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College Football Rankings : 2005-2006 Season
The National Champions are shown in Bold Italics.
| Rank | Team | Strength | Record |
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 29.56 | 13-0 |
| 2 | USC Trojans | 28.15 | 12-1 |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 23.74 | 10-2 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 18.13 | 11-2 |
| 5 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 17.47 | 11-1 |
| 6 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 17.36 | 11-1 |
| 7 | Georgia Bulldogs | 16.87 | 10-3 |
| 8 | Louisiana State Tigers | 16.83 | 11-2 |
| 9 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 15.00 | 9-3 |
| 10 | Oregon Ducks | 14.78 | 10-2 |
| 11 | Louisville Cardinals | 14.03 | 9-3 |
| 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 13.66 | 7-5 |
| 13 | Michigan Wolverines | 13.63 | 7-5 |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers | 13.17 | 9-3 |
| 15 | Miami Hurricanes (Florida) | 12.61 | 9-3 |
| 16 | Iowa State Cyclones | 12.56 | 7-5 |
| 17 | Texas Christian Horned Frogs | 12.48 | 11-1 |
| 18 | Florida Gators | 12.33 | 9-3 |
| 19 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 12.15 | 9-3 |
| 20 | Wisconsin Badgers | 11.73 | 10-3 |
| 21 | Oklahoma Sooners | 11.63 | 8-4 |
| 22 | Boston College Eagles | 11.35 | 9-3 |
| 23 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 11.02 | 10-2 |
| 24 | California Golden Bears | 10.77 | 8-4 |
| 25 | Clemson Tigers | 10.54 | 8-4 |
| 26 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 9.10 | 7-5 |
| 27 | UCLA Bruins | 8.04 | 10-2 |
| 28 | Purdue Boilermakers | 7.88 | 5-6 |
| 29 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 7.53 | 9-4 |
| 30 | Utah Utes | 7.41 | 7-5 |
| 31 | Boise State Broncos | 7.10 | 9-4 |
| 32 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 6.99 | 4-7 |
| 33 | Kansas Jayhawks | 6.74 | 7-5 |
| 34 | Virginia Cavaliers | 6.67 | 7-5 |
| 35 | Florida State Seminoles | 6.61 | 8-5 |
| 36 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 6.45 | 7-5 |
| 37 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6.37 | 8-4 |
| 38 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 5.76 | 7-5 |
| 39 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 5.34 | 8-5 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets | 4.74 | 7-5 |
| 41 | Northwestern Wildcats | 4.72 | 7-5 |
| 42 | Michigan State Spartans | 4.66 | 5-6 |
| 43 | Navy Midshipmen | 4.06 | 8-4 |
| 44 | Arizona Wildcats | 3.93 | 3-8 |
| 45 | Washington State Cougars | 3.92 | 4-7 |
| 46 | Texas A&M Aggies | 3.51 | 5-6 |
| 47 | Stanford Cardinal | 3.31 | 5-6 |
| 48 | Brigham Young Cougars | 3.22 | 6-6 |
| 49 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 2.97 | 7-5 |
| 50 | Tennessee Volunteers | 2.90 | 5-6 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 2.85 | 7-5 |
| 52 | Maryland Terrapins | 2.35 | 5-6 |
| 53 | Missouri Tigers | 2.21 | 7-5 |
| 54 | Toledo Rockets | 1.96 | 9-3 |
| 55 | Colorado Buffaloes | 1.90 | 7-6 |
| 56 | South Florida Bulls | 1.13 | 6-6 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 0.96 | 5-6 |
| 58 | Washington Huskies | 0.75 | 2-9 |
| 59 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 0.65 | 4-7 |
| 60 | Kansas State Wildcats | 0.52 | 5-6 |
| 61 | Oregon State Beavers | 0.30 | 5-6 |
| 62 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -0.24 | 7-5 |
| 63 | North Carolina Tar Heels | -0.38 | 5-6 |
| 64 | Memphis Tigers | -0.65 | 7-5 |
| 65 | UAB Blazers | -0.74 | 5-6 |
| 66 | Miami Redhawks (Ohio) | -1.02 | 7-4 |
| 67 | San Diego State Aztecs | -1.20 | 5-7 |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | -1.38 | 7-4 |
| 69 | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles | -1.50 | 7-5 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt Commodores | -2.25 | 5-6 |
| 71 | Connecticut Huskies | -2.65 | 5-6 |
| 72 | Nevada Wolf Pack | -2.85 | 9-3 |
| 73 | Southern Methodist Mustangs | -2.86 | 5-6 |
| 74 | Central Michigan Chippewas | -3.45 | 6-5 |
| 75 | Baylor Bears | -3.74 | 5-6 |
| 76 | Akron Zips | -4.09 | 7-6 |
| 77 | New Mexico Lobos | -4.17 | 6-5 |
| 78 | Bowling Green Falcons | -4.26 | 6-5 |
| 79 | Air Force Falcons | -4.51 | 4-7 |
| 80 | Central Florida Golden Knights | -4.62 | 7-5 |
| 81 | Western Michigan Broncos | -4.77 | 7-4 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | -4.81 | 4-7 |
| 83 | Hawai'i Warriors | -4.92 | 5-7 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns | -6.02 | 6-5 |
| 85 | Houston Cougars | -6.25 | 6-6 |
| 86 | East Carolina Pirates | -6.80 | 5-6 |
| 87 | Texas El Paso Miners | -7.21 | 8-4 |
| 88 | Colorado State Rams | -7.25 | 6-6 |
| 89 | Army Black Knights | -7.65 | 4-7 |
| 90 | Wyoming Cowboys | -7.78 | 4-7 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee State | -8.01 | 4-7 |
| 92 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | -8.21 | 3-8 |
| 93 | Indiana Hoosiers | -8.31 | 4-7 |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | -8.49 | 4-7 |
| 95 | Kentucky Wildcats | -8.75 | 3-8 |
| 96 | Mississippi Rebels | -9.05 | 3-8 |
| 97 | Syracuse Orangemen | -10.24 | 1-10 |
| 98 | Ball State Cardinals | -10.32 | 4-7 |
| 99 | Cincinnati Bearcats | -11.22 | 4-7 |
| 100 | Marshall Thundering Herd | -11.43 | 4-7 |
| 101 | Florida International Golden Panthers | -12.04 | 5-6 |
| 102 | Illinois Fighting Illini | -13.17 | 2-9 |
| 103 | Duke Blue Devils | -14.28 | 1-10 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Monroe Indians | -14.57 | 5-6 |
| 105 | Arkansas State Indians | -14.92 | 6-6 |
| 106 | San Jose State Spartans | -15.52 | 3-8 |
| 107 | Troy Trojans | -15.90 | 4-7 |
| 108 | Rice Owls | -16.38 | 1-10 |
| 109 | UNLV Rebels | -17.04 | 2-9 |
| 110 | Utah State Aggies | -17.34 | 3-8 |
| 111 | Ohio Bobcats | -17.41 | 4-7 |
| 112 | Tulane Green Wave | -17.68 | 2-8 |
| 113 | Idaho Vandals | -18.57 | 2-9 |
| 114 | North Texas Eagles | -19.44 | 2-9 |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic Owls | -20.61 | 2-9 |
| 116 | Temple Owls | -20.67 | 0-11 |
| 117 | Kent State Golden Flashes | -21.81 | 1-10 |