2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Season	2005
Bowl season	2005–06 bowl games
Preseason No. 1	USC
End of season champions	Texas
Conference with most; teams in final AP poll	ACC, SEC (5)
	NCAA Division I-A football rankings ← 2004 2006 →

Three human polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), does not bestow a National Championship title for Division I-A football. That title is bestowed by different polling agencies. There are several polls that currently exist. The main weekly polls are the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season, two additional polls are released; the Harris Interactive Poll and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings.

During the 2005 season, 34 different teams appeared in the rankings by the major polls, but two teams, USC and Texas, held the top two spots throughout the course of the entire season.

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		Selected for BCS National Championship Game
(#–#)		Win–loss record
(Italics)		Number of first place votes
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

AP Poll

This season was the first season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The BCS created the Harris Interactive Poll to serve as its replacement.

	Preseason	Week 1 Sept 6	Week 2 Sept 11	Week 3 Sept 18	Week 4 Sept 25	Week 5 Oct 2	Week 6 Oct 9	Week 7 Oct 16	Week 8 Oct 23	Week 9 Oct 30	Week 10 Nov 6	Week 11 Nov 13	Week 12 Nov 20	Week 13 Nov 27	Week 14 Dec 4	Week 15 (Final) Jan 5
1.	USC (60)	USC (1–0) (61)	USC (2–0) (56)	USC (2–0) (57)	USC (3–0) (59)	USC (4–0) (59)	USC (5–0) (58)	USC (6–0) (57)	USC (7–0) (55)	USC (8–0) (57)	USC (9–0) (57)	USC (10–0) (56)	USC (11–0) (50)	USC (11–0) (55)	USC (12–0) (56)	Texas (13-0) (65)	1.
2.	Texas (4)	Texas (1–0) (4)	Texas (2–0) (8)	Texas (3–0) (8)	Texas (3–0) (6)	Texas (4–0) (6)	Texas (5–0) (7)	Texas (6–0) (8)	Texas (7–0) (10)	Texas (8–0) (8)	Texas (9–0) (8)	Texas (10–0) (9)	Texas (10–0) (14)	Texas (11–0) (10)	Texas (12–0) (9)	USC (12-1)	2.
3.	Tennessee (13)	Michigan (1–0)	LSU (1–0)	LSU (1–0)	Virginia Tech (4–0)	Virginia Tech (5–0)	Virginia Tech (6–0)	Virginia Tech (6–0)	Virginia Tech (7–0)	Virginia Tech (7–0)	Miami (FL) (7–1)	Miami (FL) (8–1)	LSU (9–1)	LSU (10–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Penn State (11–1)	3.
4.	Michigan	Ohio State (1–0)	Virginia Tech (2–0)	Virginia Tech (2–0)	LSU (1–0)	Florida State (4–0)	Florida State (5–0)	Georgia (6–0)	Georgia (7–0)	Alabama (8–0)	Alabama (9–0)	LSU (8–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Ohio State (9–2)	Ohio State (10–2)	4.
5.	LSU	LSU (0–0)	Tennessee (1–0)	Florida (3–0)	Florida (4–0)	Georgia (4–0)	Georgia (5–0)	Alabama (6–0)	Alabama (7–0)	Miami (FL) (6–1)	LSU (7–1)	Penn State (9–1)	Virginia Tech (9–1)	Virginia Tech (9–1)	Notre Dame (9–2)	West Virginia (11–1)	5.
