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, Clemson
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 8 tiers since 1936 — the era's clearest climb.
Rewind
As of 2018 · drag through the years to see the board move.
Dynasty2
Alabama98.0
Clemson82.0
Blue Blood3
Ohio State78.5
Florida State67.3
LSU63.4
Power Program31
Oklahoma77.1
USC64.1
Georgia63.9
Florida60.8
Oregon60.7
Auburn58.9
Notre Dame58.9
Penn State56.8
Wisconsin55.4
Michigan55.3
Washington55.0
Stanford55.0
Texas55.0
Miami54.7
TCU51.5
Boise State50.3
Texas A&M49.5
Michigan State48.7
Oklahoma State46.9
Utah45.5
Virginia Tech45.2
Iowa45.1
Mississippi State44.9
Tennessee44.3
Nebraska44.2
South Carolina43.7
Missouri43.3
Ole Miss42.9
West Virginia42.5
Kansas State41.8
Louisville41.8
National Program32
Pittsburgh40.8
NC State40.6
BYU40.2
Georgia Tech39.9
UCLA39.0
Baylor39.0
UCF39.0
Arizona State38.7
Arkansas38.1
Houston37.5
App State33.7
North Carolina33.7
Texas Tech33.2
San Diego State32.8
Northwestern32.3
Arizona31.7
Toledo31.3
California30.9
Boston College30.3
Virginia29.6
Washington State29.6
South Florida29.5
Duke29.3
Minnesota29.2
Memphis28.5
Cincinnati28.4
Kentucky28.2
Temple27.8
Iowa State27.4
Fresno State27.0
Marshall26.9
Louisiana Tech26.9
Regional Program62
Syracuse25.6
Arkansas State25.6
Wake Forest25.5
Northern Illinois25.0
Navy24.8
Vanderbilt24.7
Indiana24.7
Utah State24.6
Maryland24.3
Western Michigan24.2
Western Kentucky23.9
Troy23.5
Ohio22.0
Colorado21.7
Air Force21.2
Georgia Southern20.8
Nevada20.4
Oregon State19.9
Purdue19.1
Rutgers18.7
Florida Atlantic18.7
Southern Miss18.3
Tulsa18.2
Illinois18.2
Colorado State18.1
Army17.9
SMU17.3
Middle Tennessee16.8
East Carolina16.7
Old Dominion16.2
Miami (OH)16.1
Wyoming15.7
Louisiana15.3
Central Michigan15.0
UTSA14.8
Florida International14.4
Bowling Green13.0
UAB12.7
UConn12.6
Tulane12.4
Buffalo11.7
South Alabama11.6
Liberty11.1
Hawai'i10.9
Kansas10.7
Coastal Carolina10.2
New Mexico10.0
Massachusetts9.9
Georgia State9.8
San José State9.5
Charlotte8.9
UNLV8.6
North Texas8.6
Akron7.1
UL Monroe7.1
Texas State6.9
Ball State6.3
Rice6.2
Eastern Michigan6.2
Kent State5.5
UTEP3.8
New Mexico State2.4
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/.