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FBS Independents

1972 Season · 33 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
71.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.305
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1972 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)10–20.833121.355Developing+44
2Tampa (TAMPA)10–20.833211.843Rebuilding ＋+25
3Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)8–30.727221.885Rebuilding ＋+26
4Utah State (UTAH STATE)8–30.727292.115Rebuilding+20
5Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)7–4–10.625312.248Rebuilding+19
6West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)8–40.667322.259Rebuilding+17
7Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)7–40.636412.743Struggling ＋+8
8Houston (HOUSTON)6–4–10.591422.751Struggling ＋+7
9Air Force (AIR FORCE)6–40.600432.786Struggling ＋+5
10Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)7–40.636442.804Struggling ＋+5
11Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)6–4–10.591452.848Struggling ＋+6
12Army (ARMY)6–40.600462.880Struggling ＋+9
13Tulane (TULANE)6–50.545553.045Struggling ＋+4
14Miami (MIAMI)5–60.455583.090Struggling+2
15Rutgers (RUTGERS)7–40.636603.139Struggling-8
16Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)5–4–10.550673.587Struggling −-6
17Colgate (COLGATE)5–4–10.550703.856Failing ＋-1
18Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–60.455713.890Failing ＋-8
19Navy (NAVY)4–70.364774.207Failing ＋-10
20Temple (TEMPLE)5–40.556784.221Failing ＋+4
21South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)4–70.364824.327Failing ＋-14
22Dayton (DAYTON)4–6–10.409914.716Failing-8
23Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)4–70.364984.941Failing-15
24Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)3–7–10.3181035.449Failing −-14
25Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)5–60.4551055.509Failing −-27
26Idaho (IDAHO)4–70.3641085.645Rock Bottom-3
27Marshall (MARSHALL)2–80.2001126.723Rock Bottom-34
28Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)1–100.0911147.076Rock Bottom-43
29Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)2–90.1821197.475Rock Bottom-46
30Xavier (XAVIER)2–80.2001217.849Rock Bottom-27
31Villanova (VILLANOVA)2–90.1821237.931Rock Bottom-34
32Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)1–8–10.1501258.175Rock Bottom-15
33Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)2–90.1821278.685Rock Bottom-23

