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
Clemson
Up 7 tiers since 1936 — the era's clearest climb.
Rewind
As of 2016 · drag through the years to see the board move.
Dynasty1
Alabama93.2
Blue Blood5
Ohio State79.1
Florida State73.3
Clemson71.2
LSU64.7
Florida61.6
Power Program33
Oklahoma71.9
USC66.6
Oregon66.0
Auburn58.1
Stanford58.0
Georgia57.4
Miami55.4
Wisconsin55.4
Michigan55.0
TCU53.8
Notre Dame53.6
Penn State53.4
Texas53.2
Michigan State53.2
Boise State51.4
Nebraska51.4
Tennessee50.9
Washington49.9
Virginia Tech49.2
Texas A&M48.8
Oklahoma State47.5
Arkansas46.4
West Virginia45.8
Louisville45.7
Ole Miss45.2
Utah45.2
Baylor45.1
Georgia Tech44.1
South Carolina43.8
UCLA43.3
Kansas State42.8
BYU42.5
Iowa42.4
National Program29
Houston41.4
Missouri41.0
Pittsburgh40.5
Mississippi State39.9
North Carolina39.2
Arizona State39.0
NC State35.7
Texas Tech34.5
San Diego State34.2
Arizona32.7
California31.3
Cincinnati31.2
Toledo30.8
South Florida30.7
Northwestern30.0
Western Kentucky30.0
Oregon State29.8
App State28.7
Western Michigan28.6
Minnesota28.4
Navy28.4
Louisiana Tech28.3
Temple27.9
UCF27.7
Northern Illinois27.7
Boston College27.6
Marshall27.5
Virginia26.8
Georgia Southern26.2
Regional Program60
Maryland25.3
Arkansas State24.4
Washington State23.9
Air Force23.1
Colorado23.1
Kentucky22.9
Tulsa22.8
East Carolina22.7
Rutgers22.5
Duke22.3
Nevada22.3
Vanderbilt22.2
Memphis22.2
Syracuse21.8
Illinois21.0
Old Dominion21.0
Utah State20.9
Indiana20.8
Southern Miss20.3
Colorado State19.9
Iowa State19.1
UConn19.1
Bowling Green18.8
Wake Forest18.4
Troy17.6
Fresno State17.5
Central Michigan17.1
Louisiana16.9
UTSA16.4
Purdue16.4
Ohio16.0
SMU15.4
Middle Tennessee15.1
South Alabama13.8
Hawai'i13.0
New Mexico12.9
San José State12.6
Miami (OH)12.5
Rice11.7
Florida International11.7
Kansas11.4
Charlotte11.0
Ball State10.9
Army10.9
Wyoming10.9
Florida Atlantic10.8
Georgia State10.7
Texas State9.3
Buffalo9.2
Akron9.2
Kent State8.9
Massachusetts7.8
UTEP7.0
Tulane6.7
North Texas6.6
UNLV6.5
UL Monroe6.0
Idaho4.8
Eastern Michigan3.0
New Mexico State1.1
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/.