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FBS Independents

1981 Season · 28 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
65.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.483
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1981 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)10–20.83310.868Pretender+63
2Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)11–10.91720.887Pretender+64
3Miami (MIAMI)9–20.81851.171Developing ＋+50
4Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)9–2–10.792181.691Developing −+28
5West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)9–30.750231.821Rebuilding ＋+30
6Navy (NAVY)7–4–10.625392.452Rebuilding −+13
7Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)6–50.545472.688Rebuilding −+14
8Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)7–40.636482.697Rebuilding −+8
9Temple (TEMPLE)5–50.500532.867Struggling ＋+19
10South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)6–60.500573.079Struggling+11
11Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)6–50.545583.121Struggling+16
12Colgate (COLGATE)7–30.700603.153Struggling-7
13UNLV6–60.500643.282Struggling+9
14Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)5–60.455653.283Struggling-1
15Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)5–60.455683.351Struggling+3
16Tulane (TULANE)6–50.545703.478Struggling −-3
17Syracuse (SYRACUSE)4–6–10.409713.493Struggling −+2
18East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)5–60.455743.600Struggling −-1
19Rutgers (RUTGERS)5–60.455813.750Struggling −-4
20Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)6–50.545823.765Struggling −+8
21William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)5–60.455863.917Failing ＋-5
22Louisville (LOUISVILLE)5–60.455904.138Failing ＋-2
23Richmond (RICHMOND)4–70.364994.915Failing-24
24UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)5–60.4551014.926Failing-8
25Army (ARMY)3–7–10.3181045.021Failing-19
26North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)2–90.1821216.158Rock Bottom-32
27Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)1–100.0911256.701Rock Bottom-40
28Memphis (MEMPHIS)1–100.0911297.246Rock Bottom-47

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
13569103137Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #1Penn State — PS 1: #1Penn State — PS 2: #1Penn State — PS 3: #1Penn State — Final: #1PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #2Pittsburgh — PS 1: #2Pittsburgh — PS 2: #2Pittsburgh — PS 3: #2Pittsburgh — Final: #2MiamiMiami — RS Final: #5Miami — PS 1: #5Miami — PS 2: #5Miami — PS 3: #5Miami — Final: #5Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #12Southern Miss — PS 1: #12Southern Miss — PS 2: #17Southern Miss — PS 3: #17Southern Miss — Final: #18West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #27West Virginia — PS 1: #28West Virginia — PS 2: #29West Virginia — PS 3: #29West Virginia — Final: #23NavyNavy — RS Final: #36Navy — PS 1: #34Navy — PS 2: #35Navy — PS 3: #34Navy — Final: #39Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #46Florida State — PS 1: #45Florida State — PS 2: #45Florida State — PS 3: #45Florida State — Final: #47Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #48Virginia Tech — PS 1: #48Virginia Tech — PS 2: #48Virginia Tech — PS 3: #48Virginia Tech — Final: #48TempleTemple — RS Final: #52Temple — PS 1: #53Temple — PS 2: #54Temple — PS 3: #53Temple — Final: #53South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #57South Carolina — PS 1: #57South Carolina — PS 2: #57South Carolina — PS 3: #57South Carolina — Final: #57CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #59Cincinnati — PS 1: #58Cincinnati — PS 2: #58Cincinnati — PS 3: #58Cincinnati — Final: #58ColgateColgate — RS Final: #62Colgate — PS 1: #62Colgate — PS 2: #62Colgate — PS 3: #62Colgate — Final: #60COUNLVUNLV — RS Final: #65UNLV — PS 1: #65UNLV — PS 2: #65UNLV — PS 3: #65UNLV — Final: #64Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #63Notre Dame — PS 1: #64Notre Dame — PS 2: #64Notre Dame — PS 3: #64Notre Dame — Final: #65Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #69Boston College — PS 1: #68Boston College — PS 2: #68Boston College — PS 3: #68Boston College — Final: #68TulaneTulane — RS Final: #70Tulane — PS 1: #70Tulane — PS 2: #70Tulane — PS 3: #70Tulane — Final: #70SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #71Syracuse — PS 1: #71Syracuse — PS 2: #71Syracuse — PS 3: #71Syracuse — Final: #71East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #75East Carolina — PS 1: #75East Carolina — PS 2: #74East Carolina — PS 3: #75East Carolina — Final: #74RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #81Rutgers — PS 1: #81Rutgers — PS 2: #81Rutgers — PS 3: #80Rutgers — Final: #81Holy CrossHoly Cross — RS Final: #82Holy Cross — PS 1: #82Holy Cross — PS 2: #82Holy Cross — PS 3: #82Holy Cross — Final: #82William & MaryWilliam & Mary — RS Final: #87William & Mary — PS 1: #87William & Mary — PS 2: #87William & Mary — PS 3: #86William & Mary — Final: #86LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #90Louisville — PS 1: #90Louisville — PS 2: #90Louisville — PS 3: #90Louisville — Final: #90RichmondRichmond — RS Final: #100Richmond — PS 1: #100Richmond — PS 2: #102Richmond — PS 3: #101Richmond — Final: #99UL MonroeUL Monroe — RS Final: #102UL Monroe — PS 1: #102UL Monroe — PS 2: #101UL Monroe — PS 3: #102UL Monroe — Final: #101ArmyArmy — RS Final: #109Army — PS 1: #109Army — PS 2: #109Army — PS 3: #109Army — Final: #104North TexasNorth Texas — RS Final: #118North Texas — PS 1: #120North Texas — PS 2: #121North Texas — PS 3: #121North Texas — Final: #121Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #124Georgia Tech — PS 1: #125Georgia Tech — PS 2: #124Georgia Tech — PS 3: #124Georgia Tech — Final: #125MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #129Memphis — PS 1: #129Memphis — PS 2: #129Memphis — PS 3: #129Memphis — Final: #129RS 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
3.483
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Pittsburgh
+64
Penn State
+63
Miami
+50
West Virginia
+30
Southern Miss
+28
Temple
+19
Cincinnati
+16
Florida State
+14
Navy
+13
South Carolina
+11
UNLV
+9
Virginia Tech
+8
Holy Cross
+8
Boston College
+3
Syracuse
+2
Notre Dame
-1
East Carolina
-1
Louisville
-2
Tulane
-3
Rutgers
-4
William & Mary
-5
Colgate
-7
UL Monroe
-8
Army
-19
Richmond
-24
North Texas
-32
Georgia Tech
-40
Memphis
-47

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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