| NCAA Football | ||||||||
| Division 2 Rankings | ||||||||
| Final rankings for 2006 season | ||||||||
| Rank | Team | Conference | W | L | Net | Score | Win | |
| 1 | Grand Valley | Great Lakes | 15 | 0 | 36.65 | 31.92 | 4.73 | |
| 2 | Northwest Missouri St. | Mid-America | 14 | 1 | 31.77 | 30.30 | 1.47 | |
| 3 | North Dakota | North Central | 11 | 2 | 30.28 | 24.56 | 5.72 | |
| 4 | Delta State | Gulf South | 12 | 3 | 27.89 | 24.87 | 3.02 | |
| 5 | North Alabama | Gulf South | 11 | 1 | 27.67 | 22.60 | 5.07 | |
| 6 | Chadron State | Rocky Mountain | 12 | 1 | 27.35 | 22.02 | 5.33 | |
| 7 | Nebraska - Omaha | North Central | 8 | 3 | 23.75 | 19.27 | 4.48 | |
| 8 | Valdosta State | Gulf South | 8 | 2 | 22.94 | 21.72 | 1.22 | |
| 9 | South Dakota | North Central | 9 | 4 | 22.88 | 19.27 | 3.61 | |
| 10 | North Carolina Central | Central | 11 | 1 | 20.10 | 15.89 | 4.21 | |
| 11 | Bloomsburg | Pennsylvania State | 12 | 2 | 19.16 | 10.96 | 8.20 | |
| 12 | Newberry | South Atlantic | 11 | 2 | 18.93 | 10.88 | 8.05 | |
| 13 | Pittsburg State | Mid-America | 10 | 2 | 17.86 | 11.99 | 5.87 | |
| 14 | Northwood | Great Lakes | 8 | 3 | 17.56 | 13.79 | 3.77 | |
| 15 | Shepherd | West Virginia | 11 | 1 | 15.94 | 13.35 | 2.59 | |
| 16 | Humboldt State | X - Independents (D2) | 9 | 1 | 15.12 | 8.78 | 6.34 | |
| 17 | Midwestern State | Lone Star | 10 | 3 | 14.97 | 9.09 | 5.88 | |
| 18 | West Texas A&M | Lone Star | 11 | 2 | 14.87 | 6.99 | 7.88 | |
| 19 | Central Washington | North Central | 6 | 5 | 14.10 | 8.51 | 5.59 | |
| 20 | Ferris State | Great Lakes | 8 | 3 | 13.95 | 8.88 | 5.07 | |
| 21 | Minnesota - Duluth | North Central | 6 | 4 | 13.81 | 6.92 | 6.89 | |
| 22 | Missouri Western | Mid-America | 9 | 3 | 13.55 | 5.71 | 7.84 | |
| 23 | Wingate | South Atlantic | 8 | 3 | 12.90 | 6.33 | 6.57 | |
| 24 | West Chester | Pennsylvania State | 9 | 4 | 12.57 | 11.66 | 0.91 | |
| 25 | Tuskegee | Southern Intercollegiate | 9 | 3 | 11.94 | 8.05 | 3.89 | |
| 26 | Arkansas Tech | Gulf South | 7 | 3 | 11.88 | 6.37 | 5.51 | |
| 27 | Carson - Newman | South Atlantic | 8 | 3 | 11.77 | 9.52 | 2.25 | |
| 28 | Winona State | Northern Sun | 9 | 3 | 11.70 | 5.26 | 6.44 | |
| 29 | Elizabeth City State | Central | 9 | 3 | 11.31 | 8.69 | 2.62 | |
| 30 | Tiffin | GLFL | 10 | 1 | 11.23 | 3.59 | 7.64 | |
| 31 | California (PA) | Pennsylvania State | 8 | 3 | 10.99 | 11.29 | (0.30) | |
| 32 | Henderson State | Gulf South | 8 | 3 | 10.77 | 9.07 | 1.70 | |
| 33 | Presbyterian | South Atlantic | 7 | 4 | 10.38 | 7.04 | 3.34 | |
| 34 | Washburn | Mid-America | 7 | 4 | 9.87 | 9.99 | (0.12) | |
| 35 | Indiana (PA) | Pennsylvania State | 8 | 2 | 9.63 | 3.98 | 5.65 | |
| 36 | Albany State | Southern Intercollegiate | 7 | 4 | 9.63 | 6.49 | 3.14 | |
| 37 | Michigan Tech | Great Lakes | 6 | 4 | 9.38 | 9.15 | 0.23 | |
| 38 | Abilene Christian | Lone Star | 8 | 3 | 9.36 | 4.82 | 4.54 | |
