2006 Week 12 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 | 2 | 0.910 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +63 | Beat Indiana 34–3 |
| 2 | 3 | 0.968 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat Louisville 28–25 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.969 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +50 | Beat South Carolina 17–16 |
| 4 | -3 | 0.976 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +42 | Lost to Rutgers 25–28 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.983 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +55 | Beat Northwestern 54–10 |
| 6 | 4 | 1.055 |  USC |  PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +42 | Beat Oregon 35–10 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.149 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat San José State 23–20 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.191 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +44 | Beat Air Force 39–17 |
| 9 | 5 | 1.297 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +32 | Beat Cincinnati 42–24 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.329 |  LSU | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +33 | Beat Alabama 28–14 |
| 11 | -4 | 1.346 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +39 | Lost to Kansas State 42–45 |
| 12 | 5 | 1.376 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +36 | Beat Tennessee 31–14 |
| 13 | -7 | 1.413 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +39 | Lost to Georgia 15–37 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.430 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +41 | Beat Iowa 24–21 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.470 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +35 | Beat Texas Tech 34–24 |
| 16 | -7 | 1.559 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +31 | Lost to Arizona 20–24 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.562 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +30 | Beat Duke 28–7 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.579 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +30 | Beat North Carolina 7–0 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.596 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +26 | Beat Kent State 23–0 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.659 |  BYU |  MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +24 | Beat Wyoming 55–7 |
| 21 | -9 | 1.664 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +31 | Lost to Arkansas 14–31 |
| 22 | 6 | 1.665 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +31 | Beat Texas A&M 28–27 |
| 23 | -3 | 1.671 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +27 | Beat NC State 20–14 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.694 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +24 | Beat Florida State 30–0 |
| 25 | -1 | 1.728 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +29 | Beat Miami 14–13 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.940 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +22 | BYE |
| 27 | -4 | 1.996 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +22 | Lost to Nebraska 27–28 |
| 28 | -3 | 2.098 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +18 | Lost to Rice 38–41 |
| 29 | 2 | 2.118 |  TCU | MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 23 | +18 | Beat New Mexico 27–21 |
| 30 | 3 | 2.126 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +20 | Beat SMU 37–27 |
| 31 | -5 | 2.141 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +18 | Lost to USC 10–35 |
| 32 | 10 | 2.219 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +19 | Beat Western Michigan 31–7 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.367 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +13 | Beat Baylor 66–24 |
| 34 | 2 | 2.377 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +21 | Beat Temple 47–0 |
| 35 | 4 | 2.427 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +12 | Beat Eastern Michigan 49–21 |
| 36 | 1 | 2.431 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 23 | +10 | Beat Utah State 42–0 |
| 37 | 6 | 2.437 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +12 | Beat Arkansas State 38–10 |
| 38 | -8 | 2.474 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +15 | Lost to UCLA 7–25 |
| 39 | -4 | 2.490 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +13 | BYE |
| 40 | 7 | 2.635 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +7 | Beat Syracuse 27–10 |
| 41 | 5 | 2.673 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +15 | Beat Vanderbilt 38–26 |
| 42 | 6 | 2.692 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 39 | +3 | Beat Louisiana Tech 61–17 |
| 43 | 14 | 2.727 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +10 | Beat Auburn 37–15 |
| 44 | 9 | 2.733 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +13 | Beat Texas 45–42 |
| 45 | -11 | 2.751 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 29 | +7 | Lost to Central Michigan 7–31 |
| 46 | -14 | 2.760 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +13 | Lost to Arizona State 14–47 |
| 47 | 7 | 2.770 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +10 | Beat Washington State 47–14 |
| 48 | 7 | 2.807 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +8 | Beat Tulane 31–3 |
| 49 | 9 | 2.877 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +9 | Beat Marshall 33–20 |
| 50 | -9 | 2.972 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +7 | Lost to Oklahoma 24–34 |
| 51 | -11 | 2.972 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | +4 | Lost to UConn 45–46 |
| 52 | -3 | 2.986 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Lost to Wake Forest 0–30 |
| 53 | -9 | 3.002 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +8 | Lost to West Virginia 24–42 |
| 54 | 9 | 3.015 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +5 | Beat Oregon State 25–7 |
| 55 | -10 | 3.033 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +5 | Lost to Florida 16–17 |
| 56 | 0 | 3.038 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 41 | +7 | Beat Illinois 42–31 |
| 57 | -7 | 3.147 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 39 | 0 | Lost to Boise State 20–23 |
| 58 | 4 | 3.188 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 45 | -1 | Beat Colorado State 35–22 |
