2006 Week 11 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 | 3 | 0.803 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat West Virginia 44–34 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.864 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +50 | Beat Illinois 17–10 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.890 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +53 | Beat Ball State 34–26 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.953 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +41 | Beat Vanderbilt 25–19 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.101 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | BYE |
| 6 | 5 | 1.120 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +41 | Beat Arkansas State 27–0 |
| 7 | 6 | 1.143 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +38 | Beat Oklahoma State 36–10 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.172 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Fresno State 45–21 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.191 |  California (CALIFORNIA) |  PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +34 | Beat UCLA 38–24 |
| 10 | -3 | 1.221 |  USC | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 14 | +31 | Beat Stanford 42–0 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.273 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +34 | Beat North Carolina 45–26 |
| 12 | -6 | 1.308 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +31 | Lost to LSU 24–28 |
| 13 | 9 | 1.398 |  LSU | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +25 | Beat Tennessee 28–24 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.400 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 14 | +25 | Lost to Louisville 34–44 |
| 15 | 6 | 1.467 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +29 | Beat Texas A&M 17–16 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.480 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +31 | Beat Penn State 13–3 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.485 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +28 | Beat South Carolina 26–20 |
| 18 | -4 | 1.499 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +27 | Lost to Wake Forest 14–21 |
| 19 | -2 | 1.554 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +26 | Beat NC State 31–23 |
| 20 | -4 | 1.690 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 31 | +22 | Lost to Maryland 12–13 |
| 21 | 4 | 1.703 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +19 | Beat Miami 17–10 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.738 |  BYU |  MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +17 | Beat Colorado State 24–3 |
| 23 | -8 | 1.746 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +25 | Lost to Oklahoma 16–17 |
| 24 | 4 | 1.852 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +22 | Beat Clemson 13–12 |
| 25 | -5 | 1.859 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +18 | Lost to Houston 10–27 |
| 26 | 1 | 1.883 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +16 | Beat Washington 34–14 |
| 27 | 2 | 1.890 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +17 | Beat Boston College 21–14 |
| 28 | 5 | 1.940 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 31 | +22 | Beat Missouri 34–20 |
| 29 | -6 | 1.950 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 31 | +21 | Lost to Nebraska 20–34 |
| 30 | 1 | 2.036 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +19 | Beat Arizona State 44–10 |
| 31 | 4 | 2.272 |  TCU | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 28 | +13 | Beat UNLV 25–10 |
| 32 | -8 | 2.313 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +17 | Lost to Arizona 17–27 |
| 33 | 8 | 2.384 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 31 | +13 | Beat Tulsa 27–10 |
| 34 | 4 | 2.403 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 17 | +10 | Beat Miami (OH) 27–24 |
| 35 | -1 | 2.413 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 31 | +13 | Beat Eastern Michigan 16–10 |
| 36 | 1 | 2.437 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +17 | Lost to Wisconsin 3–13 |
| 37 | 5 | 2.461 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 28 | +9 | Beat Idaho 45–7 |
| 38 | -6 | 2.525 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +10 | Lost to Texas 10–36 |
| 39 | 4 | 2.541 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +9 | Beat Duke 38–13 |
| 40 | -10 | 2.568 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +8 | Lost to South Florida 12–22 |
| 41 | 8 | 2.684 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +9 | Beat Baylor 55–21 |
| 42 | 4 | 2.698 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +10 | Beat Temple 42–26 |
| 43 | 5 | 2.728 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +6 | Beat Florida Atlantic 35–14 |
| 44 | 3 | 2.830 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | -5 | 2.852 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +7 | Lost to Arkansas 20–26 |
| 46 | 17 | 2.874 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +11 | Beat Georgia 24–20 |
| 47 | 11 | 2.884 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | +3 | Beat Pittsburgh 22–12 |
| 48 | 8 | 2.892 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 42 | 0 | Beat Utah State 63–10 |
| 49 | 6 | 2.903 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +4 | Beat Virginia 33–0 |
| 50 | 1 | 2.933 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 28 | -1 | Beat New Mexico State 31–21 |
| 51 | -15 | 2.935 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +7 | Lost to Northwestern 7–21 |
| 52 | -13 | 2.974 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Mississippi State 16–24 |
| 53 | 0 | 3.047 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +4 | Beat Colorado 34–21 |
| 54 | -9 | 3.074 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +4 | Lost to Oregon State 10–44 |
| 55 | 2 | 3.078 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +4 | Beat Memphis 42–21 |
| 56 | 6 | 3.098 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +5 | Beat Michigan State 17–15 |
| 57 | -13 | 3.113 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +2 | Lost to Kentucky 20–24 |
| 58 | 1 | 3.136 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +5 | Beat UCF 23–10 |
| 59 | -9 | 3.140 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–17 |
| 60 | 4 | 3.413 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | -2 | BYE |
