List of NCAA University Division independents football standings (1956–1972)

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This is a list of yearly standings of independent teams at the highest level of college football from 1956 to 1972, the NCAA University Division. [1] The NCAA University Division was replaced by NCAA Division I in 1973; NCAA Division I football split in 1978, with the higher subdivision named NCAA Division I-A, which was renamed NCAA Division I FBS in 2006.

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College independents standings

NCAA University Division

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Miami (FL)   8 1 1
No. 16 Navy   6 1 2
No. 8 Syracuse   7 2 0
Air Force   6 2 1
Penn State   6 2 1
No. 13 Pittsburgh   7 3 1
Pacific (CA)   6 3 1
Army   5 3 1
Holy Cross   5 3 1
Villanova   5 4 0
Boston College   5 4 0
Florida State   5 4 1
Cincinnati   4 5 0
Colgate   4 5 0
Dayton   4 6 0
Drake   3 6 0
San Jose State   2 7 1
Texas Tech   2 7 1
Notre Dame   2 8 0
Boston University   1 5 2
Marquette   0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Navy   9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame   7 3 0
No. 18 Army   7 2 0
Drake   7 2 0
Penn State   6 3 0
Detroit   6 3 0
Dayton   6 3 1
Oklahoma State   6 3 1
Boston University   5 3 0
Holy Cross   5 3 1
Syracuse   5 3 1
Pacific (CA)   5 3 2
Rutgers   5 4 0
Miami (FL)   5 4 1
Florida State   4 6 0
Pittsburgh   4 6 0
Air Force   3 6 1
Colgate   3 6 0
Villanova   3 6 0
San Jose State   3 7 0
Texas Tech   2 8 0
Marquette   0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Army   8 0 1
No. 6 Air Force   9 0 2
No. 9 Syracuse   8 2 0
No. 19 Oklahoma State   8 3 0
Boston College   7 3 0
Florida State   7 4 0
Holy Cross   6 3 0
Navy   6 3 0
Penn State   6 3 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   6 4 0
Pacific (CA)   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 0
Pittsburgh   5 4 1
Detroit   4 4 1
Boston University   4 5 0
San Jose State   4 5 0
Texas Tech   3 7 0
Marquette   2 7 1
Drake   2 7 0
Dayton   2 8 0
Miami (FL)   2 8 0
Colgate   1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Syracuse   11 0 0
No. 12 Penn State   9 2 0
Oregon   8 2 0
Rutgers   6 3 0
Detroit   6 4 0
Holy Cross   6 4 0
Miami (FL)   6 4 0
Oklahoma State   6 4 0
No. 20 Pittsburgh   6 4 0
Washington State   6 4 0
Boston College   5 4 0
Pacific (CA)   5 4 0
Air Force   5 4 1
Navy   5 4 1
Army   4 4 1
No. 17 Notre Dame   5 5 0
Boston University   4 5 0
Florida State   4 6 0
San Jose State   4 6 0
Texas Tech   4 6 0
Dayton   3 7 0
Marquette   3 7 0
Oregon State   3 7 0
Colgate   2 7 0
Idaho   1 9 0
Villanova   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers   8 1 0
No. 4 Navy   9 2 0
Memphis State   8 2 0
Detroit   7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse   7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State   7 3 0
Oregon   7 3 1
Army   6 3 1
Oregon State   6 3 1
Holy Cross   6 4 0
Houston   6 4 0
Miami (FL)   6 4 0
San Jose State   5 4 0
Pittsburgh   4 3 3
Xavier   5 5 0
Washington State   4 5 1
Air Force   4 6 0
Boston University   3 5 2
Pacific (CA)   4 6 0
Boston College   3 6 1
Florida State   3 6 1
Marquette   3 6 0
Colgate   2 7 0
Notre Dame   2 8 0
Villanova   2 8 0
Dayton   1 9 0
Idaho   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Rutgers   9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona   8 1 1
Memphis State   8 2 0
Villanova   8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State   8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse   8 3 0
Holy Cross   7 3 0
Navy   7 3 0
Miami (FL)   7 4 0
Army   6 4 0
San Jose State   6 4 0
Xavier   6 4 0
Colgate   5 4 0
Detroit   5 4 0
Houston   5 4 1
Notre Dame   5 5 0
Oregon State   5 5 0
Florida State   4 5 1
