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 2025 · drag through the years to see the board move.
Dynasty0
Vacant — no program qualifies
Blue Blood6
Alabama87.2
Ohio State83.8
Georgia79.0
Clemson72.2
Michigan70.0
LSU62.8
Power Program26
Oregon67.3
Oklahoma66.0
Notre Dame65.7
Texas64.0
Penn State62.8
Miami61.3
USC56.1
Ole Miss55.0
Washington55.0
Florida53.9
Florida State52.4
Texas A&M52.2
Tennessee51.5
Indiana51.4
Utah50.6
TCU49.4
Auburn49.1
Iowa48.2
Boise State47.7
Texas Tech46.2
Kansas State45.5
Missouri45.4
Wisconsin45.2
Louisville44.8
South Carolina43.8
Pittsburgh42.1
National Program41
BYU42.1
SMU41.7
Baylor40.2
Arizona State39.8
NC State39.0
UCLA38.8
Iowa State38.5
Minnesota37.8
Virginia Tech37.6
Nebraska36.0
Houston35.2
Cincinnati34.9
Georgia Tech34.8
Oklahoma State34.6
Illinois34.3
Memphis33.6
Toledo33.4
UCF33.3
Kentucky33.0
Arkansas33.0
North Carolina32.9
Michigan State32.8
Mississippi State32.0
Duke31.8
UTSA31.6
Tulane31.6
Arizona31.5
West Virginia31.0
Fresno State30.2
Virginia29.8
James Madison29.7
Northwestern29.0
California28.9
Stanford28.8
App State28.3
Wake Forest28.0
Navy27.7
South Florida27.2
Maryland26.5
Marshall26.2
Boston College26.0
Regional Program63
Kansas25.5
Vanderbilt25.3
San Diego State25.2
Louisiana25.1
Ohio25.0
Washington State25.0
Miami (OH)24.8
Army24.6
Troy24.3
East Carolina23.4
Oregon State23.0
Rutgers22.4
Western Michigan22.1
Western Kentucky22.0
Syracuse21.8
Air Force21.8
Liberty21.4
Old Dominion19.5
UNLV19.0
Colorado18.7
Purdue18.2
South Alabama17.6
Jacksonville State17.4
Wyoming15.8
Georgia Southern15.7
Texas State15.6
North Texas15.6
Utah State15.5
Tulsa15.3
UAB15.1
Florida Atlantic15.1
Coastal Carolina14.8
Northern Illinois14.7
Hawai'i14.3
Arkansas State13.8
Central Michigan13.5
Louisiana Tech13.5
San José State13.4
Buffalo12.8
UConn12.7
Georgia State12.0
Bowling Green11.9
Temple11.9
Middle Tennessee11.0
Nevada10.6
Colorado State10.5
Kennesaw State9.9
Southern Miss9.7
Florida International9.6
Delaware9.2
Eastern Michigan9.1
Sam Houston8.7
New Mexico7.7
Charlotte7.4
Missouri State7.4
Rice7.0
Ball State6.6
Akron5.0
UTEP4.6
New Mexico State3.8
Massachusetts3.5
UL Monroe2.9
Kent State2.5
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/.