6.	Ohio State	Tennessee (1–0)	Florida (2–0)	Florida State (3–0)	Florida State (3–0)	Ohio State (3–1)	Alabama (5–0)	Miami (FL) (5–1)	Miami (FL) (5–1)	LSU (6–1)	Penn State (9–1)	Notre Dame (7–2)	Notre Dame (8–2)	Ohio State (9–2)	Oregon (10–1)	LSU (11–2)	6.
7.	Oklahoma	Virginia Tech (1–0)	Georgia (2–0)	Georgia (3–0)	Georgia (4–0)	Alabama (5–0)	Miami (FL) (4–1)	LSU (4–1)	LSU (5–1)	UCLA (8–0)	Notre Dame (6–2)	Virginia Tech (8–1)	Ohio State (9–2)	Notre Dame (9–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Virginia Tech (11–2)	7.
8.	Virginia Tech	Iowa (1–0)	Florida State (2–0)	Ohio State (2–1)	Ohio State (3–1)	Tennessee (3–1)	Penn State (6–0)	UCLA (6–0)	UCLA (7–0)	Notre Dame (5–2)	Virginia Tech (8–1)	Alabama (9–1)	Oregon (10–1)	Oregon (10–1)	Georgia (10–2)	Alabama (10–2)	8.
9.	Miami (FL)	Georgia (1–0)	Ohio State (1–1)	Louisville (2–0)	Miami (FL) (2–1)	Miami (FL) (3–1)	Notre Dame (4–1)	Notre Dame (4–2)	Notre Dame (5–2)	Florida State (7–1)	Georgia (7–1)	Ohio State (8–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Miami (FL) (9–2)	Notre Dame (9–3)	9.
10.	Florida	Florida (1–0)	Notre Dame (2–0)	Tennessee (1–1)	Tennessee (1–1)	California (5–0)	LSU (3–1)	Texas Tech (6–0)	Florida State (6–1)	Penn State (8–1)	Ohio State (7–2)	Oregon (9–1)	Miami (FL) (8–2)	Miami (FL) (9–2)	LSU (10–2)	Georgia (10–3)	10.
11.	Iowa	Florida State (1–0)	Louisville (1–0)	Purdue (2–0)	Michigan State (4–0)	LSU (2–1)	Florida (5–1)	Florida State (5–1)	Penn State (7–1)	Georgia (7–1)	Oregon (8–1)	Auburn (8–2)	UCLA (9–1)	UCLA (9–1)	West Virginia (10–1)	TCU (11–1)	11.
12.	Louisville (1)	Louisville (1–0)	Purdue (1–0)	Miami (FL) (1–1)	California (4–0)	Notre Dame (4–1)	UCLA (5–0)	Penn State (6–1)	Ohio State (5–2)	Ohio State (6–2)	Florida (7–2)	UCLA (9–1)	West Virginia (8–1)	West Virginia (9–1)	Virginia Tech (10–2)	Florida (9–3) т	12.
13.	Georgia	Purdue (0–0)	Miami (FL) (0–1)	California (3–0)	Notre Dame (3–1)	Florida (4–1)	Texas Tech (5–0)	Boston College (6–1)	Boston College (6–1)	Florida (6–2)	Texas Tech (8–1)	West Virginia (8–1)	Georgia (8–2)	Georgia (9–2)	Alabama (9–2)	Oregon (10–2) т	13.
14.	Florida State	Miami (FL) (0–1)	Michigan (1–1)	Michigan (2–1)	Arizona State (3–1)	Wisconsin (5–0)	Boston College (5–1)	Ohio State (4–2)	Oregon (7–1)	Wisconsin (8–1)	UCLA (8–1)	Georgia (7–2)	Alabama (9–2)	Alabama (9–2)	TCU (10–1)	Auburn (9–3)	14.
15.	Purdue	Arizona State (1–0)	California (2–0)	Georgia Tech (3–0)	Alabama (4–0)	Texas Tech (4–0)	Ohio State (3–2)	Oregon (6–1)	Wisconsin (7–1)	Oregon (7–1)	Auburn (7–2)	TCU (10–1)	TCU (10–1)	TCU (10–1)	Louisville (9–2)	Wisconsin (10–3)	15.
16.	Auburn	California (1–0)	Georgia Tech (2–0)	Notre Dame (2–1)	Texas Tech (3–0)	Penn State (5–0)	Michigan State (4–1)	Auburn (5–1)	Florida (5–2)	Texas Tech (7–1)	West Virginia (7–1)	Fresno State (8–1)	Fresno State (8–2)	Louisville (8–2)	Florida (8–3)	UCLA (10–2)	16.
17.	Texas A&M	Georgia Tech (1–0)	Boston College (2–0)	Michigan State (3–0)	Wisconsin (4–0)	Arizona State (3–2)	Tennessee (3–2)	Tennessee (3–2)	Texas Tech (6–1)	Auburn (6–2)	Florida State (7–2)	Michigan (7–3)	Louisville (7–2)	Florida (8–3)	UCLA (9–2)	Miami (FL) (9–3)	17.
