Season leaderboard

Top 25 College Football Games of 2006

Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 81/100
Overtime: 3

National ranking

The season's top 25

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2006Week 12
Michigan at Ohio State
Michigan 39, Ohio State 42
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 1 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Ohio State vs. Michigan (Regular Season Full Game)
2006FIESTA BOWL AT GLENDALE AZ1OT
Boise State at Oklahoma
Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42
No. 10 Boise State vs. No. 8 Oklahoma · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 9/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Oklahoma vs. Boise State (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2006Week 3
LSU at Auburn
LSU 3, Auburn 7
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 3 Auburn · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
2006Week 10
West Virginia at Louisville
West Virginia 34, Louisville 44
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 5 Louisville · 10-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Louisville vs. West Virginia (Regular Season Full Game)
2006CAPITAL ONE BOWL AT ORLANDO FL
Arkansas at Wisconsin
Arkansas 14, Wisconsin 17
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 7 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Wisconsin vs. Arkansas (Citrus/Capital One Bowl Full Game)
2006ROSE BOWL AT PASADENA CA
USC at Michigan
USC 32, Michigan 18
No. 2 USC vs. No. 3 Michigan · 14-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Michigan vs. USC (Rose Bowl Full Game)
2006Week 13
LSU at Arkansas
LSU 31, Arkansas 26
No. 9 LSU vs. No. 5 Arkansas · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Arkansas vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2006Week 2
Ohio State at Texas
Ohio State 24, Texas 7
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas · 17-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
2006Week 11
Louisville at Rutgers
Louisville 25, Rutgers 28
No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 15 Rutgers · 3-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2006Week 3
Florida at Tennessee
Florida 21, Tennessee 20
No. 7 Florida vs. No. 13 Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2006Week 141OT
Rutgers at West Virginia
Rutgers 39, West Virginia 41
No. 13 Rutgers vs. No. 15 West Virginia · 2-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 9/15
66
Game score
2006Week 14
Arkansas at Florida
Arkansas 28, Florida 38
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Florida · 10-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Florida vs. Arkansas (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2006Week 7
Florida at Auburn
Florida 17, Auburn 27
No. 2 Florida vs. No. 11 Auburn · 10-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
2006Week 8
Texas at Nebraska
Texas 22, Nebraska 20
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 17 Nebraska · 2-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
2006Week 10
LSU at Tennessee
LSU 28, Tennessee 24
No. 13 LSU vs. No. 8 Tennessee · 4-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
2006Week 1
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 13, Miami 10
No. 11 Florida State vs. No. 12 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
2006Week 6
LSU at Florida
LSU 10, Florida 23
No. 9 LSU vs. No. 5 Florida · 13-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Florida vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2006Week 13
Notre Dame at USC
Notre Dame 24, USC 44
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 USC · 20-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
2006Week 121OT
Ole Miss at LSU
Ole Miss 20, LSU 23
Unranked Ole Miss vs. No. 9 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
58
Game score
2006Week 9
USC at Oregon State
USC 31, Oregon State 33
No. 3 USC vs. Unranked Oregon State · 2-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
2006BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT GLENDALE AZ
Florida at Ohio State
Florida 41, Ohio State 14
No. 4 Florida vs. No. 1 Ohio State · 27-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 8/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Ohio State vs. Florida (National Championship Full Game)
2006Week 14
USC at UCLA
USC 9, UCLA 13
No. 2 USC vs. Unranked UCLA · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2006ORANGE BOWL AT MIAMI FL
Louisville at Wake Forest
Louisville 24, Wake Forest 13
No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 16 Wake Forest · 11-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Wake Forest vs. Louisville (Orange Bowl Full Game)
2006COTTON BOWL AT DALLAS TX
Auburn at Nebraska
Auburn 17, Nebraska 14
No. 11 Auburn vs. No. 19 Nebraska · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Nebraska vs. Auburn (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2006Week 11
Texas at Kansas State
Texas 42, Kansas State 45
No. 4 Texas vs. Unranked Kansas State · 3-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.