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FBS Independents

1991 Season · 18 ranked teams

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Failing
Avg Rank
62.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.580
Failing
Non-Conf Record
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1991 Standings

PlaceTeamRecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)11–20.84641.083Developing ＋+58
2Penn State (PENN STATE)11–20.84671.143Developing ＋+57
3East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)11–10.917101.316Developing+46
4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)10–30.769151.425Developing+49
5Tulsa (TULSA)10–20.833241.846Rebuilding ＋+29
6Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)8–1–20.818302.204Rebuilding+7
7Memphis (MEMPHIS)5–60.455583.571Struggling −-3
8South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)3–6–20.364643.968Failing ＋-4
9Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)4–70.364744.696Failing-22
10Akron (AKRON)5–60.455754.746Failing-15
11Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)4–70.364764.816Failing-19
12Army (ARMY)4–70.364875.630Failing −-28
13Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)2–90.182946.556Rock Bottom-33
14Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)2–8–10.227966.590Rock Bottom-24
15Louisville (LOUISVILLE)2–90.182976.771Rock Bottom-40
16Tulane (TULANE)1–100.0911047.592Rock Bottom-46
17Navy (NAVY)1–100.0911068.520Rock Bottom-38
18Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)1–100.0911079.966Rock Bottom-44

Independents are sorted by Power Up rank.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1295785113Florida StateFlorida State — W15: #8Florida State — RS Final: #8Florida State — PS 1: #8Florida State — PS 3: #8Florida State — Final: #4Penn StatePenn State — W15: #11Penn State — RS Final: #11Penn State — PS 1: #12Penn State — PS 3: #11Penn State — Final: #7East CarolinaEast Carolina — W15: #12East Carolina — RS Final: #13East Carolina — PS 1: #13East Carolina — PS 3: #13East Carolina — Final: #10Notre DameNotre Dame — W15: #18Notre Dame — RS Final: #17Notre Dame — PS 1: #17Notre Dame — PS 3: #17Notre Dame — Final: #15TulsaTulsa — W15: #29Tulsa — RS Final: #29Tulsa — PS 1: #29Tulsa — PS 3: #23Tulsa — Final: #24Louisiana TechLouisiana Tech — W15: #33Louisiana Tech — RS Final: #33Louisiana Tech — PS 1: #33Louisiana Tech — PS 3: #32Louisiana Tech — Final: #30MemphisMemphis — W15: #58Memphis — RS Final: #57Memphis — PS 1: #58Memphis — PS 3: #58Memphis — Final: #58South CarolinaSouth Carolina — W15: #64South Carolina — RS Final: #64South Carolina — PS 1: #64South Carolina — PS 3: #64South Carolina — Final: #64Southern MissSouthern Miss — W15: #75Southern Miss — RS Final: #74Southern Miss — PS 1: #74Southern Miss — PS 3: #74Southern Miss — Final: #74AkronAkron — W15: #74Akron — RS Final: #75Akron — PS 1: #75Akron — PS 3: #75Akron — Final: #75CincinnatiCincinnati — W15: #77Cincinnati — RS Final: #77Cincinnati — PS 1: #77Cincinnati — PS 3: #76Cincinnati — Final: #76ArmyArmy — W15: #81Army — RS Final: #87Army — PS 1: #87Army — PS 3: #87Army — Final: #87Northern IllinoisNorthern Illinois — W15: #94Northern Illinois — RS Final: #94Northern Illinois — PS 1: #95Northern Illinois — PS 3: #94Northern Illinois — Final: #94LouisianaLouisiana — W15: #95Louisiana — RS Final: #95Louisiana — PS 1: #94Louisiana — PS 3: #96Louisiana — Final: #96LouisvilleLouisville — W15: #97Louisville — RS Final: #97Louisville — PS 1: #97Louisville — PS 3: #97Louisville — Final: #97TulaneTulane — W15: #105Tulane — RS Final: #105Tulane — PS 1: #105Tulane — PS 3: #105Tulane — Final: #104NavyNavy — W15: #106Navy — RS Final: #106Navy — PS 1: #106Navy — PS 3: #106Navy — Final: #106Arkansas StateArkansas State — W15: #107Arkansas State — RS Final: #107Arkansas State — PS 1: #107Arkansas State — PS 3: #107Arkansas State — Final: #107W15RS FinalPS 1PS 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
4.580
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Florida State
+58
Penn State
+57
Notre Dame
+49
East Carolina
+46
Tulsa
+29
Louisiana Tech
+7
Memphis
-3
South Carolina
-4
Akron
-15
Cincinnati
-19
Southern Miss
-22
Louisiana
-24
Army
-28
Northern Illinois
-33
Navy
-38
Louisville
-40
Arkansas State
-44
Tulane
-46

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