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FBS Independents

1980 Season · 30 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
65.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.558
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1980 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)10–20.83310.686Competitive −+65
2Penn State (PENN STATE)10–20.83320.897Pretender+61
3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)11–10.91730.899Pretender+63
4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–2–10.79261.035Developing ＋+57
5Miami (MIAMI)9–30.750141.417Developing+43
6South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)8–40.667211.778Developing −+33
7Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)9–30.750221.799Rebuilding ＋+34
8UNLV7–40.636332.284Rebuilding+18
9Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)7–40.636352.409Rebuilding −+15
10Navy (NAVY)8–40.667402.521Rebuilding −+13
11Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)8–40.667442.638Rebuilding −+6
12Rutgers (RUTGERS)7–40.636462.660Rebuilding −+6
13North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)6–50.545532.875Struggling ＋+7
14West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)6–60.500562.914Struggling ＋+8
15UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)7–40.636623.232Struggling+5
16Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–60.455633.265Struggling+3
17Tulane (TULANE)7–50.583643.311Struggling-3
18Louisville (LOUISVILLE)5–60.455783.687Struggling −+6
19Colgate (COLGATE)5–4–10.550833.795Struggling −-1
20Villanova (VILLANOVA)6–50.545843.871Failing ＋+6
21Richmond (RICHMOND)5–60.455914.217Failing ＋-12
22East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)4–70.364954.593Failing-6
23Army (ARMY)3–7–10.3181024.927Failing-17
24Temple (TEMPLE)4–70.3641095.190Failing −-17
25Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)4–70.3641175.661Rock Bottom-3
26Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)1–9–10.1361246.617Rock Bottom-35
27Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)2–90.1821256.645Rock Bottom-39
28Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)3–80.2731266.661Rock Bottom-22
29William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)2–90.1821276.803Rock Bottom-31
30Memphis (MEMPHIS)2–90.1821307.441Rock Bottom-49

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
13569104138Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #1Florida State — PS 1: #1Florida State — PS 2: #1Florida State — PS 3: #1Florida State — Final: #1Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #5Penn State — PS 1: #5Penn State — PS 2: #5Penn State — PS 3: #3Penn State — Final: #2PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #3Pittsburgh — PS 1: #2Pittsburgh — PS 2: #4Pittsburgh — PS 3: #2Pittsburgh — Final: #3Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #2Notre Dame — PS 1: #3Notre Dame — PS 2: #3Notre Dame — PS 3: #5Notre Dame — Final: #6MiamiMiami — RS Final: #17Miami — PS 1: #17Miami — PS 2: #17Miami — PS 3: #15Miami — Final: #14South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #20South Carolina — PS 1: #19South Carolina — PS 2: #19South Carolina — PS 3: #22South Carolina — Final: #21Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #27Southern Miss — PS 1: #23Southern Miss — PS 2: #22Southern Miss — PS 3: #23Southern Miss — Final: #22UNLVUNLV — RS Final: #34UNLV — PS 1: #33UNLV — PS 2: #33UNLV — PS 3: #33UNLV — Final: #33Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #38Boston College — PS 1: #39Boston College — PS 2: #38Boston College — PS 3: #37Boston College — Final: #35NavyNavy — RS Final: #31Navy — PS 1: #42Navy — PS 2: #42Navy — PS 3: #42Navy — Final: #40Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #40Virginia Tech — PS 1: #40Virginia Tech — PS 2: #40Virginia Tech — PS 3: #39Virginia Tech — Final: #44RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #47Rutgers — PS 1: #47Rutgers — PS 2: #46Rutgers — PS 3: #46Rutgers — Final: #46North TexasNorth Texas — RS Final: #52North Texas — PS 1: #52North Texas — PS 2: #53North Texas — PS 3: #53North Texas — Final: #53West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #54West Virginia — PS 1: #54West Virginia — PS 2: #56West Virginia — PS 3: #54West Virginia — Final: #56UL MonroeUL Monroe — RS Final: #63UL Monroe — PS 1: #64UL Monroe — PS 2: #63UL Monroe — PS 3: #62UL Monroe — Final: #62SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #65Syracuse — PS 1: #65Syracuse — PS 2: #64Syracuse — PS 3: #63Syracuse — Final: #63TulaneTulane — RS Final: #59Tulane — PS 1: #57Tulane — PS 2: #59Tulane — PS 3: #66Tulane — Final: #64LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #80Louisville — PS 1: #80Louisville — PS 2: #79Louisville — PS 3: #80Louisville — Final: #78ColgateColgate — RS Final: #84Colgate — PS 1: #83Colgate — PS 2: #83Colgate — PS 3: #83Colgate — Final: #83COVillanovaVillanova — RS Final: #83Villanova — PS 1: #84Villanova — PS 2: #85Villanova — PS 3: #84Villanova — Final: #84RichmondRichmond — RS Final: #91Richmond — PS 1: #90Richmond — PS 2: #90Richmond — PS 3: #89Richmond — Final: #91East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #95East Carolina — PS 1: #95East Carolina — PS 2: #96East Carolina — PS 3: #95East Carolina — Final: #95ArmyArmy — RS Final: #102Army — PS 1: #103Army — PS 2: #103Army — PS 3: #102Army — Final: #102TempleTemple — RS Final: #109Temple — PS 1: #109Temple — PS 2: #109Temple — PS 3: #109Temple — Final: #109Illinois StateIllinois State — RS Final: #117Illinois State — PS 1: #116Illinois State — PS 2: #117Illinois State — PS 3: #116Illinois State — Final: #117Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #124Georgia Tech — PS 1: #125Georgia Tech — PS 2: #124Georgia Tech — PS 3: #126Georgia Tech — Final: #124CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #125Cincinnati — PS 1: #124Cincinnati — PS 2: #125Cincinnati — PS 3: #124Cincinnati — Final: #125Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #126Holy Cross — PS 1: #126Holy Cross — PS 2: #126Holy Cross — PS 3: #125Holy Cross — Final: #126William & MaryWilliam & Mary — RS Final: #127William & Mary — PS 1: #127William & Mary — PS 2: #127William & Mary — PS 3: #127William & Mary — Final: #127MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #130Memphis — PS 1: #130Memphis — PS 2: #130Memphis — PS 3: #130Memphis — Final: #130RS 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
3.558
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Florida State
+65
Pittsburgh
+63
Penn State
+61
Notre Dame
+57
Miami
+43
Southern Miss
+34
South Carolina
+33
UNLV
+18
Boston College
+15
Navy
+13
West Virginia
+8
North Texas
+7
Virginia Tech
+6
Rutgers
+6
Louisville
+6
Villanova
+6
UL Monroe
+5
Syracuse
+3
Colgate
-1
Tulane
-3
Illinois State
-3
East Carolina
-6
Richmond
-12
Army
-17
Temple
-17
Holy Cross
-22
William & Mary
-31
Georgia Tech
-35
Cincinnati
-39
Memphis
-49

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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