| NCAA Football | ||||||||
| Division 1-AA Rankings | ||||||||
| Final rankings for 2006 season | ||||||||
| Rank | Team | Conference | W | L | Net | Score | Win | |
| 1 | North Dakota State | Great West | 10 | 1 | 31.84 | 27.91 | 3.93 | |
| 2 | Appalachian State | Southern | 14 | 1 | 31.69 | 28.80 | 2.89 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts | Atlantic Ten | 13 | 2 | 29.32 | 22.05 | 7.27 | |
| 4 | Youngstown State | Gateway | 11 | 3 | 26.16 | 19.70 | 6.46 | |
| 5 | Montana | Big Sky | 12 | 2 | 26.01 | 19.70 | 6.31 | |
| 6 | James Madison | Atlantic Ten | 9 | 3 | 24.32 | 22.82 | 1.50 | |
| 7 | San Diego | Pioneer | 11 | 1 | 23.11 | 16.74 | 6.37 | |
| 8 | New Hampshire | Atlantic Ten | 9 | 4 | 21.66 | 17.77 | 3.89 | |
| 9 | Illinois State | Gateway | 9 | 4 | 19.65 | 15.75 | 3.90 | |
| 10 | Portland State | Big Sky | 7 | 4 | 19.06 | 14.27 | 4.79 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois | Gateway | 9 | 4 | 18.54 | 17.76 | 0.78 | |
| 12 | Wofford | Southern | 7 | 4 | 18.10 | 20.03 | (1.93) | |
| 13 | UC Davis | Great West | 6 | 5 | 17.65 | 16.13 | 1.52 | |
| 14 | Cal Poly | Great West | 7 | 4 | 17.21 | 13.33 | 3.88 | |
| 15 | Maine | Atlantic Ten | 6 | 5 | 16.37 | 17.04 | (0.67) | |
| 16 | South Dakota State | Great West | 7 | 4 | 15.95 | 11.45 | 4.50 | |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 9 | 3 | 15.72 | 11.54 | 4.18 | |
| 18 | Hampton | Mid-Eastern | 10 | 2 | 15.38 | 11.87 | 3.51 | |
| 19 | Yale | Ivy League | 8 | 2 | 14.89 | 9.62 | 5.27 | |
| 20 | Northern Iowa | Gateway | 7 | 4 | 14.88 | 12.76 | 2.12 | |
| 21 | Montana State | Big Sky | 8 | 5 | 14.05 | 10.15 | 3.90 | |
| 22 | Central Arkansas | X - Independents (1AA) | 8 | 3 | 13.96 | 9.41 | 4.55 | |
| 23 | Furman | Southern | 8 | 4 | 13.45 | 6.91 | 6.54 | |
| 24 | Princeton | Ivy League | 9 | 1 | 12.65 | 6.45 | 6.20 | |
| 25 | Towson | Atlantic Ten | 7 | 4 | 12.38 | 7.96 | 4.42 | |
| 26 | Villanova | Atlantic Ten | 6 | 5 | 12.22 | 10.29 | 1.93 | |
| 27 | Northeastern | Atlantic Ten | 5 | 6 | 12.13 | 8.44 | 3.69 | |
| 28 | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 6 | 5 | 11.87 | 13.87 | (2.00) | |
| 29 | Tennessee - Martin | Ohio Valley | 9 | 3 | 10.90 | 7.55 | 3.35 | |
| 30 | Monmouth | Northeast | 10 | 2 | 10.74 | 5.63 | 5.11 | |
| 31 | Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley | 8 | 5 | 10.74 | 9.39 | 1.35 | |
| 32 | Harvard | Ivy League | 7 | 3 | 10.65 | 6.71 | 3.94 | |
| 33 | South Carolina State | Mid-Eastern | 7 | 4 | 9.92 | 10.85 | (0.93) | |
| 34 | Richmond | Atlantic Ten | 6 | 5 | 8.61 | 6.14 | 2.47 | |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | Gateway | 6 | 5 | 8.24 | 7.12 | 1.12 | |
| 36 | Delaware State | Mid-Eastern | 8 | 3 | 7.78 | 7.58 | 0.20 | |
| 37 | McNeese State | Southland | 7 | 5 | 7.67 | 5.55 | 2.12 | |
| 38 | Charleston Southern | Big South | 9 | 2 | 6.68 | (1.16) | 7.84 | |
| 39 | The Citadel | Southern | 5 | 6 | 6.07 | 6.42 | (0.35) | |
| 40 | Lehigh | Patriot | 6 | 5 | 5.87 | 7.74 | (1.87) | |
| 41 | Jacksonville State | Ohio Valley | 6 | 5 | 5.57 | 6.69 | (1.12) | |
