2006 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings
2006 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0.881 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +71 | Beat Michigan 42–39 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.924 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +52 | Beat South Florida 31–8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.950 |  USC |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +53 | Beat California 23–9 |
| 4 | -3 | 0.998 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +69 | Lost to Ohio State 39–42 |
| 5 | -2 | 1.000 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +55 | Beat FCS 62–0 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.157 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +44 | Beat Utah State 49–10 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.176 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +52 | Beat Army 41–9 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.229 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +41 | Beat Pittsburgh 45–27 |
| 9 | -7 | 1.270 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–1 | 0.900 | 8 | +41 | Lost to Cincinnati 11–30 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.312 |  LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +42 | Beat Ole Miss 23–20 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.338 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +42 | BYE |
| 12 | 7 | 1.356 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +39 | Beat Wake Forest 27–6 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.379 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 12 | +50 | Beat Alabama 22–15 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.421 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +42 | Beat Mississippi State 28–14 |
| 15 | 2 | 1.422 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +39 | Beat Maryland 38–16 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.425 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +46 | Beat Buffalo 35–3 |
| 17 | -2 | 1.467 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +41 | Beat Baylor 36–10 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.581 |  BYU |  MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +31 | Beat New Mexico 42–17 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.625 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +37 | Beat Vanderbilt 39–10 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.679 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +30 | BYE |
| 21 | -3 | 1.687 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +33 | Beat Duke 49–21 |
| 22 | -6 | 1.691 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +34 | Lost to USC 9–23 |
| 23 | -1 | 1.694 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +32 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.911 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +26 | Lost to Virginia Tech 6–27 |
| 25 | 0 | 1.974 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +29 | Lost to Boston College 16–38 |
| 26 | 1 | 1.987 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +24 | BYE |
| 27 | 2 | 2.050 |  TCU | MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 21 | +22 | Beat San Diego State 52–0 |
| 28 | 2 | 2.156 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +23 | Beat Memphis 23–20 |
| 29 | 5 | 2.234 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +27 | Beat Michigan State 17–13 |
| 30 | 12 | 2.301 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 32 | +9 | Beat San José State 54–17 |
| 31 | 5 | 2.310 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 21 | +13 | Beat Louisiana Tech 42–0 |
| 32 | 7 | 2.362 |  Ohio (OHIO) |  MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +17 | Beat Akron 17–7 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.385 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +17 | Beat Stanford 30–7 |
| 34 | -6 | 2.397 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +15 | Lost to SMU 24–34 |
| 35 | -9 | 2.403 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +16 | Lost to Iowa State 16–21 |
| 36 | -1 | 2.435 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +11 | Beat Temple 42–6 |
| 37 | -6 | 2.474 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +15 | Lost to Arizona 10–37 |
| 38 | 17 | 2.532 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +14 | Beat Middle Tennessee 52–7 |
| 39 | 14 | 2.555 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +18 | Beat Rutgers 30–11 |
| 40 | 1 | 2.561 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +17 | Beat UL Monroe 42–40 |
| 41 | -9 | 2.580 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +14 | Lost to Northern Illinois 10–31 |
| 42 | -9 | 2.610 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +10 | Lost to Texas Tech 24–30 |
| 43 | 11 | 2.641 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +12 | Beat Arizona State 24–12 |
| 44 | -1 | 2.642 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +11 | BYE |
| 45 | 3 | 2.687 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +11 | Beat UAB 25–20 |
| 46 | 4 | 2.708 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +14 | Beat Oklahoma State 30–24 |
| 47 | 5 | 2.733 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +10 | Beat Western Michigan 28–20 |
| 48 | 8 | 2.749 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 33 | +15 | Beat Indiana 28–19 |
| 49 | -12 | 2.762 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | Lost to South Carolina 7–52 |
| 50 | -10 | 2.806 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +7 | Lost to Louisville 8–31 |
| 51 | 10 | 2.821 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +12 | Beat Oregon 37–10 |
| 52 | 6 | 2.916 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +3 | Beat Air Force 17–14 |
| 53 | -8 | 3.009 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +4 | Lost to Florida State 20–28 |
| 54 | -10 | 3.015 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +9 | Lost to Kansas 20–39 |
| 55 | -6 | 3.087 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +6 | Lost to Rice 17–18 |
| 56 | -9 | 3.091 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +5 | Lost to UCLA 12–24 |
| 57 | 7 | 3.144 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +9 | Beat Iowa 34–24 |
| 58 | -7 | 3.166 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +2 | Lost to West Virginia 27–45 |
| 59 | -13 | 3.246 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +6 | Lost to Washington 32–35 |
