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FBS Independents

1985 Season · 21 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
58.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.170
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1985 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)11–10.91741.106Developing ＋+58
2Miami (MIAMI)10–20.833101.241Developing ＋+53
3Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)9–30.750211.653Developing −+35
4West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)7–3–10.682302.277Rebuilding+20
5Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)5–60.455342.524Rebuilding −+17
6Army (ARMY)9–30.750362.564Rebuilding −+4
7Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–50.583402.858Struggling ＋+6
8Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)7–40.636463.319Struggling-8
9Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)6–50.545493.458Struggling −+4
10Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)5–5–10.500513.548Struggling −-5
11Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)5–60.455583.937Failing ＋-8
12South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)5–60.455634.231Failing ＋-16
13Navy (NAVY)4–70.364714.570Failing-11
14Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)4–80.333724.604Failing-15
15Temple (TEMPLE)4–70.364795.009Failing-16
16Memphis (MEMPHIS)2–7–20.273835.437Failing −-19
17Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)4–70.364936.328Rock Bottom-19
18East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)2–90.182946.450Rock Bottom-35
19Rutgers (RUTGERS)2–8–10.227956.539Rock Bottom-33
20Louisville (LOUISVILLE)2–90.1821007.784Rock Bottom-39
21Tulane (TULANE)1–100.0911018.142Rock Bottom-48

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275480107Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #5Penn State — PS 1: #5Penn State — PS 2: #5Penn State — PS 3: #5Penn State — Final: #4MiamiMiami — RS Final: #6Miami — PS 1: #6Miami — PS 2: #6Miami — PS 3: #6Miami — Final: #10Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #22Florida State — PS 1: #22Florida State — PS 2: #22Florida State — PS 3: #21Florida State — Final: #21West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #32West Virginia — PS 1: #32West Virginia — PS 2: #32West Virginia — PS 3: #31West Virginia — Final: #30Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #33Notre Dame — PS 1: #33Notre Dame — PS 2: #33Notre Dame — PS 3: #34Notre Dame — Final: #34ArmyArmy — RS Final: #40Army — PS 1: #40Army — PS 2: #39Army — PS 3: #40Army — Final: #36SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #38Syracuse — PS 1: #38Syracuse — PS 2: #42Syracuse — PS 3: #41Syracuse — Final: #40Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #46Southern Miss — PS 1: #46Southern Miss — PS 2: #46Southern Miss — PS 3: #46Southern Miss — Final: #46Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #48Virginia Tech — PS 1: #48Virginia Tech — PS 2: #49Virginia Tech — PS 3: #49Virginia Tech — Final: #49PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #52Pittsburgh — PS 1: #52Pittsburgh — PS 2: #52Pittsburgh — PS 3: #50Pittsburgh — Final: #51CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #58Cincinnati — PS 1: #58Cincinnati — PS 2: #58Cincinnati — PS 3: #58Cincinnati — Final: #58South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #63South Carolina — PS 1: #63South Carolina — PS 2: #64South Carolina — PS 3: #63South Carolina — Final: #63NavyNavy — RS Final: #72Navy — PS 1: #72Navy — PS 2: #72Navy — PS 3: #71Navy — Final: #71Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #71Boston College — PS 1: #71Boston College — PS 2: #71Boston College — PS 3: #72Boston College — Final: #72TempleTemple — RS Final: #79Temple — PS 1: #79Temple — PS 2: #79Temple — PS 3: #79Temple — Final: #79MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #84Memphis — PS 1: #84Memphis — PS 2: #84Memphis — PS 3: #84Memphis — Final: #83LouisianaLouisiana — RS Final: #93Louisiana — PS 1: #93Louisiana — PS 2: #93Louisiana — PS 3: #93Louisiana — Final: #93East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #94East Carolina — PS 1: #94East Carolina — PS 2: #94East Carolina — PS 3: #94East Carolina — Final: #94RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #96Rutgers — PS 1: #96Rutgers — PS 2: #96Rutgers — PS 3: #96Rutgers — Final: #95LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #100Louisville — PS 1: #100Louisville — PS 2: #100Louisville — PS 3: #100Louisville — Final: #100TulaneTulane — RS Final: #101Tulane — PS 1: #101Tulane — PS 2: #101Tulane — PS 3: #101Tulane — Final: #101RS 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
4.170
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+58
Miami
+53
Florida State
+35
West Virginia
+20
Notre Dame
+17
Syracuse
+6
Army
+4
Virginia Tech
+4
Pittsburgh
-5
Southern Miss
-8
Cincinnati
-8
Navy
-11
Boston College
-15
South Carolina
-16
Temple
-16
Memphis
-19
Louisiana
-19
Rutgers
-33
East Carolina
-35
Louisville
-39
Tulane
-48

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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