Massey
Kenneth Massey is the owner of this complex computer system. He was a Ph.D candidate of Mathematics at Virginia Tech. Only the score, venue, and date of each game are used to calculate the Massey ratings. However, Massey calculates an offensive and defensive ratings which combine to produce a power ranking as well. The overall team rating is a merit based quantity, and is the result of applying a Bayesian win-loss correction to the power rating.
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| 1. | USC | USC | Michigan | Michigan | Michigan | Ohio State | Ohio State | Ohio State | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan | Michigan | Ohio State | Ohio State | Rutgers | Michigan | USC | Florida | 2. |
| 3. | Ohio State | Ohio State | California | Louisville | USC | USC | Florida | Michigan | 3. |
| 4. | Florida | California | Florida | California | Notre Dame | Florida | Michigan | USC | 4. |
| 5. | Auburn | Auburn | Auburn | Florida | Florida | Arkansas | LSU | LSU | 5. |
| 6. | California | Florida | Notre Dame | Auburn | Ohio State | Notre Dame | Arkansas | Auburn | 6. |
| 7. | Arkansas | Arkansas | USC | Notre Dame | Arkansas | Louisville | Auburn | Boise State | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Tennessee | USC | Louisville | Wisconsin | Boise State | Arkansas | 8. |
| 9. | Tennessee | Tennessee | Rutgers | Rutgers | Wisconsin | Auburn | Louisville | Louisville | 9. |
| 10. | Oregon | Rutgers | Louisville | Arkansas | California | West Virginia | Notre Dame | California | 10. |
| 11. | Boise State | Louisville | Arkansas | Tennessee | West Virginia | LSU | California | Notre Dame | 11. |
| 12. | Rutgers | Boise State | Boise State | Wisconsin | Boise State | Boise State | Tennessee | Tennessee | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville | Washington State | Washington State | Boise State | Auburn | California | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 13. |
| 14. | Boston College | Boston College | West Virginia | LSU | LSU | Rutgers | Rutgers | Oregon State | 14. |
| 15. | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Tennessee | Tennessee | Oregon State | West Virginia | 15. |
| 16. | West Virginia | Oregon | West Virginia | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | Rutgers | 16. | |
| 17. | West Virginia | Clemson | Oregon | Wake Forest | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma | UCLA | 17. | |
| 18. | LSU | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Oregon State | Oregon | Boston College | West Virginia | Oklahoma | 18. |
| 19. | Tulsa | Oregon | Boston College | Georgia Tech | Maryland | Wake Forest | 19. | ||
| 20. | Nebraska | LSU | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma | Penn State | Wake Forest | Virginia Tech | 20. | |
| 21. | Wisconsin | LSU | Texas | Texas | Oregon | 21. | |||
| 22. | Oklahoma | Missouri | Wake Forest | Boston College | Wake Forest | Arizona | 22. | ||
| 23. | Clemson | Oklahoma | Boston College | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Arizona State | 23. | ||
| 24. | Clemson | Maryland | Virginia Tech | Penn State | 24. | ||||
| 25. | Iowa | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech | Clemson | Georgia | 25. | |||
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| Dropped: Tulsa Nebraska Oklahoma Iowa |
Dropped: Missouri |
Dropped: Clemson Virginia Tech |
Dropped: Oregon State |
Dropped: Oregon Maryland Oklahoma |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Boston College Penn State Texas Clemson |
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Read more about this topic: 2006 BCS Computer Rankings
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