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FBS Independents

1983 Season · 21 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
51.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.622
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1983 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Miami (MIAMI)11–10.91741.070Developing ＋+61
2West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)9–30.75091.448Developing+44
3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)8–3–10.708161.766Developing −+31
4Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)9–30.750241.993Rebuilding ＋+21
5Penn State (PENN STATE)8–4–10.654262.020Rebuilding ＋+32
6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)9–20.818272.069Rebuilding ＋+14
7East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)8–30.727312.224Rebuilding+17
8Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)7–50.583342.304Rebuilding+24
9Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–50.583382.590Rebuilding −+14
10Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)7–40.636402.726Struggling ＋+7
11Memphis (MEMPHIS)6–4–10.591432.838Struggling ＋+8
12Syracuse (SYRACUSE)6–50.545463.112Struggling+8
13South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)5–60.455603.943Failing ＋-6
14Temple (TEMPLE)4–70.364664.358Failing ＋-11
15Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)4–6–10.409704.576Failing-14
16Tulane (TULANE)4–70.364774.872Failing-15
17Louisville (LOUISVILLE)3–80.273855.606Failing −-22
18Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)4–60.400896.020Rock Bottom-19
19Navy (NAVY)3–80.273916.092Rock Bottom-36
20Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–80.273936.210Rock Bottom-40
21Army (ARMY)2–90.1821038.230Rock Bottom-26

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285582109MiamiMiami — RS Final: #5Miami — PS 1: #5Miami — PS 2: #5Miami — PS 3: #5Miami — Final: #4West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #12West Virginia — PS 1: #12West Virginia — PS 2: #13West Virginia — PS 3: #13West Virginia — Final: #9PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #15Pittsburgh — PS 1: #15Pittsburgh — PS 2: #15Pittsburgh — PS 3: #14Pittsburgh — Final: #16Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #18Boston College — PS 1: #18Boston College — PS 2: #18Boston College — PS 3: #17Boston College — Final: #24Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #34Penn State — PS 1: #34Penn State — PS 2: #34Penn State — PS 3: #24Penn State — Final: #26Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #25Virginia Tech — PS 1: #25Virginia Tech — PS 2: #26Virginia Tech — PS 3: #25Virginia Tech — Final: #27East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #31East Carolina — PS 1: #31East Carolina — PS 2: #31East Carolina — PS 3: #32East Carolina — Final: #31Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #38Florida State — PS 1: #38Florida State — PS 2: #38Florida State — PS 3: #38Florida State — Final: #34Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #43Notre Dame — PS 1: #43Notre Dame — PS 2: #43Notre Dame — PS 3: #43Notre Dame — Final: #38Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #40Southern Miss — PS 1: #40Southern Miss — PS 2: #40Southern Miss — PS 3: #39Southern Miss — Final: #40MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #41Memphis — PS 1: #42Memphis — PS 2: #42Memphis — PS 3: #40Memphis — Final: #43SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #45Syracuse — PS 1: #45Syracuse — PS 2: #46Syracuse — PS 3: #45Syracuse — Final: #46South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #60South Carolina — PS 1: #60South Carolina — PS 2: #60South Carolina — PS 3: #60South Carolina — Final: #60TempleTemple — RS Final: #66Temple — PS 1: #66Temple — PS 2: #66Temple — PS 3: #66Temple — Final: #66CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #71Cincinnati — PS 1: #71Cincinnati — PS 2: #71Cincinnati — PS 3: #71Cincinnati — Final: #70TulaneTulane — RS Final: #75Tulane — PS 1: #76Tulane — PS 2: #76Tulane — PS 3: #76Tulane — Final: #77LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #85Louisville — PS 1: #85Louisville — PS 2: #85Louisville — PS 3: #85Louisville — Final: #85LouisianaLouisiana — RS Final: #89Louisiana — PS 1: #89Louisiana — PS 2: #89Louisiana — PS 3: #89Louisiana — Final: #89NavyNavy — RS Final: #91Navy — PS 1: #91Navy — PS 2: #91Navy — PS 3: #91Navy — Final: #91RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #93Rutgers — PS 1: #93Rutgers — PS 2: #93Rutgers — PS 3: #93Rutgers — Final: #93ArmyArmy — RS Final: #103Army — PS 1: #103Army — PS 2: #103Army — PS 3: #103Army — Final: #103RS 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
3.622
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Miami
+61
West Virginia
+44
Penn State
+32
Pittsburgh
+31
Florida State
+24
Boston College
+21
East Carolina
+17
Virginia Tech
+14
Notre Dame
+14
Memphis
+8
Syracuse
+8
Southern Miss
+7
South Carolina
-6
Temple
-11
Cincinnati
-14
Tulane
-15
Louisiana
-19
Louisville
-22
Army
-26
Navy
-36
Rutgers
-40

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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