CFB Zeitgeist · the shelf

The boards

Every leaderboard, map, simulator, and ledger on the site — 40 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 postseason9

Wildest games of the weekThis week's slate, ranked by how wild each game got.Playoff forecastThe 12-team playoff picture, simulated.Postseason implicationsWhat every game means for the postseason, before it's played.Coldest, windiest and wettest gamesThe records for game-day temperature, wind and rain, from the nearest airport's readings.Weather this weekThe usual temperature at every outdoor game this week, and last Saturday's games that ran far from theirs.Football Saturday weather by stadiumWhat a usual Saturday feels like at each stadium, and how often it is comfortable, mixed or rough, by kickoff time and through the season.Game-day temperature by stadiumHow warm or cold games have been at FBS stadiums since 2016, coldest typical game first.Matchup simulatorModel any two teams head to head.Compare & projectTwo teams, side by side, projected forward.

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.

Coaching4

The greatest coachesWho built a power, and who inherited one.The coordinatorsThe same question, one level down: who built a unit.System ShiftThe biggest run/pass identity swings the year a new coach arrived.System CoachesWhole-career, who runs the most extreme standard-down identity in football.

History7

The Throne91 years of #1 in college football, and who sat on it.National championsEvery champion since 1936, poll by poll, and the game that won it.The bowlsEvery bowl game since 1970, every name it was played under, every logo it wore.Dynasty heatmapTwelve seasons of who ran the sport, in one grid.The rivalriesEvery grudge, its whole history.The realignment atlas57 years of conference membership churn for today's 138 real FBS programs.The perception gapWhich programs the AP and Coaches polls ranked better, or worse, than they actually played.

Fan pulse & the model8

Fanbase mood rankingsWho's up, who's spiraling — every fanbase's mood, measured.WordsWhat 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.