2006 Week 7 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 | 0.426 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat Bowling Green 35–7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.530 |  USC |  PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Washington 26–20 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.631 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat LSU 23–10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.782 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Michigan State 31–13 |
| 5 | 2 | 0.862 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Middle Tennessee 44–17 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.057 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +16 | Beat Stanford 31–10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1.067 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +14 | Beat Georgia 51–33 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.269 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | BYE |
| 9 | -3 | 1.308 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +13 | Lost to Arkansas 10–27 |
| 10 | 11 | 1.311 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Texas Tech 38–21 |
| 11 | 7 | 1.352 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +10 | Beat Wake Forest 27–17 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.364 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Louisiana Tech 55–14 |
| 13 | -2 | 1.395 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Mississippi State 42–14 |
| 14 | 8 | 1.398 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +10 | Beat Oregon 45–24 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.449 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +12 | Beat Purdue 47–17 |
| 16 | 8 | 1.506 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +9 | Beat Oklahoma 28–10 |
| 17 | 14 | 1.514 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 25 | +12 | Beat Auburn 27–10 |
| 18 | 5 | 1.553 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +9 | Beat Maryland 27–23 |
| 19 | 6 | 1.636 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Beat Iowa State 28–14 |
| 20 | 6 | 1.637 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 25 | +10 | BYE |
| 21 | 7 | 1.643 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Beat Kansas 21–18 |
| 22 | -7 | 1.695 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Lost to Tennessee 33–51 |
| 23 | 4 | 1.699 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +8 | Beat Northwestern 41–9 |
| 24 | 16 | 1.709 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 25 | +8 | Beat Southern Miss 20–6 |
| 25 | -16 | 1.784 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 25 | +6 | Lost to California 24–45 |
| 26 | -13 | 1.818 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +9 | Lost to Missouri 21–38 |
| 27 | 2 | 1.841 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +7 | Beat Syracuse 21–11 |
| 28 | -11 | 1.848 |  LSU | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +7 | Lost to Florida 10–23 |
| 29 | -21 | 1.853 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +8 | Lost to Texas 10–28 |
| 30 | -14 | 1.927 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +6 | Lost to Clemson 17–27 |
| 31 | 6 | 1.951 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 10 | +5 | Beat Air Force 24–17 |
| 32 | -13 | 2.012 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +8 | Lost to USC 20–26 |
| 33 | 0 | 2.046 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 25 | +5 | Beat Arizona 27–7 |
| 34 | 9 | 2.066 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +7 | Beat Oregon State 13–6 |
| 35 | -5 | 2.119 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 25 | +3 | BYE |
| 36 | 6 | 2.398 |  BYU |  MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +3 | Beat San Diego State 47–17 |
| 37 | 9 | 2.445 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +5 | Beat Minnesota 28–27 |
| 38 | 22 | 2.484 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +3 | Beat TCU 20–7 |
| 39 | 16 | 2.542 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +3 | Beat Kentucky 24–17 |
| 40 | -4 | 2.562 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +4 | Lost to Tulsa 6–20 |
| 41 | -9 | 2.655 |  TCU | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +3 | Lost to Utah 7–20 |
| 42 | 10 | 2.662 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Beat Duke 30–14 |
| 43 | 13 | 2.691 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 25 | 0 | Beat UNLV 28–7 |
| 44 | 21 | 2.698 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Beat Oklahoma State 31–27 |
| 45 | -6 | 2.718 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Lost to Iowa 17–47 |
| 46 | -12 | 2.745 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Lost to Louisiana 28–31 |
| 47 | 3 | 2.752 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +3 | Beat North Carolina 27–7 |
| 48 | 15 | 2.765 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat UConn 38–16 |
| 49 | -14 | 2.766 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | 0 | Lost to Kansas State 27–31 |
| 50 | -12 | 2.796 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Lost to NC State 20–24 |
| 51 | -10 | 2.852 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 23–27 |
| 52 | -7 | 2.867 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Lost to Michigan 13–31 |
| 53 | -9 | 2.894 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | Lost to Navy 17–24 |
| 54 | 16 | 2.905 |  Ohio (OHIO) |  MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Beat Western Michigan 27–20 |
| 55 | -7 | 2.949 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | BYE |
| 56 | 10 | 2.970 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 28–25 |
| 57 | -4 | 2.980 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | -2 | BYE |
| 58 | 19 | 3.019 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Beat Houston 31–28 |
| 59 | -8 | 3.101 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Lost to South Carolina 17–24 |
