CFB Zeitgeist · Fan Intelligence · 2025 · week 43

The Backometer™

Weekly fanbase belief on a 0–100 scale, computed from real fan conversations across Reddit, YouTube, podcasts, and boards — sarcasm-adjusted, sample-floored, and honest about uncertainty. Verdicts only publish above n≥200 conversations.

LOW SIGNAL — under the n≥200 floor (scores tracked, verdicts withheld)

Texas Tech	n=57	last score 53
BYU	n=54	last score 62
Utah	n=52	last score 59
Notre Dame	n=49	last score 63
Clemson	n=48	last score 55
Oregon	n=47	last score 67
Tennessee	n=47	last score 54
LSU	n=45	last score 62
Arizona State	n=45	last score 55
UCF	n=45	last score 53
Georgia Tech	n=44	last score 64
Washington	n=44	last score 64
Miami	n=44	last score 63
Nebraska	n=43	last score 63
Florida State	n=42	last score 63
Georgia	n=42	last score 59
Virginia Tech	n=41	last score 78
Iowa	n=41	last score 63
Illinois	n=41	last score 61
Wisconsin	n=40	last score 64
Syracuse	n=39	last score 53
Maryland	n=38	last score 64
Michigan	n=37	last score 77
Houston	n=37	last score 64
Kentucky	n=37	last score 58
Florida International	n=36	last score 58
Arkansas	n=35	last score 65
Ole Miss	n=34	last score 65
Florida	n=34	last score 62
Memphis	n=34	last score 57
Troy	n=33	last score 64
Texas	n=33	last score 64
Minnesota	n=32	last score 60
Michigan State	n=32	last score 60
South Carolina	n=32	last score 59
Auburn	n=31	last score 68
Arizona	n=31	last score 66
California	n=30	last score 53
Alabama	n=29	last score 64
Colorado State	n=29	last score 60

Methodology: belief composite over weekly conversation features · zone labels are editorial and reviewed against our own slang-lifecycle tracker · hysteresis keeps verdicts from flip-flopping at boundaries · full methodology →