2006 USA Today/ESPN Rankings
| Final Poll For 2006 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 2006 USA Today/ESPN |
| 1 | Florida | 13-1-0 | | | 2 | Ohio State | 12-1-0 | |
| 3 | Louisiana State | 11-2-0 | | | 4 | Southern California | 11-2-0 | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 12-1-0 | | | 6 | Boise State | 13-0-0 | |
| 7 | Louisville | 12-1-0 | | | 8 | Auburn | 11-2-0 | |
| 9 | Michigan | 11-2-0 | | | 10 | West Virginia | 11-2-0 | |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 11-3-0 | | | 12 | Rutgers | 11-2-0 | |
| 13 | Texas | 10-3-0 | | | 14 | California | 10-3-0 | |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 11-2-0 | | | 16 | Arkansas | 10-4-0 | |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 11-3-0 | | | 18 | Virginia Tech | 10-3-0 | |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 10-3-0 | | | 20 | Boston College | 10-3-0 | |
| 21 | Texas Christian | 11-2-0 | | | 22 | Oregon State | 10-4-0 | |
| 23 | Tennessee | 9-4-0 | | | 24 | Hawaii | 11-3-0 | |
| 25 | Penn State | 9-4-0 | |
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Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.
