2006 Week 4 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 | 0.302 |  USC |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Nebraska 28–10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.593 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Tennessee 21–20 |
| 3 | 7 | 0.807 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat LSU 7–3 |
| 4 | 8 | 0.849 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Cincinnati 37–7 |
| 5 | 8 | 0.895 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Ohio 24–7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0.901 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Miami 31–7 |
| 7 | 14 | 1.018 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat BYU 30–23 |
| 8 | 8 | 1.045 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Maryland 45–24 |
| 9 | 20 | 1.045 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Notre Dame 47–21 |
| 10 | -6 | 1.047 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +4 | Lost to Michigan 21–47 |
| 11 | 19 | 1.085 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Pittsburgh 38–23 |
| 12 | 3 | 1.086 |  UCLA | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 13 | 10 | 1.088 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat UAB 34–0 |
| 14 | -3 | 1.118 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Oklahoma 34–33 |
| 15 | 10 | 1.198 |  TCU |  MWC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Texas Tech 12–3 |
| 16 | 25 | 1.201 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Iowa State 27–17 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.320 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Wyoming 17–10 |
| 18 | 6 | 1.372 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat San Diego State 14–0 |
| 19 | -14 | 1.377 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +3 | Lost to Oregon 33–34 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.378 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat New Mexico 27–17 |
| 21 | 14 | 1.399 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat UConn 24–13 |
| 22 | -13 | 1.417 |  LSU | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Auburn 3–7 |
| 23 | -4 | 1.424 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Florida Atlantic 48–8 |
| 24 | 13 | 1.506 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Duke 36–0 |
| 25 | 29 | 1.556 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Beat Florida State 27–20 |
| 26 | 7 | 1.564 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Army 28–24 |
| 27 | 9 | 1.574 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UL Monroe 41–7 |
| 28 | 3 | 1.580 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat FCS 42–22 |
| 29 | 9 | 1.595 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Colorado 21–3 |
| 30 | 9 | 1.619 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Marshall 23–7 |
| 31 | 14 | 1.681 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Ball State 38–28 |
| 32 | 12 | 1.690 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UCF 24–17 |
| 33 | 17 | 1.705 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Stanford 37–9 |
| 34 | -20 | 1.734 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to TCU 3–12 |
| 35 | -18 | 1.757 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Florida 20–21 |
| 36 | -33 | 1.813 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Michigan State 23–38 |
| 37 | 19 | 1.851 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Beat Baylor 17–15 |
| 38 | -16 | 1.887 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to Iowa 17–27 |
| 39 | -13 | 1.896 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat Rice 52–7 |
| 40 | -12 | 2.001 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +2 | Lost to West Virginia 24–45 |
| 41 | -9 | 2.021 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Lost to USC 10–28 |
| 42 | -8 | 2.190 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat FCS 42–16 |
| 43 | 44 | 2.221 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Temple 62–0 |
| 44 | 16 | 2.262 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat Virginia 17–10 |
| 45 | 1 | 2.277 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat Fresno State 21–20 |
| 46 | 28 | 2.286 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat NC State 37–17 |
| 47 | -40 | 2.289 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Lost to Clemson 20–27 |
| 48 | 0 | 2.359 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat Florida International 33–28 |
| 49 | -7 | 2.374 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Lost to Rutgers 7–24 |
| 50 | 30 | 2.386 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | Beat Ole Miss 31–14 |
| 51 | 4 | 2.394 |  BYU | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | +1 | Lost to Boston College 23–30 |
| 52 | 23 | 2.484 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Utah State 48–0 |
| 53 | 17 | 2.591 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Troy 35–20 |
| 54 | -14 | 2.683 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–3 |
| 55 | 12 | 2.747 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Vanderbilt 21–19 |
| 56 | 23 | 2.762 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | +1 | Beat Illinois 31–21 |
| 57 | -8 | 2.768 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | +1 | BYE |
| 58 | 4 | 2.814 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat FCS 27–20 |
| 59 | -53 | 2.845 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | +3 | Lost to FCS 28–35 |
