2006 Week 6 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 | 0.504 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Iowa 38–17 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.589 |  USC |  PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Washington State 28–22 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.656 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Alabama 28–13 |
| 4 | -2 | 0.737 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Minnesota 28–14 |
| 5 | 2 | 0.739 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +14 | Beat Purdue 35–21 |
| 6 | -2 | 0.913 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat South Carolina 24–17 |
| 7 | -1 | 0.919 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 8 | 1 | 1.050 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +9 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.102 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Arizona State 48–13 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.229 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +8 | Beat Memphis 41–7 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.272 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | BYE |
| 12 | 8 | 1.294 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat South Florida 22–20 |
| 13 | 17 | 1.392 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +8 | Beat Texas A&M 31–27 |
| 14 | 7 | 1.408 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Utah 36–3 |
| 15 | 2 | 1.485 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Ole Miss 14–9 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.507 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) |  ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat FCS 34–14 |
| 17 | 2 | 1.510 |  LSU | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +6 | Beat Mississippi State 48–17 |
| 18 | 6 | 1.513 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +5 | Beat Louisiana Tech 51–0 |
| 19 | 8 | 1.534 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +8 | Beat Arizona 21–10 |
| 20 | -4 | 1.540 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +8 | Lost to Ohio State 17–38 |
| 21 | -9 | 1.546 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Colorado 28–13 |
| 22 | 0 | 1.606 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +6 | Beat Oregon State 41–13 |
| 23 | 21 | 1.674 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +6 | Beat Virginia Tech 38–27 |
| 24 | 4 | 1.703 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +5 | Beat FCS 56–3 |
| 25 | 7 | 1.703 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +5 | Beat Kansas 39–32 |
| 26 | -3 | 1.773 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +7 | Beat FCS 22–0 |
| 27 | 7 | 1.789 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +5 | Beat Indiana 52–17 |
| 28 | -13 | 1.801 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +4 | Lost to Texas Tech 27–31 |
| 29 | 14 | 1.914 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +4 | Beat Toledo 45–3 |
| 30 | -4 | 2.043 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 27–38 |
| 31 | 0 | 2.090 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +5 | BYE |
| 32 | -21 | 2.094 |  TCU |  MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +4 | Lost to BYU 17–31 |
| 33 | 4 | 2.150 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +3 | Beat Stanford 31–0 |
| 34 | -16 | 2.179 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +3 | Lost to Miami 13–14 |
| 35 | -2 | 2.189 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +2 | BYE |
| 36 | 13 | 2.230 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +3 | Beat UCF 19–14 |
| 37 | 16 | 2.232 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +2 | Beat UConn 41–17 |
| 38 | 1 | 2.239 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +3 | BYE |
| 39 | -14 | 2.281 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 14 | +2 | Lost to Notre Dame 21–35 |
| 40 | -2 | 2.294 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +3 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.332 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +3 | BYE |
| 42 | 15 | 2.362 |  BYU | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +2 | Beat TCU 31–17 |
| 43 | -7 | 2.375 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +4 | Lost to USC 22–28 |
| 44 | 20 | 2.531 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 45 | +2 | Beat New Mexico 24–7 |
| 45 | -16 | 2.577 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +2 | Lost to Illinois 20–23 |
| 46 | 14 | 2.589 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +3 | Beat Northwestern 33–7 |
| 47 | -2 | 2.654 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | +1 | BYE |
| 48 | -6 | 2.742 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +2 | Lost to Oregon 13–48 |
| 49 | 9 | 2.755 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +2 | Beat Wyoming 40–34 |
| 50 | 26 | 2.760 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 66 | +3 | Beat Houston 14–13 |
| 51 | 11 | 2.769 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +3 | Beat Central Michigan 45–36 |
| 52 | -12 | 2.796 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +2 | Lost to Florida 13–28 |
| 53 | 14 | 2.829 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | -1 | Beat San Diego State 31–10 |
| 54 | -2 | 2.846 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | +1 | Lost to Michigan 14–28 |
| 55 | -7 | 2.868 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +2 | Lost to Auburn 17–24 |
| 56 | 18 | 2.969 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 33 | -1 | Beat Fresno State 35–23 |
| 57 | -7 | 3.010 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Beat FCS 28–27 |
| 58 | -23 | 3.100 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 32–39 |
| 59 | 7 | 3.106 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Beat UNLV 31–3 |
| 60 | -6 | 3.147 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | -1 | Lost to Boise State 3–36 |
| 61 | -6 | 3.147 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 66 | +1 | Lost to California 13–41 |
