N2FL NCAA Top 25 Teams

                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                    *rankings finalized on January 5, 2006

Rank      Team W-L AP Poll USA Today Previous Game Results
           
1. Texas 13-0 1 1 def. USC 41-38 in the Rose Bowl
2. USC 12-1 2 2 lost to Texas 38-41 in the Rose Bowl
3. LSU 11-2 6 5 def. Miami (Fla.) 40-3 in the Peach Bowl
4. Penn State 11-1 3 3 def. Florida State 26-23 (3OT) in the Orange Bowl
5. Ohio State 10-2 4 4 def. Notre Dame 34-20 in the Fiesta Bowl
6. Virginia Tech 11-2 7 7 def. Louisville 35-24 in the Gator Bowl
7. West Virginia 11-1 5 6 def. Georgia 38-35 in the Sugar Bowl
8. Alabama 10-2 8 8 def. Texas Tech 13-10 in the Cotton Bowl
9. Georgia 10-3 10 10 lost to West Virginia 35-38 in the Sugar Bowl
10. Notre Dame 9-3 9 11 lost to Ohio State 20-34 in the Fiesta Bowl
11. TCU 11-1 11 9 def. Iowa State 27-24 in the Houston Bowl
12. Oregon 10-2 12t 12 lost to Oklahoma 14-17 in the Holiday Bowl
13. Florida 9-3 12t 16 def. Iowa 31-24 in the Outback Bowl
14. Wisconsin 10-3 15 15 def. Auburn 24-10 in the Capital One Bowl
15. Auburn 9-3 14 14 lost to Wisconsin 10-24 in the Capital One Bowl
16. Miami (Fla.) 9-3 17 18 lost to LSU 3-40 in the Peach Bowl
17. UCLA 10-2 16 13 def. Northwestern 50-38 in the Sun Bowl
18. Boston College 9-3 18 17 def. Boise State 27-21 in the MPC Computers Bowl
19. Texas Tech 9-3 20 19 lost to Alabama 10-13 in the Cotton Bowl
20. Oklahoma 8-4 22 22 def. Oregon 17-14 in the Holiday Bowl
21. Louisville 9-3 19 20 lost to Virginia Tech 24-35 in the Gator Bowl
22. Clemson 8-4 21 21 def. Colorado 19-10 in the Champ Sports Bowl
23. Nebraska 8-4 24 24 def. Michigan 32-28 in the Alamo Bowl
24. Florida State 8-5 23 23 lost to Penn State 23-26 (3OT) in the Orange Bowl
25. California 8-4 25 25 def. BYU 35-28 in the Las Vegas Bowl
           
           
Other Notables: Nevada (9-3)
  Boise State (9-4)
  Toledo (9-3)
  Tulsa (9-4)
  Michigan (7-5)
  Navy (8-4)
  Iowa (7-5)