| 61 | 12 | 3.448 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | +3 | Beat Army 43–7 |
| 62 | 3 | 3.484 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | -5 | BYE |
| 63 | -2 | 3.582 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -1 | Lost to California 24–38 |
| 64 | -4 | 3.601 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | +2 | Lost to Oregon 14–34 |
| 65 | 12 | 3.612 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | +1 | Beat Indiana 63–26 |
| 66 | 12 | 3.713 |  SMU | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | -5 | Beat UAB 22–9 |
| 67 | -15 | 3.762 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | 0 | Lost to Troy 28–42 |
| 68 | 7 | 3.790 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 66 | -2 | Beat San Diego State 27–24 |
| 69 | 0 | 3.822 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | +4 | BYE |
| 70 | -16 | 3.964 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 66 | +10 | Lost to Minnesota 26–63 |
| 71 | 15 | 4.032 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -4 | Beat Washington State 27–17 |
| 72 | -1 | 4.088 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 87 | 0 | BYE |
| 73 | -3 | 4.093 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | -8 | Lost to Auburn 0–27 |
| 74 | 8 | 4.106 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 66 | -10 | Beat Iowa State 41–10 |
| 75 | -8 | 4.148 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -4 | Lost to Purdue 15–17 |
| 76 | -8 | 4.152 |  UTEP | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -7 | Lost to Rice 31–37 |
| 77 | -11 | 4.163 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 51 | -10 | Lost to Buffalo 14–41 |
| 78 | 12 | 4.241 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 66 | -8 | Beat Louisiana 42–28 |
| 79 | -7 | 4.300 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -8 | Lost to Florida State 0–33 |
| 80 | -4 | 4.330 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -10 | Lost to Florida 19–25 |
| 81 | -7 | 4.355 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -8 | Lost to Texas Tech 21–55 |
| 82 | 1 | 4.422 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -8 | Lost to Georgia Tech 23–31 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.454 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -5 | BYE |
| 84 | 5 | 4.520 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -7 | Beat UTEP 37–31 |
| 85 | 3 | 4.522 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -11 | Beat Tulane 42–21 |
| 86 | -7 | 4.611 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -9 | Lost to Nevada 7–45 |
| 87 | 5 | 4.643 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -11 | Beat Bowling Green 35–28 |
| 88 | -4 | 4.697 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 72 | -14 | Lost to BYU 3–24 |
| 89 | -8 | 4.828 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -12 | Lost to Akron 28–35 |
| 90 | 1 | 4.972 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -13 | Beat FCS 27–7 |
| 91 | 8 | 5.068 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -13 | Beat Alabama 24–16 |
| 92 | -7 | 5.131 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -10 | Lost to Marshall 21–42 |
| 93 | 5 | 5.292 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -12 | Beat North Texas 34–31 |
| 94 | 1 | 5.318 |  UAB | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -17 | Lost to SMU 9–22 |
| 95 | -2 | 5.439 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -19 | Lost to Kansas 10–41 |
| 96 | 9 | 5.475 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -9 | Beat Iowa 21–7 |
| 97 | -10 | 5.485 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -16 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 14–35 |
| 98 | -1 | 5.547 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -18 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 5.660 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -14 | Lost to Michigan 26–34 |
| 100 | -4 | 5.665 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 105 | -19 | Lost to Ohio State 10–17 |
| 101 | -7 | 5.847 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 95 | -19 | Lost to Air Force 7–43 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.992 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -19 | Lost to East Carolina 10–23 |
| 103 | 0 | 6.070 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -20 | Lost to San José State 21–31 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.233 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -20 | Lost to Notre Dame 26–45 |
| 105 | -3 | 6.241 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -20 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 31–34 |
| 106 | 0 | 6.371 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 106 | -19 | Lost to Boise State 21–45 |
| 107 | 7 | 6.629 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 101 | -26 | Beat Kent State 41–14 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.870 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 106 | -15 | Lost to Wyoming 24–27 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.138 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 106 | -26 | Lost to TCU 10–25 |
| 110 | 0 | 7.186 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 106 | -27 | BYE |
| 111 | -3 | 7.305 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -27 | Lost to Kansas State 21–34 |
| 112 | -1 | 7.515 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -26 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–63 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.569 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 117 | -27 | Lost to USC 0–42 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.650 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -34 | Lost to Southern Miss 21–42 |
| 115 | 0 | 7.810 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -31 | Lost to Central Michigan 26–42 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.849 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -35 | Lost to Ohio 10–16 |
| 117 | 1 | 8.019 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 114 | -41 | Lost to Western Michigan 24–27 |
| 118 | -1 | 8.178 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -33 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 8.600 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 117 | -30 | Lost to Navy 13–38 |