| 39 | North Greenville | X - Independents (D2) | 10 | 2 | 9.23 | 9.64 | (0.41) | |
| 40 | Bemidji State | Northern Sun | 9 | 3 | 8.89 | 5.69 | 3.20 | |
| 41 | Western Washington | North Central | 5 | 6 | 8.83 | 5.79 | 3.04 | |
| 42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | GLFL | 8 | 3 | 8.62 | 5.03 | 3.59 | |
| 43 | Augustana (SD) | North Central | 5 | 6 | 8.39 | 5.78 | 2.61 | |
| 44 | Tarleton State | Lone Star | 6 | 4 | 8.29 | 9.66 | (1.37) | |
| 45 | Saginaw Valley | Great Lakes | 6 | 4 | 8.18 | 6.87 | 1.31 | |
| 46 | Minnesota State | North Central | 4 | 7 | 7.61 | 8.78 | (1.17) | |
| 47 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania State | 7 | 4 | 7.11 | 9.57 | (2.46) | |
| 48 | Bryant | Northeast-10 | 8 | 3 | 6.83 | 7.50 | (0.67) | |
| 49 | Slippery Rock | Pennsylvania State | 7 | 4 | 6.72 | 5.97 | 0.75 | |
| 50 | Catawba | South Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 6.61 | 4.00 | 2.61 | |
| 51 | Western Oregon | X - Independents (D2) | 6 | 4 | 6.08 | 9.43 | (3.35) | |
| 52 | Indianapolis | Great Lakes | 6 | 5 | 5.92 | 6.77 | (0.85) | |
| 53 | Fort Lewis | Rocky Mountain | 7 | 4 | 5.70 | 0.88 | 4.82 | |
| 54 | Wayne State (MI) | Great Lakes | 6 | 5 | 5.39 | 4.69 | 0.70 | |
| 55 | Truman State | Mid-America | 6 | 5 | 5.33 | 3.12 | 2.21 | |
| 56 | Merrimack | Northeast-10 | 8 | 4 | 5.24 | 0.96 | 4.28 | |
| 57 | C.W. Post | Northeast-10 | 7 | 3 | 5.11 | 0.97 | 4.14 | |
| 58 | Tusculum | South Atlantic | 6 | 5 | 5.10 | 1.56 | 3.54 | |
| 59 | Nebraska - Kearney | Rocky Mountain | 6 | 4 | 4.33 | 3.24 | 1.09 | |
| 60 | Southern Connecticut | Northeast-10 | 7 | 4 | 4.28 | 3.31 | 0.97 | |
| 61 | West Alabama | Gulf South | 6 | 5 | 3.54 | 4.88 | (1.34) | |
| 62 | Stillman | Southern Intercollegiate | 5 | 5 | 3.23 | 6.66 | (3.43) | |
| 63 | St. Cloud State | North Central | 3 | 8 | 3.01 | 10.31 | (7.30) | |
| 64 | Lane | Southern Intercollegiate | 8 | 3 | 2.80 | (3.29) | 6.09 | |
| 65 | Mary | X - Independents (D2) | 6 | 4 | 2.63 | 1.51 | 1.12 | |
| 66 | Southeastern Oklahoma | Lone Star | 6 | 4 | 2.53 | 3.04 | (0.51) | |
| 67 | Edinboro | Pennsylvania State | 6 | 5 | 1.77 | 4.57 | (2.80) | |
| 68 | Harding | Gulf South | 6 | 4 | 1.74 | (0.50) | 2.24 | |
| 69 | Kentucky State | Southern Intercollegiate | 7 | 4 | 1.41 | (1.97) | 3.38 | |
| 70 | Adams State | Rocky Mountain | 6 | 5 | (0.54) | 0.76 | (1.30) | |
| 71 | Central Missouri | Mid-America | 5 | 6 | (0.77) | 7.86 | (8.63) | |
| 72 | Miles | Southern Intercollegiate | 5 | 5 | (0.84) | (1.19) | 0.35 | |
| 73 | Virginia Union | Central | 7 | 3 | (0.89) | (1.66) | 0.77 | |
| 74 | Hillsdale | Great Lakes | 5 | 6 | (1.34) | (0.70) | (0.64) | |
| 75 | Missouri Southern | Mid-America | 5 | 6 | (1.38) | (0.76) | (0.62) | |
| 76 | American International | Northeast-10 | 6 | 4 | (1.80) | (3.96) | 2.16 | |
