2006 Week 10 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 | 0.700 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +46 | Beat Minnesota 44–0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.791 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +45 | Beat Northwestern 17–3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.892 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +34 | Beat Georgia 21–14 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.963 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 1.078 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | Beat UConn 24–13 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.116 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +30 | Beat South Carolina 31–24 |
| 7 | -4 | 1.131 |  USC |  PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 19 | +28 | Lost to Oregon State 31–33 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.166 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +28 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.172 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | BYE |
| 10 | 4 | 1.178 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +30 | Beat Navy 38–14 |
| 11 | -4 | 1.192 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +31 | Beat Ole Miss 23–17 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.209 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | BYE |
| 13 | -3 | 1.239 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +29 | Beat Texas Tech 35–31 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.363 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +24 | Beat Buffalo 41–0 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.474 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +25 | Beat Baylor 31–21 |
| 16 | -4 | 1.501 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 20 | +21 | Lost to Virginia Tech 7–24 |
| 17 | 5 | 1.551 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +21 | Beat Miami 30–23 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.573 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +21 | Beat UL Monroe 44–10 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.598 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +22 | Beat Illinois 30–24 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.624 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +18 | Beat UTEP 30–20 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.646 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +20 | Beat Missouri 26–10 |
| 22 | -1 | 1.661 |  LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +15 | BYE |
| 23 | -6 | 1.730 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 20 | +21 | Lost to Oklahoma 10–26 |
| 24 | 1 | 1.838 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +20 | Beat UCLA 37–15 |
| 25 | 5 | 1.867 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +14 | Beat Clemson 24–7 |
| 26 | 2 | 1.900 |  BYU |  MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +12 | Beat Air Force 33–14 |
| 27 | -1 | 1.922 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +12 | Beat FCS 55–12 |
| 28 | 4 | 2.083 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +14 | Beat Florida State 27–24 |
| 29 | -2 | 2.103 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 11 | +10 | Beat North Carolina 24–17 |
| 30 | -1 | 2.130 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +12 | BYE |
| 31 | 14 | 2.265 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +13 | Beat USC 33–31 |
| 32 | 15 | 2.282 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +10 | Beat Nebraska 41–29 |
| 33 | -10 | 2.296 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +12 | Lost to Oklahoma State 29–41 |
| 34 | 1 | 2.358 |  Ohio (OHIO) |  MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +12 | Beat Kent State 17–7 |
| 35 | 1 | 2.371 |  TCU | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +10 | Beat Wyoming 26–3 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.385 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +14 | Beat Northern Illinois 24–14 |
| 37 | 4 | 2.388 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +14 | Beat Purdue 12–0 |
| 38 | 1 | 2.395 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +10 | Beat Eastern Michigan 18–15 |
| 39 | 5 | 2.512 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +6 | Beat Florida International 38–3 |
| 40 | -7 | 2.598 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +8 | Lost to Tennessee 24–31 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.636 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +7 | Beat UCF 51–31 |
| 42 | 8 | 2.659 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +5 | Beat New Mexico State 48–21 |
| 43 | -12 | 2.674 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +8 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–38 |
| 44 | -10 | 2.711 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +6 | Lost to Florida 14–21 |
| 45 | 7 | 2.713 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +6 | Beat Washington 26–23 |
| 46 | 3 | 2.807 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +9 | BYE |
| 47 | 10 | 2.914 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +8 | Beat Syracuse 17–3 |
| 48 | 16 | 2.929 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +3 | Beat Louisiana 34–20 |
| 49 | -9 | 2.932 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +6 | Lost to Texas 31–35 |
| 50 | -13 | 2.979 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 23–30 |
| 51 | 14 | 3.119 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | -3 | Beat Louisiana Tech 44–10 |
| 52 | -9 | 3.133 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +4 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 20–34 |
| 53 | 10 | 3.143 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +4 | Beat Iowa State 31–10 |
| 54 | 16 | 3.241 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +15 | Beat Michigan State 46–21 |
| 55 | -9 | 3.244 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Maryland 24–27 |
| 56 | 6 | 3.298 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | BYE |
| 57 | -9 | 3.326 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Lost to East Carolina 17–20 |
| 58 | 3 | 3.330 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | -3 | BYE |