| 42 | Delaware | Atlantic Ten | 5 | 6 | 5.37 | 6.01 | (0.64) | |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | Ivy League | 5 | 5 | 4.91 | 6.25 | (1.34) | |
| 44 | Florida A&M | Mid-Eastern | 7 | 4 | 4.33 | (2.09) | 6.42 | |
| 45 | Lafayette | Patriot | 6 | 6 | 3.97 | 6.83 | (2.86) | |
| 46 | Alabama A&M | Southwestern Athletic | 9 | 3 | 3.75 | (0.50) | 4.25 | |
| 47 | Drake | Pioneer | 9 | 2 | 3.66 | (0.31) | 3.97 | |
| 48 | Eastern Kentucky | Ohio Valley | 6 | 5 | 3.52 | 4.83 | (1.31) | |
| 49 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 7 | 4 | 3.17 | 2.23 | 0.94 | |
| 50 | Central Connecticut Stat | Northeast | 8 | 3 | 3.13 | 3.22 | (0.09) | |
| 51 | Sam Houston State | Southland | 6 | 5 | 2.82 | 1.12 | 1.70 | |
| 52 | Rhode Island | Atlantic Ten | 4 | 7 | 2.26 | 1.55 | 0.71 | |
| 53 | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | 4 | 7 | 2.22 | 5.48 | (3.26) | |
| 54 | Albany | Northeast | 7 | 4 | 2.21 | 1.96 | 0.25 | |
| 55 | Western Illinois | Gateway | 5 | 6 | 2.16 | 6.53 | (4.37) | |
| 56 | Sacramento State | Big Sky | 4 | 7 | 2.05 | 2.41 | (0.36) | |
| 57 | Arkansas - Pine Bluff | Southwestern Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1.79 | (1.39) | 3.18 | |
| 58 | Tennessee State | Ohio Valley | 6 | 5 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 0.15 | |
| 59 | Weber State | Big Sky | 4 | 7 | 0.59 | 2.57 | (1.98) | |
| 60 | Cornell | Ivy League | 5 | 5 | 0.53 | (0.82) | 1.35 | |
| 61 | Elon | Southern | 5 | 6 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.06 | |
| 62 | Liberty | Big South | 6 | 5 | 0.49 | 4.40 | (3.91) | |
| 63 | Georgia Southern | Southern | 3 | 8 | (0.04) | 5.37 | (5.41) | |
| 64 | Gardner - Webb | Big South | 6 | 5 | (1.03) | (7.66) | 6.63 | |
| 65 | William & Mary | Atlantic Ten | 3 | 8 | (1.14) | 1.90 | (3.04) | |
| 66 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | (2.19) | 4.63 | (6.82) | |
| 67 | Northwestern State | Southland | 4 | 7 | (2.41) | 1.66 | (4.07) | |
| 68 | Morgan State | Mid-Eastern | 5 | 6 | (2.46) | (2.98) | 0.52 | |
| 69 | Robert Morris | Northeast | 7 | 4 | (2.52) | (1.43) | (1.09) | |
| 70 | Howard | Mid-Eastern | 5 | 6 | (2.77) | (1.31) | (1.46) | |
| 71 | Hofstra | Atlantic Ten | 2 | 9 | (2.78) | 3.72 | (6.50) | |
| 72 | Bucknell | Patriot | 6 | 5 | (3.14) | (5.33) | 2.19 | |
| 73 | Texas State | Southland | 5 | 6 | (3.30) | 0.79 | (4.09) | |
| 74 | Columbia | Ivy League | 5 | 5 | (3.46) | (3.36) | (0.10) | |
| 75 | Alcorn State | Southwestern Athletic | 6 | 5 | (3.50) | (3.24) | (0.26) | |
| 76 | Chattanooga | Southern | 3 | 8 | (3.60) | (1.51) | (2.09) | |
| 77 | Colgate | Patriot | 4 | 7 | (4.13) | (0.63) | (3.50) | |
| 78 | Stony Brook | Northeast | 5 | 6 | (4.19) | (2.62) | (1.57) | |
| 79 | Jackson State | Southwestern Athletic | 6 | 5 | (4.72) | (3.54) | (1.18) | |
| 80 | Brown | Ivy League | 3 | 7 | (4.75) | 0.90 | (5.65) | |
| 81 | Southern Utah | Great West | 3 | 8 | (4.81) | (0.91) | (3.90) | |
| 82 | Mississippi Valley State | Southwestern Athletic | 6 | 5 | (5.83) | (7.96) | 2.13 | |