| 77 | Johnson C. Smith | Central | 7 | 4 | (1.94) | (4.82) | 2.88 | |
| 78 | Missouri-Rolla | GLFL | 6 | 5 | (2.13) | (1.19) | (0.94) | |
| 79 | West Liberty State | West Virginia | 7 | 4 | (2.18) | (2.69) | 0.51 | |
| 80 | Millersville | Pennsylvania State | 5 | 6 | (2.45) | (1.82) | (0.63) | |
| 81 | Bowie State | Central | 5 | 5 | (2.86) | (0.73) | (2.13) | |
| 82 | Fort Valley | Southern Intercollegiate | 4 | 7 | (3.01) | (2.44) | (0.57) | |
| 83 | St. Augustine's | Central | 4 | 6 | (3.17) | (1.15) | (2.02) | |
| 84 | Concordia - St. Paul | Northern Sun | 5 | 6 | (3.39) | (1.50) | (1.89) | |
| 85 | New Mexico Highlands | Rocky Mountain | 6 | 5 | (3.43) | (3.32) | (0.11) | |
| 86 | Shippensburg | Pennsylvania State | 5 | 6 | (3.79) | (4.20) | 0.41 | |
| 87 | Ashland | Great Lakes | 4 | 6 | (3.89) | (3.50) | (0.39) | |
| 88 | Southwestern Oklahoma | Lone Star | 6 | 5 | (4.34) | (7.58) | 3.24 | |
| 89 | Bentley | Northeast-10 | 6 | 5 | (4.55) | (8.21) | 3.66 | |
| 90 | Western New Mexico | Rocky Mountain | 5 | 5 | (4.83) | (2.13) | (2.70) | |
| 91 | Lenoir - Rhyne | South Atlantic | 3 | 8 | (4.94) | (1.37) | (3.57) | |
| 92 | Mars Hill | South Atlantic | 4 | 7 | (4.99) | (4.75) | (0.24) | |
| 93 | Clark Atlanta | Southern Intercollegiate | 4 | 5 | (5.17) | (3.73) | (1.44) | |
| 94 | Minnesota - Moorhead | Northern Sun | 6 | 5 | (5.49) | (4.08) | (1.41) | |
| 95 | Glenville State | West Virginia | 5 | 6 | (5.72) | (3.73) | (1.99) | |
| 96 | Mercyhurst | Great Lakes | 3 | 7 | (6.51) | (2.18) | (4.33) | |
| 97 | Wayne State (NE) | Northern Sun | 5 | 6 | (6.53) | (6.31) | (0.22) | |
| 98 | Central Oklahoma | Lone Star | 5 | 6 | (6.70) | (7.05) | 0.35 | |
| 99 | Fairmont State | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | (7.06) | (2.32) | (4.74) | |
| 100 | Northern Michigan | Great Lakes | 3 | 7 | (7.18) | (7.99) | 0.81 | |
| 101 | Texas A&M – Commerc | Lone Star | 5 | 5 | (7.29) | (8.68) | 1.39 | |
| 102 | Mesa State | Rocky Mountain | 4 | 7 | (7.86) | (4.18) | (3.68) | |
| 103 | Southern Arkansas | Gulf South | 2 | 9 | (8.13) | (5.18) | (2.95) | |
| 104 | Northeastern State | Lone Star | 4 | 6 | (8.34) | (12.60) | 4.26 | |
| 105 | Central State | GLFL | 2 | 5 | (8.49) | (2.75) | (5.74) | |
| 106 | Fayetteville State | Central | 3 | 7 | (9.35) | (4.56) | (4.79) | |
| 107 | West Georgia | Gulf South | 1 | 9 | (9.42) | 0.63 | (10.05) | |
| 108 | Assumption | Northeast-10 | 4 | 6 | (9.62) | (11.38) | 1.76 | |
| 109 | Benedict | Southern Intercollegiate | 3 | 7 | (9.64) | (4.96) | (4.68) | |
| 110 | Charleston (WV) | West Virginia | 5 | 6 | (9.77) | (10.59) | 0.82 | |
| 111 | Northern State | Northern Sun | 4 | 7 | (9.88) | (7.50) | (2.38) | |
| 112 | Kutztown | Pennsylvania State | 4 | 6 | (9.91) | (7.14) | (2.77) | |
| 113 | Ouachita Baptist | Gulf South | 2 | 8 | (10.46) | (7.24) | (3.22) | |
