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FBS Independents

1968 Season · 31 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
59.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.626
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1968 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)11–01.00020.948Pretender −+52
2Houston (HOUSTON)6–2–20.700131.532Developing −+18
3Army (ARMY)7–30.700151.710Developing −+26
4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–2–10.750231.953Rebuilding ＋+14
5Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)8–30.727252.020Rebuilding ＋+19
6West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)8–20.800352.176Rebuilding+9
7West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)7–30.700362.177Rebuilding+19
8Air Force (AIR FORCE)7–30.700372.355Rebuilding+13
9Rutgers (RUTGERS)8–20.800392.392Rebuilding+5
10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)7–40.636402.447Rebuilding −+16
11Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)6–30.667452.706Struggling ＋+8
12Utah State (UTAH STATE)7–30.700472.733Struggling ＋+11
13Miami (MIAMI)5–50.500512.884Struggling ＋+10
14Syracuse (SYRACUSE)6–40.600553.011Struggling ＋+3
15Pacific (PACIFIC)6–40.600583.295Struggling+9
16Buffalo (BUFFALO)7–30.700593.313Struggling-8
17Villanova (VILLANOVA)6–40.600613.363Struggling-3
18Xavier (XAVIER)6–40.600623.391Struggling-1
19Tampa (TAMPA)7–30.700633.497Struggling −-4
20Dayton (DAYTON)5–50.500663.857Failing ＋0
21Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)4–60.400774.422Failing-8
22New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)5–50.500784.438Failing-10
23Colgate (COLGATE)5–50.500794.520Failing-8
24Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)3–6–10.350844.761Failing-13
25Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)4–60.400854.773Failing-2
26Idaho (IDAHO)5–50.500884.834Failing-10
27Navy (NAVY)2–80.200945.327Failing −-15
28Tulane (TULANE)2–80.2001005.895Rock Bottom-22
29San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)3–70.3001076.580Rock Bottom-21
30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)1–90.1001117.392Rock Bottom-32
31Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)2–80.2001147.713Rock Bottom-7

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316191121Penn StatePenn State — W15: #4Penn State — RS Final: #4Penn State — PS 1: #4Penn State — PS 3: #4Penn State — Final: #2HoustonHouston — W15: #14Houston — RS Final: #14Houston — PS 1: #14Houston — PS 3: #13Houston — Final: #13ArmyArmy — W15: #16Army — RS Final: #16Army — PS 1: #17Army — PS 3: #16Army — Final: #15Notre DameNotre Dame — W15: #24Notre Dame — RS Final: #24Notre Dame — PS 1: #25Notre Dame — PS 3: #22Notre Dame — Final: #23Florida StateFlorida State — W15: #18Florida State — RS Final: #18Florida State — PS 1: #21Florida State — PS 3: #25Florida State — Final: #25West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M — W15: #34West Texas A&M — RS Final: #34West Texas A&M — PS 1: #33West Texas A&M — PS 3: #36West Texas A&M — Final: #35West VirginiaWest Virginia — W15: #31West Virginia — RS Final: #32West Virginia — PS 1: #32West Virginia — PS 3: #35West Virginia — Final: #36Air ForceAir Force — W15: #36Air Force — RS Final: #36Air Force — PS 1: #35Air Force — PS 3: #37Air Force — Final: #37RutgersRutgers — W15: #39Rutgers — RS Final: #39Rutgers — PS 1: #39Rutgers — PS 3: #39Rutgers — Final: #39Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W15: #25Virginia Tech — RS Final: #26Virginia Tech — PS 1: #38Virginia Tech — PS 3: #40Virginia Tech — Final: #40Boston CollegeBoston College — W15: #46Boston College — RS Final: #46Boston College — PS 1: #47Boston College — PS 3: #47Boston College — Final: #45Utah StateUtah State — W15: #45Utah State — RS Final: #45Utah State — PS 1: #46Utah State — PS 3: #48Utah State — Final: #47MiamiMiami — W15: #50Miami — RS Final: #50Miami — PS 1: #51Miami — PS 3: #50Miami — Final: #51SyracuseSyracuse — W15: #52Syracuse — RS Final: #55Syracuse — PS 1: #55Syracuse — PS 3: #55Syracuse — Final: #55PacificPacific — W15: #59Pacific — RS Final: #58Pacific — PS 1: #58Pacific — PS 3: #58Pacific — Final: #58BuffaloBuffalo — W15: #58Buffalo — RS Final: #59Buffalo — PS 1: #59Buffalo — PS 3: #59Buffalo — Final: #59VillanovaVillanova — W15: #61Villanova — RS Final: #61Villanova — PS 1: #61Villanova — PS 3: #61Villanova — Final: #61XavierXavier — W15: #62Xavier — RS Final: #62Xavier — PS 1: #62Xavier — PS 3: #62Xavier — Final: #62TampaTampa — W15: #63Tampa — RS Final: #63Tampa — PS 1: #63Tampa — PS 3: #63Tampa — Final: #63TADaytonDayton — W15: #68Dayton — RS Final: #69Dayton — PS 1: #68Dayton — PS 3: #68Dayton — Final: #66Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — W15: #77Georgia Tech — RS Final: #77Georgia Tech — PS 1: #77Georgia Tech — PS 3: #77Georgia Tech — Final: #77New Mexico StateNew Mexico State — W15: #78New Mexico State — RS Final: #78New Mexico State — PS 1: #78New Mexico State — PS 3: #78New Mexico State — Final: #78ColgateColgate — W15: #80Colgate — RS Final: #80Colgate — PS 1: #80Colgate — PS 3: #79Colgate — Final: #79COHoly CrossHoly Cross — W15: #84Holy Cross — RS Final: #85Holy Cross — PS 1: #86Holy Cross — PS 3: #85Holy Cross — Final: #84Southern MissSouthern Miss — W15: #87Southern Miss — RS Final: #87Southern Miss — PS 1: #84Southern Miss — PS 3: #84Southern Miss — Final: #85IdahoIdaho — W15: #88Idaho — RS Final: #88Idaho — PS 1: #88Idaho — PS 3: #88Idaho — Final: #88NavyNavy — W15: #94Navy — RS Final: #94Navy — PS 1: #94Navy — PS 3: #94Navy — Final: #94TulaneTulane — W15: #100Tulane — RS Final: #100Tulane — PS 1: #100Tulane — PS 3: #100Tulane — Final: #100San José StateSan José State — W15: #107San José State — RS Final: #107San José State — PS 1: #107San José State — PS 3: #107San José State — Final: #107PittsburghPittsburgh — W15: #111Pittsburgh — RS Final: #111Pittsburgh — PS 1: #111Pittsburgh — PS 3: #111Pittsburgh — Final: #111Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — W15: #114Northern Illinois — RS Final: #114Northern Illinois — PS 1: #114Northern Illinois — PS 3: #114Northern Illinois — Final: #114W15RS FinalPS 1PS 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
3.626
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+52
Army
+26
Florida State
+19
West Virginia
+19
Houston
+18
Virginia Tech
+16
Notre Dame
+14
Air Force
+13
Utah State
+11
Miami
+10
West Texas A&M
+9
Pacific
+9
Boston College
+8
Rutgers
+5
Syracuse
+3
Dayton
0
Xavier
-1
Southern Miss
-2
Villanova
-3
Tampa
-4
Northern Illinois
-7
Buffalo
-8
Georgia Tech
-8
Colgate
-8
New Mexico State
-10
Idaho
-10
Holy Cross
-13
Navy
-15
San José State
-21
Tulane
-22
Pittsburgh
-32

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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