2006 Week 14 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 | 2 | 0.838 |  USC |  PAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +65 | Beat Notre Dame 44–24 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.841 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +73 | BYE |
| 3 | -1 | 0.907 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +61 | Beat Pittsburgh 48–24 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.929 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +67 | Beat Florida State 21–14 |
| 5 | -1 | 0.937 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +71 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.039 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +57 | Beat Nevada 38–7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.117 |  LSU | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +56 | Beat Arkansas 31–26 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.247 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 10–1 | 0.909 | 6 | +49 | Beat Syracuse 38–7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.309 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +47 | Beat Virginia 17–0 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.323 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +53 | BYE |
| 11 | -4 | 1.359 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +52 | Lost to USC 24–44 |
| 12 | 4 | 1.419 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +46 | BYE |
| 13 | 4 | 1.420 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +47 | Beat Oklahoma State 27–21 |
| 14 | 4 | 1.461 |  BYU |  MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +40 | Beat Utah 33–31 |
| 15 | 4 | 1.465 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +46 | Beat Kentucky 17–12 |
| 16 | -5 | 1.476 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +42 | Lost to Texas A&M 7–12 |
| 17 | -3 | 1.496 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +44 | Lost to LSU 26–31 |
| 18 | -10 | 1.513 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +39 | Lost to South Florida 19–24 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.706 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +35 | Beat Colorado 37–14 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.716 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 28 | +35 | BYE |
| 21 | -6 | 1.729 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +35 | Lost to Miami 14–17 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.752 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +35 | Beat Texas 12–7 |
| 23 | 1 | 1.760 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 9 | +35 | Beat Maryland 38–24 |
| 24 | 6 | 1.860 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 19 | +20 | Beat Purdue 42–35 |
| 25 | -4 | 1.881 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +31 | Lost to Georgia 12–15 |
| 26 | 1 | 1.897 |  TCU | MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 17 | +27 | Beat Colorado State 45–14 |
| 27 | -7 | 1.972 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +26 | Lost to South Carolina 28–31 |
| 28 | 0 | 2.046 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +27 | BYE |
| 29 | 6 | 2.084 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +25 | Beat Kansas 42–17 |
| 30 | 3 | 2.208 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +26 | Beat Oregon 30–28 |
| 31 | -2 | 2.214 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +26 | BYE |
| 32 | 2 | 2.256 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +21 | Beat Tulane 38–3 |
| 33 | -8 | 2.261 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +25 | Lost to Wake Forest 24–38 |
| 34 | 4 | 2.267 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +22 | Beat Clemson 31–28 |
| 35 | -3 | 2.304 |  Ohio (OHIO) |  MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +20 | Beat Miami (OH) 34–24 |
| 36 | 8 | 2.336 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +21 | Beat Georgia Tech 15–12 |
| 37 | 8 | 2.442 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +18 | Beat Marshall 42–7 |
| 38 | -7 | 2.447 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 28 | +16 | Lost to Boise State 7–38 |
| 39 | -3 | 2.480 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 28 | +11 | BYE |
| 40 | 1 | 2.485 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | Beat Buffalo 55–28 |
| 41 | 9 | 2.488 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | Beat West Virginia 24–19 |
| 42 | -3 | 2.493 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +22 | Beat UConn 26–23 |
| 43 | 3 | 2.670 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +13 | BYE |
| 44 | -4 | 2.671 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +18 | Lost to Tennessee 12–17 |
| 45 | -8 | 2.683 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +13 | Lost to Oregon State 28–30 |
| 46 | 7 | 2.730 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +11 | Beat Akron 17–0 |
| 47 | -5 | 2.763 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +9 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–27 |
| 48 | -5 | 2.770 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | +13 | BYE |
| 49 | 7 | 2.865 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +10 | Beat Arizona 28–14 |
| 50 | -3 | 2.875 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +9 | Lost to Florida 14–21 |
| 51 | -3 | 2.897 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +13 | Lost to Hawai'i 35–42 |
| 52 | 2 | 2.965 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +9 | BYE |
| 53 | 2 | 2.978 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +10 | Beat NC State 21–16 |
| 54 | -5 | 3.042 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +6 | Lost to Troy 20–21 |
| 55 | -3 | 3.051 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +3 | Lost to BYU 31–33 |
| 56 | 4 | 3.060 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +11 | Beat SMU 31–27 |
| 57 | 0 | 3.075 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +8 | BYE |
| 58 | -7 | 3.136 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +8 | Lost to Arizona State 14–28 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.185 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | -1 | Beat Eastern Michigan 27–0 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.185 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +6 | BYE |