18.	Boise State	Oklahoma (0–1)	Arizona State (1–1)	Arizona State (2–1)	Minnesota (4–0)	Boston College (4–1)	California (5–1)	Florida (5–2)	West Virginia (6–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	TCU (9–1)	Louisville (7–2)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Boston College (9–3)	18.
19.	California	Boston College (1–0)	Texas Tech (1–0)	Texas Tech (2–0)	Virginia (3–0)	Michigan State (4–1)	Louisville (4–1)	Wisconsin (6–1)	Auburn (5–2)	Boston College (6–2)	Wisconsin (8–2)	South Carolina (7–3)	Florida (7–3)	Boston College (8–3)	Boston College (8–3)	Louisville (9–3)	19.
20.	Arizona State	Notre Dame (1–0)	Clemson (2–0)	Alabama (3–0)	UCLA (3–0)	UCLA (4–0)	Oregon (5–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	TCU (7–1)	TCU (8–1)	Fresno State (7–1)	Florida (7–3)	Georgia Tech (7–3)	Michigan (7–4)	Michigan (7–4)	Texas Tech (9–3)	20.
21.	Texas Tech	Texas Tech (0–0)	Oklahoma (1–1)	Iowa (2–1)	Boston College (3–1)	Michigan (3–2)	Auburn (4–1)	TCU (6–1)	Northwestern (5–2)	Fresno State (6–1)	Michigan (6–3)	Texas Tech (8–2)	Boston College (8–3)	Wisconsin (9–3)	Wisconsin (9–3)	Clemson (8–4)	21.
22.	Boston College	TCU (1–0)	Iowa (1–1)	Iowa State (2–0)	Purdue (2–1)	Auburn (4–1)	Minnesota (5–1)	Michigan State (4–2)	Fresno State (5–1)	Michigan (6–3)	Colorado (7–2)	Florida State (7–3)	Michigan (7–4)	Clemson (7–4)	Florida State (8–4)	Oklahoma (8–4)	22.
23.	Pittsburgh	Virginia (1–0)	Fresno State (1–0)	Virginia (2–0)	Iowa State (3–0)	Louisville (3–1)	Wisconsin (5–1)	Virginia (4–2)	Tennessee (3–3)	California (6–2)	Louisville (6–2)	Boston College (7–3)	Florida State (7–3)	Fresno State (8–3)	Clemson (7–4)	Florida State (8–5)	23.
24.	Fresno State	Fresno State (0–0)	Iowa State (2–0)	Oregon (3–0)	Louisville (2–1)	Georgia Tech (3–1)	Colorado (4–1)	Fresno State (4–1)	California (6–2)	Louisville (5–2)	Georgia Tech (6–2)	UTEP (8–1)	Wisconsin (8–3)	Georgia Tech (7–4)	Georgia Tech (7–4)	Nebraska (8–4)	24.
25.	Virginia	Clemson (1–0)	Virginia (1–0)	UCLA (3–0)	Georgia Tech (3–1)	Oregon (4–1)	TCU (5–1)	California (5–2)	Michigan (5–3)	Colorado (6–2)	Northwestern (6–3)	Wisconsin (8–3)	Clemson (7–4)	Iowa (7–4)	Iowa (7–4)	California (8–4)	25.
	Preseason	Week 1 Sept 6	Week 2 Sept 11	Week 3 Sept 18	Week 4 Sept 25	Week 5 Oct 2	Week 6 Oct 9	Week 7 Oct 16	Week 8 Oct 23	Week 9 Oct 30	Week 10 Nov 6	Week 11 Nov 13	Week 12 Nov 20	Week 13 Nov 27	Week 14 Dec 4	Week 15 (Final) Jan 5
		Dropped: Auburn Texas A&M Boise State Pittsburgh	Dropped: TCU	Dropped: Boston College Clemson Oklahoma Fresno State	Dropped: Michigan Iowa Oregon	Dropped: Minnesota Virginia Purdue Iowa State	Dropped: Arizona State Michigan Georgia Tech	Dropped: Louisville Minnesota Colorado	Dropped: Michigan State Virginia	Dropped: Northwestern Tennessee	Dropped: Boston College California	Dropped: Colorado Georgia Tech Northwestern	Dropped: South Carolina UTEP	Dropped: Florida State	Dropped: Fresno State	Dropped: Michigan Georgia Tech Iowa

