USA Today/Gallup Fan Poll
The USA Today/Gallup Fan Poll is an unofficial poll sponsored by the news publisher USA Today and the polling agency Gallup. The preseason poll was released on August 24, 2006. The poll represents 400 college football fans from across the country that were recruited by Gallup to participate. Fans had to "demonstrate a high degree of interest in and knowledge of the sport and commit to being a serious evaluator of teams as the season unfolds." Unlike the other polls, this poll only included the top 15 teams and has no bearing on any formula for determining post season play and is used merely as a gauge to compare against the similar polls voted on by college football coaches and writers.
| Preseason Aug 24 |
Week 1 Sept 2 |
Week 2 Sept 9 |
Week 3 Sept 16 |
Week 4 Sept 23 |
Week 5 Sept 30 |
Week 6 Oct 7 |
Week 7 Oct 14 |
Week 8 Oct 21 |
Week 9 Oct 28 |
Week 10 Nov 4 |
Week 11 Nov 11 |
Week 12 Nov 18 |
Week 13 Nov 25 |
Week 14 Dec 2 |
Week 15 Final |
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| 1. | Ohio State (197) | Ohio State (235) (1–0) | Ohio State (367) (2–0) | Ohio State (367) (3–0) | Ohio State (362) (4–0) | Ohio State (377) (5–0) | Ohio State (380) (6–0) | Ohio State (7–0) | Ohio State (387) (8–0) | Ohio State (389) (9–0) | Ohio State (387) (10–0) | Ohio State (385) (11–0) | Ohio State (398) (12–0) | Ohio State (12–0) | Ohio State (396) (12–0) | Florida (13–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas (81) | Texas (99) (1–0) | Notre Dame (10) (2–0) | USC (16) (2–0) | Auburn (13) (4–0) | Auburn (5) (5–0) | USC (5–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (5) (8–0) | Michigan (7) (9–0) | Michigan (8) (10–0) | Michigan (12) (11–0) | Michigan (1) (11–1) | USC (10–1) | Florida (2) (12–1) | Ohio State (12–1) | 2. |
| 3. | USC (31) | USC (28) (1–0) | USC (7) (1–0) | Auburn (10) (3–0) | USC (20) (3–0) | USC (14) (4–0) | Florida (6) (6–0) | USC (6–0) | USC (6) (6–0) | West Virginia (3) (7–0) | Louisville (2) (8–0) | USC (8–1) | USC (1) (9–1) | Michigan (11–1) | Michigan (1) (11–1) | LSU (11–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Notre Dame (46) | Auburn (12) (1–0) | Auburn (8) (2–0) | West Virginia (2) (3–0) | West Virginia (2) (4–0) | Florida (1) (5–0) | West Virginia (1) (5–0) | West Virginia (6–0) | West Virginia (2) (7–0) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | Florida (9–1) | Florida (10–1) | Florida (11–1) | Louisville (11–1) | USC (11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Auburn (10) | Notre Dame (19) (1–0) | West Virginia (1) (2–0) | Florida (1) (3–0) | Florida (1) (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Michigan (1) (6–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Louisville (7–0) | Auburn (9–1) | Notre Dame (1) (9–1) | Arkansas (10–1) | Louisville (10–1) | LSU (10–2) | Wisconsin (12–1) | 5. |
| 6. | West Virginia (6) | West Virginia (3) (1–0) | LSU (1) (2–0) | Michigan (2) (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | West Virginia (1) (4–0) | Texas (5–1) | Louisville (6–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Auburn (8–1) | Florida (8–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Notre Dame (10–1) | LSU (10–2) | Wisconsin (11–1) | Boise State (13–0) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida (6) | Florida (3) (1–0) | Florida (2) (2–0) | Texas (2) (2–1) | Texas (3–1) | Texas (4–1) | Louisville (5–0) | Auburn (6–1) | Auburn (7–1) | Florida (7–1) | USC (7–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | West Virginia (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–1) | USC (10–2) | Louisville (12–1) | 7. |
| 8. | LSU (2) | LSU (1) (1–0) | Texas (1) (1–1) | Georgia (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Auburn (5–1) | Florida (6–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Notre Dame (1) (8–1) | Rutgers (1) (9–0) | Louisville (9–1) | Boise State (12–0) | Boise State (12–0) | Auburn (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Oklahoma (3) | Oklahoma (1) (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Louisville (3–0) | LSU (1) (3–1) | LSU (4–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Tennessee (5–1) | Florida (7–1) | USC (6–1) | West Virginia (1) (7–1) | Louisville (8–1) | LSU (9–2) | Arkansas (10–2) | Oklahoma (11–2) | Michigan (11–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Florida State (2) | Florida State (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | LSU (2–1) | Georgia (4–0) | Georgia (5–0) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Notre Dame (1) (7–1) | California (8–1) | LSU (8–2) | Wisconsin (11–1) | Notre Dame (9–2) | Notre Dame (1) (10–2) | West Virginia (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Michigan (2) | Tennessee (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Notre Dame (4–1) | California (5–1) | California (6–1) | California (7–1) | California (7–1) | LSU (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Auburn (10–2) | Oklahoma (11–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami (2) | Miami (0–1) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Virginia Tech (3–0) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Oregon (4–0) | LSU (4–2) | LSU (5–2) | Clemson (7–1) | Arkansas (7–1) | Arkansas (8–1) | Wisconsin (10–1) | Boise State (11–0) | Rutgers (10–1) | West Virginia (10–2) | Rutgers (11–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Penn State (3) | Michigan (1–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Clemson (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Rutgers (8–0) | Rutgers (8–0) | Boise State (10–0) | Auburn (10–2) | Auburn (10–2) | Arkansas (10–3) | Texas (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia (2) | Penn State (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Clemson (4–1) | Clemson (5–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Arkansas (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Boise State (9–0) | Auburn (9–2) | Rutgers (9–1) | West Virginia (9–2) | Wake Forest (11–2) | California (10–3) | 14. |
| 15. | California (1) | Georgia (1–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Florida State (2–1) | Florida State (3–1) | Oklahoma (3–1) | Oregon (4–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Rutgers (7–0) | Boise State (8–0) | Tennessee (7–2) | Wake Forest (9–1) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Texas (9–3) | Texas (9–3) | Brigham Young (11–2) | 15. |
| Preseason Aug 24 |
Week 1 Sept 2 |
Week 2 Sept 9 |
Week 3 Sept 16 |
Week 4 Sept 23 |
Week 5 Sept 30 |
Week 6 Oct 7 |
Week 7 Oct 14 |
Week 8 Oct 21 |
Week 9 Oct 28 |
Week 10 Nov 4 |
Week 11 Nov 11 |
Week 12 Nov 18 |
Week 13 Nov 25 |
Week 14 Dec 2 |
Week 15 Final |
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| Dropped: California |
Dropped: Miami Penn State |
Dropped: Tennessee Oklahoma |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Virginia Tech Iowa Florida State |
Dropped: Oklahoma |
Dropped: Georgia |
Dropped: Oregon |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: California Tennessee |
Dropped: Wake Forest |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Rutgers |
Dropped: Arkansas Wake Forest Virginia Tech Notre Dame |
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