EBS Tournament - 2006
Season recap
Heisman winner Troy Smith led his Ohio St. to an undefeated season, including a victory over then-#2
Michigan in those teams' final game of the year. Florida lept over Michigan for the #2 spot
in the final rankings after then-#2 S. California lost in their final game to UCLA. Louisville
won the Big East by losing only 1 game, a Thursday-night thriller at Rutgers.
The season's surprise team was Boise St. With QB Jared Zabransky and RB Ian Johnson, first-year head coach Chris Peterson
guided the Broncos to an undefeated season and #8 end of season ranking. Another surprise team, Wake Forest,
won their first conference title in 36 years.
EBS Tournament
National Title Game
Jan 15
First in:
| 6 BCS Champs | Conf. |
|---|
| Ohio St. | Big Ten |
| Florida | SEC |
| S. California | Pac-10 |
| Louisville | Big East |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Wake Forest | ACC |
|
Next:
Highest non-BCS
Champ | Conf. |
|---|
| Boise St. | WAC |
|
Next:
Non-BCS Champs or
Indep. in Top 12 | Conf. |
|---|
| Notre Dame | Indep. |
|
Fill Remaining:
| At-large Teams | Conf. |
|---|
| Michigan | Big Ten |
| LSU | SEC |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Auburn | SEC |
|
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End of regular season rankings
| Ohio St. | 1 | C | *Big Ten | 1 | .992 | .991 | .984 | 1 | 2824 | 1550 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Florida | 2 | C | *SEC | 2 | .937 | .937 | .933 | .940 | 2670 | 1470 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Michigan | 5 | L | Big Ten | 3 | .927 | .924 | .917 | .940 | 2632 | 1444 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| LSU | 6 | L | SEC | 4 | .826 | .832 | .825 | .820 | 2372 | 1299 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| S. California | 3 | C | *Pac-10 | 5 | .789 | .762 | .745 | .860 | 2173 | 1173 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Louisville | 4 | C | *Big East | 6 | .788 | .797 | .777 | .790 | 2272 | 1223 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | L | Big Ten | 7 | .741 | .782 | .802 | .640 | 2229 | 1263 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 |
| Boise St. | 8 | M | *WAC | 8 | .704 | .684 | .669 | .760 | 1950 | 1053 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
| Auburn | 9 | L | SEC | 9 | .643 | .605 | .635 | .690 | 1725 | 1000 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | C | *Big 12 | 10 | .624 | .694 | .708 | .470 | 1977 | 1115 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Notre Dame | 11 | A | Independent | 11 | .624 | .605 | .586 | .680 | 1725 | 923 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Arkansas | | | SEC | 12 | .512 | .520 | .507 | .510 | 1483 | 798 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| West Virginia | | | Big East | 13 | .503 | .521 | .508 | .480 | 1485 | 800 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Wake Forest | 12 | C | *ACC | 14 | .427 | .479 | .473 | .330 | 1366 | 745 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Virginia Tech | | | ACC | 15 | .424 | .476 | .496 | .300 | 1358 | 781 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Rutgers | | | Big East | 16 | .407 | .380 | .360 | .480 | 1083 | 567 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Tennessee | | | SEC | 17 | .382 | .330 | .317 | .500 | 940 | 500 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| California | | | Pac-10 | 18 | .358 | .258 | .277 | .540 | 736 | 436 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Texas | | | Big 12 | 19 | .285 | .334 | .370 | .150 | 952 | 582 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| BYU | | | *MWC | 20 | .206 | .294 | .234 | .090 | 838 | 369 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Texas A&M | | | Big 12 | 21 | .145 | .193 | .192 | .050 | 551 | 303 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon St. | | | Pac-10 | 22 | .143 | .045 | .046 | .340 | 127 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Nebraska | | | Big 12 | 23 | .092 | .124 | .154 | 0 | 352 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston College | | | ACC | 24 | .088 | .112 | .111 | .040 | 318 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| UCLA | | | Pac-10 | 25 | .065 | .004 | 0 | .190 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
* - conference champion
Notes:
- Rankings determined using the current (enacted 2005) BCS formula.
- Data from: Bowl Championship Series Standings. Retrieved 3 December 2006, from Fox Sports - BCSFootball -
BCS Football. Web site: http://msn.foxsports.com/id/6234594_37_1.pdf
Computer rankings
AH - Anderson & Hester | RB - Richard Billingsley | CM - Colley Matrix
KM - Kenneth Massey | JS - Jeff Sagarin | PW - Dr. Peter Wolfe
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