2006 Week 8 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 | 0.660 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Michigan State 38–7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.694 |  USC |  PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | Beat Arizona State 28–21 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.811 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Penn State 17–10 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.827 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +23 | Lost to Auburn 17–27 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.005 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Cincinnati 23–17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.081 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +21 | Beat Florida 27–17 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.085 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Navy 34–0 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.243 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +15 | BYE |
| 9 | 4 | 1.297 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Syracuse 41–17 |
| 10 | -4 | 1.301 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +17 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.308 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat New Mexico State 40–28 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.316 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +13 | Beat Temple 63–9 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.361 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +16 | Beat Washington State 21–3 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.366 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +14 | Beat Baylor 63–31 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.425 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +15 | Beat Virginia Tech 22–3 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.482 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +15 | Beat FCS 63–7 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.525 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +13 | Beat Missouri 25–19 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.527 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +13 | Beat Kansas State 21–3 |
| 19 | 6 | 1.560 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +11 | Beat UCLA 30–20 |
| 20 | 8 | 1.601 |  LSU | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +11 | Beat Kentucky 49–0 |
| 21 | -11 | 1.604 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +13 | Lost to Texas A&M 19–25 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.631 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +12 | Beat Minnesota 48–12 |
| 23 | -5 | 1.655 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +11 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.663 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +11 | Beat East Carolina 31–10 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.804 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +11 | Beat Iowa State 34–9 |
| 26 | 4 | 1.831 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +10 | Beat NC State 25–23 |
| 27 | 0 | 1.889 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 8 | +8 | Beat UCF 52–7 |
| 28 | -13 | 2.087 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +10 | Lost to Indiana 28–31 |
| 29 | 2 | 2.241 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +7 | Lost to Rutgers 0–34 |
| 30 | 23 | 2.269 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | +7 | Beat Colorado State 24–21 |
| 31 | 9 | 2.293 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +7 | Beat Houston 31–27 |
| 32 | 4 | 2.317 |  BYU | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +4 | BYE |
| 33 | 9 | 2.378 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +5 | Beat Ole Miss 26–23 |
| 34 | 0 | 2.438 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +8 | Lost to California 3–21 |
| 35 | -13 | 2.465 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +5 | Lost to Vanderbilt 22–24 |
| 36 | 14 | 2.475 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +4 | Beat Duke 51–24 |
| 37 | 12 | 2.482 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +3 | Beat Kansas 42–32 |
| 38 | -5 | 2.519 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +5 | Lost to Oregon 20–30 |
| 39 | 0 | 2.559 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +4 | BYE |
| 40 | 7 | 2.601 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +3 | Beat Florida International 35–0 |
| 41 | 7 | 2.637 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +2 | Beat North Carolina 37–20 |
| 42 | -10 | 2.662 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +7 | Lost to Oregon State 17–27 |
| 43 | -8 | 2.676 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +2 | Lost to Boston College 3–22 |
| 44 | 7 | 2.696 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +4 | Beat Virginia 28–26 |
| 45 | 0 | 2.714 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | +4 | Beat Northwestern 31–10 |
| 46 | 8 | 2.778 |  Ohio (OHIO) |  MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +6 | Beat Illinois 20–17 |
| 47 | -21 | 2.784 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +5 | Lost to Colorado 6–30 |
| 48 | 22 | 2.907 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +2 | Beat Northern Illinois 16–14 |
| 49 | 8 | 2.918 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 26 | -2 | Beat Utah State 21–14 |
| 50 | -13 | 2.940 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +5 | Lost to Michigan 10–17 |
| 51 | 14 | 2.984 |  UTEP | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +1 | Beat Tulane 34–20 |
| 52 | 10 | 2.987 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 27 | 0 | Beat Toledo 40–14 |
| 53 | 18 | 3.032 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 67 | +4 | Beat Washington 27–17 |
| 54 | -10 | 3.054 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +2 | Lost to Nebraska 3–21 |
| 55 | -14 | 3.058 |  TCU | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | +2 | BYE |
| 56 | -10 | 3.094 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +2 | Lost to Southern Miss 27–31 |
| 57 | 1 | 3.136 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | +1 | BYE |
