2006 NCAA DIVISION I FBS FOOTBALL RANKINGS
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Three human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the '2006 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings', in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a National Championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season, two additional polls are released, the Harris Interactive Poll and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS Standings. At the end of the season, the BCS Standings determines who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the BCS National Championship Game.
This article demonstrates the fluctuation in rankings on a weekly basis in college football during the 2006 football season. The team voted number one in the final AP and Coaches Polls can claim the title of National Champion. The BCS Rankings and Harris Poll do not vote in a final poll as their sole purpose is to determine who plays in the BCS National Championship Game. Other polls exist and may vote for different schools which causes confusion, especially for split titles. But generally, only the AP and Coaches Polls are used in crowning the National Champion.
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released August 18, 2006. The AP Poll is the oldest poll still in use and is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. This season was the second season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The AP ordered a cease and desist to stop the BCS from using their poll and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response. The poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls, except there is no inclusion into the BCS.
After week 12, AP voter Jim Kleinpeter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune was removed on November 15, 2006 for erroneously lowering Oklahoma despite their win over Texas Tech.[1]
The Coaches Poll is the 2nd oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll and is compiled by a rotating group of 62 college football Division I head coaches. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 1550.
Jim Tressel, head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, refused to vote in the Week 15 poll, citing a conflict of interest. In a change to the Coaches Poll for the 2006 season, the final ballots are made public. Tressel did not want his vote of picking Florida or Michigan to play against his team to be known publicly and therefore refused to vote and was an unprecedented move in that no Coaches Poll voter has ever refused to vote.[2]
The Harris Poll is the newest poll as it was created in 2005 to replace the AP Poll in the BCS formula and is comprised of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submit votes for the top 25 teams each week. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I FBS Conferences and independent institutions. The poll operates identically to the Coaches Poll, except with 114 members, the point values of the highest ranked teams are higher than the Coaches Poll. The maximum points a single team can earn is 2850 points. The poll ends at the conclusion of the regular season, and does not produce another poll after the bowl games.
The BCS Rankings are a based on a formula composed of the Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive Poll and six computer rankings. These rankings are usually released around the seventh week of the season and the results of this poll decide which teams play in which bowl games as well as which two teams will play in the BCS National Championship Game. The BCS Rankings are generated by taking the points received in each poll individually, and dividing by the total points that a single team could earn if they were ranked #1 by every member. For example, the maximum total points in the Coaches Poll is 1550, and if a team earns 1387 points, their score in the BCS for the Coaches Poll would be 895. The BCS Rankings then does the same for the Harris Interactive Poll. Next, the highest and lowest rankings of the 6 computer rankings are dropped, the remaining 4 combined with the points (again awarded by position) and divided by 100. The three percentages are then averaged, and the highest average is then awarded 1st place in the BCS Rankings.
The USA Today/Gallup Fan Poll is a unofficial poll sponsored by the news publisher USA Today and the polling agency Gallup. The preseason poll was released on August 24, 2006. The poll represents 400 college football fans from across the country that were recruited by Gallup to participate. Fans had to "demonstrate a high degree of interest in and knowledge of the sport and commit to being a serious evaluator of teams as the season unfolds."[3] Unlike the other polls, this poll only included the top 15 teams and has no bearing on any formula for determining post season play and is used merely as a gauge to compare against the similar polls voted on by college football coaches and writers.
The BlogPoll is a poll run and voted on by sports bloggers.[4] 2006 is the 2nd year of the poll. Over 60 separate blogs voted in the poll throughout the year. It is administered by the Michigan blog ''mgoblog''.
Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
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| Notre Dame
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| West Virginia
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| Miami
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| USC
| Auburn
| LSU
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| West Virginia
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| Texas
| Oklahoma
| USC
| Notre Dame
| Texas
| Texas
| LSU
| California
| Florida State
| Auburn
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| California
| Auburn
| Florida State
| Ohio State
| Florida
| Florida
| California
| Oklahoma
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| Auburn
| California
| Notre Dame
| Virginia Tech
| Oklahoma
| Florida State
| Florida
| Florida
| Michigan
| Florida
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| Louisville
| LSU
| California
| Florida State
| Florida State
| Iowa
| Tennessee
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| USC
| Michigan
| Florida
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| LSU
| Michigan
| LSU
| Michigan
| Iowa
| Georgia
| Florida State
| Florida State
| Auburn
| Georgia
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| Clemson
| Florida State
| Texas Tech
| Tennessee
| Georgia
| California
| Clemson
| Clemson
| Clemson
| Florida State
| Miami
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| Michigan
| Louisville
| Iowa
| Arkansas
| California
| Miami
| Michigan
| Michigan
| Florida
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| Georgia
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| Miami
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Miami
| Penn State
| Louisville
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| Louisville
| Oklahoma
| California
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| Georgia
| Utah
| Louisville
| Iowa
| Penn State
| Virginia Tech
| West Virginia
| West Virginia
| Georgia
| Clemson
| Virginia Tech
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| Iowa
| Miami
| Miami
| California
| Virginia Tech
| Michigan
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech
| Arizona State
| Arizona State
| Michigan
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| Florida State
| TCU
| Michigan
| West Virginia
| Michigan
| Tennessee
| Nebraska
| Nebraska
| Penn State
| Miami
| TCU
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| TCU
| Clemson
| Alabama
| Clemson
| Tennessee
| Louisville
| Notre Dame
| Notre Dame
| Virginia Tech
| Nebraska
| Iowa
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| Oregon
| Arizona State
| Virginia Tech
| Boise State
| Louisville
| Texas Tech
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Utah
| Penn State
| Clemson
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| Tennessee
| Virginia Tech
| Navy
| Florida
| Texas Tech
| TCU
| Arizona State
| Arizona State
| Miami
| Oregon
| Penn State
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| Virginia Tech
| Penn State
| Utah
| LSU
| TCU
| Nebraska
| Iowa
| Iowa
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| Texas Tech
| Nebraska
| Arizona State
| Nebraska
| Nebraska
| Oregon
| Penn State
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| Texas Tech
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| Utah
| Oregon
| Tennessee
| Utah
| Oregon
| Clemson
| Georgia Tech
| Georgia Tech
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| Oregon
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| Arizona State
| Texas Tech
| Boston College
| Purdue
| Clemson
| Oklahoma
| Alabama
| Alabama
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| Alabama
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| Nebraska
| Iowa
| Georgia Tech
| Oregon
| Alabama
| Alabama
| Missouri
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| Boston College
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! rowspan="2" | Athlon
! rowspan="2" | Lindy's
! rowspan="2" | Gold Sheet
! rowspan="2" | Phil Steele
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! rowspan="2" | Real Football 365
! rowspan="2" | Sports Illustrated
! rowspan="2" | CFP Users
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! colspan="2" | Sporting News
! colspan="2" | College Football News
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★ College Football Rankings
★ NCAA Football Polls
★ College Football Polls
★ Breaking down the Top 25 teams
★ mgoblog: BlogPoll
★ Harris Poll
1. AP poll voter booted for mistaking Sooners win for loss AP
2. Ohio State's Tressel won't vote in coaches poll Associated Press
3. USA Today/Gallup College Football Top 15 Fans' Poll
4. mgoblog: Blogpoll Central
5. Preseason Top 25
6.
