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FBS Independents

1969 Season · 27 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
62.3
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.884
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1969 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)11–01.00010.807Pretender ＋+58
2Houston (HOUSTON)9–20.81891.327Developing+36
3West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)10–10.909131.360Developing+37
4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)8–2–10.773191.531Developing −+27
5Air Force (AIR FORCE)6–40.600302.263Rebuilding+14
6Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)6–3–10.650322.286Rebuilding+15
7Villanova (VILLANOVA)6–30.667442.926Struggling ＋-1
8Buffalo (BUFFALO)6–30.667473.095Struggling+5
9West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)6–40.600483.152Struggling+9
10Colgate (COLGATE)5–3–10.611543.342Struggling+7
11Rutgers (RUTGERS)6–30.667563.469Struggling −+17
12Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–40.556573.497Struggling −-2
13Miami (MIAMI)4–60.400583.643Struggling −-3
14Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–50.500623.731Struggling −-7
15Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)4–60.400683.890Failing ＋-2
16Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)4–60.400724.064Failing ＋-9
17New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)5–50.500734.123Failing ＋-3
18Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)4–5–10.450754.137Failing ＋-16
19Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)5–50.500774.217Failing ＋-11
20Army (ARMY)4–5–10.450784.247Failing ＋-12
21Tulane (TULANE)3–70.300814.457Failing-9
22Dayton (DAYTON)3–70.300915.026Failing-9
23Utah State (UTAH STATE)3–70.300925.096Failing −-17
24Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)3–70.3001076.480Rock Bottom-16
25Navy (NAVY)1–90.1001106.875Rock Bottom-28
26Xavier (XAVIER)1–90.1001137.439Rock Bottom-37
27Idaho (IDAHO)2–80.2001168.397Rock Bottom-23

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316292123Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #1Penn State — PS 1: #1Penn State — PS 2: #1Penn State — PS 3: #1Penn State — Final: #1HoustonHouston — RS Final: #21Houston — PS 1: #21Houston — PS 2: #21Houston — PS 3: #21Houston — Final: #9West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #15West Virginia — PS 1: #16West Virginia — PS 2: #16West Virginia — PS 3: #15West Virginia — Final: #13Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #13Notre Dame — PS 1: #12Notre Dame — PS 2: #13Notre Dame — PS 3: #13Notre Dame — Final: #19Air ForceAir Force — RS Final: #31Air Force — PS 1: #30Air Force — PS 2: #30Air Force — PS 3: #30Air Force — Final: #30Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #34Florida State — PS 1: #33Florida State — PS 2: #33Florida State — PS 3: #32Florida State — Final: #32VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #45Villanova — PS 1: #44Villanova — PS 2: #45Villanova — PS 3: #44Villanova — Final: #44BuffaloBuffalo — RS Final: #48Buffalo — PS 1: #48Buffalo — PS 2: #48Buffalo — PS 3: #47Buffalo — Final: #47West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M — RS Final: #49West Texas A&M — PS 1: #49West Texas A&M — PS 2: #49West Texas A&M — PS 3: #48West Texas A&M — Final: #48ColgateColgate — RS Final: #54Colgate — PS 1: #54Colgate — PS 2: #54Colgate — PS 3: #54Colgate — Final: #54CORutgersRutgers — RS Final: #56Rutgers — PS 1: #56Rutgers — PS 2: #56Rutgers — PS 3: #56Rutgers — Final: #56Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #57Boston College — PS 1: #57Boston College — PS 2: #57Boston College — PS 3: #57Boston College — Final: #57MiamiMiami — RS Final: #59Miami — PS 1: #59Miami — PS 2: #59Miami — PS 3: #59Miami — Final: #58SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #63Syracuse — PS 1: #63Syracuse — PS 2: #63Syracuse — PS 3: #62Syracuse — Final: #62PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #68Pittsburgh — PS 1: #68Pittsburgh — PS 2: #68Pittsburgh — PS 3: #68Pittsburgh — Final: #68Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #71Georgia Tech — PS 1: #70Georgia Tech — PS 2: #71Georgia Tech — PS 3: #71Georgia Tech — Final: #72New Mexico StateNew Mexico State — RS Final: #75New Mexico State — PS 1: #75New Mexico State — PS 2: #74New Mexico State — PS 3: #74New Mexico State — Final: #73Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #73Virginia Tech — PS 1: #73Virginia Tech — PS 2: #73Virginia Tech — PS 3: #73Virginia Tech — Final: #75Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #77Southern Miss — PS 1: #78Southern Miss — PS 2: #78Southern Miss — PS 3: #78Southern Miss — Final: #77ArmyArmy — RS Final: #78Army — PS 1: #77Army — PS 2: #77Army — PS 3: #77Army — Final: #78TulaneTulane — RS Final: #82Tulane — PS 1: #80Tulane — PS 2: #81Tulane — PS 3: #80Tulane — Final: #81DaytonDayton — RS Final: #91Dayton — PS 1: #91Dayton — PS 2: #91Dayton — PS 3: #91Dayton — Final: #91Utah StateUtah State — RS Final: #92Utah State — PS 1: #92Utah State — PS 2: #92Utah State — PS 3: #92Utah State — Final: #92Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #107Northern Illinois — PS 1: #107Northern Illinois — PS 2: #107Northern Illinois — PS 3: #107Northern Illinois — Final: #107NavyNavy — RS Final: #110Navy — PS 1: #110Navy — PS 2: #110Navy — PS 3: #110Navy — Final: #110XavierXavier — RS Final: #113Xavier — PS 1: #113Xavier — PS 2: #113Xavier — PS 3: #113Xavier — Final: #113IdahoIdaho — RS Final: #116Idaho — PS 1: #116Idaho — PS 2: #116Idaho — PS 3: #116Idaho — Final: #116RS 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
3.884
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+58
West Virginia
+37
Houston
+36
Notre Dame
+27
Rutgers
+17
Florida State
+15
Air Force
+14
West Texas A&M
+9
Colgate
+7
Buffalo
+5
Villanova
-1
Boston College
-2
Pittsburgh
-2
Miami
-3
New Mexico State
-3
Syracuse
-7
Georgia Tech
-9
Tulane
-9
Dayton
-9
Southern Miss
-11
Army
-12
Virginia Tech
-16
Northern Illinois
-16
Utah State
-17
Idaho
-23
Navy
-28
Xavier
-37

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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