Coaches Poll

	Preseason	Week 1 Sept 6	Week 2 Sept 11	Week 3 Sept 18	Week 4 Sept 25	Week 5 Oct 2	Week 6 Oct 9	Week 7 Oct 16	Week 8 Oct 23	Week 9 Oct 30	Week 10 Nov 6	Week 11 Nov 13	Week 12 Nov 20	Week 13 Nov 27	Week 14 Dec 4	Week 15 (Final) Jan 5
1.	USC (60)	USC (1–0) (60)	USC (1–0) (59)	USC (2–0) (60)	USC (3–0) (60)	USC (4–0) (60)	USC (5–0) (57)	USC (6–0) (54)	USC (7–0) (53)	USC (8–0) (56)	USC (9–0) (56)	USC (10–0) (57)	USC (11–0) (49)	USC (11–0) (53)	USC (12–0) (55)	Texas (13–0) (62)	1.
2.	Texas (2)	Texas (1–0) (2)	Texas (2–0) (3)	Texas (3–0) (2)	Texas (3–0) (1)	Texas (4–0) (1)	Texas (5–0) (4)	Texas (6–0) (7)	Texas (7–0) (8)	Texas (8–0) (5)	Texas (9–0) (6)	Texas (10–0) (7)	Texas (10–0) (13)	Texas (11–0) (9)	Texas (12–0) (7)	USC (12–1)	2.
3.	Tennessee	Michigan (1–0)	LSU (1–0)	LSU (1–0)	Virginia Tech (4–0) (1)	Virginia Tech (5–0) (1)	Virginia Tech (6–0) (1)	Virginia Tech (6–0) (1)	Virginia Tech (7–0)	Virginia Tech (8–0) (1)	Alabama (9–0)	Miami (FL) (8–1)	LSU (9–1)	LSU (10–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Penn State (11–1)	3.
4.	Michigan	Tennessee (1–0)	Tennessee (1–0) т	Virginia Tech (3–0)	LSU (1–0)	Georgia (4–0)	Georgia (5–0)	Georgia (6–0)	Georgia (7–0)	Alabama (8–0)	Miami (FL) (7–1)	LSU (8–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Ohio State (9–2)	Ohio State (10–2)	4.
5.	Oklahoma	LSU (0–0)	Virginia Tech (2–0) т	Florida (3–0)	Florida (4–0)	Florida State (4–0)	Florida State (5–0)	Alabama (6–0)	Alabama (7–0)	Miami (FL) (6–1)	LSU (7–1)	Penn State (9–1)	Virginia Tech (9–1)	Virginia Tech (10–1)	Oregon (10–1)	LSU (11–2)	5.
6.	LSU	Virginia Tech (1–0)	Georgia (2–0)	Georgia (3–0)	Georgia (4–0)	Ohio State (3–1)	Miami (FL) (4–1)	Miami (FL) (5–1)	Miami (FL) (5–1)	LSU (6–1)	Penn State (9–1)	Virginia Tech (8–1)	Notre Dame (8–2)	Ohio State (9–2)	Notre Dame (9–2)	West Virginia (11–1)	6.
7.	Virginia Tech	Ohio State (1–0)	Florida (2–0)	Florida State (3–0)	Florida State (3–0)	Tennessee (3–1)	Alabama (5–0)	LSU (4–1)	LSU (5–1)	UCLA (8–0)	Notre Dame (6–2)	Notre Dame (7–2)	Ohio State (9–2)	Notre Dame (9–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Virginia Tech (11–2)	7.
8.	Miami (FL)	Iowa (1–0)	Florida State (2–0)	Louisville (2–0)	Ohio State (3–1)	Miami (FL) (3–1)	LSU (3–1)	Texas Tech (6–0)	UCLA (7–0)	Florida State (7–1)	Virginia Tech (8–1)	Alabama (9–1)	Oregon (10–1)	Oregon (10–1)	Georgia (10–2)	Alabama (10–2)	8.
9.	Ohio State	Georgia (1–0)	Ohio State (1–1)	Ohio State (2–1)	Tennessee (1–1)	California (5–0)	Notre Dame (4–1)	UCLA (6–0)	Florida State (6–1)	Notre Dame (5–2)	Georgia (7–1)	Ohio State (8–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Miami (FL) (9–2)	TCU (11–1)	9.
10.	Iowa	Florida (1–0)	Louisville (1–0)	Purdue (2–0)	Miami (FL) (2–1)	Alabama (5–0)	Penn State (6–0)	Florida State (5–1)	Notre Dame (5–2)	Georgia (7–1)	Ohio State (7–2)	Oregon (9–1)	Miami (FL) (8–2)	Miami (FL) (9–2)	LSU (10–2)	Georgia (10–3)	10.
11.	Florida	Florida State (1–0)	Purdue (1–0)	Tennessee (1–1)	California (4–0)	LSU (2–1)	Texas Tech (5–0)	Boston College (6–1)	Boston College (6–1)	Penn State (8–1)	Oregon (8–1)	UCLA (9–1)	UCLA (9–1)	UCLA (9–1)	West Virginia (10–1)	Notre Dame (9–3)	11.
12.	Florida State	Louisville (1–0)	Notre Dame (2–0)	Miami (FL) (1–1)	Michigan State (4–0)	Notre Dame (4–1)	UCLA (5–0)	Notre Dame (4–2)	Penn State (7–1)	Ohio State (6–2)	Florida (7–2)	Auburn (8–2)	West Virginia (8–1)	West Virginia (9–1)	Virginia Tech (10–2)	Oregon (10–2)	12.
13.	Georgia	Purdue (0–0)	Miami (FL) (0–1)	Michigan (2–1)	Texas Tech (3–0)	Texas Tech (4–0)	Florida (5–1)	Ohio State (4–2)	Ohio State (5–2)	Oregon (7–1)	Texas Tech (8–1)	West Virginia (8–1)	Georgia (8–2)	Georgia (9–2)	Alabama (9–2)	UCLA (10–2)	13.
14.	Louisville	Miami (FL) (0–1)	Michigan (1–1)	California (3–0)	Notre Dame (3–1)	Wisconsin (5–0)	Boston College (5–1)	Penn State (6–1)	Oregon (7–1)	Wisconsin (8–1)	UCLA (8–1)	Georgia (7–2)	Alabama (9–2)	Alabama (9–2)	TCU (10–1)	Auburn (9–3)	14.