7. THE GOLD SHEET PRESEASON TOP 25! Marshall, Bruce
8. Ten Minutes with Phil Steele
9. 2006 Preseason Consensus
10. Power rankings: Sooner or later, it will all sort out
11. College Football 2006 Preview
12. Official Results
13. This poll was released prior to roster shakeups including the dismissal of Oklahoma's starting quarterback.
14. SN's 2006 Top 25 College Football Countdown
15. 2006 Preseason Consensus
16. 2006 Preseason Rankings, National Title Contenders - No. 1 to No. 10
17. 2006 Preseason Rankings, National Title Contenders - No. 11 to No. 20
18. 2006 Preseason Rankings, National Title Contenders - No. 21 to No. 29
This article demonstrates the fluctuation in rankings on a weekly basis in college football during the 2006 football season. The team voted number one in the final AP and Coaches Polls can claim the title of National Champion. The BCS Rankings and Harris Poll do not vote in a final poll as their sole purpose is to determine who plays in the BCS National Championship Game. Other polls exist and may vote for different schools which causes confusion, especially for split titles. But generally, only the AP and Coaches Polls are used in crowning the National Champion.
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for BCS National Championship Game | ||
| ★ | Selected AP National Champion | |
| ''Italics'' | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| Ñ‚ | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| Contents |
| AP Poll |
| Coaches Poll |
| Harris Interactive Poll |
| BCS Ranking |
| USA Today/Gallup Fan Poll |
| BlogPoll |
| Preseason polls |
| References |
| Notes |
AP Poll
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released August 18, 2006. The AP Poll is the oldest poll still in use and is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. This season was the second season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The AP ordered a cease and desist to stop the BCS from using their poll and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response. The poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls, except there is no inclusion into the BCS.
After week 12, AP voter Jim Kleinpeter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune was removed on November 15, 2006 for erroneously lowering Oklahoma despite their win over Texas Tech.[1]
| Week 1 Aug 18 | Week 2 Sept 2 | Week 3 Sept 9 | Week 4 Sept 16 | Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | Week 16 Final | ||
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| 1. | Ohio State ''(35)'' | Ohio State ''(39)'' (1-0) | Ohio State ''(59)'' (2-0) | Ohio State ''(59)'' (3-0) | Ohio State ''(59)'' (4-0) | Ohio State ''(62)'' (5-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (6-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (7-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (8-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (9-0) | Ohio State ''(65)'' (10-0) | Ohio State ''(64)'' (11-0) | Ohio State ''(65)'' (12-0) | Ohio State ''(65)'' (12-0) | Ohio State ''(65)'' (12-0) | Florida ★ ''(64)'' (13-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Notre Dame ''(10)'' | Texas ''(7)'' (1-0) | Notre Dame ''(3)'' (2-0) | Auburn ''(2)'' (3-0) | Auburn ''(2)'' (4-0) | Auburn ''(1)'' (5-0) | Florida (6-0) | Michigan (7-0) | Michigan (8-0) | Michigan (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan ''(1)'' (11-0) | Michigan (11-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida (12-1) | Ohio State (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas ''(8)'' | USC ''(3)'' (1-0) | Auburn ''(2)'' (2-0) | USC ''(2)'' (2-0) | USC ''(2)'' (3-0) | USC (4-0) | USC (5-0) | USC (6-0) | USC (6-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (7-0) | Louisville (8-0) | Florida (9-1) | USC (9-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | LSU (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | Auburn ''(3)'' | Auburn ''(3)'' (1-0) Ñ‚ | USC ''(2)'' (1-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (3-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (4-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (6-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Texas (9-1) | USC (8-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | USC (11-2) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia ''(6)'' | Notre Dame ''(8)'' (1-0) Ñ‚ | West Virginia ''(2)'' (2-0) | Florida (3-0) | Florida (4-0) | Florida (5-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (5-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (9-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Louisville (11-1) | Boise State ''(1)'' (13-0) | 5. |
| 6. | USC ''(3)'' | West Virginia ''(5)'' (1-0) | LSU (2-0) | Michigan (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Texas (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | Louisville (10-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Louisville (12-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida | Florida (1-0) | Florida (2-0) | Texas (2-1) | Texas (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | Louisville (5-0) | Tennessee (5-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (7-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | West Virginia (9-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Oklahoma (11-2) | Wisconsin (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | LSU | LSU (1-0) | Texas (1-1) | Louisville (3-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Tennessee (5-1) | Auburn (6-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | California (8-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | Louisville (9-1) | Arkansas (10-2) Ñ‚ | USC (10-2) | Michigan (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | California | Florida State (1-0) | Florida State (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | LSU (3-1) | LSU (4-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | USC (6-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | LSU (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) Ñ‚ | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (11-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Oklahoma | Michigan (1-0) | Georgia (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | Georgia (4-0) | Georgia (5-0) | California (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Clemson (7-1) | California (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Louisville (8-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Florida State | Tennessee (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Oregon (4-0) | Auburn (5-1) | California (6-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (9-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami | Georgia (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | California (7-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Boise State (11-0) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Arkansas (10-3) | Rutgers (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville | Louisville (1-0) | Tennessee (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Iowa (4-0) | Tennessee (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Tennessee (7-2) | Boise State (10-0) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | West Virginia (10-2) | Texas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan | Iowa (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Oklahoma (3-1) | LSU (4-2) | LSU (5-2) | LSU (6-2) | Boise State (8-0) | Boise State (9-0) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Auburn (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | California (10-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia | Oklahoma (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | Tennessee (2-1) | Tennessee (3-1) | Clemson (4-1) | Iowa (5-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Auburn (9-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | West Virginia (9-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | Arkansas (10-4) | 15. |
| 16. | Iowa | Virginia Tech (1-0) | Iowa (2-0) | TCU (3-0) | Oklahoma (3-1) | California (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Rutgers (7-0) | Boston College (7-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Oklahoma (8-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Rutgers (10-2) | BYU (11-2) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | Miami (0-1) | Miami (1-1) | Oklahoma (2-1) | TCU (3-0) | Florida State (3-1) | Arkansas (4-1) | Nebraska (6-1) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Oklahoma (7-2) | California (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Texas (9-3) Ñ‚ | Tennessee (9-3) | Notre Dame (10-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson | Clemson (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Florida State (2-1) | Clemson (3-1) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Boston College (6-1) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) Ñ‚ | Texas (9-3) | Wake Forest (11-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Penn State | Penn State (1-0) | Nebraska (2-0) | Clemson (2-1) | Florida State (3-1) | Iowa (4-1) | Missouri (6-0) | Rutgers (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Nebraska | Oregon (1-0) | TCU (2-0) | Boston College (3-0) | California (3-1) | Boise State (5-0) | Boise State (6-0) | Oklahoma (4-2) | Nebraska (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Wake Forest (9-2) | BYU (10-2) | California (9-3) | Boston College (10-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Oregon | Nebraska (1-0) | California (1-1) | California (2-1) | Nebraska (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Nebraska (5-1) | Wisconsin (6-1) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Oregon (7-2) | Maryland (8-2) | BYU (9-2) | California (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Oregon State (10-4) | 21. |
