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 State80.8
Georgia76.2
Clemson69.3
Michigan67.6
LSU62.3
Power Program26
Oregon65.0
Notre Dame64.8
Oklahoma63.8
Texas63.4
Miami61.6
Penn State61.0
USC55.8
Ole Miss55.4
Florida54.5
Washington54.2
Indiana54.1
Texas A&M52.2
Tennessee52.0
Utah51.0
Florida State50.0
Iowa48.7
Boise State48.4
Texas Tech48.3
Auburn47.8
TCU47.7
Missouri46.3
Louisville45.4
South Carolina45.4
Wisconsin44.6
BYU44.0
Kansas State43.7
National Program37
Baylor42.5
SMU42.0
UCLA41.9
Pittsburgh41.2
Nebraska38.9
Arizona State38.9
Minnesota38.0
Houston37.7
NC State37.4
Virginia Tech37.3
Kentucky35.8
Arizona35.2
Iowa State34.5
Toledo34.0
Illinois33.7
Cincinnati33.5
Northwestern33.4
Memphis33.3
Duke33.3
Oklahoma State33.0
UTSA32.8
North Carolina32.7
North Dakota State32.2
UCF31.6
Georgia Tech31.2
Wake Forest31.1
Mississippi State30.9
Fresno State30.7
Arkansas30.7
Michigan State30.2
Tulane30.0
James Madison29.3
Virginia28.7
West Virginia27.3
South Florida27.1
Kansas26.7
App State26.3
Regional Program69
Louisiana26.4
Stanford26.2
Navy26.0
Oregon State25.8
California25.7
Vanderbilt25.3
Marshall25.3
Ohio25.1
Maryland24.8
Army24.4
San Diego State24.2
Liberty23.9
Washington State23.8
Boston College23.8
Western Michigan23.8
Miami (OH)23.2
East Carolina23.0
Troy22.2
Syracuse21.8
Air Force21.3
Western Kentucky21.2
Rutgers20.2
Texas State19.0
UNLV19.0
Colorado18.9
Purdue18.6
Jacksonville State18.4
South Alabama17.1
North Texas17.1
Utah State17.0
Georgia Southern16.8
Old Dominion16.8
UAB16.3
Louisiana Tech16.2
Tulsa15.6
Wyoming15.1
Florida Atlantic14.5
Hawai'i13.9
UConn13.9
Coastal Carolina13.7
Arkansas State13.6
Central Michigan13.0
Buffalo12.5
Temple12.4
San José State12.3
Northern Illinois11.9
Georgia State11.8
Colorado State11.1
Bowling Green11.0
New Mexico10.8
Delaware10.1
Southern Miss10.1
Nevada10.0
Middle Tennessee9.8
Florida International9.4
Kennesaw State9.4
Eastern Michigan8.9
Sam Houston7.5
Missouri State7.4
Rice6.9
Sacramento State6.9
Charlotte6.8
Ball State6.7
Akron5.1
UTEP3.7
New Mexico State3.5
Massachusetts3.5
UL Monroe2.6
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). ◆ = held below its score by the titles gate. Full method at /about-model/.