The Zeitgeist List
Where every program stands
A computed 14-tier ranking of all 138 FBS programs — from Dynasty down to Regional Program. It weighs how good a team is, what it has actually won, and its talent, with recent years counting most. Not how they're playing this week — what the program is.
Dynasty
Alabama
A program clearing 2 titles in 3 years or 3 in 7 — the sport's active dynasty.
Programs ranked
138
Every FBS team, one computed ladder, updated as results land.
Biggest riser
Florida
Up 6 tiers since 1936 — the era's clearest climb.
Rewind
As of 2015 · drag through the years to see the board move.
Dynasty1
Alabama91.4
Blue Blood5
Ohio State79.1
Florida State74.0
USC66.3
LSU64.8
Florida63.0
Power Program33
Oklahoma70.7
Oregon69.6
Clemson60.5
Stanford59.5
Auburn59.2
Georgia58.8
Michigan State57.7
Texas56.3
TCU56.0
Wisconsin55.2
Notre Dame53.8
Miami53.2
Nebraska53.1
Michigan53.1
Boise State53.1
Penn State49.9
Tennessee48.7
Texas A&M48.6
Virginia Tech48.2
Arkansas47.8
South Carolina47.2
Oklahoma State47.0
Baylor46.4
West Virginia45.7
UCLA45.4
Utah45.3
Ole Miss45.3
Louisville44.4
Georgia Tech44.2
Arizona State44.1
Missouri43.9
Iowa42.4
Kansas State42.3
National Program27
BYU42.4
Mississippi State41.1
Washington40.4
Houston39.8
Pittsburgh38.2
Arizona36.9
North Carolina36.9
Cincinnati36.3
Texas Tech34.9
NC State32.9
California32.8
Marshall32.0
San Diego State30.6
Oregon State30.6
Northern Illinois29.9
Virginia29.3
Northwestern29.0
UCF28.7
Toledo28.4
Georgia Southern27.9
Boston College27.9
Navy27.8
South Florida27.6
Louisiana Tech27.2
Minnesota27.0
Rutgers26.8
Maryland26.3
Regional Program62
App State26.3
East Carolina25.7
Western Kentucky25.1
Nevada24.0
Illinois23.7
Western Michigan23.5
Utah State23.3
Syracuse23.2
Air Force22.7
Arkansas State22.5
Bowling Green22.4
Temple22.2
UConn21.9
Duke21.9
Kentucky21.6
Fresno State21.6
Vanderbilt21.2
Southern Miss20.9
Washington State20.5
Tulsa20.5
Colorado20.3
Memphis20.2
Purdue19.4
Indiana19.3
Iowa State19.0
Colorado State18.9
Central Michigan18.8
Old Dominion18.7
Louisiana16.8
Wake Forest16.7
Troy16.4
UTSA16.1
Middle Tennessee15.4
Rice14.9
SMU14.8
South Alabama14.8
Ohio14.6
Hawai'i13.6
Texas State13.3
Kansas13.0
Charlotte12.9
San José State12.7
Florida International12.2
Ball State12.0
Buffalo11.9
Florida Atlantic11.5
Georgia State11.3
Miami (OH)10.9
New Mexico10.8
Kent State9.9
Massachusetts9.3
Akron9.0
Army8.9
Wyoming8.5
North Texas8.2
UL Monroe7.4
UTEP7.4
Tulane6.5
UNLV6.3
Idaho2.6
Eastern Michigan2.6
New Mexico State1.2
A program is held to Dynasty or Blue Blood only with real titles behind it — so a #1-by-score team without recent hardware sits in Blue Blood, and elite-but-title-less programs land in Power Program (they carry the history on a heritage badge, not the tier). Dashed outline = held below its score by the titles gate. Full method at /about-model/.