| 60 | 26 | 2.951 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | +1 | Beat Akron 24–21 |
| 61 | -8 | 2.958 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat FCS 28–10 |
| 62 | 1 | 3.009 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | -1 | Beat FCS 44–0 |
| 63 | 32 | 3.127 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | -1 | Beat North Texas 28–3 |
| 64 | -37 | 3.177 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | -1 | Lost to Toledo 31–37 |
| 65 | -22 | 3.185 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Lost to Wake Forest 13–24 |
| 66 | 38 | 3.213 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Beat Kansas 37–31 |
| 67 | -8 | 3.225 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Washington 20–21 |
| 68 | 21 | 3.398 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 31–13 |
| 69 | 8 | 3.438 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | BYE |
| 70 | 8 | 3.503 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 104 | 0 | BYE |
| 71 | 37 | 3.509 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Beat Colorado State 28–10 |
| 72 | -11 | 3.564 |  UAB | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Georgia 0–34 |
| 73 | 25 | 3.592 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 32–29 |
| 74 | -22 | 3.609 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Kentucky 14–31 |
| 75 | 22 | 3.612 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | -2 | Beat FCS 48–14 |
| 76 | -29 | 3.623 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | -2 | Lost to Nevada 10–28 |
| 77 | -20 | 3.719 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Purdue 28–38 |
| 78 | 6 | 3.754 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Kansas State 7–23 |
| 79 | 6 | 3.757 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Beat FCS 45–42 |
| 80 | -15 | 3.791 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | BYE |
| 81 | 7 | 3.797 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Lost to South Florida 17–24 |
| 82 | -24 | 3.809 |  UTEP | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | BYE |
| 83 | -12 | 3.839 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Washington State 15–17 |
| 84 | 7 | 3.905 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | BYE |
| 85 | 7 | 3.942 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 24–28 |
| 86 | -22 | 3.944 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Louisville 7–31 |
| 87 | 16 | 3.970 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Beat Memphis 35–20 |
| 88 | 18 | 4.023 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 30 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 14–6 |
| 89 | -38 | 4.052 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Western Michigan 10–17 |
| 90 | -17 | 4.222 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Alabama 7–41 |
| 91 | -15 | 4.223 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Ohio State 7–37 |
| 92 | -11 | 4.290 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Arkansas 19–21 |
| 93 | 0 | 4.296 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Tulsa 3–28 |
| 94 | 6 | 4.324 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | +2 | Lost to Missouri 17–27 |
| 95 | -13 | 4.359 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -2 | Lost to Boise State 10–17 |
| 96 | -27 | 4.460 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 20–35 |
| 97 | 2 | 4.513 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | Beat FCS 31–21 |
| 98 | 14 | 4.535 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -1 | Beat FCS 27–24 |
| 99 | -27 | 4.703 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Texas 7–52 |
| 100 | -34 | 4.711 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -2 | Lost to Central Michigan 21–24 |
| 101 | 1 | 4.823 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Bowling Green 28–33 |
| 102 | -19 | 5.005 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -2 | Lost to Syracuse 21–31 |
| 103 | -13 | 5.275 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -3 | Lost to Northern Illinois 13–31 |
| 104 | -8 | 5.459 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -3 | Lost to Southern Miss 17–37 |
| 105 | 11 | 5.503 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -3 | Beat Miami (OH) 16–14 |
| 106 | -38 | 5.543 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | BYE |
| 107 | 4 | 5.556 |  SMU | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -3 | Beat FCS 45–14 |
| 108 | 6 | 5.730 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Oklahoma State 8–48 |
| 109 | -2 | 5.757 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Navy 9–37 |
| 110 | -9 | 6.063 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | BYE |
| 111 | 4 | 6.123 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Wisconsin 0–14 |
| 112 | -18 | 6.140 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | -4 | Lost to East Carolina 20–35 |
| 113 | -8 | 6.210 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to Kent State 14–16 |
| 114 | -5 | 6.330 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Tulane 29–32 |
| 115 | -5 | 6.623 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to Northwestern 6–14 |
| 116 | 3 | 7.023 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–36 |
| 117 | 1 | 7.543 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Arizona State 3–21 |
| 118 | -5 | 7.583 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to Minnesota 0–62 |
| 119 | -2 | 7.943 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -4 | Lost to Utah 0–48 |