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
23568101134Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #9Penn State — PS 1: #10Penn State — PS 2: #9Penn State — PS 3: #9Penn State — Final: #12TampaTampa — RS Final: #25Tampa — PS 1: #26Tampa — PS 2: #26Tampa — PS 3: #27Tampa — Final: #21TANotre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #16Notre Dame — PS 1: #16Notre Dame — PS 2: #16Notre Dame — PS 3: #18Notre Dame — Final: #22Utah StateUtah State — RS Final: #30Utah State — PS 1: #30Utah State — PS 2: #30Utah State — PS 3: #30Utah State — Final: #29Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #37Georgia Tech — PS 1: #36Georgia Tech — PS 2: #32Georgia Tech — PS 3: #32Georgia Tech — Final: #31West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #28West Virginia — PS 1: #27West Virginia — PS 2: #28West Virginia — PS 3: #28West Virginia — Final: #32Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #41Florida State — PS 1: #43Florida State — PS 2: #41Florida State — PS 3: #41Florida State — Final: #41HoustonHouston — RS Final: #43Houston — PS 1: #42Houston — PS 2: #42Houston — PS 3: #42Houston — Final: #42Air ForceAir Force — RS Final: #42Air Force — PS 1: #41Air Force — PS 2: #43Air Force — PS 3: #43Air Force — Final: #43Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #44Northern Illinois — PS 1: #44Northern Illinois — PS 2: #44Northern Illinois — PS 3: #44Northern Illinois — Final: #44Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #45Virginia Tech — PS 1: #45Virginia Tech — PS 2: #45Virginia Tech — PS 3: #45Virginia Tech — Final: #45ArmyArmy — RS Final: #46Army — PS 1: #46Army — PS 2: #46Army — PS 3: #46Army — Final: #46TulaneTulane — RS Final: #56Tulane — PS 1: #55Tulane — PS 2: #53Tulane — PS 3: #53Tulane — Final: #55MiamiMiami — RS Final: #60Miami — PS 1: #60Miami — PS 2: #60Miami — PS 3: #59Miami — Final: #58RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #61Rutgers — PS 1: #61Rutgers — PS 2: #61Rutgers — PS 3: #60Rutgers — Final: #60Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #68Holy Cross — PS 1: #67Holy Cross — PS 2: #67Holy Cross — PS 3: #67Holy Cross — Final: #67ColgateColgate — RS Final: #71Colgate — PS 1: #71Colgate — PS 2: #71Colgate — PS 3: #71Colgate — Final: #70COSyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #72Syracuse — PS 1: #70Syracuse — PS 2: #70Syracuse — PS 3: #70Syracuse — Final: #71NavyNavy — RS Final: #78Navy — PS 1: #78Navy — PS 2: #77Navy — PS 3: #77Navy — Final: #77TempleTemple — RS Final: #79Temple — PS 1: #80Temple — PS 2: #80Temple — PS 3: #79Temple — Final: #78South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #83South Carolina — PS 1: #83South Carolina — PS 2: #83South Carolina — PS 3: #83South Carolina — Final: #82DaytonDayton — RS Final: #91Dayton — PS 1: #91Dayton — PS 2: #91Dayton — PS 3: #91Dayton — Final: #91Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #98Boston College — PS 1: #98Boston College — PS 2: #98Boston College — PS 3: #97Boston College — Final: #98Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #103Southern Miss — PS 1: #103Southern Miss — PS 2: #103Southern Miss — PS 3: #103Southern Miss — Final: #103Texas ArlingtonTexas Arlington — RS Final: #106Texas Arlington — PS 1: #106Texas Arlington — PS 2: #105Texas Arlington — PS 3: #105Texas Arlington — Final: #105IdahoIdaho — RS Final: #108Idaho — PS 1: #108Idaho — PS 2: #108Idaho — PS 3: #108Idaho — Final: #108MarshallMarshall — RS Final: #112Marshall — PS 1: #112Marshall — PS 2: #112Marshall — PS 3: #112Marshall — Final: #112PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #114Pittsburgh — PS 1: #114Pittsburgh — PS 2: #114Pittsburgh — PS 3: #114Pittsburgh — Final: #114CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #118Cincinnati — PS 1: #118Cincinnati — PS 2: #118Cincinnati — PS 3: #118Cincinnati — Final: #119XavierXavier — RS Final: #121Xavier — PS 1: #121Xavier — PS 2: #121Xavier — PS 3: #121Xavier — Final: #121VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #124Villanova — PS 1: #124Villanova — PS 2: #123Villanova — PS 3: #123Villanova — Final: #123Southern IllinoisSouthern Illinois — RS Final: #125Southern Illinois — PS 1: #125Southern Illinois — PS 2: #125Southern Illinois — PS 3: #125Southern Illinois — Final: #125Tennessee ChattanoogaTennessee Chattanooga — RS Final: #127Tennessee Chattanooga — PS 1: #127Tennessee Chattanooga — PS 2: #127Tennessee Chattanooga — PS 3: #127Tennessee Chattanooga — Final: #127RS 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
4.305
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+44
Notre Dame
+26
Tampa
+25
Utah State
+20
Georgia Tech
+19
West Virginia
+17
Army
+9
Florida State
+8
Houston
+7
Virginia Tech
+6
Air Force
+5
Northern Illinois
+5
Tulane
+4
Temple
+4
Miami
+2
Colgate
-1
Idaho
-3
Holy Cross
-6
Rutgers
-8
Syracuse
-8
Dayton
-8
Navy
-10
South Carolina
-14
Southern Miss
-14
Boston College
-15
Southern Illinois
-15
Tennessee Chattanooga
-23
Texas Arlington
-27
Xavier
-27
Marshall
-34
Villanova
-34
Pittsburgh
-43
Cincinnati
-46

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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