| 61 | 4 | 3.213 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 42 | +2 | Beat Idaho 28–13 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.247 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | BYE |
| 63 | 5 | 3.307 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | Beat Boston College 17–14 |
| 64 | -6 | 3.318 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Louisville 24–48 |
| 65 | 1 | 3.429 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | BYE |
| 66 | 9 | 3.579 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | -3 | Beat Arkansas State 28–13 |
| 67 | 9 | 3.643 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | -3 | Beat Middle Tennessee 21–20 |
| 68 | -5 | 3.654 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -7 | Lost to Missouri 17–42 |
| 69 | -2 | 3.730 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -1 | BYE |
| 70 | -9 | 3.755 |  SMU | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -8 | Lost to Rice 27–31 |
| 71 | -2 | 3.761 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -4 | BYE |
| 72 | 7 | 3.952 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Beat San Diego State 41–14 |
| 73 | 1 | 4.137 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -12 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–17 |
| 74 | 6 | 4.263 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | +5 | BYE |
| 75 | -5 | 4.280 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -14 | Lost to Louisiana 13–28 |
| 76 | -3 | 4.343 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -11 | Lost to Cincinnati 23–26 |
| 77 | -6 | 4.370 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | -18 | Lost to Ball State 6–30 |
| 78 | -6 | 4.507 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -14 | Lost to UNLV 39–42 |
| 79 | 13 | 4.532 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -10 | Beat Kent State 30–6 |
| 80 | 2 | 4.556 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -13 | Lost to Rutgers 7–38 |
| 81 | 0 | 4.560 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -19 | Lost to Western Michigan 0–17 |
| 82 | -4 | 4.570 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -19 | Lost to Southern Miss 7–42 |
| 83 | 7 | 4.664 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -18 | Beat Mississippi State 20–17 |
| 84 | 0 | 4.688 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -22 | BYE |
| 85 | -8 | 4.753 |  UTEP | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -22 | Lost to Memphis 19–38 |
| 86 | 8 | 4.793 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -16 | Beat Louisiana Tech 34–27 |
| 87 | 8 | 4.827 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -24 | Beat Bowling Green 31–21 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.841 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -20 | BYE |
| 89 | 4 | 4.881 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -23 | Beat Florida International 31–0 |
| 90 | -4 | 4.921 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -20 | BYE |
| 91 | -8 | 4.987 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -18 | Lost to Tulsa 3–38 |
| 92 | -4 | 5.049 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -23 | Lost to TCU 14–45 |
| 93 | -2 | 5.161 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -11 | BYE |
| 94 | 2 | 5.170 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -25 | BYE |
| 95 | 5 | 5.210 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -26 | Beat UAB 31–22 |
| 96 | -7 | 5.408 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -30 | Lost to East Carolina 16–21 |
| 97 | 4 | 5.465 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -28 | Beat Duke 45–44 |
| 98 | -11 | 5.506 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -29 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–20 |
| 99 | -1 | 5.531 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 83 | -25 | Lost to San José State 13–28 |
| 100 | -3 | 5.692 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -34 | Lost to Toledo 21–31 |
| 101 | 1 | 5.875 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -30 | BYE |
| 102 | -3 | 6.008 |  UAB | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -37 | Lost to UCF 22–31 |
| 103 | 6 | 6.056 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -35 | Beat Utah State 42–20 |
| 104 | 3 | 6.064 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 98 | -39 | Beat North Texas 23–3 |
| 105 | -2 | 6.165 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -29 | Lost to Fresno State 27–34 |
| 106 | -1 | 6.291 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -39 | BYE |
| 107 | 1 | 6.512 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -33 | Lost to Nebraska 14–37 |
| 108 | -4 | 6.549 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 101 | -42 | Lost to UL Monroe 3–23 |
| 109 | -3 | 6.688 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -27 | Lost to New Mexico 14–41 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.793 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -43 | Lost to Central Michigan 28–55 |
| 111 | 0 | 6.814 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 114 | -36 | BYE |
| 112 | 4 | 7.011 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -52 | Beat UTEP 38–19 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.016 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 107 | -44 | Beat Air Force 42–39 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.070 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 109 | -52 | Lost to Ohio 24–34 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.613 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 115 | -44 | Lost to New Mexico State 20–42 |
| 116 | -2 | 7.713 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 115 | -56 | Lost to Northern Illinois 0–27 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.892 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 1–11 | 0.083 | 115 | -51 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 8.573 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 118 | -55 | Lost to North Carolina 44–45 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.287 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–11 | 0.000 | 118 | -68 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 0–31 |