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FBS Independents

1986 Season · 23 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
57.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.973
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1986 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)12–01.00020.844Pretender+72
2Miami (MIAMI)11–10.91730.938Pretender −+59
3Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)9–30.750211.877Rebuilding ＋+29
4Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)9–2–10.792241.930Rebuilding ＋+23
5Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)7–4–10.625251.961Rebuilding ＋+19
6Temple (TEMPLE)6–50.545362.746Struggling ＋+7
7Tulsa (TULSA)7–40.636412.903Struggling ＋+10
8Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)5–60.455442.941Struggling ＋+7
9Rutgers (RUTGERS)5–5–10.500493.211Struggling+6
10Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)5–5–10.500553.394Struggling+3
11Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)6–50.545563.425Struggling-4
12Syracuse (SYRACUSE)5–60.455603.585Struggling −+1
13Army (ARMY)6–50.545633.786Struggling −0
14Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)6–50.545673.958Failing ＋-10
15Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)5–60.455683.990Failing ＋-2
16West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)4–70.364734.570Failing-10
17South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)3–6–20.364744.603Failing-15
18Tulane (TULANE)4–70.364825.259Failing −-17
19East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)2–90.182926.309Rock Bottom-29
20Louisville (LOUISVILLE)3–80.273946.474Rock Bottom-38
21Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)2–90.182997.100Rock Bottom-32
22Navy (NAVY)3–80.2731007.172Rock Bottom-30
23Memphis (MEMPHIS)1–100.0911028.407Rock Bottom-48

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Rank by Week — Every Team
1285582109Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #4Penn State — PS 1: #4Penn State — PS 2: #4Penn State — PS 3: #3Penn State — Final: #2MiamiMiami — RS Final: #2Miami — PS 1: #2Miami — PS 2: #2Miami — PS 3: #2Miami — Final: #3Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #27Boston College — PS 1: #26Boston College — PS 2: #27Boston College — PS 3: #22Boston College — Final: #21Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #30Virginia Tech — PS 1: #29Virginia Tech — PS 2: #29Virginia Tech — PS 3: #28Virginia Tech — Final: #24Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #28Florida State — PS 1: #27Florida State — PS 2: #26Florida State — PS 3: #27Florida State — Final: #25TempleTemple — RS Final: #37Temple — PS 1: #37Temple — PS 2: #37Temple — PS 3: #37Temple — Final: #36TulsaTulsa — RS Final: #42Tulsa — PS 1: #41Tulsa — PS 2: #42Tulsa — PS 3: #41Tulsa — Final: #41Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #43Notre Dame — PS 1: #43Notre Dame — PS 2: #43Notre Dame — PS 3: #43Notre Dame — Final: #44RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #54Rutgers — PS 1: #54Rutgers — PS 2: #54Rutgers — PS 3: #52Rutgers — Final: #49PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #59Pittsburgh — PS 1: #59Pittsburgh — PS 2: #59Pittsburgh — PS 3: #58Pittsburgh — Final: #55Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #58Southern Miss — PS 1: #57Southern Miss — PS 2: #57Southern Miss — PS 3: #57Southern Miss — Final: #56SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #61Syracuse — PS 1: #61Syracuse — PS 2: #61Syracuse — PS 3: #61Syracuse — Final: #60ArmyArmy — RS Final: #64Army — PS 1: #64Army — PS 2: #64Army — PS 3: #63Army — Final: #63LouisianaLouisiana — RS Final: #67Louisiana — PS 1: #67Louisiana — PS 2: #66Louisiana — PS 3: #67Louisiana — Final: #67CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #68Cincinnati — PS 1: #68Cincinnati — PS 2: #68Cincinnati — PS 3: #68Cincinnati — Final: #68West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #74West Virginia — PS 1: #74West Virginia — PS 2: #74West Virginia — PS 3: #74West Virginia — Final: #73South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #73South Carolina — PS 1: #72South Carolina — PS 2: #72South Carolina — PS 3: #73South Carolina — Final: #74TulaneTulane — RS Final: #82Tulane — PS 1: #82Tulane — PS 2: #82Tulane — PS 3: #81Tulane — Final: #82East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #91East Carolina — PS 1: #91East Carolina — PS 2: #91East Carolina — PS 3: #92East Carolina — Final: #92LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #95Louisville — PS 1: #95Louisville — PS 2: #95Louisville — PS 3: #94Louisville — Final: #94Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #99Northern Illinois — PS 1: #99Northern Illinois — PS 2: #99Northern Illinois — PS 3: #99Northern Illinois — Final: #99NavyNavy — RS Final: #98Navy — PS 1: #98Navy — PS 2: #98Navy — PS 3: #98Navy — Final: #100MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #103Memphis — PS 1: #103Memphis — PS 2: #102Memphis — PS 3: #102Memphis — Final: #102RS 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
3.973
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+72
Miami
+59
Boston College
+29
Virginia Tech
+23
Florida State
+19
Tulsa
+10
Temple
+7
Notre Dame
+7
Rutgers
+6
Pittsburgh
+3
Syracuse
+1
Army
0
Cincinnati
-2
Southern Miss
-4
Louisiana
-10
West Virginia
-10
South Carolina
-15
Tulane
-17
East Carolina
-29
Navy
-30
Northern Illinois
-32
Louisville
-38
Memphis
-48

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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