2006 Week 2 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 | 0 | 0.853 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Texas 56–7 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.862 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida Atlantic 54–6 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.898 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kent State 44–0 |
| 4 | -3 | 0.917 |  LSU |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 45–3 |
| 5 | -4 | 0.944 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana Tech 49–10 |
| 6 | -5 | 0.953 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Stanford 48–10 |
| 7 | -6 | 0.972 |  USC | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arkansas 50–14 |
| 8 | -7 | 1.008 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 35–3 |
| 8 | -7 | 1.008 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Marshall 42–10 |
| 10 | -9 | 1.018 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Kentucky 59–28 |
| 10 | -9 | 1.018 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) |  MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 38–7 |
| 12 | -11 | 1.054 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Southern Miss 34–7 |
| 13 | -12 | 1.063 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington State 40–14 |
| 14 | -13 | 1.073 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Virginia 38–13 |
| 15 | -14 | 1.091 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northern Illinois 35–12 |
| 16 | -15 | 1.109 |  UCLA | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah 31–10 |
| 16 | -15 | 1.109 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Bowling Green 35–14 |
| 18 | -17 | 1.118 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Vanderbilt 27–7 |
| 19 | -18 | 1.127 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Western Michigan 39–20 |
| 20 | -19 | 1.137 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 38–20 |
| 20 | -19 | 1.137 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 21–3 |
| 20 | -19 | 1.137 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Akron 34–16 |
| 23 | -22 | 1.146 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat California 35–18 |
| 24 | -23 | 1.164 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 15–0 |
| 25 | -24 | 1.210 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 27–17 |
| 25 | -24 | 1.210 |  TCU | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Baylor 17–7 |
| 25 | -24 | 1.210 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 20–10 |
| 28 | -27 | 1.219 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Nevada 28–19 |
| 29 | -28 | 1.228 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Hawai'i 25–17 |
| 29 | -28 | 1.228 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Army 14–6 |
| 31 | -30 | 1.238 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Central Michigan 31–24 |
| 31 | -30 | 1.238 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UAB 24–17 |
| 31 | -30 | 1.238 |  UTEP |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 34–27 |
| 34 | -33 | 1.247 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Temple 9–3 |
| 34 | -33 | 1.247 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San José State 35–29 |
| 36 | -35 | 1.256 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 28–23 |
| 36 | -35 | 1.256 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Carolina 21–16 |
| 38 | -37 | 1.265 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Georgia Tech 14–10 |
| 39 | -38 | 1.274 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat BYU 16–13 |
| 39 | -38 | 1.274 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Miami 13–10 |
| 39 | -38 | 1.274 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Memphis 28–25 |
| 42 | -41 | 1.283 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Toledo 45–43 |
| 43 | -42 | 1.292 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rice 31–30 |
| 43 | -42 | 1.292 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Florida International 7–6 |
| 45 | -44 | 1.788 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 45–0 |
| 45 | -44 | 1.788 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–7 |
| 47 | -46 | 1.797 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 54–10 |
| 48 | -47 | 1.815 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–10 |
| 49 | -48 | 1.833 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 47–7 |
| 50 | -49 | 1.843 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 56–17 |
| 51 | -50 | 1.852 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–0 |
| 51 | -50 | 1.852 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 45–7 |
| 51 | -50 | 1.852 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–0 |
| 54 | -53 | 1.870 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–12 |
| 55 | -54 | 1.888 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–7 |
| 56 | -55 | 1.907 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–3 |
| 57 | -56 | 1.916 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 31–0 |
| 57 | -56 | 1.916 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–18 |
| 57 | -56 | 1.916 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–10 |
| 60 | -59 | 1.950 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | BYE |
| 60 | -59 | 1.950 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | BYE |
| 62 | -61 | 1.962 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 29–3 |
| 63 | -62 | 1.971 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–17 |
| 63 | -62 | 1.971 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 60–35 |
| 65 | -64 | 1.980 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 30–6 |
| 66 | -65 | 2.007 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–14 |
| 67 | -66 | 2.026 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–16 |
| 68 | -67 | 2.035 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 24–6 |
| 69 | -68 | 2.062 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 30–15 |
| 70 | -69 | 2.081 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 27–14 |
| 70 | -69 | 2.081 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 23–10 |
| 72 | -71 | 2.191 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 24–23 |
| 73 | -72 | 2.233 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 6–7 |
| 73 | -72 | 2.233 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Houston 30–31 |
| 75 | -74 | 2.273 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Iowa State 43–45 |
| 76 | -75 | 2.313 |  BYU | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Arizona 13–16 |
| 76 | -75 | 2.313 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 25–28 |
| 76 | -75 | 2.313 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 10–13 |
| 79 | -78 | 2.353 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 10–14 |
| 80 | -79 | 2.393 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Navy 23–28 |
| 80 | -79 | 2.393 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Rutgers 16–21 |
| 82 | -81 | 2.433 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Washington 29–35 |
| 82 | -81 | 2.433 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Buffalo 3–9 |
| 84 | -83 | 2.473 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 24–31 |
| 84 | -83 | 2.473 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to UTEP 27–34 |
| 84 | -83 | 2.473 |  UAB | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 17–24 |
| 87 | -86 | 2.513 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas State 6–14 |
| 87 | -86 | 2.513 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 17–25 |
| 89 | -88 | 2.553 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Fresno State 19–28 |
| 90 | -89 | 2.593 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to TCU 7–17 |
| 90 | -89 | 2.593 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 17–27 |
| 90 | -89 | 2.593 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Wake Forest 10–20 |
| 93 | -92 | 2.793 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 0–15 |
| 94 | -93 | 2.873 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 18–35 |
| 95 | -94 | 2.913 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 16–34 |
| 95 | -94 | 2.913 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Ball State 20–38 |
| 95 | -94 | 2.913 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Northwestern 3–21 |
| 98 | -97 | 2.953 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Indiana 20–39 |
| 99 | -98 | 2.993 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 7–27 |
| 100 | -99 | 3.033 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 14–35 |
| 100 | -99 | 3.033 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to UCLA 10–31 |
| 102 | -101 | 3.113 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 12–35 |
| 103 | -102 | 3.193 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Pittsburgh 13–38 |
| 104 | -103 | 3.233 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Auburn 14–40 |
| 105 | -104 | 3.273 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Florida 7–34 |
| 106 | -105 | 3.433 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 28–59 |
| 106 | -105 | 3.433 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Wyoming 7–38 |
| 108 | -107 | 3.473 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to West Virginia 10–42 |
| 108 | -107 | 3.473 |  SMU | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Texas Tech 3–35 |
| 110 | -109 | 3.633 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to USC 14–50 |
| 111 | -110 | 3.713 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 10–48 |
| 112 | -111 | 3.753 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 10–49 |
| 113 | -112 | 3.873 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to LSU 3–45 |
| 114 | -113 | 3.953 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 0–44 |
| 115 | -114 | 4.113 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 6–54 |
| 116 | -115 | 4.153 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Texas 7–56 |
| 117 | -116 | 12.073 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to FCS 10–19 |
| 118 | -117 | 12.153 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to FCS 6–17 |
| 119 | -118 | 12.233 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 71 | 0 | Lost to FCS 0–13 |