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FBS Independents

1970 Season · 30 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
65.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.180
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1970 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)10–10.90951.048Developing ＋+51
2Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)9–30.750141.575Developing −+42
3Air Force (AIR FORCE)9–30.750161.726Developing −+35
4Houston (HOUSTON)8–30.727181.859Rebuilding ＋+25
5Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)8–20.800202.039Rebuilding ＋+14
6Tulane (TULANE)8–40.667212.080Rebuilding ＋+26
7Penn State (PENN STATE)7–30.700222.201Rebuilding+16
8Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)7–40.636242.211Rebuilding+21
9West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)8–30.727362.437Rebuilding −+13
10Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)7–40.636372.458Rebuilding −+10
11Villanova (VILLANOVA)9–20.818402.577Rebuilding −-1
12West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)7–30.700543.065Struggling ＋+6
13Syracuse (SYRACUSE)6–40.600583.114Struggling+1
14Dayton (DAYTON)5–4–10.550593.215Struggling+2
15Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)5–50.500643.480Struggling −+3
16Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)5–60.455713.967Failing ＋-7
17Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)5–60.455764.271Failing ＋-5
18Utah State (UTAH STATE)5–50.500804.426Failing-16
19Colgate (COLGATE)5–60.455875.035Failing −-27
20Rutgers (RUTGERS)5–50.500885.042Failing −-7
21New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)4–60.400895.141Failing −-25
22Navy (NAVY)2–90.182975.486Failing −-21
23Marshall (MARSHALL)3–60.333985.514Failing −-19
24Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)3–70.300995.545Failing −-12
25Miami (MIAMI)3–80.2731015.612Failing −-14
26Idaho (IDAHO)4–70.3641086.314Rock Bottom-22
27Army (ARMY)1–9–10.1361126.881Rock Bottom-35
28Buffalo (BUFFALO)2–90.1821157.741Rock Bottom-28
29Xavier (XAVIER)1–90.1001199.093Rock Bottom-33
30Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)0–10–10.04512110.237Rock Bottom-33

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1336496128Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #7Notre Dame — PS 1: #7Notre Dame — PS 2: #7Notre Dame — PS 3: #7Notre Dame — Final: #5Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #16Georgia Tech — PS 1: #16Georgia Tech — PS 2: #14Georgia Tech — PS 3: #14Georgia Tech — Final: #14Air ForceAir Force — RS Final: #13Air Force — PS 1: #13Air Force — PS 2: #13Air Force — PS 3: #13Air Force — Final: #16HoustonHouston — RS Final: #18Houston — PS 1: #18Houston — PS 2: #18Houston — PS 3: #18Houston — Final: #18Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #20Boston College — PS 1: #21Boston College — PS 2: #20Boston College — PS 3: #20Boston College — Final: #20TulaneTulane — RS Final: #22Tulane — PS 1: #20Tulane — PS 2: #21Tulane — PS 3: #21Tulane — Final: #21Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #25Penn State — PS 1: #26Penn State — PS 2: #24Penn State — PS 3: #24Penn State — Final: #22Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #26Florida State — PS 1: #25Florida State — PS 2: #25Florida State — PS 3: #25Florida State — Final: #24West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #31West Virginia — PS 1: #30West Virginia — PS 2: #34West Virginia — PS 3: #36West Virginia — Final: #36CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #38Cincinnati — PS 1: #38Cincinnati — PS 2: #38Cincinnati — PS 3: #38Cincinnati — Final: #37VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #42Villanova — PS 1: #41Villanova — PS 2: #41Villanova — PS 3: #41Villanova — Final: #40West Texas A&MWest Texas A&M — RS Final: #55West Texas A&M — PS 1: #55West Texas A&M — PS 2: #55West Texas A&M — PS 3: #55West Texas A&M — Final: #54SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #56Syracuse — PS 1: #56Syracuse — PS 2: #56Syracuse — PS 3: #56Syracuse — Final: #58DaytonDayton — RS Final: #59Dayton — PS 1: #59Dayton — PS 2: #59Dayton — PS 3: #59Dayton — Final: #59PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #66Pittsburgh — PS 1: #66Pittsburgh — PS 2: #64Pittsburgh — PS 3: #64Pittsburgh — Final: #64Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #71Virginia Tech — PS 1: #71Virginia Tech — PS 2: #71Virginia Tech — PS 3: #71Virginia Tech — Final: #71Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #76Southern Miss — PS 1: #76Southern Miss — PS 2: #76Southern Miss — PS 3: #76Southern Miss — Final: #76Utah StateUtah State — RS Final: #80Utah State — PS 1: #80Utah State — PS 2: #80Utah State — PS 3: #80Utah State — Final: #80ColgateColgate — RS Final: #89Colgate — PS 1: #89Colgate — PS 2: #89Colgate — PS 3: #88Colgate — Final: #87CORutgersRutgers — RS Final: #88Rutgers — PS 1: #88Rutgers — PS 2: #88Rutgers — PS 3: #87Rutgers — Final: #88New Mexico StateNew Mexico State — RS Final: #90New Mexico State — PS 1: #90New Mexico State — PS 2: #90New Mexico State — PS 3: #89New Mexico State — Final: #89NavyNavy — RS Final: #97Navy — PS 1: #97Navy — PS 2: #96Navy — PS 3: #96Navy — Final: #97MarshallMarshall — RS Final: #98Marshall — PS 1: #98Marshall — PS 2: #98Marshall — PS 3: #98Marshall — Final: #98Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #101Northern Illinois — PS 1: #101Northern Illinois — PS 2: #99Northern Illinois — PS 3: #99Northern Illinois — Final: #99MiamiMiami — RS Final: #100Miami — PS 1: #100Miami — PS 2: #101Miami — PS 3: #102Miami — Final: #101IdahoIdaho — RS Final: #108Idaho — PS 1: #108Idaho — PS 2: #108Idaho — PS 3: #108Idaho — Final: #108ArmyArmy — RS Final: #112Army — PS 1: #112Army — PS 2: #112Army — PS 3: #112Army — Final: #112BuffaloBuffalo — RS Final: #115Buffalo — PS 1: #115Buffalo — PS 2: #115Buffalo — PS 3: #115Buffalo — Final: #115XavierXavier — RS Final: #119Xavier — PS 1: #119Xavier — PS 2: #119Xavier — PS 3: #119Xavier — Final: #119Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #121Holy Cross — PS 1: #121Holy Cross — PS 2: #121Holy Cross — PS 3: #121Holy Cross — Final: #121RS 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
4.180
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+51
Georgia Tech
+42
Air Force
+35
Tulane
+26
Houston
+25
Florida State
+21
Penn State
+16
Boston College
+14
West Virginia
+13
Cincinnati
+10
West Texas A&M
+6
Pittsburgh
+3
Dayton
+2
Syracuse
+1
Villanova
-1
Southern Miss
-5
Virginia Tech
-7
Rutgers
-7
Northern Illinois
-12
Miami
-14
Utah State
-16
Marshall
-19
Navy
-21
Idaho
-22
New Mexico State
-25
Colgate
-27
Buffalo
-28
Xavier
-33
Holy Cross
-33
Army
-35

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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