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FBS Independents

1990 Season · 26 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
56.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.773
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
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vs other conferences

1990 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Miami (MIAMI)10–20.83330.912Pretender −+56
2Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)10–20.83361.188Developing ＋+44
3Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)9–30.75091.254Developing ＋+51
4Penn State (PENN STATE)9–30.750141.468Developing+42
5Louisville (LOUISVILLE)10–1–10.875181.710Developing −+25
6Syracuse (SYRACUSE)7–4–20.615322.347Rebuilding+16
7Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)8–40.667332.382Rebuilding+20
8Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)8–3–10.708352.453Rebuilding −+10
9Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)6–50.545392.548Rebuilding −+19
10Temple (TEMPLE)7–40.636442.810Struggling ＋+9
11South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)6–50.545482.988Struggling ＋+16
12Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)6–50.545563.495Struggling −-7
13East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)5–60.455583.623Struggling −-3
14Memphis (MEMPHIS)4–6–10.409684.153Failing ＋-10
15Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)5–60.455694.162Failing ＋-11
16Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)4–70.364714.293Failing ＋-7
17Army (ARMY)6–50.545724.332Failing ＋-22
18Tulane (TULANE)4–70.364784.663Failing-19
19Navy (NAVY)5–60.455804.703Failing-12
20Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)3–7–10.318814.772Failing-15
21West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)4–70.364844.895Failing-21
22Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)3–7–10.318926.096Rock Bottom-23
23Akron (AKRON)3–7–10.318936.282Rock Bottom-25
24Rutgers (RUTGERS)3–80.273946.304Rock Bottom-33
25Tulsa (TULSA)3–80.273956.371Rock Bottom-37
26Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)1–100.0911017.898Rock Bottom-43

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275480107MiamiMiami — RS Final: #4Miami — PS 1: #4Miami — PS 2: #4Miami — PS 4: #4Miami — Final: #3Florida StateFlorida State — RS Final: #12Florida State — PS 1: #12Florida State — PS 2: #12Florida State — PS 4: #7Florida State — Final: #6Notre DameNotre Dame — RS Final: #6Notre Dame — PS 1: #6Notre Dame — PS 2: #6Notre Dame — PS 4: #6Notre Dame — Final: #9Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #7Penn State — PS 1: #7Penn State — PS 2: #7Penn State — PS 4: #14Penn State — Final: #14LouisvilleLouisville — RS Final: #21Louisville — PS 1: #21Louisville — PS 2: #21Louisville — PS 4: #23Louisville — Final: #18SyracuseSyracuse — RS Final: #38Syracuse — PS 1: #38Syracuse — PS 2: #38Syracuse — PS 4: #33Syracuse — Final: #32Southern MissSouthern Miss — RS Final: #29Southern Miss — PS 1: #28Southern Miss — PS 2: #28Southern Miss — PS 4: #34Southern Miss — Final: #33Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech — RS Final: #36Louisiana Tech — PS 1: #36Louisiana Tech — PS 2: #36Louisiana Tech — PS 4: #35Louisiana Tech — Final: #35Virginia TechVirginia Tech — RS Final: #35Virginia Tech — PS 1: #35Virginia Tech — PS 2: #35Virginia Tech — PS 4: #38Virginia Tech — Final: #39TempleTemple — RS Final: #43Temple — PS 1: #43Temple — PS 2: #43Temple — PS 4: #45Temple — Final: #44South CarolinaSouth Carolina — RS Final: #48South Carolina — PS 1: #49South Carolina — PS 2: #49South Carolina — PS 4: #48South Carolina — Final: #48Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — RS Final: #56Northern Illinois — PS 1: #56Northern Illinois — PS 2: #56Northern Illinois — PS 4: #56Northern Illinois — Final: #56East CarolinaEast Carolina — RS Final: #58East Carolina — PS 1: #58East Carolina — PS 2: #58East Carolina — PS 4: #59East Carolina — Final: #58MemphisMemphis — RS Final: #67Memphis — PS 1: #67Memphis — PS 2: #67Memphis — PS 4: #68Memphis — Final: #68LouisianaLouisiana — RS Final: #69Louisiana — PS 1: #68Louisiana — PS 2: #68Louisiana — PS 4: #69Louisiana — Final: #69Boston CollegeBoston College — RS Final: #71Boston College — PS 1: #71Boston College — PS 2: #71Boston College — PS 4: #71Boston College — Final: #71ArmyArmy — RS Final: #84Army — PS 1: #73Army — PS 2: #73Army — PS 4: #72Army — Final: #72TulaneTulane — RS Final: #79Tulane — PS 1: #78Tulane — PS 2: #78Tulane — PS 4: #80Tulane — Final: #78NavyNavy — RS Final: #73Navy — PS 1: #79Navy — PS 2: #79Navy — PS 4: #77Navy — Final: #80PittsburghPittsburgh — RS Final: #80Pittsburgh — PS 1: #81Pittsburgh — PS 2: #81Pittsburgh — PS 4: #83Pittsburgh — Final: #81West VirginiaWest Virginia — RS Final: #83West Virginia — PS 1: #84West Virginia — PS 2: #84West Virginia — PS 4: #84West Virginia — Final: #84Arkansas StateArkansas State — RS Final: #91Arkansas State — PS 1: #91Arkansas State — PS 2: #91Arkansas State — PS 4: #91Arkansas State — Final: #92AkronAkron — RS Final: #93Akron — PS 1: #93Akron — PS 2: #93Akron — PS 4: #93Akron — Final: #93RutgersRutgers — RS Final: #94Rutgers — PS 1: #94Rutgers — PS 2: #94Rutgers — PS 4: #94Rutgers — Final: #94TulsaTulsa — RS Final: #95Tulsa — PS 1: #95Tulsa — PS 2: #95Tulsa — PS 4: #95Tulsa — Final: #95CincinnatiCincinnati — RS Final: #101Cincinnati — PS 1: #101Cincinnati — PS 2: #101Cincinnati — PS 4: #101Cincinnati — Final: #101RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 4Final

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
3.773
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Miami
+56
Notre Dame
+51
Florida State
+44
Penn State
+42
Louisville
+25
Southern Miss
+20
Virginia Tech
+19
Syracuse
+16
South Carolina
+16
Louisiana Tech
+10
Temple
+9
East Carolina
-3
Northern Illinois
-7
Boston College
-7
Memphis
-10
Louisiana
-11
Navy
-12
Pittsburgh
-15
Tulane
-19
West Virginia
-21
Army
-22
Arkansas State
-23
Akron
-25
Rutgers
-33
Tulsa
-37
Cincinnati
-43

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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