| 22. | TCU | California (0-1) | Arizona State (2-0) | Arizona State (3-0) | Boise State (4-0) | Nebraska (4-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Boston College (5-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Wake Forest (7-1) | Boston College (7-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | California (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | TCU (11-2) | 22. |
| 23. | Tennessee | TCU (1-0) | Boston College (2-0) | Nebraska (2-1) | Rutgers (4-0) | Missouri (5-0) | Oklahoma (3-2) | Texas A&M (6-1) | Missouri (7-1) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Maryland (7-2) | BYU (8-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Georgia (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Arizona State | Texas Tech (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-0) | Penn State (2-1) | Georgia Tech (3-1) | Rutgers (5-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Missouri (6-1) | Wake Forest (6-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Hawaiʻi (10-2) | Oregon State (9-4) | Penn State (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas Tech | Arizona State (1-0) | Penn State (1-1) | Boise State (3-0) | Missouri (4-0) | Boston College (4-1) | Wisconsin (5-1) | Wake Forest (6-1) | Oregon (5-2) | Washington State (6-3) | BYU (7-2) | Clemson (8-3) | Hawaiʻi (9-2) | Boston College (9-3) | TCU (10-2) | Tennessee (9-4) | 25. |
| Week 1 Aug 18 | Week 2 Sept 2 | Week 3 Sept 9 | Week 4 Sept 16 | Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | Week 16 Final | ||
| 'Dropped:' ''None'' | 'Dropped:' Clemson | 'Dropped:' Miami Texas Tech | 'Dropped:' Boston College Arizona State Penn State | 'Dropped:' TCU | 'Dropped:' Florida State Boston College | 'Dropped:' Iowa Georgia Virginia Tech | 'Dropped:' ''None'' | 'Dropped:' Nebraska Missouri | 'Dropped:' Clemson Washington State | 'Dropped:' Oregon Texas A&M | 'Dropped:' Maryland | 'Dropped:' Clemson | 'Dropped:' Georgia Tech Hawaiʻi | 'Dropped:' Texas A&M Nebraska |
Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the 2nd oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll and is compiled by a rotating group of 62 college football Division I head coaches. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 1550.
Jim Tressel, head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, refused to vote in the Week 15 poll, citing a conflict of interest. In a change to the Coaches Poll for the 2006 season, the final ballots are made public. Tressel did not want his vote of picking Florida or Michigan to play against his team to be known publicly and therefore refused to vote and was an unprecedented move in that no Coaches Poll voter has ever refused to vote.[2]
| Week 1 Aug 4 | Week 2 Sept 2 | Week 3 Sept 9 | Week 4 Sept 16 | Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | Week 16 Final | ||
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| 1. | Ohio State ''(28)'' | Ohio State ''(41)'' (1-0) | Ohio State ''(59)'' (2-0) | Ohio State ''(60)'' (3-0) | Ohio State ''(59)'' (4-0) | Ohio State ''(62)'' (5-0) | Ohio State ''(62)'' (6-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (7-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (8-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (9-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (10-0) | Ohio State ''(62)'' (11-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (12-0) | Ohio State ''(63)'' (12-0) | Ohio State ''(62)'' (12-0) | Florida (13-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas ''(11)'' | Texas ''(14)'' (1-0) | USC ''(2)'' (2-0) | USC ''(2)'' (3-0) | USC ''(2)'' (3-0) | USC (4-0) | USC (5-0) | USC (6-0) | USC (6-0) | Michigan (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan ''(1)'' (11-0) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida (12-1) | Ohio State (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Notre Dame ''(9)'' Ñ‚ | USC ''(4)'' (1-0) | Notre Dame ''(1)'' (2-0) | Auburn ''(1)'' (3-0) | Auburn ''(2)'' (4-0) | Auburn ''(1)'' (5-0) | Florida ''(1)'' (6-0) | Michigan (7-0) | Michigan (8-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Texas (9-1) | Florida (9-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | LSU (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | USC ''(1)'' Ñ‚ | Auburn ''(2)'' (1-0) | Auburn ''(1)'' (2-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | West Virginia (5-0) | West Virginia (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Louisville (8-0) | USC (8-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | USC (11-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Oklahoma ''(13)'' | Notre Dame ''(2)'' (1-0) Ñ‚ | West Virginia (2-0) | Florida (3-0) | Florida (4-0) | Florida (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (9-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Wisconsin (12-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Auburn ''(1)'' | West Virginia (1-0) Ñ‚ | Florida (2-0) | Michigan (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Texas (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Louisville (11-1) | Boise State (13-0) | 6. |
| 7. | West Virginia | Florida (1-0) | LSU (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | Texas (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | Louisville (5-0) | Auburn (6-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (7-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | Louisville (10-1) | USC (10-2) | Louisville (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Florida | LSU (1-0) | Texas (1-1) | Texas (2-1) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | LSU (9-2) | Arkansas (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) | Auburn (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | LSU | Florida State (1-0) | Georgia (2-0) | Louisville (3-0) | Georgia (4-0) | Georgia (5-0) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | USC (6-1) | California (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Michigan (11-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State | Oklahoma (1-0) | Florida State (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) Ñ‚ | LSU (4-1) | Auburn (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Texas (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Miami | Georgia (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | LSU (3-1) Ñ‚ | Oregon (4-0) | California (5-1) | California (6-1) | Clemson (7-1) | California (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Texas (9-2) | Louisville (9-1) | Auburn (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | California | Louisville (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Oregon (4-0) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | California (7-1) Ñ‚ | Arkansas (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Louisville (8-1) | Boise State (11-0) | Notre Dame (9-2) | West Virginia (10-2) | Rutgers (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville | Michigan (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Iowa (4-0) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Iowa (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | LSU (6-2) Ñ‚ | LSU (6-2) | Boise State (9-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | Arkansas (10-3) | Texas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia | Virginia Tech (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Tennessee (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | LSU (5-2) | Arkansas (6-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | California (10-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Michigan | Iowa (1-0) | Miami (1-1) | TCU (3-0) | TCU (4-0) | Clemson (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Tennessee (7-2) | Auburn (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | West Virginia (9-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | BYU (11-2) | 15. |
| 16. | Virginia Tech | Miami (0-1) | Iowa (2-0) | Oklahoma (2-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Florida State (3-1) | LSU (4-2) | Nebraska (6-1) | Rutgers (7-0) | Boston College (7-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) Ñ‚ | Oklahoma (8-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Texas (9-3) | Arkansas (10-4) | 16. |
| 17. | Iowa | Tennessee (1-0) | Tennessee (2-0) | Florida State (2-1) | Florida State (3-1) | California (4-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Boise State (7-0) | Boston College (6-1) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Oklahoma (7-2) (t16) | California (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Texas (9-3) | Rutgers (10-2) | Wake Forest (11-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson | Clemson (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Arizona State (3-0) | Tennessee (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Oregon (4-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Nebraska (9-3) | Tennessee (9-3) | Virginia Tech (10-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Penn State | Penn State (1-0) | Nebraska (2-0) | Tennessee (2-1) | Clemson (3-1) | Iowa (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Rutgers (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Tennessee (9-3) | California (9-3) | Notre Dame (10-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Oregon | Oregon (1-0) | TCU (2-0) | California (2-1) | California (3-1) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | Nebraska (5-1) | Oklahoma (4-2) | Nebraska (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Wake Forest (9-2) | California (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Boston College (10-3) | 20. |
| 21. | TCU | Nebraska (1-0) | California (1-1) | Boston College (3-0) | Nebraska (3-1) | Boise State (5-0) | Missouri (6-0) | Boston College (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Maryland (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | TCU (11-2) | 21. |