| 59 | 17 | 3.346 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Beat Southern Miss 20–17 |
| 60 | -9 | 3.401 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +3 | Lost to Arizona State 23–26 |
| 61 | -7 | 3.419 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 15–37 |
| 62 | -6 | 3.433 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +1 | Lost to Penn State 0–12 |
| 63 | 6 | 3.435 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Beat Mississippi State 34–31 |
| 64 | -5 | 3.471 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | -2 | Lost to Iowa 14–24 |
| 65 | 9 | 3.521 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | -5 | Beat UNLV 45–23 |
| 66 | -13 | 3.566 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | -3 | Lost to Ohio 7–17 |
| 67 | -9 | 3.658 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | +1 | Lost to Indiana 21–46 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.683 |  UTEP | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | Lost to Tulsa 20–30 |
| 69 | 10 | 3.816 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +5 | Beat Colorado State 20–19 |
| 70 | -15 | 3.821 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | -5 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 0–29 |
| 71 | 0 | 3.903 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | +1 | Lost to Rutgers 13–24 |
| 72 | 12 | 3.914 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -4 | Beat NC State 14–7 |
| 73 | -13 | 3.929 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 80 | +1 | Lost to BYU 14–33 |
| 74 | 3 | 3.960 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -3 | Lost to Texas A&M 21–31 |
| 75 | -7 | 4.026 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -2 | Lost to TCU 3–26 |
| 76 | 6 | 4.102 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -7 | Beat Duke 45–28 |
| 77 | -5 | 4.126 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -3 | Lost to Ohio State 0–44 |
| 78 | 2 | 4.183 |  SMU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -7 | BYE |
| 79 | 2 | 4.213 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 80 | -5 | 4.340 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -3 | Lost to Cincinnati 3–17 |
| 81 | -14 | 4.400 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -7 | Lost to Temple 14–28 |
| 82 | 6 | 4.423 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -11 | Beat Colorado 20–15 |
| 83 | -10 | 4.428 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -6 | Lost to Virginia 7–14 |
| 84 | -6 | 4.590 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -12 | Lost to New Mexico 19–20 |
| 85 | 9 | 4.756 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -6 | Beat Army 42–28 |
| 86 | 0 | 4.765 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -9 | BYE |
| 87 | 15 | 4.993 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -9 | Beat Arkansas State 29–0 |
| 88 | 8 | 5.057 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -11 | Beat Memphis 41–27 |
| 89 | 0 | 5.063 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -9 | BYE |
| 90 | 7 | 5.098 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 80 | -11 | Beat North Texas 14–6 |
| 91 | 1 | 5.104 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -10 | Lost to Auburn 17–23 |
| 92 | -7 | 5.166 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -13 | Lost to Toledo 20–35 |
| 93 | -6 | 5.176 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -13 | Lost to Kansas State 10–31 |
| 94 | -11 | 5.236 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -12 | Lost to Tulane 28–42 |
| 95 | 0 | 5.274 |  UAB | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -14 | BYE |
| 96 | 2 | 5.544 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -16 | Lost to Wisconsin 24–30 |
| 97 | 6 | 5.586 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -16 | Beat Akron 35–20 |
| 98 | -7 | 5.637 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -11 | Lost to San José State 10–44 |
| 99 | -9 | 5.654 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -15 | Lost to Kentucky 31–34 |
| 100 | 5 | 5.834 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -14 | Beat Miami (OH) 20–17 |
| 101 | -2 | 5.925 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -15 | Lost to Houston 31–51 |
| 102 | -9 | 5.944 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -13 | Lost to Troy 6–14 |
| 103 | -3 | 6.036 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 97 | -16 | Lost to Nevada 21–48 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.204 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -16 | Lost to Wake Forest 17–24 |
| 105 | 1 | 6.327 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -13 | Lost to Michigan 3–17 |
| 106 | 2 | 6.727 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -17 | BYE |
| 107 | -6 | 6.769 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -10 | Lost to FCS 14–16 |
| 108 | -1 | 7.111 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–8 | 0.111 | 114 | -19 | Lost to Kansas 15–20 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.240 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -22 | Lost to Utah 23–45 |
| 110 | 4 | 7.281 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -24 | Lost to Arkansas 10–44 |
| 111 | 1 | 7.466 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -23 | BYE |
| 112 | -2 | 7.528 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -26 | Lost to Marshall 27–41 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.718 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -23 | BYE |
| 114 | 2 | 7.787 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -27 | Lost to Boston College 0–41 |
| 115 | 4 | 7.817 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 114 | -25 | Beat Bowling Green 28–14 |
| 116 | 1 | 7.873 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 108 | -28 | Lost to Western Michigan 15–18 |
| 117 | -6 | 7.968 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -28 | Lost to Alabama 3–38 |
| 118 | -3 | 8.564 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 114 | -38 | Lost to Ball State 17–20 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.603 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -23 | Lost to Vanderbilt 28–45 |