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FBS Independents

1982 Season · 23 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
52.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.705
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1982 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)11–10.91710.687Competitive −+76
2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)9–30.75061.272Developing+44
3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)9–30.75071.349Developing+48
4West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)9–30.75081.417Developing+42
5Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)8–3–10.708292.179Rebuilding+19
6Miami (MIAMI)7–40.636302.201Rebuilding+21
7Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)6–4–10.591312.268Rebuilding+22
8Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)7–40.636372.698Rebuilding −+17
9East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)7–40.636483.216Struggling-5
10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)7–40.636523.346Struggling-11
11Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)6–50.545553.493Struggling −-1
12Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)6–50.545563.507Struggling −-6
13Navy (NAVY)6–50.545593.691Struggling −-7
14Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)7–3–10.682613.737Struggling −-2
15Rutgers (RUTGERS)5–60.455694.337Failing ＋-14
16Temple (TEMPLE)4–70.364714.537Failing-7
17South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)4–70.364734.624Failing-4
18Tulane (TULANE)4–70.364744.828Failing-17
19Louisville (LOUISVILLE)5–60.455754.837Failing-21
20Army (ARMY)4–70.364825.495Failing −-30
21Syracuse (SYRACUSE)2–90.182905.990Rock Bottom-32
22North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)2–90.1821007.476Rock Bottom-24
23Memphis (MEMPHIS)1–100.0911028.032Rock Bottom-50

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Rank by Week — Every Team
1285581108Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #1Penn State — PS 1: #1Penn State — PS 2: #1Penn State — PS 3: #1Penn State — Final: #1Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #8Florida State — PS 1: #8Florida State — PS 2: #8Florida State — PS 3: #8Florida State — Final: #6PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #6Pittsburgh — PS 1: #6Pittsburgh — PS 2: #6Pittsburgh — PS 3: #6Pittsburgh — Final: #7West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #5West Virginia — PS 1: #5West Virginia — PS 2: #5West Virginia — PS 3: #5West Virginia — Final: #8Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #27Boston College — PS 1: #27Boston College — PS 2: #31Boston College — PS 3: #30Boston College — Final: #29MiamiMiami — RS Final: #30Miami — PS 1: #31Miami — PS 2: #29Miami — PS 3: #31Miami — Final: #30Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #32Notre Dame — PS 1: #32Notre Dame — PS 2: #32Notre Dame — PS 3: #32Notre Dame — Final: #31Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #37Southern Miss — PS 1: #38Southern Miss — PS 2: #37Southern Miss — PS 3: #38Southern Miss — Final: #37East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #49East Carolina — PS 1: #49East Carolina — PS 2: #49East Carolina — PS 3: #49East Carolina — Final: #48Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #51Virginia Tech — PS 1: #51Virginia Tech — PS 2: #51Virginia Tech — PS 3: #51Virginia Tech — Final: #52Georgia TechGeorgia Tech — RS Final: #58Georgia Tech — PS 1: #57Georgia Tech — PS 2: #56Georgia Tech — PS 3: #56Georgia Tech — Final: #55CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #57Cincinnati — PS 1: #56Cincinnati — PS 2: #57Cincinnati — PS 3: #57Cincinnati — Final: #56NavyNavy — RS Final: #60Navy — PS 1: #60Navy — PS 2: #60Navy — PS 3: #60Navy — Final: #59LouisianaLouisiana — RS Final: #62Louisiana — PS 1: #62Louisiana — PS 2: #62Louisiana — PS 3: #61Louisiana — Final: #61RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #70Rutgers — PS 1: #70Rutgers — PS 2: #70Rutgers — PS 3: #70Rutgers — Final: #69TempleTemple — RS Final: #71Temple — PS 1: #71Temple — PS 2: #71Temple — PS 3: #71Temple — Final: #71South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #73South Carolina — PS 1: #73South Carolina — PS 2: #73South Carolina — PS 3: #73South Carolina — Final: #73TulaneTulane — RS Final: #74Tulane — PS 1: #74Tulane — PS 2: #74Tulane — PS 3: #74Tulane — Final: #74LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #75Louisville — PS 1: #75Louisville — PS 2: #75Louisville — PS 3: #75Louisville — Final: #75ArmyArmy — RS Final: #82Army — PS 1: #82Army — PS 2: #82Army — PS 3: #82Army — Final: #82SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #85Syracuse — PS 1: #87Syracuse — PS 2: #88Syracuse — PS 3: #89Syracuse — Final: #90North TexasNorth Texas — RS Final: #100North Texas — PS 1: #100North Texas — PS 2: #100North Texas — PS 3: #100North Texas — Final: #100MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #101Memphis — PS 1: #101Memphis — PS 2: #101Memphis — PS 3: #101Memphis — Final: #102RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

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Average Rating Tier
3.705
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+76
Pittsburgh
+48
Florida State
+44
West Virginia
+42
Notre Dame
+22
Miami
+21
Boston College
+19
Southern Miss
+17
Georgia Tech
-1
Louisiana
-2
South Carolina
-4
East Carolina
-5
Cincinnati
-6
Navy
-7
Temple
-7
Virginia Tech
-11
Rutgers
-14
Tulane
-17
Louisville
-21
North Texas
-24
Army
-30
Syracuse
-32
Memphis
-50

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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