| 22. | Nebraska | TCU (1-0) | Texas Tech (2-0) | Alabama (3-0) | Boise State (4-0) | Nebraska (4-1) | Oklahoma (3-2) | Wisconsin (6-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Boston College (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | California (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | Oregon State (10-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Tennessee | California (0-1) | Arizona State (2-0) | Clemson (2-1) | Rutgers (4-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Arkansas (4-1) | Iowa (5-2) | Missouri (7-1) | Wake Forest (7-1) | Texas A&M (8-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | BYU (9-2) | Hawaiʻi (10-2) | Boston College (9-3) | Tennessee (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Alabama | Texas Tech (1-0) | Alabama (2-0) | Nebraska (2-1) | Texas Tech (3-1) | Texas Tech (4-1) | Rutgers (5-0) | Georgia (5-2) | Oregon (5-2) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Maryland (7-2) | BYU (8-2) | Clemson (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | TCU (10-2) | Hawaiʻi (11-3) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas Tech | Alabama (1-0) | Boston College (2-0) | Boise State (3-0) | Boston College (3-1) | Missouri (5-0) | Boston College (4-1) | Texas A&M (6-1) | Georgia (6-2) | Missouri (7-2) | Nebraska (7-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Hawaiʻi (9-2) | Boston College (9-3) | Oregon State (9-4) т | Penn State (9-4) | 25. |
| Georgia Tech (9-4) Ñ‚ | |||||||||||||||||
| Week 1 Aug 4 | Week 2 Sept 2 | Week 3 Sept 9 | Week 4 Sept 16 | Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | Week 16 Final | ||
| 'Dropped:' ''None'' | 'Dropped:' Clemson Penn State | 'Dropped:' Miami Texas Tech | 'Dropped:' Arizona State Alabama | 'Dropped:' TCU Boston College | 'Dropped:' Florida State Texas Tech | 'Dropped:' Virginia Tech Missouri | 'Dropped:' Iowa | 'Dropped:' Georgia Nebraska | 'Dropped:' Clemson Missouri | 'Dropped:' Oregon Texas A&M | 'Dropped:' Maryland | 'Dropped:' Clemson | 'Dropped:' Hawaii | 'Dropped:' Texas A&M Nebraska Georgia Tech |
Harris Interactive Poll
The Harris Poll is the newest poll as it was created in 2005 to replace the AP Poll in the BCS formula and is comprised of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submit votes for the top 25 teams each week. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I FBS Conferences and independent institutions. The poll operates identically to the Coaches Poll, except with 114 members, the point values of the highest ranked teams are higher than the Coaches Poll. The maximum points a single team can earn is 2850 points. The poll ends at the conclusion of the regular season, and does not produce another poll after the bowl games.
| Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | ||
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| 1. | Ohio State ''(107)'' (4-0) | Ohio State ''(110)'' (5-0) | Ohio State ''(112)'' (6-0) | Ohio State ''(112)'' (7-0) | Ohio State ''(112)'' (8-0) | Ohio State ''(113)'' (9-0) | Ohio State ''(113)'' (10-0) | Ohio State ''(112)'' (11-0) | Ohio State ''(114)'' (12-0) | Ohio State ''(114)'' (12-0) | Ohio State ''(112)'' (12-0) | 1. |
| 2. | USC ''(4)'' (3-0) | USC ''(2)'' (4-0) | USC ''(1)'' (5-0) | Michigan ''(1)'' (7-0) | Michigan ''(1)'' (8-0) | Michigan (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan (11-0) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida ''(1)'' (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Auburn ''(2)'' (4-0) | Auburn ''(1)'' (5-0) | Florida ''(1)'' (6-0) | USC ''(1)'' (6-0) | USC (6-0) | West Virginia ''(1)'' (7-0) | Louisville ''(1)'' (8-0) | USC (8-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | 3. |
| 4. | West Virginia (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | West Virginia (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Texas (9-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan (4-0) | Florida ''(1)'' (5-0) Ñ‚ | West Virginia (5-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Louisville (11-1) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida (4-0) | West Virginia(4-0) Ñ‚ | Texas (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (5-0) | Auburn (6-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (7-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | West Virginia (9-1) | Louisville (10-1) | USC (10-2) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | LSU (9-2) | Arkansas (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Georgia (4-0) | LSU (4-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | USC (6-1) | California (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | 9. |
| 10. | LSU (3-1) | Georgia (5-0) | Auburn (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Louisville (8-1) | Louisville (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) Ñ‚ | 10. |
| 11. | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Oregon (4-0) | California (5-1) | California (6-1) | California (7-1) | California (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Texas (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) Ñ‚ | 11. |
| 12. | Notre Dame (3-1) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | Clemson (7-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Texas (9-2) | Boise State (11-0) | Auburn (10-2) | West Virginia (10-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon (3-0) | Tennessee (4-1) | Iowa (5-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | LSU (6-2) | LSU (6-2) | Rutgers (8-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | Arkansas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Iowa (4-0) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Georgia (5-1) | LSU (5-2) | Arkansas (6-1) | Rutgers (8-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Tennessee (3-1) | Clemson (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Rutgers (7-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Tennessee (7-2) | Auburn (9-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | West Virginia (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma (3-1) | California (4-1) | LSU (4-2) | Nebraska (6-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Boston College (7-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Rutgers (10-2) | 16. |
| 17. | TCU (3-0) | Florida State (3-1) | Missouri (6-0) | Arkansas (5-1) | Boston College (6-1) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Oklahoma (7-2) | California (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Texas (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | 17. |
| 18. | California (3-1) | Iowa (4-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | Tennessee (9-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Clemson (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Nebraska (5-1) | Rutgers (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | BYU (10-2) | 19. |
| 20. | Florida State (3-1) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | Oregon (4-1) | Oklahoma (4-2) | Nebraska (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Wake Forest (9-2) | Nebraska (9-3) | California (9-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Nebraska (3-1) | Nebraska (4-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Boston College (5-1) | Missouri (7-1) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Maryland (8-2) | BYU (9-2) | California (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | 21. |
| 22. | Boise State (4-0) | Boise State (5-0) | Arkansas (4-1) | Wisconsin (6-1) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Oregon (6-2) | Boston College (7-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | Nebraska (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Rutgers (4-0) | Missouri (5-0) | Oklahoma (3-2) | Iowa (5-2) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Wake Forest (7-1) | Maryland (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | California (8-3) | Hawaii (10-2) | Boston College (9-3) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri (4-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Georgia (5-2) | Oregon (5-2) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | BYU (8-2) | Clemson (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | TCU (10-2) | 24. |
| 25. | Boston College (3-1) | Boston College (4-1) | Boston College (4-1) | Missouri (6-1) | Wake Forest (6-1) | Tulsa (7-1) | Nebraska (7-3) | Oregon (7-3) | Hawaii (9-2) | Boston College (9-3) | Georgia Tech (9-4) | 25. |
| Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | ||
| 'Dropped:' TCU | 'Dropped:' Florida State | 'Dropped:' Virginia Tech | 'Dropped:' Georgia Iowa | 'Dropped:' Missouri Nebraska | 'Dropped:' Clemson Tulsa | 'Dropped:' Texas A&M | 'Dropped:' Maryland Oregon | 'Dropped:' Clemson | 'Dropped:' Hawaii |
BCS Ranking
The BCS Rankings are a based on a formula composed of the Coaches Poll, the Harris Interactive Poll and six computer rankings. These rankings are usually released around the seventh week of the season and the results of this poll decide which teams play in which bowl games as well as which two teams will play in the BCS National Championship Game. The BCS Rankings are generated by taking the points received in each poll individually, and dividing by the total points that a single team could earn if they were ranked #1 by every member. For example, the maximum total points in the Coaches Poll is 1550, and if a team earns 1387 points, their score in the BCS for the Coaches Poll would be 895. The BCS Rankings then does the same for the Harris Interactive Poll. Next, the highest and lowest rankings of the 6 computer rankings are dropped, the remaining 4 combined with the points (again awarded by position) and divided by 100. The three percentages are then averaged, and the highest average is then awarded 1st place in the BCS Rankings.
| Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | ||
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| 1. | Ohio State (7-0) | Ohio State (8-0) | Ohio State (9-0) | Ohio State (10-0) | Ohio State (11-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | 1. |
| 2. | USC (6-0) | Michigan (8-0) | Michigan (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan (11-0) | Michigan (11-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan (7-0) | USC (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Louisville (8-0) | USC (8-1) | USC (9-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Auburn (6-1) | West Virginia (7-0) | Florida (7-1) | Florida (8-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia (6-0) | Auburn (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Texas (9-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | USC (10-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | Auburn (8-1) | Auburn (9-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | Arkansas (10-1) | Louisville (10-1) | Louisville (11-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Louisville (6-0) | Texas (7-1) | Texas (8-1) | USC (7-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame (5-1) | Lousiville (7-0) | USC (6-1) | California (8-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | 8. |
| 9. | Texas (6-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Louisville (9-1) | Arkansas (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) | 9. |
| 10. | California (6-1) | California (7-1) | California (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Louisville (8-1) | LSU (9-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | Boise State (11-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson (6-1) | Clemson (7-1) | Rutgers (8-0) | LSU (7-2) | Boise State (10-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Arkansas (10-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Arkansas (5-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | Rutgers (8-0) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (9-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | West Virginia (10-2) | 13. |
| 14. | Oregon (5-1) | Rutgers (7-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Boise State (9-0) | Auburn (9-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Boise State (6-0) | Boise State (7-0) | Boston College (7-1) | Wisconsin (9-1) | California (8-2) | Oklahoma (9-2) | West Virginia (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | 15. |
| 16. | Rutgers (6-0) | LSU (6-2) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Tennessee (7-2) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | Rutgers (10-2) | 16. |
| 17. | Nebraska (6-1) | Boston College (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Oklahoma (7-2) | Oklahoma (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | 17. |
| 18. | LSU (5-2) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | California (8-3) | California (8-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Maryland (8-2) | California (8-3) | Texas (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Boston College (5-1) | Missouri (7-1) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Boston College (8-2) | Tennessee (8-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | 20. |
| 21. | Wisconsin (6-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Wake Forest (9-2) | BYU (10-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | 21. |
| 22. | Oklahoma (4-2) | Nebraska (6-2) | Oregon (6-2) | Boston College (7-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | Nebraska (8-3) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Oregon State (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Iowa (5-2) | Oregon (5-2) | Washington State (6-3) | Maryland (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | BYU (9-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Missouri (6-1) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Wake Forest (7-1) | Oregon State (6-3) | Oregon (7-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Oregon State (8-4) | Boston College (9-3) | 24. |
| 25. | Tulsa (5-1) | Washington State (5-3) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | BYU (8-2) | Penn State (8-4) | Hawaii (10-2) | UCLA (7-5) | 25. |
| Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | ||
| 'Dropped:' Iowa Tulsa | 'Dropped:' Missouri Nebraska | 'Dropped:' Clemson Washington State | 'Dropped:' Oregon State Texas A&M | 'Dropped:' Maryland Oregon | 'Dropped:' Boston College Clemson Penn State | 'Dropped:' Georgia Tech Hawaii |
USA Today/Gallup Fan Poll
The USA Today/Gallup Fan Poll is a unofficial poll sponsored by the news publisher USA Today and the polling agency Gallup. The preseason poll was released on August 24, 2006. The poll represents 400 college football fans from across the country that were recruited by Gallup to participate. Fans had to "demonstrate a high degree of interest in and knowledge of the sport and commit to being a serious evaluator of teams as the season unfolds."[3] Unlike the other polls, this poll only included the top 15 teams and has no bearing on any formula for determining post season play and is used merely as a gauge to compare against the similar polls voted on by college football coaches and writers.
