CFB Zeitgeist · the shelf

The boards

Every leaderboard, map, simulator, and ledger on the site — 31 boards, grouped by theme. Each one is a full standing page, updated with the nightly build.

Roster geography4

The recruiting mapEvery state, painted in the colors of the program that signs its best players.Miles from homeEvery FBS roster, ranked by how far its players travelled to get there.Who owns their stateWhich rosters are actually homegrown — every FBS team's in-state share.The punter pipelineThe Australian punter takeover, and every other international pipeline in FBS.

Recruiting & the portal5

Recruiting centerRecruiting and the portal in one hub — movers, classes, commits.Portal Heat IndexTransfer portal winners and losers, weighted by position value.Offseason report cardA–F offseason grades for every FBS program.The turncoat ledgerPlayers who joined the rival — every defection on record.The talent factoryWhich programs actually send players to the NFL.

Games & the postseason6

Interesting games of the weekThis week's slate, ranked by how interesting each game really is.Playoff forecastThe 12-team playoff picture, simulated.Postseason implicationsWhat every game means for the postseason, before it's played.Matchup simulatorModel any two teams head to head.Compare & projectTwo teams, side by side, projected forward.Rivalry face-offsThe full head-to-head ledger for every rivalry.

Players3

Heisman boardThe Heisman race, ranked — with receipts.Score explorerEvery QB score the model produces, explorable.Offseason leaderboardsWho gained the most this offseason — and who lost the most.

Coaching2

The greatest coachesWho built a power, and who inherited one.The coordinatorsThe same question, one level down: who built a unit.

History3

The Throne91 years of #1 in college football, and who sat on it.Dynasty heatmapTwelve seasons of who ran the sport, in one grid.The rivalriesEvery grudge, its whole history.

Fan pulse & the model8

Fanbase mood rankingsWho's up, who's spiraling — every fanbase's mood, measured.The slang boardWhat the sport is actually saying this week, and whose fanbase says it most.The Fallout LineThe polls moved somebody this week. Here's what their own fans were arguing about.Off the FieldEvery program with an open governance ruling or a persistent off-field dispute right now, with the wire receipt that opened it.Fan Confidence IndexBelief, measured — how sure every fanbase is feeling.The RecordEvery prediction we've made, graded in public.Where we disagreeWhere our model and the polls split, and why.Film roomModel receipts — the games behind the numbers.