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FBS Independents

1978 Season · 33 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
69.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.753
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1978 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)11–10.91730.898Pretender+63
2Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–30.75040.956Pretender −+57
3North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)9–20.818141.600Developing −+33
4Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)8–30.727231.803Rebuilding ＋+29
5East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)9–30.750251.871Rebuilding ＋+26
6Rutgers (RUTGERS)9–30.750281.941Rebuilding ＋+17
7Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)8–40.667292.002Rebuilding ＋+23
8Navy (NAVY)9–30.750302.055Rebuilding ＋+21
9Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)7–40.636332.196Rebuilding+23
10Temple (TEMPLE)7–3–10.682412.454Rebuilding −+8
11Louisville (LOUISVILLE)7–40.636472.658Rebuilding −+6
12Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)7–50.583502.710Struggling ＋+14
13Hawai'i (HAWAII)6–50.545572.995Struggling ＋+11
14South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)5–5–10.500583.055Struggling ＋+4
15UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)6–4–10.591593.059Struggling ＋+14
16Miami (MIAMI)6–50.545633.247Struggling+2
17Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)5–60.455643.263Struggling+1
18UNLV7–40.636663.312Struggling+6
19Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)7–40.636693.388Struggling+10
20William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)5–5–10.500813.930Failing ＋-12
21Memphis (MEMPHIS)4–70.364894.406Failing ＋-12
22Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)4–70.364944.620Failing-15
23Villanova (VILLANOVA)5–60.455954.650Failing-13
24Tulane (TULANE)4–70.364974.751Failing-23
25Northwestern State (NORTHWESTERN STATE)5–60.455984.765Failing-22
26Syracuse (SYRACUSE)3–80.2731024.903Failing-19
27Army (ARMY)4–6–10.4091095.220Failing −-26
28Richmond (RICHMOND)3–80.2731115.339Failing −-26
29Air Force (AIR FORCE)3–80.2731196.235Rock Bottom-38
30West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)2–90.1821216.353Rock Bottom-33
31Colgate (COLGATE)3–80.2731326.839Rock Bottom-8
32Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)2–90.1821367.598Rock Bottom-18
33Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)0–110.0001388.792Rock Bottom-53

