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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.

TeamEfficiency rankSOR rankConf. sched. rankOverall recordConf. recordProj. conf. wins
UConn695129-41-01.0
Massachusetts12413012-100-10.0
Notre Dame2314-20-00.0

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.

UConnMassachusettsNotre Dame
UConnL 42-47·
MassachusettsW 47-42·
Notre Dame··
Exp. wins for a #25 team1.00.8
Conf. sched. difficulty rank2nd1st
Projected conf. wins1.00.00.0
Conference record1-00-10-0

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.

Team0 wins1 win
UConn0.0%100.0%
Massachusetts100.0%0.0%
Notre Dame100.0%

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 EffDefensive EffOverall Efficiency
TeamPass O EffRush O EffTotal Off EffPass D EffRush D EffTotal Def EffOverall Eff
UConn85758847786269
Massachusetts96778290129131124
Notre Dame379712432

Compare teams

Pick up to three teams to compare their strengths across every model.

OverallOffenseDefensePass ORush OPass DRush DTempo
UConnMassachusetts

Further from center = better (FBS percentile).

Quadrant records

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Overall
UConn0-00-11-28-19-4
Massachusetts0-10-10-42-42-10
Notre Dame6-13-00-05-114-2

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.

TeamWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11Week 12Week 13Week 14
UConn-33.315.0-0.621.925.0-14.8-12.1-3.8-7.7-4.4-0.2-13.1
Massachusetts-35.1-12.5-26.4-23.80.2-16.1-31.9-11.3-28.4-17.0-7.7-6.0
Notre Dame28.2-7.431.320.122.129.524.636.524.522.438.233.0