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 2023 · drag through the years to see the board move.

Dynasty1

Georgia78.5

Blue Blood5

Alabama94.4

Ohio State79.0

Clemson76.0

Michigan75.2

LSU66.3

Power Program24

Oklahoma70.1

Oregon61.2

Notre Dame61.1

Texas60.9

Penn State59.8

Florida State59.5

Washington58.2

USC57.4

Florida54.3

Utah52.3

Tennessee51.4

Texas A&M51.0

Miami50.8

Wisconsin50.7

Auburn50.5

TCU49.7

Boise State46.7

Iowa46.2

Ole Miss45.7

Kansas State45.7

Pittsburgh44.7

Missouri43.3

Oklahoma State43.3

Louisville43.2

National Program42

UCLA42.5

South Carolina40.8

Cincinnati40.3

Baylor39.8

Mississippi State39.6

BYU39.4

North Carolina39.4

NC State39.1

Virginia Tech38.7

UCF37.5

Houston37.4

Michigan State37.3

Texas Tech37.0

App State36.0

Iowa State35.8

Nebraska35.7

Minnesota35.6

Kentucky35.0

West Virginia34.5

Memphis33.9

Stanford32.3

SMU32.2

Oregon State32.0

Arkansas31.7

Georgia Tech31.6

Fresno State31.5

Toledo31.3

Arizona State31.2

Maryland29.9

Tulane29.3

Illinois29.2

Wake Forest29.2

Arizona29.1

Duke28.9

California28.5

Virginia28.1

UTSA27.9

San Diego State27.6

Troy27.5

Louisiana26.8

Washington State26.8

Air Force26.2

Regional Program61

Northwestern26.6

James Madison25.6

Marshall25.2

Western Kentucky24.9

Boston College24.2

Purdue23.7

Indiana23.3

Navy22.3

Ohio22.2

Army21.8

Liberty21.7

Miami (OH)21.3

Syracuse21.3

South Florida21.2

Tulsa20.4

Florida Atlantic19.5

East Carolina19.4

Kansas19.0

Wyoming18.9

UAB18.9

Western Michigan18.4

Rutgers18.2

Coastal Carolina17.7

South Alabama17.3

Utah State16.4

Vanderbilt16.1

Middle Tennessee16.1

San José State15.8

Northern Illinois15.5

Temple15.4

Jacksonville State15.1

Louisiana Tech14.9

Georgia State14.8

Old Dominion14.2

Colorado14.2

Georgia Southern14.2

Arkansas State13.9

Central Michigan13.7

Nevada13.3

Southern Miss13.1

UNLV12.3

North Texas12.2

Hawai'i11.4

Colorado State11.0

Buffalo10.6

Eastern Michigan10.1

Ball State9.5

Sam Houston9.2

Texas State9.2

Bowling Green9.0

UConn8.5

Charlotte8.5

Florida International7.8

New Mexico State6.9

Rice6.3

UTEP5.0

New Mexico4.7

Kent State4.2

Akron3.9

Massachusetts3.7

UL Monroe3.0

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/.