2006 Week 9 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 | 0.631 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat Indiana 44–3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0.698 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat Iowa 20–6 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.703 |  USC |  PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | BYE |
| 4 | 3 | 1.003 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat Pittsburgh 20–10 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.007 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Syracuse 28–13 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.017 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +25 | BYE |
| 7 | -1 | 1.114 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +26 | Beat Tulane 38–13 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.170 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Idaho 42–26 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.170 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +23 | Beat Alabama 16–13 |
| 10 | 4 | 1.182 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +23 | Beat Nebraska 22–20 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.190 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +24 | Beat Washington 31–24 |
| 12 | 0 | 1.225 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +19 | Beat Georgia Tech 31–7 |
| 13 | -4 | 1.235 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat UConn 37–11 |
| 14 | -4 | 1.243 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +23 | Beat UCLA 20–17 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.266 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +22 | Beat Florida State 24–19 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.405 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +20 | Beat Oklahoma State 34–33 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.448 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +20 | Beat Kansas State 41–21 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.486 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 8 | +19 | Beat Purdue 24–3 |
| 19 | -3 | 1.573 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +18 | Beat Ole Miss 38–3 |
| 20 | 4 | 1.703 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +13 | Beat Memphis 35–14 |
| 21 | -1 | 1.710 |  LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +13 | Beat Fresno State 38–6 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.802 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +13 | Lost to Clemson 7–31 |
| 23 | -5 | 1.881 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +13 | Lost to Texas 20–22 |
| 24 | 1 | 1.923 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +12 | Beat Colorado 24–3 |
| 25 | 9 | 1.950 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +15 | Beat Oregon 34–23 |
| 26 | -7 | 1.960 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +10 | Lost to Washington State 23–34 |
| 27 | -1 | 2.018 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 15 | +10 | BYE |
| 28 | 4 | 2.085 |  BYU |  MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +7 | Beat UNLV 52–7 |
| 29 | -2 | 2.127 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +10 | Lost to Rutgers 10–20 |
| 30 | 13 | 2.242 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +6 | Beat Southern Miss 36–6 |
| 31 | -2 | 2.275 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +8 | BYE |
| 32 | 12 | 2.342 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +8 | Beat NC State 26–20 |
| 33 | 6 | 2.350 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +7 | Beat Vanderbilt 31–13 |
| 34 | 1 | 2.414 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +7 | Beat Mississippi State 27–24 |
| 35 | 11 | 2.560 |  Ohio (OHIO) |  MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +8 | Beat Buffalo 42–7 |
| 36 | 19 | 2.565 |  TCU | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +6 | Beat Army 31–17 |
| 37 | 3 | 2.576 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +3 | Beat Duke 20–15 |
| 38 | -10 | 2.582 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +9 | Lost to Michigan 6–20 |
| 39 | 9 | 2.584 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | +5 | Beat Ball State 41–27 |
| 40 | 7 | 2.589 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +8 | Beat Iowa State 42–26 |
| 41 | 9 | 2.631 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +9 | Beat Illinois 26–12 |
| 42 | 14 | 2.686 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +6 | Beat UTEP 34–17 |
| 43 | 14 | 2.692 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) |  SUN | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +5 | Beat Florida Atlantic 6–0 |
| 44 | -11 | 2.703 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +5 | Lost to Tennessee 13–16 |
| 45 | 8 | 2.741 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +7 | Beat Arizona 17–10 |
| 46 | -10 | 2.849 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +4 | Lost to Boston College 19–24 |
| 47 | -10 | 2.852 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +2 | Lost to Texas A&M 33–34 |
| 48 | -17 | 2.873 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +6 | Lost to Virginia Tech 6–36 |
| 49 | 18 | 2.888 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +7 | Beat Bowling Green 31–14 |
| 50 | 21 | 2.960 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +2 | Beat San José State 23–7 |
| 51 | -9 | 2.969 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | Lost to California 24–31 |
| 52 | 10 | 2.970 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +2 | Beat Stanford 38–3 |
| 53 | -1 | 2.995 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | 0 | BYE |
| 54 | -16 | 3.039 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +3 | Lost to Notre Dame 17–20 |
| 55 | 5 | 3.077 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–2 | 0.714 | 26 | 0 | Beat North Texas 29–10 |
| 56 | -11 | 3.099 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +3 | Lost to Wisconsin 3–24 |
| 57 | 16 | 3.108 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Beat South Florida 23–6 |
| 58 | 3 | 3.143 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | Beat Northwestern 41–38 |
| 59 | 10 | 3.194 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | -1 | Beat Temple 43–21 |