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
13774110146Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #2Penn State — PS 1: #2Penn State — PS 2: #2Penn State — PS 3: #2Penn State — Final: #3Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #4Notre Dame — PS 1: #4Notre Dame — PS 2: #4Notre Dame — PS 3: #6Notre Dame — Final: #4North TexasNorth Texas — RS Final: #15North Texas — PS 1: #15North Texas — PS 2: #15North Texas — PS 3: #14North Texas — Final: #14Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #17Florida State — PS 1: #17Florida State — PS 2: #18Florida State — PS 3: #21Florida State — Final: #23East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #27East Carolina — PS 1: #27East Carolina — PS 2: #25East Carolina — PS 3: #24East Carolina — Final: #25RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #22Rutgers — PS 1: #21Rutgers — PS 2: #28Rutgers — PS 3: #27Rutgers — Final: #28PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #20Pittsburgh — PS 1: #20Pittsburgh — PS 2: #21Pittsburgh — PS 3: #28Pittsburgh — Final: #29NavyNavy — RS Final: #38Navy — PS 1: #38Navy — PS 2: #39Navy — PS 3: #31Navy — Final: #30Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #33Southern Miss — PS 1: #33Southern Miss — PS 2: #33Southern Miss — PS 3: #34Southern Miss — Final: #33TempleTemple — RS Final: #41Temple — PS 1: #42Temple — PS 2: #42Temple — PS 3: #41Temple — Final: #41LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #45Louisville — PS 1: #44Louisville — PS 2: #44Louisville — PS 3: #47Louisville — Final: #47Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #43Georgia Tech — PS 1: #43Georgia Tech — PS 2: #41Georgia Tech — PS 3: #50Georgia Tech — Final: #50Hawai'iHawai'i — RS Final: #55Hawai'i — PS 1: #55Hawai'i — PS 2: #55Hawai'i — PS 3: #56Hawai'i — Final: #57South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #57South Carolina — PS 1: #57South Carolina — PS 2: #57South Carolina — PS 3: #59South Carolina — Final: #58UL MonroeUL Monroe — RS Final: #59UL Monroe — PS 1: #59UL Monroe — PS 2: #59UL Monroe — PS 3: #58UL Monroe — Final: #59MiamiMiami — RS Final: #63Miami — PS 1: #63Miami — PS 2: #62Miami — PS 3: #64Miami — Final: #63CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #66Cincinnati — PS 1: #65Cincinnati — PS 2: #66Cincinnati — PS 3: #63Cincinnati — Final: #64UNLVUNLV — RS Final: #64UNLV — PS 1: #64UNLV — PS 2: #64UNLV — PS 3: #66UNLV — Final: #66Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #69Holy Cross — PS 1: #69Holy Cross — PS 2: #70Holy Cross — PS 3: #70Holy Cross — Final: #69William & MaryWilliam & Mary — RS Final: #82William & Mary — PS 1: #82William & Mary — PS 2: #82William & Mary — PS 3: #81William & Mary — Final: #81MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #91Memphis — PS 1: #91Memphis — PS 2: #91Memphis — PS 3: #90Memphis — Final: #89Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #95Virginia Tech — PS 1: #95Virginia Tech — PS 2: #95Virginia Tech — PS 3: #94Virginia Tech — Final: #94VillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #97Villanova — PS 1: #96Villanova — PS 2: #97Villanova — PS 3: #95Villanova — Final: #95TulaneTulane — RS Final: #94Tulane — PS 1: #94Tulane — PS 2: #94Tulane — PS 3: #99Tulane — Final: #97Northwestern StateNorthwestern State — RS Final: #99Northwestern State — PS 1: #99Northwestern State — PS 2: #100Northwestern State — PS 3: #97Northwestern State — Final: #98SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #101Syracuse — PS 1: #101Syracuse — PS 2: #102Syracuse — PS 3: #102Syracuse — Final: #102ArmyArmy — RS Final: #107Army — PS 1: #107Army — PS 2: #108Army — PS 3: #109Army — Final: #109RichmondRichmond — RS Final: #110Richmond — PS 1: #110Richmond — PS 2: #111Richmond — PS 3: #111Richmond — Final: #111Air ForceAir Force — RS Final: #119Air Force — PS 1: #119Air Force — PS 2: #119Air Force — PS 3: #120Air Force — Final: #119West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #121West Virginia — PS 1: #121West Virginia — PS 2: #121West Virginia — PS 3: #121West Virginia — Final: #121ColgateColgate — RS Final: #130Colgate — PS 1: #130Colgate — PS 2: #132Colgate — PS 3: #131Colgate — Final: #132COIllinois StateIllinois State — RS Final: #136Illinois State — PS 1: #136Illinois State — PS 2: #136Illinois State — PS 3: #136Illinois State — Final: #136Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #138Boston College — PS 1: #138Boston College — PS 2: #138Boston College — PS 3: #138Boston College — Final: #138RS 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
3.753
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+63
Notre Dame
+57
North Texas
+33
Florida State
+29
East Carolina
+26
Pittsburgh
+23
Southern Miss
+23
Navy
+21
Rutgers
+17
Georgia Tech
+14
UL Monroe
+14
Hawai'i
+11
Holy Cross
+10
Temple
+8
Louisville
+6
UNLV
+6
South Carolina
+4
Miami
+2
Cincinnati
+1
Colgate
-8
William & Mary
-12
Memphis
-12
Villanova
-13
Virginia Tech
-15
Illinois State
-18
Syracuse
-19
Northwestern State
-22
Tulane
-23
Army
-26
Richmond
-26
West Virginia
-33
Air Force
-38
Boston College
-53

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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