FBS Independents
2024 · through CFP Finals
FBS Independents was the 5th-ranked FBS conference in 2024 by average FanBoardHQ CFP rankings, with 1 team in the top 25. Notre Dame led the conference, ranked 2nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 69 | 51 | 2 | 9-4 | 1-0 | 1.0 |
| Massachusetts | 124 | 130 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0.0 |
| Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | — | 14-2 | 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.
| UConn | Massachusetts | Notre Dame | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | L 42-47 | · | |
| Massachusetts | W 47-42 | · | |
| Notre Dame | · | · | |
| Exp. wins for a #25 team | 1.0 | 0.8 | — |
| Conf. sched. difficulty rank | 2nd | 1st | — |
| Projected conf. wins | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference record | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UConn | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Massachusetts | 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 |
| UConn | 85 | 75 | 88 | 47 | 78 | 62 | 69 |
| Massachusetts | 96 | 77 | 82 | 90 | 129 | 131 | 124 |
| Notre Dame | 37 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8-1 | 9-4 |
| Massachusetts | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 2-10 |
| Notre Dame | 6-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 14-2 |
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 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 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | -33.3 | 15.0 | -0.6 | 21.9 | 25.0 | -14.8 | -12.1 | -3.8 | -7.7 | -4.4 | -0.2 | -13.1 | ||
| Massachusetts | -35.1 | -12.5 | -26.4 | -23.8 | 0.2 | -16.1 | -31.9 | -11.3 | -28.4 | -17.0 | -7.7 | -6.0 | ||
| Notre Dame | 28.2 | -7.4 | 31.3 | 20.1 | 22.1 | 29.5 | 24.6 | 36.5 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 38.2 | 33.0 |