15.	Auburn	Arizona State (1–0)	California (2–0)	Georgia Tech (3–0)	Arizona State (3–1)	Florida (4–1)	Ohio State (3–2)	Auburn (5–1)	Wisconsin (7–1)	Florida (6–2)	West Virginia (7–1)	TCU (10–1)	TCU (10–1)	TCU (10–1)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Wisconsin (10–3)	15.
16.	Purdue	Oklahoma (0–1)	Boston College (2–0)	Texas Tech (2–0)	Alabama (4–0)	UCLA (4–0)	California (5–1)	Oregon (6–1)	Texas Tech (6–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	Florida State (7–2)	Fresno State (8–1)	Fresno State (8–2)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Louisville (9–2)	Florida (9–3)	16.
17.	Texas A&M	California (1–0)	Oklahoma (1–1)	Arizona State (2–1)	Wisconsin (4–0)	Boston College (4–1)	Michigan State (4–1)	Wisconsin (6–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	Texas Tech (7–1)	Auburn (7–2)	Michigan (7–3)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Louisville (8–2)	UCLA (9–2)	Boston College (9–3)	17.
18.	Arizona State	Boston College (1–0)	Georgia Tech (2–0)	Notre Dame (2–1)	Virginia (3–0)	Penn State (5–0)	Tennessee (3–2)	Tennessee (3–2)	Florida (5–2)	Auburn (6–2)	TCU (9–1)	Louisville (7–2)	Louisville (7–2)	Florida (8–3)	Florida (8–3)	Miami (FL) (9–3)	18.
19.	Boise State	Texas Tech (0–0)	Texas Tech (1–0)	Virginia (2–0)	Minnesota (4–0)	Michigan State (4–1)	Louisville (4–1)	Florida (5–2)	Auburn (5–2)	Boston College (6–2)	Wisconsin (8–2)	Texas Tech (8–2)	Florida (9–3)	Boston College (8–3)	Boston College (8–3)	Texas Tech (9–3)	19.
20.	California	Virginia (1–0)	Virginia (1–0)	Alabama (3–0)	Purdue (2–1)	Arizona State (3–2)	Auburn (4–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	TCU (7–1)	TCU (8–1)	Fresno State (7–1)	Florida (7–3)	Boston College (8–3)	Wisconsin (9–3)	Wisconsin (9–3)	Louisville (9–3)	20.
21.	Texas Tech	Georgia Tech (1–0)	Iowa (1–1)	Iowa (2–1)	UCLA (3–0)	Auburn (4–1)	Oregon (5–1)	TCU (6–1)	California (6–2)	California (6–2)	Colorado (7–2)	South Carolina (7–3)	Florida State (7–3)	Michigan (7–4)	Michigan (7–4)	Clemson (8–4)	21.
22.	Boston College	Alabama (1–0)	Arizona State (1–1)	Michigan State (3–0)	Louisville (2–1)	Louisville (3–1)	Minnesota (5–1)	Michigan State (4–2)	Minnesota (5–2)	Fresno State (6–1)	Michigan (6–3)	Florida State (7–3)	Wisconsin (8–3)	Fresno State (8–3)	Florida State (8–4)	Oklahoma (8–4)	22.
23.	Virginia	Notre Dame (1–0)	Clemson (2–0)	UCLA (3–0)	Boston College (3–1)	Georgia Tech (3–1)	Wisconsin (5–1)	California (5–2)	Northwestern (5–2)	Michigan (6–3)	Louisville (6–2)	Boston College (7–3)	Michigan (7–4)	Clemson (7–4)	Clemson (7–4)	Florida State (8–5)	23.
24.	Alabama	Fresno State (0–0)	Alabama (2–0)	Wisconsin (3–0)	Auburn (3–1)	Michigan (3–2)	Colorado (4–1)	Virginia (4–2)	Fresno State (5–1)	Colorado (6–2)	Georgia Tech (6–2)	Wisconsin (8–3)	Georgia Tech (7–3)	Georgia Tech (7–4)	Georgia Tech (7–4)	Nebraska (8–4)	24.
25.	Pittsburgh	Auburn (0–1)	Fresno State (1–0)	Boston College (2–1)	Georgia Tech (3–1)	Virginia (3–1)	West Virginia (5–1)	Minnesota (5–2)	Tennessee (3–3)	Louisville (5–2)	Boston College (6–3)	UTEP (8–1)	Iowa State (7–3)	Iowa (7–4)	Iowa (7–4)	California (8–4)	25.
	Preseason	Week 1 Sept 6	Week 2 Sept 11	Week 3 Sept 18	Week 4 Sept 25	Week 5 Oct 2	Week 6 Oct 9	Week 7 Oct 16	Week 8 Oct 23	Week 9 Oct 30	Week 10 Nov 6	Week 11 Nov 13	Week 12 Nov 20	Week 13 Nov 27	Week 14 Dec 4	Week 15 (Final) Jan 5
		Dropped: Texas A&M Boise State Pittsburgh	Dropped: Auburn	Dropped: Oklahoma Clemson Fresno State	Dropped: Michigan Iowa	Dropped: Minnesota Purdue	Dropped: Arizona State Georgia Tech Michigan Virginia	Dropped: Louisville Colorado	Dropped: Michigan State Virginia	Dropped: Minnesota Northwestern Tennessee	Dropped: California	Dropped: Colorado Georgia Tech	Dropped: South Carolina UTEP	Dropped: Iowa State Florida State	Dropped: Fresno State	Dropped: Michigan Georgia Tech Iowa