Boston University   4 5 0
Boston College   4 6 0
Oregon   4 6 0
Air Force   3 7 0
Pittsburgh   3 7 0
Washington State   3 7 0
Idaho   2 7 0
Dayton   2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State   8 1 0
Oregon State   9 2 0
No. 9 Penn State   9 2 0
West Texas State   9 2 0
Boston College   8 2 0
Utah State   8 2 0
Villanova   7 3 0
Buffalo   6 3 0
Oregon   6 3 1
Houston   7 4 0
Miami (FL)   7 4 0
Army   6 4 0
Holy Cross   6 4 0
Louisville   6 4 0
Xavier   6 4 0
Florida State   4 3 3
Air Force   5 5 0
Montana   5 5 0
Navy   5 5 0
Notre Dame   5 5 0
Pacific (CA)   5 5 0
Pittsburgh   5 5 0
Syracuse   5 5 0
Texas Western   4 5 0
New Mexico State   4 6 0
Colgate   3 5 1
Idaho   2 6 1
San Jose State   2 8 1
Boston University   2 7 0
Dayton   2 8 0
Detroit   1 8 0
Hardin–Simmons   1 9 0
Colorado State   0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1963 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State   9 0 1
No. 4 Pittsburgh   9 1 0
No. 2 Navy   9 2 0
Syracuse   8 2 0
Utah State   8 2 0
Oregon   8 3 0
Penn State   7 3 0
Army   7 3 0
Air Force   7 4 0
Boston College   6 3 0
Buffalo   5 3 1
Southern Miss   5 3 1
Idaho   5 4 0
Villanova   5 4 0
Oregon State   5 5 0
San Jose State   5 5 0
Xavier   5 4 1
West Texas State   4 4 1
Florida State   4 5 1
Colgate   3 4 1
New Mexico State   3 6 1
Colorado State   3 7 0
Miami (FL)   3 7 0
Texas Western   3 7 0
Detroit   2 6 1
Holy Cross   2 6 1
Notre Dame   2 7 0
Pacific (CA)   2 8 0
Houston   2 8 0
Boston University   1 6 1
Dayton   1 7 2
Rankings from AP Poll
1964 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Notre Dame   9 1 0
Florida State   9 1 1
Colgate   7 2 0
Georgia Tech   7 3 0
Syracuse   7 4 0
Villanova   6 2 0
Boston College   6 3 0
Southern Miss   6 3 0
New Mexico State   6 4 0
Penn State   6 4 0
Memphis State   5 4 0
Utah State   5 4 1
Holy Cross   5 5 0
Buffalo   4 4 1
Colorado State   5 6 0
Air Force   4 5 1
Miami (FL)   4 5 1
Xavier   4 5 1
Army   4 6 0
Idaho   4 6 0
West Texas State   4 6 0
San Jose State   4 6 0
Pittsburgh   3 5 2
Navy   3 6 1
Dayton   3 7 0
Detroit   3 7 0
Boston University   2 7 0
Houston   2 6 1
Texas Western   0 8 2
Rankings from AP Poll
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State   8 2 0
Utah State   8 2 0
Xavier   8 2 0
Texas Western   8 3 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   7 2 1
Southern Miss   7 2 0
Syracuse   7 3 0
VPI   7 3 0
Georgia Tech   7 3 1
Boston College   6 4 0
West Texas State   6 4 0
Boston University   5 3 1
Buffalo   5 3 2
Miami (FL)   5 4 1
Penn State   5 5 0
Memphis State   5 5 0
San Jose State   5 5 0
Navy   4 4 2
Colgate   4 5 1
Florida State   4 5 1
Army   4 5 1
Houston   4 5 1
Colorado State   4 6 0
Air Force   3 6 1
Pittsburgh   3 7 0
Dayton   3 7 0
Holy Cross   2 7 1
Villanova   1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1966 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    9 0 1
Colgate    8 1 1
No. 8 Georgia Tech    9 2 0
Army    8 2 0
Dayton    8 2 0
Houston    8 2 0
Memphis State    7 2 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)    8 2 1
VPI    8 2 1
Syracuse    8 3 0
Colorado State    7 3 0
New Mexico State    7 3 0
West Texas State    7 3 0
Villanova    6 3 0
Holy Cross    6 3 1
Southern Miss    6 4 0
Texas Western    6 4 0
Tulane    5 4 1
Florida State    6 5 0
Buffalo    5 5 0
Penn State    5 5 0
Air Force    4 6 0
Boston College    4 6 0
Navy    4 6 0
Utah State    4 6 0
Xavier    4 6 0
Pacific    4 7 0
San Jose State    3 7 0
Pittsburgh    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1967 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Army   8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   8 2 0
Syracuse   8 2 0
No. 10 Penn State   8 2 1
New Mexico State   7 2 1
UTEP   7 2 1
Utah State   7 2 1