| 60 | 13 | 3.125 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Beat Florida State 24–20 |
| 61 | -12 | 3.129 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 11–21 |
| 62 | 5 | 3.245 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | -2 | Beat Temple 28–17 |
| 63 | -4 | 3.277 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | BYE |
| 64 | -10 | 3.390 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -1 | Lost to Penn State 27–28 |
| 65 | 11 | 3.415 |  UTEP | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -1 | Beat SMU 24–21 |
| 66 | -2 | 3.424 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Ohio State 7–35 |
| 67 | -9 | 3.441 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Lost to Texas A&M 18–21 |
| 68 | -11 | 3.448 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 14–28 |
| 69 | 9 | 3.502 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Beat Akron 20–14 |
| 70 | -23 | 3.545 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -2 | Lost to Ohio 20–27 |
| 71 | -10 | 3.565 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 79 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 6–13 |
| 72 | 3 | 3.627 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Beat Toledo 42–20 |
| 73 | 8 | 3.648 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -1 | Beat UL Monroe 10–6 |
| 74 | 11 | 3.667 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Beat FCS 62–7 |
| 75 | -13 | 3.743 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 2–3 | 0.400 | 79 | -1 | Lost to South Florida 16–38 |
| 76 | 7 | 3.768 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Beat Colorado 34–31 |
| 77 | -9 | 3.855 |  SMU | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Lost to UTEP 21–24 |
| 78 | 12 | 3.940 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 79 | -1 | Beat Virginia 31–21 |
| 79 | -7 | 3.995 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | Lost to Louisville 17–44 |
| 80 | -11 | 4.169 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 7–27 |
| 81 | 10 | 4.169 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Beat Illinois 34–32 |
| 82 | 5 | 4.221 |  UAB | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Beat Memphis 35–29 |
| 83 | 3 | 4.317 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -2 | Beat Vanderbilt 17–10 |
| 84 | 12 | 4.522 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 79 | -3 | Beat Marshall 23–22 |
| 85 | -11 | 4.654 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -4 | Lost to Indiana 32–34 |
| 86 | 15 | 4.657 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | Beat New Mexico State 28–20 |
| 87 | 2 | 4.709 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -5 | Lost to Cincinnati 14–20 |
| 88 | -8 | 4.828 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -5 | Lost to East Carolina 21–31 |
| 89 | -7 | 4.887 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -7 | Lost to Ole Miss 10–17 |
| 90 | 9 | 4.973 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 111 | -2 | BYE |
| 91 | 6 | 5.138 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 79 | -5 | Beat Rice 38–24 |
| 92 | 3 | 5.143 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -3 | Lost to Boise State 14–55 |
| 93 | -14 | 5.154 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -6 | Lost to Central Michigan 20–42 |
| 94 | 10 | 5.223 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -6 | Beat New Mexico 14–10 |
| 95 | 10 | 5.353 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -6 | Beat Florida International 25–22 |
| 96 | -12 | 5.365 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -1 | Lost to Wyoming 10–14 |
| 97 | -9 | 5.437 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -4 | Lost to Miami 7–27 |
| 98 | -27 | 5.454 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -6 | Lost to Utah State 12–13 |
| 99 | -7 | 5.567 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 79 | -9 | Lost to Idaho 20–28 |
| 100 | 3 | 5.619 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -5 | Lost to West Virginia 14–42 |
| 101 | -7 | 5.694 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -6 | Lost to UCF 22–23 |
| 102 | 9 | 5.696 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -6 | Beat Buffalo 55–25 |
| 103 | -1 | 5.812 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -5 | Lost to Wisconsin 9–41 |
| 104 | 2 | 5.832 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -7 | BYE |
| 105 | -12 | 5.951 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -6 | Lost to Tulane 24–38 |
| 106 | -6 | 6.029 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 98 | -6 | Lost to Colorado State 7–28 |
| 107 | 0 | 6.080 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 111 | -7 | Lost to Notre Dame 10–31 |
| 108 | 0 | 6.211 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -6 | BYE |
| 109 | 4 | 6.633 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 111 | -8 | Lost to BYU 17–47 |
| 110 | -12 | 6.635 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -10 | Lost to Ball State 25–55 |
| 111 | -2 | 7.053 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -11 | Lost to Arkansas State 6–10 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.072 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -11 | Lost to UAB 29–35 |
| 113 | -3 | 7.193 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 0–6 | 0.000 | 111 | -7 | Lost to Baylor 31–34 |
| 114 | 4 | 7.201 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 108 | -11 | Beat Fresno State 13–12 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.847 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 111 | -16 | Lost to Northern Illinois 25–28 |
| 116 | -2 | 8.080 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–6 | 0.000 | 111 | -16 | Lost to North Texas 22–25 |
| 117 | -1 | 8.505 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 111 | -8 | Lost to Alabama 14–30 |
| 118 | -1 | 9.353 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 111 | -16 | Lost to Kent State 17–28 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.457 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 111 | -16 | BYE |