| Preseason Aug 24 | Week 1 Sept 2 | Week 2 Sept 9 | Week 3 Sept 16 | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 Dec 2 | Week 15 Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ohio State ''(197)'' | Ohio State ''(235)'' (1-0) | Ohio State ''(367)'' (2-0) | Ohio State ''(367)'' (3-0) | Ohio State ''(362)'' (4-0) | Ohio State ''(377)'' (5-0) | Ohio State ''(380)'' (6-0) | Ohio State (7-0) | Ohio State ''(387)'' (8-0) | Ohio State ''(389)'' (9-0) | Ohio State ''(387)'' (10-0) | Ohio State ''(385)'' (11-0) | Ohio State ''(398)'' (12-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | Ohio State ''(396)'' (12-0) | Florida (13-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas ''(81)'' | Texas ''(99)'' (1-0) | Notre Dame ''(10)'' (2-0) | USC ''(16)'' (2-0) | Auburn ''(13)'' (4-0) | Auburn ''(5)'' (5-0) | USC (5-0) | Michigan (7-0) | Michigan ''(5)'' (8-0) | Michigan ''(7)'' (9-0) | Michigan ''(8)'' (10-0) | Michigan ''(12)'' (11-0) | Michigan ''(1)'' (11-1) | USC (10-1) | Florida ''(2)'' (12-1) | Ohio State (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | USC ''(31)'' | USC ''(28)'' (1-0) | USC ''(7)'' (1-0) | Auburn ''(10)'' (3-0) | USC ''(20)'' (3-0) | USC ''(14)'' (4-0) | Florida ''(6)'' (6-0) | USC (6-0) | USC ''(6)'' (6-0) | West Virginia ''(3)'' (7-0) | Lousville ''(2)'' (8-0) | USC (8-1) | USC ''(1)'' (9-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan ''(1)'' (11-1) | LSU (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | Notre Dame ''(46)'' | Auburn ''(12)'' (1-0) | Auburn ''(8)'' (2-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (3-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (4-0) | Florida ''(1)'' (5-0) | West Virginia ''(1)'' (5-0) | West Virginia (6-0) | West Virginia ''(2)'' (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Texas (9-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | Louisville (11-1) | USC (11-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Auburn ''(10)'' | Notre Dame ''(19)'' (1-0) | West Virginia ''(1)'' (2-0) | Florida ''(1)'' (3-0) | Florida ''(1)'' (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | Michigan ''(1)'' (6-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (9-1) | Notre Dame ''(1)'' (9-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | Louisville (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Wisconsin (12-1) | 5. |
| 6. | West Virginia ''(6)'' | West Virginia ''(3)'' (1-0) | LSU ''(1)'' (2-0) | Michigan ''(2)'' (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | West Virginia ''(1)'' (4-0) | Texas (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Auburn (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Arkansas (9-1) | Notre Dame (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (13-0) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida ''(6)'' | Florida ''(3)'' (1-0) | Florida ''(2)'' (2-0) | Texas ''(2)'' (2-1) | Texas (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | Louisville (5-0) | Auburn (6-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (7-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | USC (10-2) | Louisville (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | LSU ''(2)'' | LSU ''(1)'' (1-0) | Texas ''(1)'' (1-1) | Georgia (3-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Auburn (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | Notre Dame ''(1)'' (8-1) | Rutgers ''(1)'' (9-0) | Louisville (9-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Oklahoma ''(3)'' | Oklahoma ''(1)'' (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Louisville (3-0) | LSU ''(1)'' (3-1) | LSU (4-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Florida (7-1) | USC (6-1) | West Virginia ''(1)'' (7-1) | Louisville (8-1) | LSU (9-2) | Arkansas (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) | Michigan (11-2) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State ''(2)'' | Florida State (1-0) | Florida State (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | Georgia (4-0) | Georgia (5-0) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Notre Dame ''(1)'' (7-1) | California (8-1) | LSU (8-2) | Wiconsin (11-1) | Notre Dame (9-2) | Notre Dame ''(1)'' (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Michigan ''(2)'' | Tennessee (1-0) | Georgia (2-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Notre Dame (4-1) | California (5-1) | California (6-1) | California (7-1) | California (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami ''(2)'' | Miami (0-1) | Oklahoma (2-0) | Virignia Tech (3-0) | Notre Dame (3-1) | Oregon (4-0) | LSU (4-2) | LSU (5-2) | Clemson (7-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Boise State (11-0) | Rutgers (10-1) | West Virginia (10-2) | Rutgers (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Penn State ''(3)'' | Michigan (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Iowa (4-0) | Tennessee (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Rutgers (8-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Boise State (10-0) | Auburn (10-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Arkansas (10-3) | Texas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia ''(2)'' | Penn State (1-0) | Tennessee (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Clemson (4-1) | Clemson (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Boise State (9-0) | Auburn (9-2) | Rutgers (9-1) | West Virginia (9-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | California (10-3) | 14. |
| 15. | California ''(1)'' | Georgia (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Florida State (2-1) | Florida State (3-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Oregon (4-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Rutgers (7-0) | Boise State (8-0) | Tennessee (7-2) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Texas (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | Brigham Young (11-2) | 15. |
| Preseason Aug 24 | Week 1 Sept 2 | Week 2 Sept 9 | Week 3 Sept 16 | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 Dec 2 | Week 15 Final | ||
| 'Dropped:' California | 'Dropped:' Miami Penn State | 'Dropped:' Tennessee Oklahoma | 'Dropped:' None | 'Dropped:' Virginia Tech Iowa Florida State | 'Dropped:' Oklahoma | 'Dropped:' Georgia | 'Dropped:' Oregon | 'Dropped:' Clemson | 'Dropped:' None | 'Dropped:' California Tennessee | 'Dropped:' Wake Forrest | 'Dropped:' None | 'Dropped:' Rutgers | 'Dropped:' Arkansas Wake Forest Virginia Tech Notre Dame |
BlogPoll
The BlogPoll is a poll run and voted on by sports bloggers.[4] 2006 is the 2nd year of the poll. Over 60 separate blogs voted in the poll throughout the year. It is administered by the Michigan blog ''mgoblog''.
| Week 1 Aug 4 | Week 2 Sept 2 | Week 3 Sept 9 | Week 4 Sept 16 | Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | Week 16 Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ohio State ''(20)'' | Ohio State ''(25)'' (1-0) | Ohio State ''(48)'' (2-0) | Ohio State ''(51)'' (3-0) | Ohio State ''(43)'' (4-0) | Ohio State ''(60)'' (5-0) | Ohio State ''(56)'' (6-0) | Ohio State ''(56)'' (7-0) | Ohio State ''(47)'' (8-0) | Ohio State ''(54)'' (9-0) | Ohio State ''(49)'' (10-0) | Ohio State ''(47)'' (11-0) | Ohio State ''(50)'' (12-0) | Ohio State ''(45)'' (12-0) | Ohio State ''(44)'' (12-0) | Florida ''(37)'' (13-1) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas ''(11)'' | Texas ''(14)'' (1-0) | USC ''(4)'' (1-0) | Auburn ''(9)'' (3-0) | Auburn ''(8)'' (4-0) | Auburn ''(4)'' (5-0) | Florida ''(2)'' (6-0) | Michigan ''(3)'' (7-0) | Michigan ''(3)'' (8-0) | Michigan ''(1)'' (9-0) | Michigan (10-0) | Michigan ''(5)'' (11-0) | USC (9-1) | USC (10-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Ohio State (12-1) | 2. |
| 3. | Auburn ''(9)'' | USC ''(8)'' (1-0) | Auburn ''(4)'' (2-0) | USC ''(5)'' (2-0) | USC ''(5)'' (3-0) | USC ''(2)'' (4-0) | Michigan (6-0) | USC (6-0) | USC ''(1)'' (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Lousville (8-0) | USC (8-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Michigan (11-1) | Florida (12-1) | LSU (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | USC ''(5)'' | Auburn ''(8)'' (1-0) | Notre Dame ''(4)'' (2-0) | Florida (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Michigan (5-0) | USC ''(2)'' (5-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Florida (7-1) | Texas (9-1) | Florida (9-1) | Florida (10-1) | Florida (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | Boise State ''(4)'' (13-0) | 4. |
| 5. | Notre Dame ''(8)'' | LSU ''(1)'' (1-0) | LSU ''(1)'' (2-0) | Michigan (3-0) | Florida (4-0) | Florida (5-0) | West Virginia (5-0) | West Virginia (6-0) | West Virginia (7-0) | Texas (8-1) | Florida (8-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | Arkansas (10-1) | LSU (10-2) | Louisville (11-1) | USC (11-2) | 5. |