Harris Interactive Poll

The Harris Poll is the newest poll as it was created in 2005 to replace the AP Poll in the BCS formula. It consists of former players, coaches, administrators, and current and former media who submit votes for the top 25 teams each week. The panel has been designed to be a statistically valid representation of all 11 Division I-A Conferences and independent institutions. The poll operates identically to the other polls, except with 114 members. The poll ends at the conclusion of the regular season, and does not produce another poll after the bowl games or crown a champion.

	Week 4 Sept 25	Week 5 Oct 2	Week 6 Oct 9	Week 7 Oct 16	Week 8 Oct 23	Week 9 Oct 30	Week 10 Nov 6	Week 11 Nov 13	Week 12 Nov 20	Week 13 Nov 27	Week 14 (Final) Dec 4
1.	USC (3–0) (110)	USC (4–0) (108)	USC (5–0) (100)	USC (6–0) (96)	USC (7–0) (95)	USC (8–0) (96)	USC (9–0) (97)	USC (10–0) (94)	USC (11–0) (88)	USC (11–0) (99)	USC (12–0) (99)	1.
2.	Texas (3–0) (3)	Texas (4–0) (4)	Texas (5–0) (13)	Texas (6–0) (17)	Texas (7–0) (18)	Texas (8–0) (16)	Texas (9–0) (16)	Texas (10–0) (19)	Texas (10–0) (25)	Texas (11–0) (14)	Texas (12–0) (14)	2.
3.	Virginia Tech (4–0)	Virginia Tech (5–0)	Virginia Tech (6–0)	Virginia Tech (6–0)	Virginia Tech (7–0)	Virginia Tech (8–0) (1)	Miami (FL) (7–1)	Miami (FL) (8–1)	LSU (9–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Penn State (10–1)	3.
4.	Florida (4–0)	Florida State (4–0)	Georgia (5–0)	Georgia (6–0)	Georgia (7–0)	Alabama (8–0)	Alabama (9–0)	LSU (8–1)	Penn State (10–1)	LSU (10–1)	Ohio State (9–2)	4.
5.	LSU (1–0)	Georgia (4–0)	Florida State (5–0)	Alabama (6–0)	Alabama (7–0)	Miami (FL) (6–1)	LSU (7–1)	Penn State (9–1)	Notre Dame (8–2)	Virginia Tech (10–1)	Notre Dame (9–2)	5.
6.	Florida State (3–0)	Ohio State (3–1)	Miami (FL) (4–1)	Miami (FL) (5–1)	Miami (FL) (5–1)	UCLA (8–0)	Penn State (9–1)	Notre Dame (7–2)	Virginia Tech (9–1)	Ohio State (9–2)	Oregon (10–1)	6.
7.	Georgia (4–0)	Miami (FL) (3–1)	Alabama (5–0)	LSU (4–1)	UCLA (7–0)	LSU (6–1)	Notre Dame (6–2)	Virginia Tech (8–1)	Ohio State (9–2)	Notre Dame (9–2)	Auburn (9–2)	7.
8.	Ohio State (3–1)	Alabama (5–0)	Notre Dame (4–1)	UCLA (6–0)	LSU (5–1)	Florida State (7–1)	Virginia Tech (8–1)	Alabama (9–1)	Oregon (10–1)	Oregon (10–1)	Georgia (10–2)	8.
9.	Miami (FL) (2–1)	Tennessee (3–1)	Penn State (6–0)	Texas Tech (6–0)	Florida State (6–1)	Notre Dame (5–2)	Georgia (7–1)	Ohio State (8–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Miami (FL) (9–2)	9.
10.	Michigan State (4–0)	California (5–0)	LSU (3–1)	Florida State (5–1)	Notre Dame (5–2)	Penn State (8–1)	Ohio State (7–2)	Oregon (9–1)	Miami (FL) (8–2)	Miami (FL) (9–2)	LSU (10–2)	10.
11.	California (4–0)	Notre Dame (4–1)	UCLA (5–0)	Notre Dame (4–2)	Penn State (7–1)	Georgia (7–1)	Oregon (8–1)	Auburn (8–2)	UCLA (9–1)	UCLA (9–1)	Virginia Tech (10–2)	11.
12.	Tennessee (1–1)	LSU (2–1)	Florida (5–1)	Penn State (6–1)	Boston College (6–1)	Ohio State (6–2)	Texas Tech (8–1)	UCLA (9–1)	Georgia (8–2)	Georgia (9–2)	West Virginia (10–1)	12.
