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 determine who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the BCS National Championship Game.

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AP Poll

PreseasonWeek 1
Sept 5		Week 2
Sept 10		Week 3
Sept 17		Week 4
Sept 24		Week 5
Oct 1		Week 6
Oct 8		Week 7
Oct 15		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5		Week 11
Nov 12		Week 12
Nov 19		Week 13
Nov 26		Week 14
Dec 3		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 9
1. Ohio State (35)Ohio State (1–0) (39)Ohio State (2–0) (59)Ohio State (3–0) (59)Ohio State (4–0) (59)Ohio State (5–0) (62)Ohio State (6–0) (63)Ohio State (7–0) (63)Ohio State (8–0) (63)Ohio State (9–0) (63)Ohio State (10–0) (65)Ohio State (11–0) (64)Ohio State (12–0) (65)Ohio State (12–0) (65)Ohio State (12–0) (65)Florida (13–1) (64)1.
2. Notre Dame (10)Texas (1–0) (7)Notre Dame (2–0) (3)Auburn (3–0) (2)Auburn (4–0) (2)Auburn (5–0) (1)Florida (6–0)Michigan (7–0)Michigan (8–0)Michigan (9–0)Michigan (10–0)Michigan (11–0) (1)Michigan (11–1)USC (10–1)Florida (12–1)Ohio State (12–1)2.
3. Texas (8)USC (1–0) (3)Auburn (2–0) (2)USC (2–0) (2)USC (3–0) (2)USC (4–0)USC (5–0)USC (6–0)USC (6–0)West Virginia (7–0) (2)Louisville (8–0)Florida (9–1)USC (9–1)Michigan (11–1)Michigan (11–1)LSU (11–2)3.
4. Auburn (3)Auburn (1–0) (3) тUSC (1–0) (2)West Virginia (3–0) (2)West Virginia (4–0) (2)West Virginia (5–0) (2)Michigan (6–0)West Virginia (6–0) (2)West Virginia (7–0) (2)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 (1–0) (8) тWest Virginia (2–0) (2)Florida (3–0)Florida (4–0)Florida (5–0)West Virginia (5–0) (2)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 (13–0) (1)5.
6. USC (3)West Virginia (1–0) (5)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) тUSC (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) тBoise 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 (FL) 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 (FL) (0–1)Miami (FL) (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)Tennessee (9–3) тTennessee (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)Texas (9–3) тTexas (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.
PreseasonWeek 1
Sept 5		Week 2
Sept 10		Week 3
Sept 17		Week 4
Sept 24		Week 5
Oct 1		Week 6
Oct 8		Week 7
Oct 15		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5		Week 11
Nov 12		Week 12
Nov 19		Week 13
Nov 26		Week 14
Dec 3		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 9
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Clemson		Dropped:
Miami (FL)
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

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. [1]

PreseasonWeek 1
Sept 5		Week 2
Sept 10		Week 3
Sept 17		Week 4
Sept 24		Week 5
Oct 1		Week 6
Oct 8		Week 7
Oct 15		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5		Week 11
Nov 12		Week 12
Nov 19		Week 13
Nov 26		Week 14
Dec 3		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 9
1. Ohio State (28)Ohio State (1–0) (41)Ohio State (2–0) (59)Ohio State (3–0) (60)Ohio State (4–0) (59)Ohio State (5–0) (62)Ohio State (6–0) (62)Ohio State (7–0) (63)Ohio State (8–0) (63)Ohio State (9–0) (63)Ohio State (10–0) (63)Ohio State (11–0) (62)Ohio State (12–0) (63)Ohio State (12–0) (63)Ohio State (12–0) (62)Florida (13–1) (63)1.
2. Texas (11)Texas (1–0) (14)USC (2–0) (2)USC (3–0) (2)USC (3–0) (2)USC (4–0)USC (5–0)USC (6–0)USC (6–0)Michigan (9–0)Michigan (10–0)Michigan (11–0) (1)USC (9–1)USC (10–1)Florida (12–1)Ohio State (12–1)2.
3. Notre Dame (9) тUSC (1–0) (4)Notre Dame (2–0) (1)Auburn (3–0) (1)Auburn (4–0) (2)Auburn (5–0) (1)Florida (6–0) (1)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) тAuburn (1–0) (2)Auburn (2–0) (1)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 (1–0) (2) тWest 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) тFlorida (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) тLSU (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 (FL) Georgia (1–0)Oklahoma (2–0)LSU (2–1)LSU (3–1) тOregon (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) тArkansas (7–1)LSU (7–2)Louisville (8–1)Boise State (11–0)Notre Dame (10–2)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) тLSU (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 (FL) (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 (FL) (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) тOklahoma (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) тCalifornia (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)Georgia Tech (9–4) тPenn State (9–4)25.
Oregon State (9–4) т
PreseasonWeek 1
Sept 5		Week 2
Sept 10		Week 3
Sept 17		Week 4
Sept 24		Week 5
Oct 1		Week 6
Oct 8		Week 7
Oct 15		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5		Week 11
Nov 12		Week 12
Nov 19		Week 13
Nov 26		Week 14
Dec 3		Week 15 (Final)
Jan 9
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Clemson
Penn State		Dropped:
Miami (FL)
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:
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Texas A&M
Nebraska
Georgia Tech

Harris Interactive Poll

Week 4
Sept 24		Week 5
Oct 1		Week 6
Oct 8		Week 7
Oct 15		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5		Week 11
Nov 12		Week 12
Nov 19		Week 13
Nov 26		Week 14 (Final)
Dec 3
1. Ohio State (4–0) (107)Ohio State (5–0) (110)Ohio State (6–0) (112)Ohio State (7–0) (112)Ohio State (8–0) (112)Ohio State (9–0) (113)Ohio State (10–0) (113)Ohio State (11–0) (112)Ohio State (12–0) (114)Ohio State (12–0) (114)Ohio State (12–0) (112)1.
2. USC (3–0) (4)USC (4–0) (2)USC (5–0) (1)Michigan (7–0) (1)Michigan (8–0) (1)Michigan (9–0)Michigan (10–0)Michigan (11–0)USC (9–1)USC (10–1)Florida (12–1) (1)2.
3. Auburn (4–0) (2)Auburn (5–0) (1)Florida (6–0) (1)USC (6–0) (1)USC (6–0)West Virginia (7–0) (1)Louisville (8–0) (1)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 (5–0) (1) тWest 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) тTexas (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) т10.
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) т11.
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)Hawaiʻi (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) Hawaiʻi (9–2)Boston College (9–3)Georgia Tech (9–4)25.
Week 4
Sept 24		Week 5
Oct 1		Week 6
Oct 8		Week 7
Oct 15		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5		Week 11
Nov 12		Week 12
Nov 19		Week 13
Nov 26		Week 14 (Final)
Dec 3
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:
Hawaiʻi

BCS standings

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game.

Week 7
Oct 15		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5		Week 11
Nov 12		Week 12
Nov 19		Week 13
Nov 26		Week 14 (Final)
Dec 3
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)Louisville (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 (8–0)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 (9–3)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) Hawaiʻi (10–2) UCLA (7–5)25.
Week 7
Oct 15		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5		Week 11
Nov 12		Week 12
Nov 19		Week 13
Nov 26		Week 14 (Final)
Dec 3
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
Hawaiʻi

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