| 60 | 5 | 3.298 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +5 | Beat East Carolina 18–17 |
| 61 | 9 | 3.429 |  SMU | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -2 | Beat Tulsa 34–24 |
| 62 | -3 | 3.463 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -3 | Lost to Auburn 15–22 |
| 63 | 6 | 3.464 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -4 | Beat Kansas State 39–20 |
| 64 | 7 | 3.472 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -4 | Beat Central Michigan 31–10 |
| 65 | -8 | 3.485 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 47 | -2 | Lost to Hawai'i 17–54 |
| 66 | -6 | 3.558 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | +1 | Lost to Minnesota 24–34 |
| 67 | 10 | 3.841 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | -2 | Beat Washington State 35–32 |
| 68 | -6 | 3.853 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -8 | Lost to Virginia 7–17 |
| 69 | 4 | 3.858 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 65 | -3 | Beat UNLV 34–26 |
| 70 | 9 | 3.918 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -9 | Beat Troy 33–26 |
| 71 | 5 | 3.985 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -11 | Beat Eastern Michigan 14–6 |
| 72 | -5 | 3.985 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -3 | Lost to Utah 14–17 |
| 73 | -10 | 4.057 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -4 | Lost to Syracuse 14–20 |
| 74 | 7 | 4.063 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -8 | Beat Miami 17–7 |
| 75 | 3 | 4.095 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 65 | -8 | Beat Florida International 17–7 |
| 76 | -10 | 4.110 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 65 | -9 | Lost to Arkansas State 26–33 |
| 77 | -9 | 4.343 |  UTEP | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -12 | Lost to Marshall 21–49 |
| 78 | 10 | 4.384 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -14 | Beat UTEP 49–21 |
| 79 | -7 | 4.388 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -1 | Lost to BYU 17–42 |
| 80 | -5 | 4.398 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 78 | +5 | Lost to Purdue 19–28 |
| 81 | -7 | 4.425 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 72 | -14 | Lost to Ohio 7–17 |
| 82 | 4 | 4.486 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -10 | Beat UConn 20–14 |
| 83 | 10 | 4.816 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -13 | Beat UCF 10–9 |
| 84 | -2 | 4.818 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -21 | Lost to Tennessee 10–39 |
| 85 | -2 | 4.830 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -18 | Lost to Penn State 13–17 |
| 86 | -2 | 4.959 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -18 | Lost to Oklahoma 10–36 |
| 87 | 4 | 5.013 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 96 | -17 | Lost to Arkansas 14–28 |
| 88 | 4 | 5.026 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -20 | BYE |
| 89 | -9 | 5.056 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 96 | -20 | Lost to North Carolina 9–23 |
| 90 | -1 | 5.074 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 96 | -20 | Lost to LSU 20–23 |
| 91 | 7 | 5.158 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -9 | Beat Illinois 27–16 |
| 92 | 7 | 5.195 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -16 | Beat Toledo 20–17 |
| 93 | 7 | 5.275 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -21 | Beat North Texas 17–16 |
| 94 | 10 | 5.278 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -17 | Beat Idaho 34–0 |
| 95 | -5 | 5.297 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -26 | Lost to Ball State 17–20 |
| 96 | 9 | 5.319 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -25 | Beat Missouri 21–16 |
| 97 | -12 | 5.338 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 84 | -25 | Lost to Miami (OH) 7–9 |
| 98 | -11 | 5.437 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -21 | Lost to Fresno State 0–34 |
| 99 | -4 | 5.667 |  UAB | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 96 | -28 | Lost to Southern Miss 20–25 |
| 100 | -6 | 5.715 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 96 | -28 | Lost to Tulane 9–10 |
| 101 | 2 | 5.752 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -24 | Beat NC State 23–9 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.753 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 96 | -25 | Lost to Notre Dame 9–41 |
| 103 | -6 | 5.797 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 96 | -19 | Lost to Nevada 0–42 |
| 104 | -8 | 6.021 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 96 | -30 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 16–17 |
| 105 | -3 | 6.390 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 111 | -37 | Lost to Northwestern 16–27 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.477 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -20 | Lost to TCU 0–52 |
| 107 | 0 | 6.535 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -37 | Lost to Kentucky 40–42 |
| 108 | 2 | 6.617 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -28 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 6.747 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 104 | -33 | BYE |
| 110 | 1 | 6.751 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -35 | Lost to Wisconsin 3–35 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.752 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -33 | Lost to Oregon State 7–30 |
| 112 | 4 | 7.135 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -45 | Beat Bowling Green 9–7 |
| 113 | -1 | 7.252 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -32 | Lost to Boise State 10–49 |
| 114 | 0 | 7.815 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -50 | Lost to Kent State 6–14 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.821 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 112 | -44 | Lost to Wyoming 26–34 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.929 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -54 | Lost to Houston 20–23 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.948 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 1–11 | 0.083 | 117 | -48 | Lost to Navy 6–42 |
| 118 | 0 | 8.309 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 118 | -42 | Lost to Georgia Tech 21–49 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.179 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–10 | 0.000 | 118 | -56 | Lost to Louisiana 7–17 |