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

Georgia

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 2022 · drag through the years to see the board move.

Dynasty1

Georgia80.4

Blue Blood4

Alabama94.5

Ohio State81.5

Clemson79.4

LSU67.4

Power Program28

Oklahoma72.4

Michigan65.9

Notre Dame61.4

Penn State59.8

Oregon59.0

USC57.3

Florida State57.2

Florida57.1

Texas54.8

Utah52.9

Wisconsin52.7

Auburn52.4

TCU52.3

Washington51.2

Texas A&M51.1

Miami51.1

Tennessee50.1

Iowa48.5

Pittsburgh47.0

Boise State46.7

Cincinnati46.5

Oklahoma State45.2

Baylor43.8

Kansas State43.7

Ole Miss42.9

Mississippi State42.9

Michigan State42.3

BYU42.3

National Program34

Louisville42.5

UCLA42.0

Houston40.8

South Carolina40.0

North Carolina39.5

Nebraska39.1

Minnesota38.7

Virginia Tech38.3

Stanford38.2

NC State38.0

App State37.2

UCF37.0

Missouri35.3

Texas Tech34.7

Arizona State34.6

Kentucky34.6

West Virginia34.1

Iowa State33.9

Fresno State33.3

Arkansas33.2

Memphis33.1

Georgia Tech31.1

Wake Forest30.5

San Diego State30.0

Oregon State29.7

Virginia29.7

California28.6

Tulane28.5

Toledo28.4

SMU28.3

Illinois28.3

Marshall27.5

Washington State27.2

Louisiana27.2

Regional Program64

Air Force26.8

Maryland25.9

Western Kentucky25.6

Indiana24.6

Northwestern24.6

UTSA24.6

Purdue24.5

Tulsa24.5

James Madison24.3

Boston College24.0

Navy23.9

Duke23.8

Troy23.1

Army22.5

East Carolina22.0

Syracuse21.5

Arizona21.0

UAB20.9

Florida Atlantic20.6

Western Michigan20.6

South Florida20.0

Ohio19.8

Utah State19.6

Liberty18.5

Louisiana Tech18.1

Temple17.5

Vanderbilt17.4

Miami (OH)17.4

Nevada17.1

Coastal Carolina16.6

Colorado16.6

Central Michigan16.2

Wyoming16.2

Middle Tennessee16.1

Georgia Southern15.7

Rutgers15.5

Northern Illinois15.1

Old Dominion15.1

Southern Miss14.3

Arkansas State14.2

Georgia State13.8

South Alabama12.6

San José State12.2

North Texas12.0

Eastern Michigan11.9

Hawai'i11.4

Kansas11.4

Colorado State11.2

Buffalo10.9

UNLV10.3

Charlotte9.6

Ball State9.3

Florida International8.6

Kent State7.4

Bowling Green7.3

UConn7.2

Texas State7.1

Rice5.0

New Mexico4.5

UL Monroe4.3

New Mexico State4.1

UTEP3.9

Akron3.4

Massachusetts3.1

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/.