| 62 | -16 | 3.158 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 66 | +1 | Lost to Navy 17–41 |
| 63 | -12 | 3.219 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | -1 | Lost to Rutgers 20–22 |
| 64 | 15 | 3.229 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | 0 | Beat Ohio 21–9 |
| 65 | -18 | 3.392 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | -1 | Lost to Baylor 3–17 |
| 66 | 5 | 3.397 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | -1 | Beat Ball State 40–28 |
| 67 | 11 | 3.431 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | -1 | Beat Akron 37–15 |
| 68 | 12 | 3.454 |  SMU | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | -2 | Beat Tulane 33–28 |
| 69 | -4 | 3.467 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | +1 | Lost to Washington 10–21 |
| 70 | -14 | 3.500 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | +1 | Lost to Bowling Green 9–21 |
| 71 | -12 | 3.502 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | +1 | Lost to Colorado State 23–35 |
| 72 | 3 | 3.547 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | -1 | Beat North Texas 35–0 |
| 73 | -4 | 3.698 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 66 | 0 | BYE |
| 74 | 22 | 3.711 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | 0 | Beat Michigan State 23–20 |
| 75 | -14 | 3.862 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -1 | Lost to Kentucky 36–45 |
| 76 | 23 | 3.888 |  UTEP | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 66 | -2 | Beat New Mexico State 44–38 |
| 77 | 10 | 3.921 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 66 | -2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 33–14 |
| 78 | 5 | 3.925 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -2 | Beat Miami (OH) 24–10 |
| 79 | -16 | 4.008 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 3–45 |
| 80 | 10 | 4.039 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -2 | Beat Duke 37–0 |
| 81 | 12 | 4.092 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 66 | -1 | Beat Florida International 31–6 |
| 82 | 2 | 4.186 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -3 | Beat Temple 43–14 |
| 83 | 12 | 4.335 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -3 | Beat Kansas State 17–3 |
| 84 | -14 | 4.396 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | +3 | Lost to Air Force 7–24 |
| 85 | -17 | 4.531 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -2 | Lost to Rice 14–48 |
| 86 | 2 | 4.580 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -1 | Lost to Georgia 9–14 |
| 87 | 16 | 4.699 |  UAB | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -3 | Beat Troy 21–3 |
| 88 | 3 | 4.713 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -2 | BYE |
| 89 | -16 | 4.741 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -4 | Lost to Kent State 15–37 |
| 90 | 10 | 4.787 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | BYE |
| 91 | -14 | 4.824 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | +1 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–52 |
| 92 | -20 | 4.925 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 66 | -5 | Lost to UTEP 38–44 |
| 93 | 15 | 4.966 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -2 | Beat Army 48–14 |
| 94 | 0 | 5.055 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | BYE |
| 95 | -3 | 5.215 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | Lost to Clemson 0–51 |
| 96 | -11 | 5.221 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–19 |
| 97 | -16 | 5.226 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -3 | Lost to SMU 28–33 |
| 98 | 6 | 5.394 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -4 | BYE |
| 99 | -13 | 5.463 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 110 | -2 | BYE |
| 100 | -18 | 5.494 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 91 | -4 | Lost to Nevada 3–31 |
| 101 | 5 | 5.502 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -6 | Beat Utah State 41–21 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.737 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 74 | -4 | Lost to Penn State 7–33 |
| 103 | -1 | 5.760 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -4 | Lost to LSU 17–48 |
| 104 | 1 | 5.806 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -6 | Lost to Syracuse 34–40 |
| 105 | -8 | 5.836 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -4 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 0–35 |
| 106 | -8 | 5.968 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -6 | Lost to UAB 3–21 |
| 107 | 0 | 6.307 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -5 | Lost to UCLA 0–31 |
| 108 | 3 | 6.393 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -5 | Beat UL Monroe 21–19 |
| 109 | -20 | 6.851 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -8 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 19–21 |
| 110 | 6 | 6.875 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -3 | Lost to Missouri 13–28 |
| 111 | -2 | 7.069 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -6 | Lost to Northern Illinois 28–40 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.166 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 92 | -8 | Lost to Tennessee 7–41 |
| 113 | 1 | 7.193 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -6 | Lost to San José State 10–31 |
| 114 | -4 | 7.363 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -9 | Lost to Arkansas State 6–31 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.835 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -11 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–24 |
| 116 | -1 | 8.333 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -4 | Lost to Virginia 0–37 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.211 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -10 | Lost to Vanderbilt 14–43 |
| 118 | 0 | 9.355 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -12 | Lost to Idaho 21–41 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.747 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 110 | -14 | Lost to Louisiana 14–33 |