| 59 | -7 | 3.224 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | -1 | Lost to LSU 14–28 |
| 60 | -9 | 3.250 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +5 | Lost to Wisconsin 21–24 |
| 61 | 10 | 3.307 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +4 | Beat California 24–20 |
| 62 | -3 | 3.352 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -3 | Lost to Maryland 13–14 |
| 63 | 9 | 3.416 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 76 | +6 | Beat Pittsburgh 46–45 |
| 64 | 1 | 3.460 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | +4 | Beat Michigan State 31–18 |
| 65 | 19 | 3.636 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -1 | Beat Tulsa 41–38 |
| 66 | 12 | 3.754 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | -5 | Beat Florida Atlantic 24–17 |
| 67 | -6 | 3.765 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 76 | +1 | Lost to Notre Dame 17–39 |
| 68 | 8 | 3.783 |  UTEP | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -6 | Beat UAB 36–17 |
| 69 | 5 | 3.908 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -9 | BYE |
| 70 | -4 | 3.911 |  SMU | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -9 | Lost to Houston 27–37 |
| 71 | -11 | 3.970 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -10 | Lost to Toledo 13–17 |
| 72 | -3 | 4.075 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | +2 | Lost to TCU 21–27 |
| 73 | -5 | 4.102 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -4 | Lost to BYU 7–55 |
| 74 | 13 | 4.115 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -10 | Beat Buffalo 31–16 |
| 75 | -5 | 4.139 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | +10 | Lost to Michigan 3–34 |
| 76 | 1 | 4.216 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -11 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–23 |
| 77 | -13 | 4.226 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -7 | Lost to Stanford 3–20 |
| 78 | -11 | 4.309 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 76 | -7 | Lost to North Texas 7–16 |
| 79 | -6 | 4.321 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–5 | 0.500 | 58 | -12 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 10–38 |
| 80 | 2 | 4.380 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -10 | Lost to Clemson 14–20 |
| 81 | -2 | 4.439 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -11 | BYE |
| 82 | -2 | 4.650 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -15 | Lost to Kentucky 26–38 |
| 83 | -8 | 4.687 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -12 | Lost to Minnesota 18–31 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.774 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 85 | -14 | Lost to Oklahoma State 24–66 |
| 85 | 4 | 4.790 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -14 | BYE |
| 86 | -3 | 4.804 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -12 | Lost to South Florida 10–27 |
| 87 | -1 | 4.828 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 76 | -12 | BYE |
| 88 | -3 | 4.873 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -17 | Lost to East Carolina 20–33 |
| 89 | 1 | 4.901 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -15 | BYE |
| 90 | 8 | 4.914 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -17 | Beat Northern Illinois 17–13 |
| 91 | 0 | 5.023 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -16 | BYE |
| 92 | -4 | 5.079 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 80 | -19 | Lost to Utah 22–35 |
| 93 | -1 | 5.214 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -16 | Lost to Southern Miss 3–31 |
| 94 | 8 | 5.312 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -19 | Beat Memphis 26–24 |
| 95 | -1 | 5.435 |  UAB | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -22 | Lost to UTEP 17–36 |
| 96 | 9 | 5.464 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -20 | Beat Louisiana 16–7 |
| 97 | -4 | 5.525 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -15 | Lost to Hawai'i 17–61 |
| 98 | -2 | 5.615 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 101 | -10 | Lost to Ohio State 10–54 |
| 99 | 0 | 5.655 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -17 | BYE |
| 100 | -3 | 5.673 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -21 | Lost to Troy 17–24 |
| 101 | 0 | 5.767 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 89 | -23 | BYE |
| 102 | -2 | 5.964 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 108 | -26 | Lost to Purdue 31–42 |
| 103 | 1 | 6.031 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -23 | Lost to Georgia Tech 0–7 |
| 104 | 2 | 6.048 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -20 | Beat New Mexico State 23–18 |
| 105 | -10 | 6.111 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 101 | -30 | Lost to Colorado 16–33 |
| 106 | 2 | 6.357 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -16 | Beat UNLV 21–7 |
| 107 | 3 | 6.487 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 103 | -30 | Beat Florida International 35–0 |
| 108 | -5 | 6.645 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -29 | Lost to Fresno State 18–23 |
| 109 | 4 | 6.667 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -26 | Beat Washington 20–3 |
| 110 | 1 | 6.693 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 108 | -26 | Beat Iowa State 33–16 |
| 111 | -4 | 6.967 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -33 | Lost to Akron 16–31 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.528 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -30 | Lost to Nevada 0–42 |
| 113 | -4 | 7.753 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 110 | -36 | Lost to San Diego State 7–21 |
| 114 | 2 | 7.857 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -41 | Lost to Navy 21–49 |
| 115 | -1 | 8.097 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -46 | Lost to UCF 24–26 |
| 116 | 1 | 8.109 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 111 | -47 | BYE |
| 117 | -2 | 8.124 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 1–10 | 0.091 | 117 | -41 | Lost to Penn State 0–47 |
| 118 | 1 | 8.475 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 118 | -36 | Lost to Boston College 7–28 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.741 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–9 | 0.000 | 118 | -43 | Lost to UL Monroe 0–35 |