| 114 | Emporia State | Mid-America | 3 | 8 | (10.54) | (5.79) | (4.75) | |
| 115 | Colorado Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4 | 7 | (10.57) | (7.76) | (2.81) | |
| 116 | West Virginia State | West Virginia | 5 | 6 | (12.79) | (10.63) | (2.16) | |
| 117 | Findlay | Great Lakes | 2 | 9 | (13.04) | (7.68) | (5.36) | |
| 118 | Eastern New Mexico | Lone Star | 3 | 7 | (13.42) | (7.08) | (6.34) | |
| 119 | Texas A&M – Kingsville | Lone Star | 3 | 8 | (13.55) | (15.46) | 1.91 | |
| 120 | Shaw | Central | 3 | 7 | (13.60) | (11.10) | (2.50) | |
| 121 | Angelo State | Lone Star | 3 | 7 | (13.95) | (11.62) | (2.33) | |
| 122 | Virginia State | Central | 2 | 8 | (14.12) | (6.47) | (7.65) | |
| 123 | Southwest Minnesota St | Northern Sun | 4 | 7 | (14.38) | (10.21) | (4.17) | |
| 124 | Western State | Rocky Mountain | 3 | 8 | (15.20) | (13.22) | (1.98) | |
| 125 | Concord (WV) | West Virginia | 3 | 8 | (15.38) | (19.03) | 3.65 | |
| 126 | Upper Iowa | X - Independents (D2) | 3 | 8 | (15.88) | (13.66) | (2.22) | |
| 127 | Pace | Northeast-10 | 3 | 7 | (16.50) | (16.20) | (0.30) | |
| 128 | Morehouse | Southern Intercollegiate | 2 | 9 | (17.04) | (12.76) | (4.28) | |
| 129 | Arkansas - Monticello | Gulf South | 1 | 10 | (19.17) | (12.52) | (6.65) | |
| 130 | Southwest Baptist | Mid-America | 1 | 10 | (19.78) | (12.04) | (7.74) | |
| 131 | Gannon | Great Lakes | 1 | 10 | (19.83) | (14.27) | (5.56) | |
| 132 | Livingstone | Central | 1 | 9 | (19.98) | (13.12) | (6.86) | |
| 133 | Fort Hays | Mid-America | 1 | 10 | (20.26) | (12.58) | (7.68) | |
| 134 | Stonehill | Northeast-10 | 1 | 9 | (20.76) | (14.09) | (6.67) | |
| 135 | East Central | Lone Star | 2 | 8 | (20.92) | (19.63) | (1.29) | |
| 136 | St. Paul's | Central | 1 | 8 | (21.06) | (15.09) | (5.97) | |
| 137 | Dixie State | X - Independents (D2) | 1 | 10 | (21.28) | (17.19) | (4.09) | |
| 138 | Lock Haven | Pennsylvania State | 2 | 9 | (21.53) | (19.59) | (1.94) | |
| 139 | Clarion | Pennsylvania State | 1 | 10 | (22.17) | (17.93) | (4.24) | |
| 140 | West Virginia Wesleyan | West Virginia | 2 | 8 | (22.29) | (18.69) | (3.60) | |
| 141 | Kentucky Wesleyan | GLFL | 0 | 11 | (23.81) | (21.79) | (2.02) | |
| 142 | Cheyney | Pennsylvania State | 1 | 10 | (25.42) | (25.03) | (0.39) | |
| 143 | St. Anselm | Northeast-10 | 0 | 10 | (26.45) | (26.80) | 0.35 | |
| 144 | Brevard | X - Independents (D2) | 2 | 6 | (27.91) | (32.37) | 4.46 | |
| 145 | Chowan | X - Independents (D2) | 0 | 10 | (28.81) | (30.75) | 1.94 | |
| 146 | Minnesota - Crookston | Northern Sun | 0 | 11 | (30.40) | (33.48) | 3.08 | |
| 147 | Mansfield | Pennsylvania State | 0 | 10 | (30.74) | (33.98) | 3.24 | |
| 148 | Lincoln (MO) | GLFL | 1 | 8 | (32.53) | (36.84) | 4.31 | |
| 149 | Panhandle State | X - Independents (D2) | 0 | 10 | (37.11) | (44.58) | 7.47 | |