2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

none August 2023 2005 USC Texas ACC, SEC (5) 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 1Sept 6 Week 2Sept 11 Week 3Sept 18 Week 4Sept 25 Week 5Oct 2 Week 6Oct 9 Week 7Oct 16 Week 8Oct 23 Week 9Oct 30 Week 10Nov 6 Week 11Nov 13 Week 12Nov 20 Week 13Nov 27 Week 14Dec 4 Week 15 (Final)Jan 51. 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 (10–1) 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) т12.13. 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) т13.14. 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 1Sept 6 Week 2Sept 11 Week 3Sept 18 Week 4Sept 25 Week 5Oct 2 Week 6Oct 9 Week 7Oct 16 Week 8Oct 23 Week 9Oct 30 Week 10Nov 6 Week 11Nov 13 Week 12Nov 20 Week 13Nov 27 Week 14Dec 4 Week 15 (Final)Jan 5 Dropped:AuburnTexas A&MBoise StatePittsburgh Dropped:TCU Dropped:Boston CollegeClemsonOklahomaFresno State Dropped:MichiganIowaOregon Dropped:MinnesotaVirginiaPurdueIowa State Dropped:Arizona StateMichiganGeorgia Tech Dropped:LouisvilleMinnesotaColorado Dropped:Michigan StateVirginia Dropped:NorthwesternTennessee Dropped:Boston CollegeCalifornia Dropped:ColoradoGeorgia TechNorthwestern Dropped:South CarolinaUTEP Dropped:Florida State Dropped:Fresno State Dropped:MichiganGeorgia TechIowa Coaches Poll Preseason Week 1Sept 6 Week 2Sept 11 Week 3Sept 18 Week 4Sept 25 Week 5Oct 2 Week 6Oct 9 Week 7Oct 16 Week 8Oct 23 Week 9Oct 30 Week 10Nov 6 Week 11Nov 13 Week 12Nov 20 Week 13Nov 27 Week 14Dec 4 Week 15 (Final)Jan 51. 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 1Sept 6 Week 2Sept 11 Week 3Sept 18 Week 4Sept 25 Week 5Oct 2 Week 6Oct 9 Week 7Oct 16 Week 8Oct 23 Week 9Oct 30 Week 10Nov 6 Week 11Nov 13 Week 12Nov 20 Week 13Nov 27 Week 14Dec 4 Week 15 (Final)Jan 5 Dropped:Texas A&MBoise StatePittsburgh Dropped:Auburn Dropped:OklahomaClemsonFresno State Dropped:MichiganIowa Dropped:MinnesotaPurdue Dropped:Arizona StateGeorgia TechMichiganVirginia Dropped:LouisvilleColorado Dropped:Michigan StateVirginia Dropped:MinnesotaNorthwesternTennessee Dropped:California Dropped:ColoradoGeorgia Tech Dropped:South CarolinaUTEP Dropped:Iowa StateFlorida State Dropped:Fresno State Dropped:MichiganGeorgia TechIowa 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 4Sept 25 Week 5Oct 2 Week 6Oct 9 Week 7Oct 16 Week 8Oct 23 Week 9 Oct 30 Week 10Nov 6 Week 11Nov 13 Week 12Nov 20 Week 13Nov 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) т17.18. 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) т18.19. 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 4Sept 25 Week 5Oct 2 Week 6Oct 9 Week 7Oct 16 Week 8Oct 23 Week 9 Oct 30 Week 10Nov 6 Week 11Nov 13 Week 12Nov 20 Week 13Nov 27 Week 14 (Final)Dec 4 Dropped:Iowa StatePurdueMinnesotaVirginia Dropped:NebraskaGeorgia TechMichiganArizona State Dropped:ColoradoLouisville Dropped:NebraskaMichigan State Dropped:TennesseeMinnesotaNorthwestern Dropped:Boston College Dropped:ColoradoCaliforniaGeorgia Tech Dropped:MinnesotaSouth Carolina Dropped:Iowa StateFlorida 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 7Oct 17 Week 8Oct 24 Week 9Oct 31 Week 10Nov 7 Week 11Nov 14 Week 12Nov 21 Week 13Nov 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 7Oct 17 Week 8Oct 24 Week 9Oct 31 Week 10Nov 7 Week 11Nov 14 Week 12Nov 21 Week 13Nov 28 Week 14 (Final)Dec 4 Dropped:Michigan StateNebraskaTennessee Dropped:NorthwesternMinnesota Dropped:OklahomaCaliforniaBoston College Dropped:Georgia TechFlorida StateColorado Dropped:OklahomaSouth CarolinaMinnesota Dropped:Florida State Dropped:Fresno State References College Football Rankings ESPN 2007-08-27 https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings?pollId=null&weekNumber=16&seasonYear=2005 2005 Bowl Championship Series Standings http://www.bcsfootball.org/files/bcs-2005.pdf The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Inc 2006-07-20 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20060515083305/http://www.bcsfootball.org/files/bcs-2005.pdf 2006-05-15 dead Client News Harris Interactive http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/bcspoll.asp 2006-07-20 2006-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20060715230439/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/bcspoll.asp dead Final Dec. 4th Rankings from the Harris Interactive College Football Poll Harris Interactive http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/BCS_Dec_4_2005.pdf 2006-07-20 PDF dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060810094233/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/newsletters/bcsnews/BCS_Dec_4_2005.pdf 2006-08-10 http://preseason.stassen.com/consensus/2005.html 2005 Preseason Consensus Stassen.com 2006-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20060716125850/http://preseason.stassen.com/consensus/2005.html 16 July 2006 dead http://www.bcsfootball.org/index2.cfm?page=standings BCS Standings BCSfootball.org 2006-07-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20060629150146/http://www.bcsfootball.org/index2.cfm?page=standings 2006-06-29 dead *Rankings Category:NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Category:Bowl Championship Series