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

Vacant

No active dynasty since 2024. The throne is empty — a rare, honest state.

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 2019 · drag through the years to see the board move.

Dynasty0

Vacant — no program qualifies

Blue Blood6

Alabama93.0

Clemson84.3

Ohio State80.6

LSU73.4

Florida State63.6

Florida62.3

Power Program25

Oklahoma78.6

Georgia64.0

Oregon62.5

USC62.4

Notre Dame59.7

Auburn58.7

Penn State58.0

Michigan56.0

Texas55.8

Washington55.3

Wisconsin55.1

Miami53.0

Stanford51.0

TCU49.9

Texas A&M49.9

Boise State49.7

Utah47.4

Michigan State46.8

Iowa46.4

Oklahoma State45.2

Virginia Tech44.7

Tennessee44.5

Mississippi State43.8

Nebraska43.3

South Carolina42.5

National Program39

Missouri41.6

UCF41.4

Kansas State41.3

Louisville41.1

Ole Miss40.9

Baylor40.9

BYU40.0

Pittsburgh39.7

West Virginia38.7

Arizona State38.1

App State37.3

UCLA36.0

Houston35.5

North Carolina35.4

NC State35.1

Georgia Tech34.5

Minnesota34.4

Memphis33.5

Arkansas32.8

San Diego State32.7

Texas Tech32.6

California31.6

Kentucky31.5

Virginia31.3

Cincinnati30.9

Northwestern30.4

Washington State29.4

Boston College28.9

Arizona28.8

Iowa State28.3

Navy27.9

South Florida27.8

Duke27.8

Louisiana Tech27.3

Indiana27.1

Temple26.8

Toledo26.7

Marshall26.6

Fresno State26.2

Regional Program60

Wake Forest26.1

Western Kentucky24.8

Syracuse24.7

Arkansas State24.5

Western Michigan24.2

Florida Atlantic24.2

Utah State23.7

Vanderbilt23.4

Maryland23.0

Air Force22.9

Colorado22.6

Ohio22.3

Troy21.8

Georgia Southern21.3

Oregon State21.2

Northern Illinois21.1

SMU20.1

Tulsa19.6

Illinois19.5

Louisiana19.3

Purdue19.2

Nevada18.6

Army18.3

Southern Miss18.3

Wyoming18.2

Miami (OH)16.7

Colorado State16.6

Middle Tennessee16.5

Rutgers16.4

Florida International15.9

East Carolina15.6

Tulane15.5

Central Michigan15.2

Liberty13.7

Hawai'i13.6

Buffalo13.5

UAB13.1

UTSA13.1

Old Dominion12.9

Kansas10.4

UConn10.2

South Alabama10.0

San José State9.9

Charlotte9.9

Coastal Carolina9.9

North Texas9.8

UNLV9.3

Georgia State9.2

Bowling Green8.9

New Mexico8.8

Ball State7.6

Eastern Michigan7.6

UL Monroe7.3

Kent State6.7

Massachusetts6.5

Texas State6.1

Rice5.8

Akron5.0

New Mexico State2.8

UTEP2.6

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/.