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 2020 · drag through the years to see the board move.
Dynasty1
Alabama98.4
Blue Blood3
Clemson84.9
Ohio State83.3
LSU71.2
Power Program26
Oklahoma78.1
Georgia64.0
Notre Dame62.7
Florida62.1
Oregon61.9
USC61.8
Florida State59.7
Auburn58.0
Penn State57.9
Texas56.8
Wisconsin54.0
Michigan53.6
Washington53.1
Miami53.0
Texas A&M52.8
TCU50.5
Stanford47.9
Iowa47.7
Boise State47.5
Utah46.0
Oklahoma State45.5
Tennessee43.8
Virginia Tech43.6
Nebraska42.5
Michigan State42.1
Mississippi State41.9
National Program32
BYU42.2
Ole Miss42.2
UCF42.0
Louisville41.8
Pittsburgh41.5
South Carolina40.8
Kansas State39.7
North Carolina39.5
Baylor39.4
West Virginia38.6
Missouri38.5
Arizona State37.8
App State37.6
Houston36.7
Cincinnati36.6
UCLA35.6
Minnesota34.4
NC State34.1
Georgia Tech34.0
Kentucky33.8
Memphis33.5
Northwestern33.1
Iowa State33.0
Texas Tech31.7
San Diego State30.9
Indiana30.9
Arkansas30.8
Virginia30.4
California29.1
Boston College28.1
Washington State27.6
Arizona27.2
Regional Program65
South Florida25.5
Wake Forest25.4
Navy25.2
Marshall25.1
Toledo25.0
Louisiana Tech24.9
Temple24.1
Fresno State24.1
Tulsa24.0
SMU23.5
Duke23.1
Maryland22.7
Louisiana22.2
Western Michigan22.0
Western Kentucky22.0
Syracuse22.0
Florida Atlantic21.6
Colorado21.5
Arkansas State21.4
Air Force21.4
Illinois20.9
Ohio20.9
Troy20.9
Purdue20.4
Oregon State20.3
Vanderbilt20.2
Army20.2
Georgia Southern19.9
Wyoming19.5
Tulane19.2
Utah State18.4
Nevada18.1
East Carolina17.8
Northern Illinois17.1
Rutgers17.0
Miami (OH)16.7
UAB16.1
Buffalo16.0
Central Michigan16.0
Southern Miss15.6
Colorado State15.5
Liberty15.2
Middle Tennessee14.8
Coastal Carolina14.7
UTSA14.6
Hawai'i14.0
Florida International12.9
San José State12.8
UNLV11.1
Charlotte10.0
Ball State9.4
Georgia State9.2
South Alabama9.1
Kansas9.0
North Texas8.9
New Mexico8.8
Eastern Michigan7.2
Kent State6.9
Bowling Green6.6
Rice6.1
Texas State5.9
Massachusetts5.0
UL Monroe4.2
Akron3.4
UTEP1.9
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/.