| 83 | Alabama State | Southwestern Athletic | 5 | 6 | (6.09) | (5.15) | (0.94) | |
| 84 | Nicholls State | Southland | 4 | 7 | (6.30) | (2.22) | (4.08) | |
| 85 | Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley | 4 | 7 | (6.69) | (5.85) | (0.84) | |
| 86 | Duquesne | Metro-Atlantic | 7 | 3 | (6.79) | (5.68) | (1.11) | |
| 87 | Davidson | Pioneer | 6 | 4 | (6.87) | (5.84) | (1.03) | |
| 88 | Southern | Southwestern Athletic | 5 | 6 | (7.35) | (6.44) | (0.91) | |
| 89 | Bethune - Cookman | Mid-Eastern | 5 | 6 | (7.50) | (6.01) | (1.49) | |
| 90 | Dartmouth | Ivy League | 2 | 8 | (7.69) | (3.24) | (4.45) | |
| 91 | Winston - Salem State | X - Independents (1AA) | 4 | 7 | (8.78) | (3.67) | (5.11) | |
| 92 | SE Missouri State | Ohio Valley | 4 | 7 | (10.03) | (9.60) | (0.43) | |
| 93 | Missouri State | Gateway | 2 | 9 | (10.07) | (2.56) | (7.51) | |
| 94 | Idaho State | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | (10.52) | (3.33) | (7.19) | |
| 95 | Norfolk State | Mid-Eastern | 4 | 7 | (10.98) | (7.80) | (3.18) | |
| 96 | Grambling State | Southwestern Athletic | 3 | 8 | (12.31) | (7.63) | (4.68) | |
| 97 | Western Carolina | Southern | 2 | 9 | (12.89) | (4.95) | (7.94) | |
| 98 | Samford | Ohio Valley | 3 | 8 | (13.73) | (10.18) | (3.55) | |
| 99 | SE Louisiana | Southland | 2 | 9 | (14.06) | (10.05) | (4.01) | |
| 100 | Fordham | Patriot | 3 | 8 | (14.21) | (12.23) | (1.98) | |
| 101 | Texas Southern | Southwestern Athletic | 3 | 8 | (14.51) | (12.99) | (1.52) | |
| 102 | Jacksonville | Pioneer | 4 | 6 | (16.38) | (17.24) | 0.86 | |
| 103 | Dayton | Pioneer | 4 | 6 | (16.60) | (13.39) | (3.21) | |
| 104 | Prairie View | Southwestern Athletic | 3 | 8 | (17.36) | (10.80) | (6.56) | |
| 105 | Virginia Military | Big South | 1 | 10 | (17.38) | (11.30) | (6.08) | |
| 106 | Indiana State | Gateway | 1 | 10 | (17.68) | (7.91) | (9.77) | |
| 107 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 1 | 10 | (18.25) | (12.82) | (5.43) | |
| 108 | Georgetown | Patriot | 2 | 9 | (18.26) | (14.66) | (3.60) | |
| 109 | Austin Peay | X - Independents (1AA) | 3 | 8 | (19.92) | (11.66) | (8.26) | |
| 110 | Marist | Metro-Atlantic | 4 | 7 | (20.28) | (17.39) | (2.89) | |
| 111 | Wagner | Northeast | 4 | 7 | (21.71) | (22.76) | 1.05 | |
| 112 | Morehead State | Pioneer | 2 | 9 | (21.77) | (16.38) | (5.39) | |
| 113 | Murray State | Ohio Valley | 1 | 10 | (21.86) | (16.67) | (5.19) | |
| 114 | Iona | Metro-Atlantic | 3 | 7 | (22.73) | (19.17) | (3.56) | |
| 115 | Sacred Heart | Northeast | 2 | 9 | (22.79) | (19.30) | (3.49) | |
| 116 | St. Francis (PA) | Northeast | 3 | 8 | (23.57) | (23.25) | (0.32) | |
| 117 | Butler | Pioneer | 3 | 8 | (27.18) | (27.97) | 0.79 | |
| 118 | St. Peter's | Metro-Atlantic | 2 | 8 | (27.58) | (28.60) | 1.02 | |
| 119 | Savannah State | X - Independents (1AA) | 2 | 9 | (29.74) | (32.26) | 2.52 | |
| 120 | North Carolina A&T | Mid-Eastern | 0 | 11 | (29.81) | (32.35) | 2.54 | |
| 121 | La Salle | Metro-Atlantic | 3 | 7 | (30.47) | (33.43) | 2.96 | |
| 122 | Valparaiso | Pioneer | 3 | 8 | (32.79) | (37.43) | 4.64 | |