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FBS Independents

1966 Season · 32 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
49.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.151
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1966 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–0–10.95010.772Pretender ＋+45
2Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)9–20.81861.241Developing ＋+39
3Miami (MIAMI)8–2–10.773111.440Developing+36
4Houston (HOUSTON)8–20.800121.488Developing+28
5Army (ARMY)8–20.800201.789Developing −+25
6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)8–2–10.773221.852Rebuilding ＋+22
7Colgate (COLGATE)8–1–10.850231.868Rebuilding ＋+12
8Dayton (DAYTON)8–20.800251.904Rebuilding ＋+23
9Syracuse (SYRACUSE)8–30.727261.919Rebuilding ＋+24
10Memphis (MEMPHIS)7–20.778271.971Rebuilding ＋+21
11West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)7–30.700302.147Rebuilding+16
12UTEP6–40.600332.285Rebuilding+14
13Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)7–30.700352.293Rebuilding+15
14Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)6–50.545422.629Rebuilding −+12
15New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)7–30.700432.644Rebuilding −+3
16Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)6–3–10.650452.705Struggling ＋+6
17Tulane (TULANE)5–4–10.550482.917Struggling ＋+7
18Penn State (PENN STATE)5–50.500502.987Struggling ＋+7
19Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)6–40.600523.134Struggling0
20Villanova (VILLANOVA)6–30.667553.255Struggling-3
21Rutgers (RUTGERS)5–40.556573.326Struggling-2
22Buffalo (BUFFALO)5–50.500653.739Struggling −0
23Utah State (UTAH STATE)4–60.400683.923Failing ＋-7
24Navy (NAVY)4–60.400693.988Failing ＋-8
25Air Force (AIR FORCE)4–60.400704.032Failing ＋-8
26Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)4–60.400774.459Failing-13
27Tampa (TAMPA)4–50.444804.503Failing+5
28Xavier (XAVIER)4–60.400814.540Failing-14
29Idaho (IDAHO)4–60.400985.765Rock Bottom-24
30Pacific (PACIFIC)4–70.3641046.143Rock Bottom-17
31San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)3–70.3001076.331Rock Bottom-14
32Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)1–90.1001146.849Rock Bottom-28

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316191121Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #1Notre Dame — PS 1: #1Notre Dame — PS 2: #1Notre Dame — PS 3: #1Notre Dame — Final: #1Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #4Georgia Tech — PS 1: #4Georgia Tech — PS 2: #3Georgia Tech — PS 3: #3Georgia Tech — Final: #6MiamiMiami — RS Final: #18Miami — PS 1: #9Miami — PS 2: #8Miami — PS 3: #8Miami — Final: #11HoustonHouston — RS Final: #11Houston — PS 1: #12Houston — PS 2: #11Houston — PS 3: #11Houston — Final: #12ArmyArmy — RS Final: #23Army — PS 1: #21Army — PS 2: #22Army — PS 3: #22Army — Final: #20Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #17Virginia Tech — PS 1: #23Virginia Tech — PS 2: #23Virginia Tech — PS 3: #23Virginia Tech — Final: #22ColgateColgate — RS Final: #26Colgate — PS 1: #25Colgate — PS 2: #26Colgate — PS 3: #26Colgate — Final: #23CODaytonDayton — RS Final: #24Dayton — PS 1: #24Dayton — PS 2: #24Dayton — PS 3: #24Dayton — Final: #25SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #15Syracuse — PS 1: #16Syracuse — PS 2: #16Syracuse — PS 3: #16Syracuse — Final: #26MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #27Memphis — PS 1: #27Memphis — PS 2: #27Memphis — PS 3: #27Memphis — Final: #27West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M — RS Final: #29West Texas A&M — PS 1: #29West Texas A&M — PS 2: #29West Texas A&M — PS 3: #29West Texas A&M — Final: #30UTEPUTEP — RS Final: #33UTEP — PS 1: #32UTEP — PS 2: #33UTEP — PS 3: #33UTEP — Final: #33Colorado StateColorado State — RS Final: #35Colorado State — PS 1: #35Colorado State — PS 2: #35Colorado State — PS 3: #34Colorado State — Final: #35Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #36Florida State — PS 1: #36Florida State — PS 2: #36Florida State — PS 3: #40Florida State — Final: #42New Mexico StateNew Mexico State — RS Final: #42New Mexico State — PS 1: #42New Mexico State — PS 2: #43New Mexico State — PS 3: #43New Mexico State — Final: #43Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #45Holy Cross — PS 1: #45Holy Cross — PS 2: #44Holy Cross — PS 3: #44Holy Cross — Final: #45TulaneTulane — RS Final: #49Tulane — PS 1: #49Tulane — PS 2: #49Tulane — PS 3: #49Tulane — Final: #48Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #48Penn State — PS 1: #48Penn State — PS 2: #48Penn State — PS 3: #48Penn State — Final: #50Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #51Southern Miss — PS 1: #51Southern Miss — PS 2: #52Southern Miss — PS 3: #52Southern Miss — Final: #52VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #56Villanova — PS 1: #56Villanova — PS 2: #56Villanova — PS 3: #56Villanova — Final: #55RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #58Rutgers — PS 1: #58Rutgers — PS 2: #58Rutgers — PS 3: #57Rutgers — Final: #57BuffaloBuffalo — RS Final: #65Buffalo — PS 1: #65Buffalo — PS 2: #65Buffalo — PS 3: #65Buffalo — Final: #65Utah StateUtah State — RS Final: #68Utah State — PS 1: #68Utah State — PS 2: #68Utah State — PS 3: #68Utah State — Final: #68NavyNavy — RS Final: #66Navy — PS 1: #66Navy — PS 2: #66Navy — PS 3: #66Navy — Final: #69Air ForceAir Force — RS Final: #70Air Force — PS 1: #70Air Force — PS 2: #70Air Force — PS 3: #70Air Force — Final: #70Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #78Boston College — PS 1: #78Boston College — PS 2: #78Boston College — PS 3: #77Boston College — Final: #77TampaTampa — RS Final: #81Tampa — PS 1: #81Tampa — PS 2: #80Tampa — PS 3: #79Tampa — Final: #80TAXavierXavier — RS Final: #82Xavier — PS 1: #82Xavier — PS 2: #82Xavier — PS 3: #82Xavier — Final: #81IdahoIdaho — RS Final: #98Idaho — PS 1: #98Idaho — PS 2: #98Idaho — PS 3: #98Idaho — Final: #98PacificPacific — RS Final: #104Pacific — PS 1: #104Pacific — PS 2: #104Pacific — PS 3: #103Pacific — Final: #104San José StateSan José State — RS Final: #107San José State — PS 1: #107San José State — PS 2: #107San José State — PS 3: #107San José State — Final: #107PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #114Pittsburgh — PS 1: #114Pittsburgh — PS 2: #114Pittsburgh — PS 3: #114Pittsburgh — Final: #114RS 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
3.151
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+45
Georgia Tech
+39
Miami
+36
Houston
+28
Army
+25
Syracuse
+24
Dayton
+23
Virginia Tech
+22
Memphis
+21
West Texas A&M
+16
Colorado State
+15
UTEP
+14
Colgate
+12
Florida State
+12
Tulane
+7
Penn State
+7
Holy Cross
+6
Tampa
+5
New Mexico State
+3
Southern Miss
0
Buffalo
0
Rutgers
-2
Villanova
-3
Utah State
-7
Navy
-8
Air Force
-8
Boston College
-13
Xavier
-14
San José State
-14
Pacific
-17
Idaho
-24
Pittsburgh
-28

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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