College Football·Coaching Trees

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137
Active FBS head coaches
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Connections mapped
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← Bama '14 staff, in formation
137
active FBS head coaches mapped
2026 season
23
coaches one degree from Saban
137
active head coaches trace to Saban
2.1°
avg degrees to Saban
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Conf
Tree
Pos
Age
Wins
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LANE KIFFIN
SEC
Saban
QB
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106↓
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KIRBY SMART
SEC
Saban
DB
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  • Playing Position — what he played in college
  • Age — as of Sept 1 this year
  • Career Wins — total FBS HC wins
  • Tenure — years at current school
Power Rankings · 2026

The Top 10 coaching trees

The coaching bloodlines that have produced the most FBS head coaches. Click any coach to explore the full tree.

1

Bill Snyder

Kansas State
86
FBS HCs
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2

Bobby Bowden

Florida State
78
FBS HCs
→
3

Steve Spurrier

South Carolina
75
FBS HCs
→
4

Sonny Lubick

Colorado State
67
FBS HCs
→
5

R.C. Slocum

Texas A&M
59
FBS HCs
→
6

Nick Saban

Alabama
56
FBS HCs
→
7

Lou Holtz

South Carolina
56
FBS HCs
→
8

Bob Stoops

Oklahoma
56
FBS HCs
→
9

Bob Davie

Notre Dame
54
FBS HCs
→
10

Urban Meyer

Ohio State
52
FBS HCs
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Ranked by total descendants in the coaching tree. Limited to coaches who held an HC role in 2000 or later, where staff data is comprehensive.

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