| 6. | LSU ''(2)'' | Notre Dame ''(5)'' (1-0) | West Virginia (2-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | Texas (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Auburn (8-1) | Auburn (9-1) | Rutgers (9-0) | Notre Dame (10-1) | Louisville (10-1) | USC (10-2) | Louisville (12-1) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida | West Virginia (1-0) | Florida (2-0) | Louisville (3-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (4-0) | Louisville (5-0) | Auburn (6-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | Tennessee (7-1) | California (8-1) | Notre Dame (9-1) | LSU (9-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Oklahoma (11-2) | Wisconsin (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | West Virginia | Florida (1-0) | Texas (1-1) | Texas (2-1) | Texas (3-1) | LSU (4-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Louisville (6-0) | Louisville (7-0) | Louisville (7-0) | USC (7-1) | LSU (8-2) | Louisville (9-1) | Arkansas (10-2) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Michigan (11-2) | 8. |
| 9. | Miami | Florida State (1-0) | Georgia (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | LSU (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | California (5-1) | Florida (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | California (7-1) | Arkansas (8-1) | Louisville (8-1) | West Virginia (9-1) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (11-2) | 9. |
| 10. | California ''(1)'' | Iowa (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Oregon (4-0) | Notre Dame (5-1) | California (6-1) | Clemson (7-1) | USC (6-1) | Notre Dame (8-1) | West Virginia (8-1) | Wisconsin (11-1) | Boise State (12-0) | Auburn (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Louisville | Louisville (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Georgia (4-0) | Notre Dame (4-1) | Auburn (5-1) | Notre Dame (5-1) | California (7-1) | Notre Dame (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Wisconsin (10-1) | Texas (9-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Arkansas (10-3) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Iowa | Tennessee ''(2)'' (1-0) | Florida State (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Iowa (4-0) | Georgia (5-0) | Clemson (5-1) | Clemson (6-1) | Notre Dame (6-1) | Arkansas (7-1) | West Virginia (7-1) | Texas (9-2) | Auburn (10-2) | Rutgers (10-1) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Rutgers (11-2) | 12. |
| 13. | Florida State | Georgia (1-0) | Iowa (2-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Oregon (3-0) | Tennessee (4-1) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | Arkansas (5-1) | Arkansas (6-1) | Boston College (7-1) | Rutgers (8-0) | Wake Forest (9-1) | Boise State (11-0) | Notre Dame (9-2) | West Virginia (10-2) | Texas (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan | Michigan (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Notre Dame (2-1) | Clemson (4-1) | LSU (4-2) | Georgia Tech (5-1) | LSU (6-2) | LSU (6-2) | Tennessee (7-2) | Auburn (9-2) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Wake Forest (11-2) | California (10-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia | Miami (0-1) | Tennessee (2-0) | TCU (3-0) | Tennessee (3-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | Iowa (5-1) | LSU (5-2) | Rutgers (7-0) | Rutgers (8-0) | Wisconsin (9-1) | Boise State (10-0) | Rutgers (9-1) | West Virginia (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | Arkansas (10-4) | 15. |
| 16. | Oklahoma | Virginia Tech (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Tennessee (2-1) | Oklahoma (3-1) | California (4-1) | Arkansas (4-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Boston College (6-1) | Wisconsin (8-1) | Boise State (9-0) | Oklahoma (8-2) | Georgia Tech (9-2) | Wake Forest (10-2) | Rutgers (10-2) | BYU (11-2) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | Clemson (1-0) | Nebraska (2-0) | Oklahoma (2-1) | Clemson (3-1) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | Missouri (6-0) | Boise State (6-0) | Wisconsin (7-1) | Boise State (8-0) | Oklahoma (7-2) | California (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Texas (9-3) | Tennessee (9-3) | Wake Forest (11-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson | Oklahoma (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | Boston College (3-0) | TCU (3-0) | Iowa (4-1) | Georgia (5-1) | Nebraska (6-1) | Boise State (7-0) | Oklahoma (6-2) | Wake Forest (8-1) | Georgia Tech (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | Notre Dame (10-3) | 18. |
| 19. | Penn State | Oregon (1-0) | Miami (1-1) | Clemson (2-1) | California (3-1) | Boise State (5-0) | Oregon (4-1) | Rutgers (6-0) | Oklahoma (5-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Georgia Tech (7-2) | Boston College (10-0) | Tennessee (8-3) | Nebraska (9-3) | California (9-3) | Boston College (10-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Nebraska | Penn State (1-0) | Boston College (2-0) | California (2-1) | Nebraska (3-1) | Florida State (3-1) | Boise State (6-0) | Wisconson (6-1) | Nebraska (6-2) | Georgia Tech (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Maryland (8-2) | California (8-3) | California (8-3) | BYU (10-2) | Virginia Tech (10-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Oregon | Nebraska (1-0) | TCU (2-0) | Arizona State (3-0) | Florida State (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Nebraska (5-1) | Oklahoma (4-2) | Georgia Tech (5-2) | Texas A&M (8-1) | Boston College (7-2) | Tennessee (7-3) | Wake Forrest (9-2) | BYU (10-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Oregon State (10-4) | 21. |
| 22. | Tennessee | Texas Tech (1-0) | California (1-1) | Florida State (2-1) | Boise State (4-0) | Nebraska (4-1) | Oklahoma (3-2) | Boston College (5-1) | Texas A&M (7-1) | Wake Forest (7-1) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Nebraska (9-4) | TCU (11-2) | 22. |
| 23. | Texas Tech | California (0-1) | Texas Tech (2-0) | Nebraska (2-1) | Rutgers (4-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Texas A&M (6-1) | Missouri (7-1) | Oregon (6-2) | Maryland (7-2) | Nebraska (8-3) | BYU (9-2) | Georgia Tech (9-3) | Boston College (9-3) | Penn State (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | TCU | Alabama (1-0) | Arizona State (2-0) | Boise State (3-0) | Georgia Tech (3-1) | Missouri (5-0) | Rutgers (5-0) | Pittsburgh (6-1) | Wake Forest (6-1) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | BYU (8-2) | Clemson (8-3) | Hawaii (10-2) | Oregon State (9-4) | Georgia (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Alabama | TCU (1-0) | UCLA (2-0) | Alabama (3-0) | Missouri (4-0) | Boston College (4-1) | Wisconsin (5-1) | Wake Forest (6-1) | Oregon (5-2) | Washington State (6-3) | Nebraska (7-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Hawaii (9-2) | Boston College (9-3) | TCU (10-2) | Tennessee (9-4) | 25. |
| Week 1 Aug 4 | Week 2 Sept 2 | Week 3 Sept 9 | Week 4 Sept 16 | Week 5 Sept 23 | Week 6 Sept 30 | Week 7 Oct 7 | Week 8 Oct 14 | Week 9 Oct 21 | Week 10 Oct 28 | Week 11 Nov 4 | Week 12 Nov 11 | Week 13 Nov 18 | Week 14 Nov 25 | Week 15 Dec 2 | Week 16 Final | ||
| 'Dropped:' ''None.'' | 'Dropped:' Alabama Clemson Penn State | 'Dropped:' Miami Texas Tech UCLA | 'Dropped:' Alabama Arizona State Boston College | 'Dropped:' TCU | 'Dropped:' Boston College Florida State | 'Dropped:' Georgia Iowa Missouri Virginia Tech | 'Dropped:' Pittsburgh | 'Dropped:' Missouri Nebraska | 'Dropped:' Clemson Washington State | 'Dropped:' Oregon Texas A&M | 'Dropped:' Maryland | 'Dropped:' Clemson | 'Dropped:' Georgia Tech Hawaii | 'Dropped:' Texas A&M Nebraska |
Preseason polls
Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
| Athlon[5] | Lindy's[6] | Gold Sheet[7] | Phil Steele[8][9] | Sporting News | CollegeFootballNews | Real Football 365[10] | Sports Illustrated[11] | CFP Users[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original[13] | Revised[14][9] | Original13 | Revised[16][17][18] | |||||||||
| 1. | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | USC | USC | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Texas | 1. |
| 2. | Notre Dame | Ohio State | Auburn | Auburn | Ohio State | Ohio State | Texas | Texas | Ohio State | Notre Dame | Ohio State | 2. |
| 3. | USC | West Virginia | West Virginia | Louisville | Auburn | Auburn | Ohio State | Ohio State | West Virginia | Texas | West Virginia | 3. |
| 4. | Ohio State | Texas | Ohio State | USC | LSU | LSU | Oklahoma | Miami | Notre Dame | LSU | USC | 4. |
| 5. | Florida | Florida | Florida | Texas | West Virginia | West Virginia | Miami | Auburn | ||||
| Texas
| USC
| Notre Dame
! 5.
