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 2026 · drag through the years to see the board move.

Dynasty0

Vacant — no program qualifies

Blue Blood6

Alabama83.7

Ohio State80.9

Georgia76.3

Clemson69.9

Michigan68.2

LSU61.8

Power Program26

Oregon65.2

Notre Dame64.7

Oklahoma64.6

Texas63.3

Penn State61.7

Miami60.7

USC55.6

Ole Miss54.7

Washington54.2

Florida53.8

Texas A&M52.9

Tennessee51.1

Indiana51.0

Florida State50.6

Utah49.6

Auburn48.2

TCU48.0

Iowa48.0

Boise State47.0

Texas Tech46.7

Kansas State45.7

Missouri45.1

South Carolina44.5

Louisville44.1

Wisconsin43.9

BYU42.9

National Program40

SMU42.2

Pittsburgh41.7

Baylor40.3

Arizona State39.5

NC State39.0

UCLA38.6

Minnesota37.9

Virginia Tech37.7

Iowa State36.7

Nebraska36.4

Houston35.9

Illinois33.8

Cincinnati33.5

Georgia Tech33.1

Toledo33.1

Memphis32.8

UTSA32.7

Kentucky32.6

UCF32.6

North Dakota State32.5

Oklahoma State32.5

North Carolina32.3

Arkansas31.9

Arizona31.8

Mississippi State31.6

Duke31.5

Michigan State31.1

Tulane31.0

Northwestern30.2

Fresno State30.1

Virginia29.9

West Virginia29.2

James Madison29.0

California28.7

Stanford27.9

Wake Forest27.8

App State27.7

South Florida27.2

Navy27.0

Marshall26.6

Regional Program66

Maryland26.6

Vanderbilt26.3

San Diego State25.7

Louisiana25.6

Washington State25.5

Kansas25.5

Army25.2

Ohio25.0

Boston College24.7

Miami (OH)24.3

Troy23.3

East Carolina23.3

Western Michigan23.2

Oregon State23.1

Western Kentucky22.8

Air Force21.5

Syracuse21.4

Rutgers21.2

Liberty21.2

Old Dominion19.7

UNLV19.3

Colorado18.2

South Alabama18.1

Purdue18.1

Jacksonville State17.8

Texas State16.4

Utah State16.2

UAB16.2

Georgia Southern16.0

Wyoming15.5

North Texas15.3

Florida Atlantic14.9

Tulsa14.9

Hawai'i14.5

Northern Illinois14.4

Coastal Carolina14.0

Louisiana Tech13.8

Central Michigan13.3

Arkansas State13.2

San José State13.0

UConn12.9

Temple12.5

Buffalo12.5

Georgia State11.7

Bowling Green11.6

Colorado State11.1

Middle Tennessee10.9

Southern Miss10.3

Nevada10.2

Delaware10.2

Florida International9.6

Kennesaw State9.5

Eastern Michigan9.2

Sam Houston8.6

Sacramento State8.5

New Mexico8.1

Missouri State7.6

Charlotte7.1

Rice7.0

Ball State6.6

Akron5.7

UTEP4.7

New Mexico State3.7

Massachusetts3.4

UL Monroe3.0

Kent State2.7

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/.