FBS Independents
2023 · through CFP Finals
FBS Independents was the 8th-ranked FBS conference in 2023 by average FanBoardHQ CFP rankings, with 1 team in the top 25. Notre Dame led the conference, ranked 13th in the FanBoardHQ CFP.
Projected Standings
Every member ordered by projected conference win total — per-game win probabilities combined across each team’s conference schedule. Click any column to re-sort.
| Team | Efficiency rank | SOR rank | Conf. sched. rank | Overall record | Conf. record | Proj. conf. wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 127 | 121 | 3 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 1.0 |
| UConn | 121 | 120 | 1 | 3-9 | 1-0 | 1.0 |
| Army | 95 | 79 | 2 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 0.0 |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 15 | — | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
Head-to-head Schedule Comparison
Read a column top to bottom for that team’s full conference schedule — opponents (the rows) are ordered by projected conference wins, so you can see whether a team drew more of the top or the bottom of the league. Cell shade = margin; click a result for the game breakdown, a “Wk N” cell for the matchup projection.
| Massachusetts | UConn | Army | Notre Dame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | W 31-18 | L 14-21 | · | |
| UConn | L 18-31 | · | · | |
| Army | W 21-14 | · | · | |
| Notre Dame | · | · | · | |
| Exp. wins for a #25 team | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — |
| Conf. sched. difficulty rank | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | — |
| Projected conf. wins | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference record | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Conference win total projections
Probability of each final conference win total, from per-game win probabilities combined across the schedule. Darker green = more likely; each team’s single most likely total is in bold.
| Team | 0 wins | 1 win | 2 wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| UConn | 0.0% | 100.0% | — |
| Army | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Notre Dame | 100.0% | — | — |
Every model rank
Where each member sits in every FanBoardHQ model. Default order is projected conference wins; click any column to re-sort. Pass/Rush Eff blend EPA/play, success rate, and yards/play, standardized over the FBS field.
| Offensive Eff | Defensive Eff | Overall Efficiency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pass O Eff | Rush O Eff | Total Off Eff | Pass D Eff | Rush D Eff | Total Def Eff | Overall Eff |
| Massachusetts | 104 | 21 | 89 | 118 | 136 | 131 | 127 |
| UConn | 100 | 133 | 119 | 134 | 69 | 109 | 121 |
| Army | 125 | 103 | 118 | 116 | 108 | 56 | 95 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 8 |
Compare teams
Pick up to three teams to compare their strengths across every model.
Further from center = better (FBS percentile).
Quadrant records
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 3-9 |
| UConn | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 3-9 |
| Army | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 6-6 |
| Notre Dame | 2-3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 10-3 |
Weekly GameScore Efficiency Rating
Each team's single-game GameScore, week by week — points better (or worse) than an average team, opponent-adjusted. Green = strong, red = weak, centered at 0. Click a week header to rank that week’s performances, or a cell for that game.
| Team | Week 0 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 14.0 | -34.1 | -17.0 | -21.3 | -17.1 | -40.7 | -19.3 | -22.0 | 3.1 | -21.1 | -26.5 | -35.3 | |||
| UConn | -4.2 | -32.4 | -32.0 | -26.2 | -12.5 | 3.7 | -14.3 | -9.3 | -35.4 | -19.5 | -15.3 | -1.0 | |||
| Army | -19.6 | -5.9 | 17.6 | -18.1 | -13.1 | -12.9 | -28.1 | -30.6 | 23.2 | -6.0 | 9.6 | -8.9 | |||
| Notre Dame | 26.2 | 19.0 | 30.0 | 6.6 | 19.1 | 21.0 | 0.6 | 31.1 | 30.7 | 7.8 | 22.4 | 24.7 |