The top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches' poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2006 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
Florida (63) |
13-1 |
1,575 |
2 |
| 2. |
Ohio State |
12-1 |
1,435 |
1 |
| 3. |
LSU |
11-2 |
1,418 |
4 |
| 4. |
Southern California |
11-2 |
1,345 |
7 |
| 5. |
Wisconsin |
12-1 |
1,328 |
5 |
| 6. |
Boise State |
13-0 |
1,275 |
9 |
| 7. |
Louisville |
12-1 |
1,270 |
6 |
| 8. |
Auburn |
11-2 |
1,119 |
10 |
| 9. |
Michigan |
11-2 |
1,092 |
3 |
| 10. |
West Virginia |
11-2 |
1,012 |
12 |
| 11. |
Oklahoma |
11-3 |
849 |
8 |
| 12. |
Rutgers |
11-2 |
841 |
17 |
| 13. |
Texas |
10-3 |
791 |
16 |
| 14. |
California |
10-3 |
716 |
19 |
| 15. |
BYU |
11-2 |
615 |
20 |
| 16. |
Arkansas |
10-4 |
592 |
13 |
| 17. |
Wake Forest |
11-3 |
535 |
15 |
| 18. |
Virginia Tech |
10-3 |
494 |
14 |
| 19. |
Notre Dame |
10-3 |
485 |
11 |
| 20. |
Boston College |
10-3 |
388 |
23 |
| 21. |
TCU |
11-2 |
339 |
24 |
| 22. |
Oregon State |
10-4 |
206 |
25 |
| 23. |
Tennessee |
9-4 |
202 |
18 |
| 24. |
Hawaii |
11-3 |
152 |
NR |
| 25. |
Penn State |
9-4 |
142 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Others receiving votes: Georgia 133; Nebraska 43; Texas A&M 29; Georgia Tech 19; South Carolina 17; Houston 8; Maryland 7; Texas Tech 2; Kentucky 1.