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FBS Independents

1984 Season · 21 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
52.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.715
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
—
vs other conferences

1984 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)10–20.83351.352Developing+43
2South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)10–20.833141.711Developing −+33
3West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)8–40.667161.777Developing −+34
4Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)7–3–20.667201.929Rebuilding ＋+22
5Rutgers (RUTGERS)7–30.700231.971Rebuilding ＋+22
6Miami (MIAMI)8–50.615342.365Rebuilding+23
7Syracuse (SYRACUSE)6–50.545352.385Rebuilding+21
8Army (ARMY)8–3–10.708362.392Rebuilding+10
9Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)7–50.583372.404Rebuilding −+19
10Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)8–40.667392.545Rebuilding −+8
11Penn State (PENN STATE)6–50.545452.789Struggling ＋+14
12Temple (TEMPLE)6–50.545493.176Struggling+11
13Navy (NAVY)4–6–10.409633.982Failing ＋-8
14Memphis (MEMPHIS)5–5–10.500674.219Failing ＋-11
15Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)6–50.545694.543Failing+7
16Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–7–10.318754.705Failing-12
17Tulane (TULANE)3–80.273835.436Failing −-20
18Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)4–70.364875.929Rock Bottom-25
19East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)2–90.182967.065Rock Bottom-44
20Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)2–90.182997.520Rock Bottom-34
21Louisville (LOUISVILLE)2–90.1821027.830Rock Bottom-23

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285481108Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #5Boston College — PS 2: #5Boston College — PS 3: #5Boston College — PS 4: #5Boston College — Final: #5South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #10South Carolina — PS 2: #10South Carolina — PS 3: #10South Carolina — PS 4: #15South Carolina — Final: #14West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #24West Virginia — PS 2: #28West Virginia — PS 3: #25West Virginia — PS 4: #17West Virginia — Final: #16Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #20Florida State — PS 2: #20Florida State — PS 3: #19Florida State — PS 4: #20Florida State — Final: #20RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #25Rutgers — PS 2: #23Rutgers — PS 3: #22Rutgers — PS 4: #23Rutgers — Final: #23MiamiMiami — RS Final: #28Miami — PS 2: #26Miami — PS 3: #27Miami — PS 4: #25Miami — Final: #34SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #39Syracuse — PS 2: #39Syracuse — PS 3: #38Syracuse — PS 4: #37Syracuse — Final: #35ArmyArmy — RS Final: #43Army — PS 2: #43Army — PS 3: #37Army — PS 4: #36Army — Final: #36Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #29Notre Dame — PS 2: #29Notre Dame — PS 3: #30Notre Dame — PS 4: #35Notre Dame — Final: #37Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #34Virginia Tech — PS 2: #44Virginia Tech — PS 3: #44Virginia Tech — PS 4: #40Virginia Tech — Final: #39Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #47Penn State — PS 2: #47Penn State — PS 3: #45Penn State — PS 4: #45Penn State — Final: #45TempleTemple — RS Final: #49Temple — PS 2: #51Temple — PS 3: #50Temple — PS 4: #49Temple — Final: #49NavyNavy — RS Final: #63Navy — PS 2: #63Navy — PS 3: #63Navy — PS 4: #63Navy — Final: #63MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #67Memphis — PS 2: #67Memphis — PS 3: #67Memphis — PS 4: #67Memphis — Final: #67LouisianaLouisiana — RS Final: #71Louisiana — PS 2: #71Louisiana — PS 3: #69Louisiana — PS 4: #69Louisiana — Final: #69PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #75Pittsburgh — PS 2: #75Pittsburgh — PS 3: #75Pittsburgh — PS 4: #71Pittsburgh — Final: #75TulaneTulane — RS Final: #83Tulane — PS 2: #83Tulane — PS 3: #83Tulane — PS 4: #83Tulane — Final: #83Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #87Southern Miss — PS 2: #87Southern Miss — PS 3: #87Southern Miss — PS 4: #87Southern Miss — Final: #87East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #96East Carolina — PS 2: #96East Carolina — PS 3: #96East Carolina — PS 4: #96East Carolina — Final: #96CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #100Cincinnati — PS 2: #100Cincinnati — PS 3: #100Cincinnati — PS 4: #97Cincinnati — Final: #99LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #102Louisville — PS 2: #102Louisville — PS 3: #102Louisville — PS 4: #102Louisville — Final: #102RS FinalPS 2PS 3PS 4Final

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Average Rating Tier
3.715
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Boston College
+43
West Virginia
+34
South Carolina
+33
Miami
+23
Florida State
+22
Rutgers
+22
Syracuse
+21
Notre Dame
+19
Penn State
+14
Temple
+11
Army
+10
Virginia Tech
+8
Louisiana
+7
Navy
-8
Memphis
-11
Pittsburgh
-12
Tulane
-20
Louisville
-23
Southern Miss
-25
Cincinnati
-34
East Carolina
-44

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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