| 58 | 8 | 3.211 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 24–21 |
| 59 | 16 | 3.212 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–3 | 0.500 | 67 | +2 | Beat Army 21–7 |
| 60 | 13 | 3.219 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | 0 | Beat Memphis 26–23 |
| 61 | -9 | 3.221 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | +4 | Lost to Ohio State 7–38 |
| 62 | -7 | 3.233 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 67 | +2 | Lost to USC 21–28 |
| 63 | -3 | 3.261 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 67 | +2 | Lost to Wake Forest 23–25 |
| 64 | -21 | 3.303 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | -1 | Lost to Air Force 21–24 |
| 65 | 16 | 3.323 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +9 | Beat Iowa 31–28 |
| 66 | -28 | 3.366 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | -2 | Lost to Wyoming 15–31 |
| 67 | 5 | 3.380 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +1 | Beat Ball State 18–7 |
| 68 | -7 | 3.434 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | +2 | Lost to West Virginia 17–41 |
| 69 | -13 | 3.514 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Western Michigan 14–16 |
| 70 | 7 | 3.530 |  SMU | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | -2 | Beat Marshall 31–21 |
| 71 | -8 | 3.652 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | -1 | BYE |
| 72 | -13 | 3.676 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | +1 | Lost to LSU 0–49 |
| 73 | -4 | 3.712 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Louisville 17–23 |
| 74 | -10 | 3.822 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -2 | Lost to Wisconsin 12–48 |
| 75 | 15 | 3.851 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 85 | -1 | Beat Fresno State 68–37 |
| 76 | 13 | 3.870 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -3 | Beat Georgia 24–22 |
| 77 | -10 | 3.880 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma State 32–42 |
| 78 | 1 | 3.902 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 67 | -2 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.034 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -3 | Beat Stanford 20–7 |
| 80 | -12 | 4.094 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma 9–34 |
| 81 | -7 | 4.126 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -3 | Lost to UConn 7–21 |
| 82 | 12 | 4.228 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -3 | Beat Utah 31–15 |
| 83 | 3 | 4.302 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | -6 | Beat Louisiana Tech 24–14 |
| 84 | -8 | 4.395 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -5 | Lost to Texas 31–63 |
| 85 | 11 | 4.544 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | 0 | Beat UNLV 39–36 |
| 86 | -8 | 4.590 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -4 | Lost to Tulsa 10–31 |
| 87 | -3 | 4.688 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -5 | Lost to Pittsburgh 7–52 |
| 88 | -5 | 4.814 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -6 | Lost to Alabama 23–26 |
| 89 | -7 | 4.880 |  UAB | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -9 | Lost to Rice 33–34 |
| 90 | -3 | 5.009 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -7 | BYE |
| 91 | -3 | 5.056 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -7 | Lost to Maryland 26–28 |
| 92 | 8 | 5.094 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -6 | Beat FCS 35–3 |
| 93 | 11 | 5.095 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -7 | Beat UL Monroe 24–19 |
| 94 | 5 | 5.159 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -9 | Lost to Boise State 28–40 |
| 95 | -4 | 5.229 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -6 | Lost to UTEP 20–34 |
| 96 | 9 | 5.269 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -6 | Beat UAB 34–33 |
| 97 | -2 | 5.274 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -5 | BYE |
| 98 | -13 | 5.359 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -9 | Lost to Ohio 17–20 |
| 99 | -6 | 5.422 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -9 | Lost to Kent State 14–40 |
| 100 | 8 | 5.487 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -7 | Beat FCS 32–7 |
| 101 | -9 | 5.563 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -6 | Lost to Idaho 14–24 |
| 102 | -5 | 5.577 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -7 | Lost to South Florida 20–37 |
| 103 | -1 | 6.213 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -10 | Lost to Central Michigan 7–18 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.221 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 94 | -7 | Lost to Purdue 10–31 |
| 105 | -4 | 6.499 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -11 | Lost to SMU 21–31 |
| 106 | 7 | 6.655 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 111 | -8 | Beat Texas Tech 30–6 |
| 107 | -9 | 6.688 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -11 | Lost to Hawai'i 37–68 |
| 108 | 1 | 6.739 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 114 | -9 | BYE |
| 109 | -3 | 6.915 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 103 | -12 | Lost to New Mexico 36–39 |
| 110 | 4 | 7.082 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 111 | -13 | Lost to San José State 14–21 |
| 111 | -4 | 7.175 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 114 | -14 | Lost to Arizona 7–20 |
| 112 | -1 | 7.354 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -16 | Lost to Troy 19–24 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.419 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 111 | -19 | Beat Buffalo 38–31 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.438 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -16 | Lost to Arkansas State 23–26 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.678 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–7 | 0.000 | 114 | -18 | Lost to Miami 0–35 |
| 116 | -6 | 7.785 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -18 | Lost to Miami (OH) 31–38 |
| 117 | 0 | 8.523 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 114 | -12 | Lost to Florida State 24–51 |
| 118 | 0 | 8.775 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 114 | -19 | Lost to Clemson 9–63 |
| 119 | 0 | 9.517 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 114 | -22 | Lost to Bowling Green 21–24 |