| 60 | -30 | 3.270 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Lost to San Diego State 12–19 |
| 61 | -20 | 3.354 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | -3 | Lost to Cincinnati 6–23 |
| 62 | 13 | 3.357 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 49–30 |
| 63 | -9 | 3.386 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Missouri 21–41 |
| 64 | 14 | 3.448 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | -1 | Beat UL Monroe 35–21 |
| 65 | -16 | 3.504 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | -4 | Lost to Nevada 7–23 |
| 66 | -15 | 3.517 |  UTEP | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Houston 17–34 |
| 67 | -9 | 3.558 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Central Michigan 14–31 |
| 68 | 14 | 3.622 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Beat Colorado State 24–0 |
| 69 | 3 | 3.659 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | +2 | BYE |
| 70 | -5 | 3.708 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +9 | Lost to Ohio State 3–44 |
| 71 | -12 | 3.713 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | +1 | Lost to West Virginia 11–37 |
| 72 | 2 | 3.728 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -3 | Beat FCS 10–9 |
| 73 | -10 | 3.803 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | 0 | Lost to Maryland 20–26 |
| 74 | -8 | 3.805 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | Lost to New Mexico 31–34 |
| 75 | -7 | 3.831 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | +1 | Lost to Louisville 13–28 |
| 76 | 10 | 3.858 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | 0 | Beat SMU 38–21 |
| 77 | 7 | 3.886 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Beat Kansas 36–35 |
| 78 | -14 | 4.065 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | -6 | Lost to Wyoming 0–24 |
| 79 | 6 | 4.075 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Beat Utah 34–31 |
| 80 | -10 | 4.136 |  SMU | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -6 | Lost to East Carolina 21–38 |
| 81 | 2 | 4.238 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -5 | Lost to Boise State 26–42 |
| 82 | -6 | 4.282 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -6 | Lost to South Carolina 13–31 |
| 83 | -2 | 4.347 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -5 | Lost to TCU 17–31 |
| 84 | 7 | 4.432 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -7 | Beat North Carolina 23–0 |
| 85 | 5 | 4.433 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | -6 | Beat Miami (OH) 24–13 |
| 86 | -7 | 4.593 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -7 | Lost to Oregon State 10–17 |
| 87 | -7 | 4.677 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -8 | Lost to Texas Tech 26–42 |
| 88 | -11 | 4.739 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -10 | Lost to Baylor 35–36 |
| 89 | 7 | 4.954 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -7 | Beat UCF 40–29 |
| 90 | 2 | 5.210 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -9 | Lost to Georgia 24–27 |
| 91 | 10 | 5.219 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -7 | Beat Utah State 48–35 |
| 92 | -4 | 5.259 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -8 | Lost to Arkansas 3–38 |
| 93 | 4 | 5.349 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -7 | Lost to Arkansas State 10–29 |
| 94 | 1 | 5.354 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -8 | Lost to Auburn 13–38 |
| 95 | -6 | 5.393 |  UAB | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 81 | -14 | Lost to Marshall 24–31 |
| 96 | 9 | 5.680 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -11 | Beat UAB 31–24 |
| 97 | -4 | 5.686 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–4 | 0.333 | 91 | -11 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.736 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -14 | Lost to Penn State 12–26 |
| 99 | -12 | 5.749 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -12 | Lost to Rice 29–40 |
| 100 | -6 | 5.832 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -13 | Lost to Hawai'i 30–49 |
| 101 | 7 | 5.842 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -9 | Beat Air Force 19–12 |
| 102 | -2 | 5.904 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -11 | Lost to Louisiana 0–6 |
| 103 | -4 | 6.233 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -17 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 13–17 |
| 104 | -2 | 6.244 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -13 | Lost to Virginia 0–23 |
| 105 | -2 | 6.281 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -13 | Lost to Western Michigan 27–41 |
| 106 | -2 | 6.446 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 99 | -11 | Lost to Michigan State 38–41 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.486 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 113 | -10 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–24 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.742 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -16 | Lost to LSU 6–38 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.066 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 105 | -16 | Lost to BYU 7–52 |
| 110 | 4 | 7.172 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -19 | Lost to Tulsa 14–35 |
| 111 | 4 | 7.623 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -21 | BYE |
| 112 | -2 | 7.682 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 113 | -21 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 35–48 |
| 113 | -2 | 7.768 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -21 | Lost to Arizona State 3–38 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.792 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -22 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 21–35 |
| 115 | -2 | 7.834 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 113 | -26 | Lost to Akron 13–24 |
| 116 | 0 | 7.958 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -24 | Lost to Ohio 7–42 |
| 117 | 2 | 7.961 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -23 | Beat Toledo 17–13 |
| 118 | -1 | 8.383 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -16 | Lost to Miami 15–20 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.583 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–8 | 0.000 | 116 | -24 | Lost to Northern Illinois 21–43 |