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! 6.
| West Virginia
| USC
| Texas
| Miami
| USC
| USC
| Auburn
| LSU
| LSU
| West Virginia
| LSU
! 6.
|-
! 7.
| Texas
| Oklahoma
| USC
| Notre Dame
| Texas
| Texas
| LSU
| California
| Florida State
| Auburn
| Auburn
! 7.
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! 8.
| California
| Auburn
| Florida State
| Ohio State
| Florida
| Florida
| California
| Oklahoma
| California
| California
| Oklahoma
! 8.
|-
! 9.
| Auburn
| California
| Notre Dame
| Virginia Tech
| Oklahoma
| Florida State
| Florida
| Florida
| Michigan
| Florida
| Louisville
! 9.
|-
! 10.
| Louisville
| LSU
| California
| Florida State
| Florida State
| Iowa
| Tennessee
| Tennessee
| USC
| Michigan
| Florida
! 10.
|-
! 11.
| LSU
| Michigan
| LSU
| Michigan
| Iowa
| Georgia
| Florida State
| Florida State
| Auburn
| Georgia
| Florida State
! 11.
|-
! 12.
| Clemson
| Florida State
| Texas Tech
| Tennessee
| Georgia
| California
| Clemson
| Clemson
| Clemson
| Florida State
| Miami
! 12.
|-
! 13.
| Michigan
| Louisville
| Iowa
| Arkansas
| California
| Miami
| Michigan
| Michigan
| Florida
| Louisville
| Georgia
! 13.
|-
! 14.
| Miami
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Miami
| Penn State
| Louisville
| Louisville
| Louisville
| Oklahoma
| California
! 14.
|-
! 15.
| Georgia
| Utah
| Louisville
| Iowa
| Penn State
| Virginia Tech
| West Virginia
| West Virginia
| Georgia
| Clemson
| Virginia Tech
! 15.
|-
! 16.
| Iowa
| Miami
| Miami
| California
| Virginia Tech
| Michigan
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech
| Arizona State
| Arizona State
| Michigan
! 16.
|-
! 17.
| Florida State
| TCU
| Michigan
| West Virginia
| Michigan
| Tennessee
| Nebraska
| Nebraska
| Penn State
| Miami
| TCU
! 17.
|-
! 18.
| TCU
| Clemson
| Alabama
| Clemson
| Tennessee
| Louisville
| Notre Dame
| Notre Dame
| Virginia Tech
| Nebraska
| Iowa
! 18.
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! 19.
| Oregon
| Arizona State
| Virginia Tech
| Boise State
| Louisville
| Texas Tech
| Georgia
| Georgia
| Utah
| Penn State
| Clemson
! 19.
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! 20.
| Tennessee
| Virginia Tech
| Navy
| Florida
| Texas Tech
| TCU
| Arizona State
| Arizona State
| Miami
| Oregon
| Penn State
! 20.
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! 21.
| Virginia Tech
| Penn State
| Utah
| LSU
| TCU
| Nebraska
| Iowa
| Iowa
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| Nebraska
! 21.
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! 22.
| Texas Tech
| Nebraska
| Arizona State
| Nebraska
| Nebraska
| Oregon
| Penn State
| Penn State
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| Texas Tech
! 22.
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! 23.
| Utah
| Oregon
| Tennessee
| Utah
| Oregon
| Clemson
| Georgia Tech
| Georgia Tech
|
|
| Oregon
! 23.
|-
! 24.
| Arizona State
| Texas Tech
| Boston College
| Purdue
| Clemson
| Oklahoma
| Alabama
| Alabama
|
|
| Alabama
! 24.
|-
! 25.
| Nebraska
| Iowa
| Georgia Tech
| Oregon
| Alabama
| Alabama
| Missouri
| Missouri
|
|
| Boston College
! 25.
|-
|
! rowspan="2" | Athlon
! rowspan="2" | Lindy's
! rowspan="2" | Gold Sheet
! rowspan="2" | Phil Steele
! Original
! Revised
! Original
! Revised
! rowspan="2" | Real Football 365
! rowspan="2" | Sports Illustrated
! rowspan="2" | CFP Users
|-
|
! colspan="2" | Sporting News
! colspan="2" | College Football News
|}
References
★ College Football Rankings
★ NCAA Football Polls
★ College Football Polls
★ Breaking down the Top 25 teams
★ mgoblog: BlogPoll
★ Harris Poll
Notes
1. AP poll voter booted for mistaking Sooners win for loss AP
2. Ohio State's Tressel won't vote in coaches poll Associated Press
3. USA Today/Gallup College Football Top 15 Fans' Poll
4. mgoblog: Blogpoll Central
5. Preseason Top 25
6.
7. THE GOLD SHEET PRESEASON TOP 25! Marshall, Bruce
8. Ten Minutes with Phil Steele
9. 2006 Preseason Consensus
10. Power rankings: Sooner or later, it will all sort out
11. College Football 2006 Preview
12. Official Results
13. This poll was released prior to roster shakeups including the dismissal of Oklahoma's starting quarterback.
14. SN's 2006 Top 25 College Football Countdown
15. 2006 Preseason Consensus
16. 2006 Preseason Rankings, National Title Contenders - No. 1 to No. 10
17. 2006 Preseason Rankings, National Title Contenders - No. 11 to No. 20
18. 2006 Preseason Rankings, National Title Contenders - No. 21 to No. 29
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