Florida State   7 2 2
West Texas State   8 3 0
Houston   7 3 0
VPI   7 3 0
Memphis State   6 3 0
Southern Miss   6 3 0
Dayton   6 3 1
Xavier   6 3 1
Miami (FL)   7 4 0
Buffalo   6 4 0
Navy   5 4 1
Holy Cross   5 5 0
Colorado State   4 5 1
Pacific   4 5 0
Boston College   4 6 0
Georgia Tech   4 6 0
Villanova   4 6 0
Air Force   2 6 2
Tulane   3 7 0
San Jose State   2 7 0
Colgate   2 8 0
Pittsburgh   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State   11 0 0
Rutgers   8 2 0
West Texas State   8 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   7 2 1
Florida State   8 3 0
Air Force   7 3 0
Army   7 3 0
Buffalo   7 3 0
No. 18 Houston   6 2 2
Utah State   7 3 0
Boston College   7 3 0
West Virginia   7 3 0
VPI   7 4 0
Pacific   6 4 0
Syracuse   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 0
Xavier   6 4 0
Colgate   5 5 0
Dayton   5 5 0
Miami (FL)   5 5 0
New Mexico State   5 5 0
Georgia Tech   4 6 0
Southern Miss   4 6 0
Holy Cross   3 6 1
San Jose State   3 7 0
Navy   2 8 0
Tulane   2 8 0
Pittsburgh   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State   11 0 0
No. 17 West Virginia   10 1 0
No. 12 Houston   9 2 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   8 2 1
Buffalo   6 3 0
Rutgers   6 3 0
Villanova   6 3 0
Florida State   6 3 1
Colgate   5 3 1
Air Force   6 4 0
West Texas State   6 4 0
Boston College   5 4 0
New Mexico State   5 5 0
Southern Miss   5 5 0
Syracuse   5 5 0
Army   4 5 1
VPI   4 5 1
Georgia Tech   4 6 0
Miami (FL)   4 6 0
Pittsburgh   4 6 0
Dayton   3 7 0
Marshall   3 7 0
Northern Illinois   3 7 0
Tulane   3 7 0
Utah State   3 7 0
Idaho   2 8 0
Navy   1 9 0
Xavier   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1970 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame   10 1 0
Villanova   9 2 0
No. 16 Air Force   9 3 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech   9 3 0
Boston College   8 2 0
No. 19 Houston   8 3 0
West Virginia   8 3 0
No. 17 Tulane   8 4 0
No. 18 Penn State   7 3 0
West Texas State   7 3 0
Cincinnati   7 4 0
Florida State   7 4 1
Virginia Tech   5 6 0
Syracuse   6 4 0
Dayton   5 4 1
Pittsburgh   5 5 0
Rutgers   5 5 0
Utah State   5 5 0
Colgate   5 6 0
Southern Miss   5 6 0
New Mexico State   4 6 0
Miami (FL)   3 8 0
Northern Illinois   3 7 0
Marshall   3 6 0
Buffalo   2 9 0
Navy   2 9 0
Army   1 9 1
Xavier   1 9 0
Holy Cross   0 10 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State   11 1 0
Boston College   9 2 0
No. 17 Houston   9 3 0
No. 13 Notre Dame   8 2 0
Utah State   8 3 0
Florida State   8 4 0
Cincinnati   7 4 0
West Virginia   7 4 0
Temple   6 2 1
Air Force   6 4 0
Army   6 4 0
Colgate   6 4 0
Villanova   6 4 1
South Carolina   6 5 0
Southern Miss   6 5 0
Georgia Tech   6 6 0
New Mexico State   5 5 1
Northern Illinois   5 5 1
Syracuse   5 5 1
Dayton   5 6 0
Holy Cross   4 6 0
Miami (FL)   4 7 0
Rutgers   4 7 0
Virginia Tech   4 7 0
Navy   3 8 0
Pittsburgh   3 8 0
Tulane   3 8 0
Marshall   2 8 0
Xavier   1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Penn State   10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame   8 3 0
Utah State   8 3 0
West Virginia   8 4 0
Florida State   7 4 0
Northern Illinois   7 4 0
Rutgers   7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech   7 4 1
Air Force   6 4 0
Army   6 4 0
Virginia Tech   6 4 1
Houston   6 4 1
Tulane   6 5 0
Temple   5 4 0
Colgate   5 4 1
Holy Cross   5 4 1
Syracuse   5 6 0
Miami (FL)   5 6 0
Dayton   4 6 1
Boston College   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
South Carolina   4 7 0
Southern Miss   3 7 1
Marshall   2 8 0
Xavier   2 8 0
Cincinnati   2 9 0
Villanova   2 9 0
Pittsburgh   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

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References

  1. "Independent Index".