13.	Notre Dame (3–1)	Wisconsin (5–0)	Texas Tech (5–0)	Boston College (6–1)	Ohio State (5–2)	Oregon (7–1)	Florida (7–2)	Georgia (7–2)	West Virginia (8–1)	West Virginia (9–1)	Alabama (9–2)	13.
14.	Arizona State (3–1)	Florida (4–1)	Boston College (5–1)	Ohio State (4–2)	Oregon (7–1)	Wisconsin (8–1)	UCLA (8–1)	West Virginia (8–1)	Alabama (9–2)	Alabama (9–2)	TCU (10–1)	14.
15.	Alabama (4–0)	Texas Tech (4–0)	Michigan State (4–1)	Auburn (5–1)	Wisconsin (7–1)	Florida (6–2)	Auburn (7–2)	TCU (10–1)	TCU (10–1)	TCU (10–1)	Texas Tech (9–2)	15.
16.	Texas Tech (3–0)	UCLA (4–0)	California (5–1)	Oregon (6–1)	Texas Tech (6–1)	Texas Tech (7–1)	Florida State (7–2)	Fresno State (8–1)	Fresno State (8–2)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Louisville (9–2)	16.
17.	Wisconsin (4–0)	Michigan State (4–1)	Ohio State (3–2)	Wisconsin (6–1)	Florida (5–2)	Auburn (6–2)	West Virginia (7–1)	Michigan (7–3)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Louisville (8–2)	Florida (8–3) т	17.
18.	UCLA (3–0)	Boston College (4–1)	Auburn (4–1)	Tennessee (3–2)	West Virginia (6–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	TCU (9–1)	Louisville (7–2)	Louisville (7–2)	Florida (8–3)	UCLA (9–2) т	18.
19.	Virginia (3–0)	Penn State (5–0)	Louisville (4–1)	Florida (5–2)	Auburn (5–2)	TCU (8–1)	Wisconsin (8–2)	Texas Tech (8–2)	Florida (7–3)	Boston College (8–3)	Boston College (8–3)	19.
20.	Minnesota (4–0)	Arizona State (3–2)	Oregon (5–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	TCU (7–1)	Boston College (6–2)	Fresno State (7–1)	Florida (7–3)	Boston College (8–3)	Wisconsin (9–3)	Wisconsin (9–3)	20.
21.	Boston College (3–1)	Michigan (3–2)	Tennessee (3–2)	Michigan State (4–2)	California (6–2)	California (6–2)	Michigan (6–3)	Florida State (7–3)	Florida State (7–3)	Michigan (7–4)	Michigan (7–4)	21.
22.	Purdue (2–1)	Auburn (4–1)	Minnesota (5–1)	TCU (6–1)	Northwestern (5–2)	Michigan (6–3)	Colorado (7–2)	South Carolina (7–3)	Georgia Tech (7–3)	Fresno State (8–3)	Florida State (8–4)	22.
23.	Iowa State (3–0)	Louisville (3–1)	Wisconsin (5–1)	California (5–2)	Minnesota (5–2)	Fresno State (6–1)	Louisville (6–2)	Boston College (7–3)	Wisconsin (8–3)	Clemson (7–4)	Clemson (7–4)	23.
24.	Louisville (2–1)	Georgia Tech (3–1)	Colorado (4–1)	Nebraska (5–1)	Fresno State (5–1)	Colorado (6–2)	Georgia Tech (6–2)	Wisconsin (8–3)	Michigan (7–4)	Georgia Tech (7–4)	Georgia Tech (7–4)	24.
25.	Michigan (2–2)	Nebraska (4–0)	West Virginia (5–1)	Minnesota (5–2)	Tennessee (3–3)	Louisville (5–2)	California (6–3)	Minnesota (7–3)	Iowa State (7–3)	Iowa (7–4)	Iowa (7–4)	25.
	Week 4 Sept 25	Week 5 Oct 2	Week 6 Oct 9	Week 7 Oct 16	Week 8 Oct 23	Week 9 Oct 30	Week 10 Nov 6	Week 11 Nov 13	Week 12 Nov 20	Week 13 Nov 27	Week 14 (Final) Dec 4
		Dropped: Iowa State Purdue Minnesota Virginia	Dropped: Nebraska Georgia Tech Michigan Arizona State	Dropped: Colorado Louisville	Dropped: Nebraska Michigan State	Dropped: Tennessee Minnesota Northwestern	Dropped: Boston College	Dropped: Colorado California Georgia Tech	Dropped: Minnesota South Carolina	Dropped: Iowa State Florida State	Dropped: Fresno State

