final: #8Notre Dame — PS 1: #8Notre Dame — PS 2: #8Notre Dame — Final: #10UTEPUTEP — W14: #16UTEP — RS Final: #16UTEP — PS 1: #16UTEP — PS 2: #16UTEP — Final: #15Utah StateUtah State — W14: #17Utah State — RS Final: #17Utah State — PS 1: #17Utah State — PS 2: #15Utah State — Final: #16Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — W14: #28Georgia Tech — RS Final: #28Georgia Tech — PS 1: #28Georgia Tech — PS 2: #29Georgia Tech — Final: #17SyracuseSyracuse — W14: #21Syracuse — RS Final: #20Syracuse — PS 1: #20Syracuse — PS 2: #19Syracuse — Final: #22XavierXavier — W14: #25Xavier — RS Final: #25Xavier — PS 1: #25Xavier — PS 2: #24Xavier — Final: #25New Mexico StateNew Mexico State — W14: #26New Mexico State — RS Final: #26New Mexico State — PS 1: #26New Mexico State — PS 2: #26New Mexico State — Final: #26Southern MissSouthern Miss — W14: #37Southern Miss — RS Final: #37Southern Miss — PS 1: #37Southern Miss — PS 2: #36Southern Miss — Final: #35Penn StatePenn State — W14: #55Penn State — RS Final: #43Penn State — PS 1: #43Penn State — PS 2: #42Penn State — Final: #40Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W14: #42Virginia Tech — RS Final: #42Virginia Tech — PS 1: #42Virginia Tech — PS 2: #41Virginia Tech — Final: #41Boston CollegeBoston College — W14: #50Boston College — RS Final: #50Boston College — PS 1: #50Boston College — PS 2: #49Boston College — Final: #48West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M — W14: #51West Texas A&M — RS Final: #52West Texas A&M — PS 1: #52West Texas A&M — PS 2: #52West Texas A&M — Final: #51ColgateColgate — W14: #53Colgate — RS Final: #54Colgate — PS 1: #54Colgate — PS 2: #54Colgate — Final: #53CONavyNavy — W14: #60Navy — RS Final: #60Navy — PS 1: #59Navy — PS 2: #59Navy — Final: #57MiamiMiami — W14: #58Miami — RS Final: #58Miami — PS 1: #58Miami — PS 2: #58Miami — Final: #59Florida StateFlorida State — W14: #54Florida State — RS Final: #55Florida State — PS 1: #55Florida State — PS 2: #56Florida State — Final: #60MemphisMemphis — W14: #64Memphis — RS Final: #64Memphis — PS 1: #64Memphis — PS 2: #65Memphis — Final: #64ArmyArmy — W14: #66Army — RS Final: #66Army — PS 1: #66Army — PS 2: #67Army — Final: #66BuffaloBuffalo — W14: #70Buffalo — RS Final: #70Buffalo — PS 1: #70Buffalo — PS 2: #70Buffalo — Final: #69HoustonHouston — W14: #73Houston — RS Final: #73Houston — PS 1: #73Houston — PS 2: #74Houston — Final: #75San José StateSan José State — W14: #76San José State — RS Final: #75San José State — PS 1: #75San José State — PS 2: #75San José State — Final: #76IdahoIdaho — W14: #80Idaho — RS Final: #80Idaho — PS 1: #80Idaho — PS 2: #79Idaho — Final: #79Air ForceAir Force — W14: #84Air Force — RS Final: #85Air Force — PS 1: #85Air Force — PS 2: #84Air Force — Final: #84Colorado StateColorado State — W14: #85Colorado State — RS Final: #84Colorado State — PS 1: #84Colorado State — PS 2: #85Colorado State — Final: #85PittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #93Pittsburgh — RS Final: #91Pittsburgh — PS 1: #90Pittsburgh — PS 2: #90Pittsburgh — Final: #91Holy CrossHoly Cross — W14: #106Holy Cross — RS Final: #106Holy Cross — PS 1: #106Holy Cross — PS 2: #106Holy Cross — Final: #106RutgersRutgers — W14: #110Rutgers — RS Final: #110Rutgers — PS 1: #110Rutgers — PS 2: #110Rutgers — Final: #110DaytonDayton — W14: #113Dayton — RS Final: #113Dayton — PS 1: #113Dayton — PS 2: #113Dayton — Final: #113VillanovaVillanova — W14: #114Villanova — RS Final: #114Villanova — PS 1: #114Villanova — PS 2: #114Villanova — Final: #114LehighLehigh — W14: #118Lehigh — RS Final: #118Lehigh — PS 1: #118Lehigh — PS 2: #118Lehigh — Final: #118PacificPacific — W14: #119Pacific — RS Final: #119Pacific — PS 1: #119Pacific — PS 2: #119Pacific — Final: #119W14RS 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
3.991
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+28
UTEP
+26
Georgia Tech
+22
Xavier
+21
Syracuse
+19
Utah State
+17
New Mexico State
+9
Penn State
+7
West Texas A&M
+7
Virginia Tech
+6
Memphis
+5
Southern Miss
+3
Navy
+3
Miami
+3
Florida State
+3
Army
+3
Colgate
+1
Boston College
0
San José State
-1
Houston
-3
Buffalo
-4
Idaho
-5
Air Force
-9
Pittsburgh
-11
Holy Cross
-13
Rutgers
-13
Colorado State
-14
Pacific
-17
Villanova
-20
Lehigh
-22
Dayton
-25

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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