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FBS Independents

1988 Season · 25 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
49.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.397
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1988 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Miami (MIAMI)11–10.91710.742Pretender ＋+72
2Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)12–01.00020.793Pretender ＋+73
3Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)11–10.91730.825Pretender+65
4West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)11–10.91771.146Developing ＋+50
5Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)10–20.833141.499Developing+43
6Syracuse (SYRACUSE)10–20.833151.605Developing −+38
7Louisville (LOUISVILLE)8–30.727312.317Rebuilding+19
8Army (ARMY)9–30.750372.690Rebuilding −+2
9South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)8–40.667402.715Struggling ＋+13
10Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)6–50.545422.810Struggling ＋+7
11Penn State (PENN STATE)5–60.455483.140Struggling+5
12Memphis (MEMPHIS)6–50.545543.365Struggling-2
13Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)6–50.545563.450Struggling −+3
14Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)7–40.636573.482Struggling −-5
15Rutgers (RUTGERS)5–60.455623.834Failing ＋-9
16Tulane (TULANE)5–60.455643.938Failing ＋-9
17Tulsa (TULSA)4–70.364704.154Failing ＋-10
18Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)3–80.273724.563Failing-13
19Akron (AKRON)5–60.455734.602Failing-12
20East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)3–80.273744.743Failing-17
21Temple (TEMPLE)4–70.364785.118Failing −-20
22Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)3–80.273795.133Failing −-19
23Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)4–70.364845.371Failing −-17
24Navy (NAVY)3–80.273896.125Rock Bottom-28
25Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)3–80.273946.757Rock Bottom-41

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1265075100MiamiMiami — W14: #3Miami — RS Final: #1Miami — PS 1: #1Miami — PS 3: #1Miami — Final: #1Notre DameNotre Dame — W14: #1Notre Dame — RS Final: #2Notre Dame — PS 1: #2Notre Dame — PS 3: #2Notre Dame — Final: #2Florida StateFlorida State — W14: #4Florida State — RS Final: #4Florida State — PS 1: #4Florida State — PS 3: #4Florida State — Final: #3West VirginiaWest Virginia — W14: #7West Virginia — RS Final: #7West Virginia — PS 1: #7West Virginia — PS 3: #7West Virginia — Final: #7Southern MissSouthern Miss — W14: #16Southern Miss — RS Final: #16Southern Miss — PS 1: #16Southern Miss — PS 3: #14Southern Miss — Final: #14SyracuseSyracuse — W14: #23Syracuse — RS Final: #17Syracuse — PS 1: #17Syracuse — PS 3: #19Syracuse — Final: #15LouisvilleLouisville — W14: #31Louisville — RS Final: #29Louisville — PS 1: #28Louisville — PS 3: #28Louisville — Final: #31ArmyArmy — W14: #36Army — RS Final: #36Army — PS 1: #36Army — PS 3: #37Army — Final: #37South CarolinaSouth Carolina — W14: #34South Carolina — RS Final: #35South Carolina — PS 1: #35South Carolina — PS 3: #35South Carolina — Final: #40PittsburghPittsburgh — W14: #40Pittsburgh — RS Final: #43Pittsburgh — PS 1: #43Pittsburgh — PS 3: #44Pittsburgh — Final: #42Penn StatePenn State — W14: #51Penn State — RS Final: #48Penn State — PS 1: #48Penn State — PS 3: #47Penn State — Final: #48MemphisMemphis — W14: #55Memphis — RS Final: #54Memphis — PS 1: #54Memphis — PS 3: #54Memphis — Final: #54LouisianaLouisiana — W14: #60Louisiana — RS Final: #57Louisiana — PS 1: #57Louisiana — PS 3: #56Louisiana — Final: #56Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — W14: #56Northern Illinois — RS Final: #56Northern Illinois — PS 1: #56Northern Illinois — PS 3: #57Northern Illinois — Final: #57RutgersRutgers — W14: #64Rutgers — RS Final: #62Rutgers — PS 1: #62Rutgers — PS 3: #62Rutgers — Final: #62TulaneTulane — W14: #66Tulane — RS Final: #65Tulane — PS 1: #65Tulane — PS 3: #64Tulane — Final: #64TulsaTulsa — W14: #70Tulsa — RS Final: #70Tulsa — PS 1: #70Tulsa — PS 3: #70Tulsa — Final: #70Virginia TechVirginia Tech — W14: #73Virginia Tech — RS Final: #72Virginia Tech — PS 1: #72Virginia Tech — PS 3: #73Virginia Tech — Final: #72AkronAkron — W14: #72Akron — RS Final: #73Akron — PS 1: #73Akron — PS 3: #72Akron — Final: #73East CarolinaEast Carolina — W14: #77East Carolina — RS Final: #76East Carolina — PS 1: #76East Carolina — PS 3: #75East Carolina — Final: #74TempleTemple — W14: #80Temple — RS Final: #79Temple — PS 1: #79Temple — PS 3: #79Temple — Final: #78Boston CollegeBoston College — W14: #79Boston College — RS Final: #78Boston College — PS 1: #78Boston College — PS 3: #78Boston College — Final: #79Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech — W14: #82Louisiana Tech — RS Final: #84Louisiana Tech — PS 1: #84Louisiana Tech — PS 3: #84Louisiana Tech — Final: #84NavyNavy — W14: #89Navy — RS Final: #89Navy — PS 1: #89Navy — PS 3: #89Navy — Final: #89CincinnatiCincinnati — W14: #94Cincinnati — RS Final: #94Cincinnati — PS 1: #94Cincinnati — PS 3: #94Cincinnati — Final: #94W14RS FinalPS 1PS 3Final

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Average Rating Tier
3.397
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+73
Miami
+72
Florida State
+65
West Virginia
+50
Southern Miss
+43
Syracuse
+38
Louisville
+19
South Carolina
+13
Pittsburgh
+7
Penn State
+5
Louisiana
+3
Army
+2
Memphis
-2
Northern Illinois
-5
Rutgers
-9
Tulane
-9
Tulsa
-10
Akron
-12
Virginia Tech
-13
East Carolina
-17
Louisiana Tech
-17
Boston College
-19
Temple
-20
Navy
-28
Cincinnati
-41

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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