BCS standings

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the BCS National Championship Game, the 2006 Rose Bowl.

	Week 7 Oct 17	Week 8 Oct 24	Week 9 Oct 31	Week 10 Nov 7	Week 11 Nov 14	Week 12 Nov 21	Week 13 Nov 28	Week 14 (Final) Dec 4
1.	USC (6–0)	Texas (7–0)	USC (8–0)	USC (9–0)	USC (10–0)	USC (11–0)	USC (11–0)	USC (12–0)	1.
2.	Texas (6–0)	USC (7–0)	Texas (8–0)	Texas (9–0)	Texas (10–0)	Texas (10–0)	Texas (11–0)	Texas (12–0)	2.
3.	Virginia Tech (6–0)	Virginia Tech (7–0)	Virginia Tech (7–0)	Alabama (9–0)	Miami (FL) (8–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Penn State (10–1)	Penn State (10–1)	3.
4.	Georgia (6–0)	Georgia (7–0)	Alabama (8–0)	Miami (FL) (7–1)	Penn State (9–1)	LSU (9–1)	LSU (10–1)	Ohio State (9–2)	4.
5.	Alabama (6–0)	Alabama (7–0)	UCLA (8–0)	Penn State (9–1)	LSU (8–1)	Virginia Tech (9–1)	Virginia Tech (10–1)	Oregon (10–1)	5.
6.	LSU (4–1)	UCLA (7–0)	Miami (FL) (6–1)	Virginia Tech (8–1)	Virginia Tech (8–1)	Ohio State (9–2)	Ohio State (9–2)	Notre Dame (9–2)	6.
7.	Texas Tech (6–0)	Miami (FL) (5–1)	Penn State (8–1)	LSU (7–1)	Ohio State (8–2)	Oregon (10–1)	Oregon (10–1)	Georgia (10–2)	7.
8.	Miami (FL) (5–1)	LSU (5–1)	LSU (6–1)	Ohio State (7–2)	Alabama (9–1)	Notre Dame (8–2)	Notre Dame (9–2)	Miami (FL) (9–2)	8.
9.	UCLA (6–0)	Penn State (7–1)	Florida State (7–1)	Georgia (7–1)	Notre Dame (7–2)	Miami (FL) (8–2)	Miami (FL) (9–2)	Auburn (9–2)	9.
10.	Penn State (6–1)	Florida State (6–1)	Ohio State (6–2)	Oregon (8–1)	Oregon (9–1)	Auburn (9–2)	Auburn (9–2)	Virginia Tech (10–2)	10.
11.	Florida State (5–1)	Oregon (7–1)	Georgia (7–1)	Notre Dame (6–2)	UCLA (9–1)	West Virginia (8–1)	West Virginia (9–1)	West Virginia (10–1)	11.
12.	Boston College (6–1)	Wisconsin (7–1)	Wisconsin (8–1)	Texas Tech (8–1)	West Virginia (8–1)	UCLA (9–1)	UCLA (9–1)	LSU (10–2)	12.
13.	Oregon (6–1)	Ohio State (5–2)	Oregon (7–1)	Florida (7–2)	Auburn (8–2)	TCU (10–1)	Georgia (9–2)	Alabama (9–2)	13.
14.	Wisconsin (6–1)	Boston College (6–1)	Notre Dame (5–2)	West Virginia (7–1)	TCU (10–1)	Alabama (9–2)	TCU (10–1)	TCU (10–1)	14.
15.	Ohio State (4–2)	Notre Dame (5–2)	Texas Tech (7–1)	UCLA (8–1)	Michigan (7–3)	Georgia (8–2)	Alabama (9–2)	Texas Tech (9–2)	15.
16.	Notre Dame (4–2)	Texas Tech (6–1)	Florida (6–2)	Wisconsin (8–2)	Georgia (7–2)	Texas Tech (9–2)	Texas Tech (9–2)	UCLA (9–2)	16.
17.	West Virginia (6–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	West Virginia (6–1)	TCU (9–1)	Fresno State (8–1)	Wisconsin (8–3)	Florida (8–3)	Florida (8–3)	17.
18.	Auburn (5–1)	TCU (7–1)	TCU (8–1)	Colorado (7–2)	Louisville (7–2)	Boston College (8–3)	Wisconsin (9–3)	Wisconsin (9–3)	18.
19.	Tennessee (3–2)	Florida (5–2)	Boston College (6–2)	Florida State (7–2)	Texas Tech (8–2)	Fresno State (8–2)	Michigan (7–4)	Louisville (9–2)	19.
20.	Florida (5–2)	Minnesota (5–2)	Auburn (6–2)	Auburn (7–2)	Wisconsin (8–3)	Louisville (7–2)	Boston College (8–3)	Michigan (7–4)	20.
21.	TCU (6–1)	Northwestern (5–2)	Michigan (6–3)	Michigan (6–3)	Minnesota (7–3)	Georgia Tech (7–3)	Louisville (8–2)	Boston College (8–3)	21.
22.	Minnesota (5–2)	Auburn (5–2)	Colorado (6–2)	Fresno State (7–1)	Florida (7–3)	Michigan (7–4)	Northwestern (7–4)	Florida State (8–4)	22.
23.	Nebraska (5–1)	California (6–2)	California (6–2)	Georgia Tech (6–2)	South Carolina (7–3)	Florida (7–3)	Oklahoma (7–4)	Oklahoma (7–4)	23.
24.	Michigan State (4–2)	Colorado (5–2)	Fresno State (6–1)	Minnesota (6–3)	Boston College (7–3)	Florida State (7–3)	Georgia Tech (7–4)	Georgia Tech (7–4)	24.
25.	California (5–2)	Michigan (5–3)	Oklahoma (5–3)	Louisville (6–2)	Oklahoma (6–3)	Northwestern (7–4)	Fresno State (8–3)	Northwestern (7–4)	25.
	Week 7 Oct 17	Week 8 Oct 24	Week 9 Oct 31	Week 10 Nov 7	Week 11 Nov 14	Week 12 Nov 21	Week 13 Nov 28	Week 14 (Final) Dec 4
		Dropped: Michigan State Nebraska Tennessee	Dropped: Northwestern Minnesota	Dropped: Oklahoma California Boston College	Dropped: Georgia Tech Florida State Colorado	Dropped: Oklahoma South Carolina Minnesota	Dropped: Florida State	Dropped: Fresno State

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