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FBS Independents

1989 Season · 25 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
51.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.651
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1989 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)12–10.92310.653Competitive −+82
2Miami (MIAMI)11–10.91720.835Pretender+62
3Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)10–20.83340.902Pretender+60
4Penn State (PENN STATE)8–3–10.708151.496Developing+38
5West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)8–3–10.708191.803Rebuilding ＋+26
6Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)8–3–10.708241.964Rebuilding ＋+26
7Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)9–20.818252.051Rebuilding ＋+20
8Syracuse (SYRACUSE)8–40.667302.262Rebuilding+20
9Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)6–4–10.591362.490Rebuilding −+15
10South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)6–4–10.591372.549Rebuilding −+15
11Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)5–4–10.550453.041Struggling ＋+5
12Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)7–40.636473.094Struggling+2
13Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)5–60.455533.439Struggling −+2
14Louisville (LOUISVILLE)6–50.545553.444Struggling −-8
15Akron (AKRON)6–4–10.591583.538Struggling −+11
16East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)5–5–10.500603.615Struggling −-5
17Tulsa (TULSA)6–60.500643.878Failing ＋-9
18Army (ARMY)6–50.545664.056Failing ＋-25
19Tulane (TULANE)4–80.333815.179Failing −-25
20Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)2–90.182855.967Rock Bottom-34
21Rutgers (RUTGERS)2–7–20.273886.128Rock Bottom-31
22Navy (NAVY)3–80.273896.214Rock Bottom-6
23Memphis (MEMPHIS)2–90.182967.143Rock Bottom-36
24Temple (TEMPLE)1–100.091997.464Rock Bottom-42
25Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)1–9–10.1361018.074Rock Bottom-32

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285581108Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #1Notre Dame — PS 1: #1Notre Dame — PS 2: #1Notre Dame — PS 3: #1Notre Dame — Final: #1MiamiMiami — RS Final: #3Miami — PS 1: #3Miami — PS 2: #3Miami — PS 3: #3Miami — Final: #2Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #7Florida State — PS 1: #7Florida State — PS 2: #7Florida State — PS 3: #8Florida State — Final: #4Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #18Penn State — PS 1: #18Penn State — PS 2: #18Penn State — PS 3: #19Penn State — Final: #15West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #17West Virginia — PS 1: #19West Virginia — PS 2: #19West Virginia — PS 3: #18West Virginia — Final: #19PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #30Pittsburgh — PS 1: #29Pittsburgh — PS 2: #29Pittsburgh — PS 3: #29Pittsburgh — Final: #24Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #23Northern Illinois — PS 1: #23Northern Illinois — PS 2: #23Northern Illinois — PS 3: #23Northern Illinois — Final: #25SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #35Syracuse — PS 1: #35Syracuse — PS 2: #35Syracuse — PS 3: #35Syracuse — Final: #30Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #36Virginia Tech — PS 1: #37Virginia Tech — PS 2: #37Virginia Tech — PS 3: #36Virginia Tech — Final: #36South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #37South Carolina — PS 1: #36South Carolina — PS 2: #36South Carolina — PS 3: #37South Carolina — Final: #37Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech — RS Final: #45Louisiana Tech — PS 1: #43Louisiana Tech — PS 2: #46Louisiana Tech — PS 3: #46Louisiana Tech — Final: #45LouisianaLouisiana — RS Final: #46Louisiana — PS 1: #46Louisiana — PS 2: #47Louisiana — PS 3: #47Louisiana — Final: #47Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #56Southern Miss — PS 1: #56Southern Miss — PS 2: #56Southern Miss — PS 3: #56Southern Miss — Final: #53LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #53Louisville — PS 1: #53Louisville — PS 2: #54Louisville — PS 3: #54Louisville — Final: #55AkronAkron — RS Final: #60Akron — PS 1: #60Akron — PS 2: #59Akron — PS 3: #59Akron — Final: #58East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #63East Carolina — PS 1: #62East Carolina — PS 2: #61East Carolina — PS 3: #61East Carolina — Final: #60TulsaTulsa — RS Final: #61Tulsa — PS 1: #59Tulsa — PS 2: #64Tulsa — PS 3: #64Tulsa — Final: #64ArmyArmy — RS Final: #59Army — PS 1: #66Army — PS 2: #66Army — PS 3: #66Army — Final: #66TulaneTulane — RS Final: #80Tulane — PS 1: #80Tulane — PS 2: #80Tulane — PS 3: #80Tulane — Final: #81Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #86Boston College — PS 1: #86Boston College — PS 2: #86Boston College — PS 3: #86Boston College — Final: #85RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #89Rutgers — PS 1: #90Rutgers — PS 2: #89Rutgers — PS 3: #89Rutgers — Final: #88NavyNavy — RS Final: #94Navy — PS 1: #89Navy — PS 2: #88Navy — PS 3: #88Navy — Final: #89MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #96Memphis — PS 1: #97Memphis — PS 2: #96Memphis — PS 3: #96Memphis — Final: #96TempleTemple — RS Final: #99Temple — PS 1: #99Temple — PS 2: #99Temple — PS 3: #99Temple — Final: #99CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #102Cincinnati — PS 1: #102Cincinnati — PS 2: #102Cincinnati — PS 3: #102Cincinnati — Final: #101RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 3Final

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Average Rating Tier
3.651
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Notre Dame
+82
Miami
+62
Florida State
+60
Penn State
+38
West Virginia
+26
Pittsburgh
+26
Northern Illinois
+20
Syracuse
+20
Virginia Tech
+15
South Carolina
+15
Akron
+11
Louisiana Tech
+5
Louisiana
+2
Southern Miss
+2
East Carolina
-5
Navy
-6
Louisville
-8
Tulsa
-9
Army
-25
Tulane
-25
Rutgers
-31
Cincinnati
-32
Boston College
-34
Memphis
-36
Temple
-42

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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