2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2006 NCAA Division I FCS season
2006 FCS National Championship trophy (middle).
Duration	August 26 – November 18
Playoff
Duration	November 25 – December 15
Championship site	Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Champion	Appalachian State Mountaineers
Payton Award	Ricky Santos
Buchanan Award	Kyle Shotwell
Division I FCS football season
«2005 2007»

2006 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#2 UMass x$^		8	–	0		13	–	2
#6 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3		9	–	4
Maine		5	–	3		6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4		5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6		4	–	7
Hofstra		1	–	7		2	–	9
South
#9 James Madison x^		7	–	1		9	–	3
Villanova		5	–	3		6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4		7	–	4
Richmond		3	–	5		6	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5		5	–	6
William & Mary		1	–	7		3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2006 Big Sky football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Montana $^		8	–	0		12	–	2
#10 Montana State ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#19 Portland State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Northern Arizona		5	–	3		6	–	5
Sacramento State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Weber State		3	–	5		4	–	4
Eastern Washington		3	–	5		3	–	8
Idaho State		1	–	7		2	–	9
Northern Colorado		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2006 Big South football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#14 Coastal Carolina $		4	–	0		9	–	3
Charleston Southern		2	–	2		9	–	2
Gardner–Webb		2	–	2		6	–	5
Liberty		2	–	2		6	–	5
VMI		0	–	4		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2006 Ivy League football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Princeton +		6	–	1		9	–	1
Yale +		6	–	1		8	–	2
Harvard		4	–	3		7	–	3
Penn		3	–	4		5	–	5
Cornell		3	–	4		5	–	5
Dartmouth		2	–	5		2	–	8
Columbia		2	–	5		5	–	5
Brown		2	–	5		3	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions

2006 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 Appalachian State $^		7	–	0		14	–	1
#12 Furman ^		6	–	1		8	–	4
#23 Wofford		5	–	2		7	–	4
The Citadel		4	–	3		5	–	6
Elon		2	–	5		5	–	6
Chattanooga		2	–	5		3	–	8
Georgia Southern		2	–	5		3	–	8
Western Carolina		0	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2006 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#21 McNeese State $^	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Sam Houston State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Texas State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

2006 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
Alabama A&M x$		6	–	3		9	–	3
Jackson State		5	–	4		6	–	5
Alcorn State		5	–	4		6	–	5
Mississippi Valley State		5	–	4		6	–	5
Alabama State		5	–	4		5	–	6
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x		7	–	2		8	–	4
Southern		4	–	5		5	–	6
Grambling State		3	–	6		3	–	8
Texas Southern		3	–	6		3	–	8
Prairie View A&M		2	–	7		3	–	7
Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13 December 16, 2006
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

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

* Host institution

The Gridiron Classic is an annual game between the champions of the Northeast Conference and the Pioneer Football League that has been held since December 2006.

Standings are from The Sports Network final 2006 poll.