2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2006 NCAA Division I FBS season
Final score of the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, which was immediately recognized as an "instant classic"
Number of teams	119
Duration	August 31 – December 2
Preseason AP #1	Ohio State Buckeyes
Post-season
Duration	December 19, 2006 – January 8, 2007
Bowl games	37 (32 team-competitive and 5 all-star)
Heisman Trophy	Troy Smith, Ohio State QB
Bowl Championship Series
2007 BCS Championship Game
Site	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Winner	Florida Gators
Division I FBS football seasons
← 2005 2007 →

2006 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#18 Wake Forest x$		6	–	2		11	–	3
#20 Boston College		5	–	3		10	–	3
Maryland		5	–	3		9	–	4
Clemson		5	–	3		8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5		7	–	6
NC State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x		7	–	1		9	–	5
#19 Virginia Tech		6	–	2		10	–	3
Virginia		4	–	4		5	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		7	–	6
North Carolina		2	–	6		3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8		0	–	12
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Louisville $		6	–	1		12	–	1
#10 West Virginia		5	–	2		11	–	2
#12 Rutgers		5	–	2		11	–	2
South Florida		4	–	3		9	–	4
Cincinnati		4	–	3		8	–	5
Pittsburgh		2	–	5		6	–	6
Connecticut		1	–	6		4	–	8
Syracuse		0	–	6		0	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Ohio State $		8	–	0		12	–	1
#7 Wisconsin		7	–	1		12	–	1
#8 Michigan %		7	–	1		11	–	2
#24 Penn State		5	–	3		9	–	4
Purdue		5	–	3		8	–	6
Minnesota		3	–	5		6	–	7
Indiana		3	–	5		5	–	7
Iowa		2	–	6		6	–	7
Northwestern		2	–	6		4	–	8
Michigan State		1	–	7		4	–	8
Illinois		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
Nebraska x		6	–	2		9	–	5
Missouri		4	–	4		8	–	5
Kansas State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Kansas		3	–	5		6	–	6
Colorado		2	–	6		2	–	10
Iowa State		1	–	7		4	–	8
Southern Division
#11 Oklahoma x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
#13 Texas		6	–	2		10	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3		9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4		8	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Baylor		3	–	5		4	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Southern Miss x		6	–	2		9	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	3		7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4		5	–	7
UCF		3	–	5		4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6		3	–	9
Memphis		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
Houston x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
Rice		6	–	2		7	–	6
Tulsa		5	–	3		8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4		6	–	6
UTEP		3	–	5		5	–	7
Tulane		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio x		7	–	1		9	–	5
Kent State		5	–	3		6	–	6
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		2	–	6		2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
Central Michigan x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2		8	–	5
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		7	–	6
Ball State		5	–	3		5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5		5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		1	–	11
Championship: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#16/15 BYU $		8	–	0		11	–	2
#22/21 TCU		6	–	2		11	–	2
Utah		5	–	3		8	–	5
Wyoming		5	–	3		6	–	6
New Mexico		4	–	4		6	–	7
Air Force		3	–	5		4	–	8
San Diego State		3	–	5		3	–	9
Colorado State		1	–	7		4	–	8
UNLV		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2006 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 USC +		7	–	2		11	–	2
#14 California +		7	–	2		10	–	3
#21 Oregon State		6	–	3		10	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4		7	–	6
Oregon		4	–	5		7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5		7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5		6	–	6
Washington State		4	–	5		6	–	6
Washington		3	–	6		5	–	7
Stanford		1	–	8		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2006 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$#		7	–	1		13	–	1
#25 Tennessee		5	–	3		9	–	4
Kentucky		4	–	4		8	–	5
#23 Georgia		4	–	4		9	–	4
South Carolina		3	–	5		8	–	5
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		4	–	8
Western Division
#15 Arkansas x		7	–	1		10	–	4
#9 Auburn		6	–	2		11	–	2
#3 LSU %		6	–	2		11	–	2
Alabama		2	–	6		6	–	7
Ole Miss		2	–	6		4	–	8
Mississippi State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 31, 2006, and aside from all-star exhibition games that followed, concluded with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game on January 8, 2007, in Glendale, Arizona, where the No. 2 Florida Gators defeated the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes 41–14 to win the 2007 BCS National Championship. The Boise State Broncos were the year's only undefeated team in either level of Division I football after defeating Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.

Many publications release their predictions of the number one team prior to the beginning of the season. Following is a list of some publications' No. 1 pick.

There are several rules that have changed for the 2006 season. Following are some highlights:

For the ninth year, the Bowl Championship Series selected the No. 1 and No. 2 teams to play in the championship game on January 8. The year 2006 marked a change for the BCS, as the added National Championship Game began as a separate entity, played after the other bowls. Rotating between the four sites, just like the old format of the National Championship, the first BCS Championship game was played in Tempe, Arizona, the week after the Fiesta Bowl had been played there, and was telecast on FOX.

Ohio State was ranked No. 1 in all of the BCS-component polls (AP, Coaches', USA Today) in the preseason and the 14 polls taken in the regular season. When the BCS rankings began on October 15, Ohio State was No. 1 on all 8 rankings released during the season.

Rankings based on AP rankings going into bowl games

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

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