Conference Championship Week in Review
Mid-American Conference Championship Game
Ball State @ Marshall - Marshall 31-3
Players of the Game
Ball State: MLB Preston Humphrey - 6 tackles (2 TFL), 2 sacks
Marshall: QB David Aristegui - 19-33, 303 yards, 3 TD, 7 car, 16 yards
Game of the Week
Big Twelve Conference Championship Game, from Kansas City, MO
#22 Colorado @ #3 Oklahoma State - Colorado 34-31 OT
Players of the Game
Colorado: HB Brandon Caesar - 24 car, 112 yards, TD
Oklahoma State: QB Blayne Gentry - 13-23, 191 yards, 14 car, 88 yards, 3 total TD
Southeastern Conference Championship Game, from Atlanta, GA
#18 Tennessee vs #17 Arkansas - Arkansas 34-17
Players of the Game
Tennessee: MLB Kevin McGee - 10 tackles, FF, FR
Arkansas: QB Cedric Washington - 9-18, 119 yards, 3 TD, 21 car, 105 yards
Sports Illustrated
Cover Story
The Bowl Map
Colorado is headed to the Sugar Bowl.
Photo: Brandon Caesar, Colorado #21
Bowl Rankings
Story: Bowl-a-rama!
Check out our 2006 Bowl Blowout Issue.
Photo: Brady Huff, Rutgers #48
Code:
Poll Comp Sched Qlty
Rk Team Avg. Avg. Rank L Wins Total
1 Miami 1.0 1.21 2.84 0 -0.8 4.25
2 Texas 2.0 2.35 2.36 1 -0.3 7.41
3 Rutgers 3.0 2.86 1.60 1 -0.1 8.36
4 Southern Cal 4.0 3.86 3.20 1 -0.0 12.06
5 Penn State 5.0 4.86 3.24 1 -0.0 14.10
6 North Carolina State 6.5 6.71 2.80 2 -0.0 18.01
7 Auburn 7.5 7.50 2.64 2 -0.0 19.64
8 Louisville 8.0 8.21 4.32 1 -0.0 21.53
9 Texas A&M 8.5 9.83 2.20 2 -0.1 22.43
10 Oklahoma 10.0 10.28 1.28 3 -0.0 24.56
11 Oklahoma State 12.0 12.42 2.08 3 -1.1 28.40
12 Michigan 11.5 12.84 3.72 3 -0.0 30.70
13 Arkansas 15.5 15.64 0.32 2 -0.4 33.06
14 Ole Miss 14.0 14.07 2.48 3 -0.0 33.55
15 Indiana 14.5 16.25 3.36 3 -0.6 36.51
Top 25 Polls
Story: Overtime Thriller!
Buffaloes win in OT, take home conference title.
Photo: Brandon Caesar, Colorado #21, runs past an Oklahoma State defender
Coaches' Poll
Code:
Rk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Miami (59) 13-0 1475
2 2 Texas 11-1 1319
3 4 Rutgers 11-1 1204
4 5 Southern Cal 11-1 1148
5 6 Penn State 11-1 1093
6 7 North Carolina State 11-2 1031
7 8 Auburn 10-2 977
8 9 Texas A&M 10-2 926
9 10 Oklahoma 9-3 867
10 11 Louisville 11-1 834
11 12 Fresno State 10-2 777
12 3 Oklahoma State 10-2 755
13 13 Michigan 9-3 722
14 14 Indiana 9-3 676
15 15 Ole Miss 9-3 631
16 16 Ohio State 9-3 587
17 17 Arkansas 11-2 567
18 22 Colorado 10-3 542
19 19 Virginia Tech 9-4 457
20 20 Florida State 10-3 423
21 21 Washington 8-4 377
22 23 Louisiana State 9-3 309
23 24 Southern Miss 10-2 280
24 25 Tulane 8-4 213
25 NR Nebraska 7-5 196
Dropping Out: Tennessee (#18 Last week)
Media Poll
Code:
Rk LW Team W-L PTS
1 1 Miami (71) 13-0 1775
2 2 Texas 11-1 1598
3 4 Rutgers 11-1 1465
4 5 Southern Cal 11-1 1400
5 6 Penn State 11-1 1336
6 7 Louisville 11-1 1273
7 8 North Carolina State 11-2 1202
8 9 Auburn 10-2 1139
9 10 Texas A&M 10-2 1078
10 11 Michigan 9-3 1009
12 12 Oklahoma 9-3 950
12 3 Oklahoma State 10-3 947
13 13 Ole Miss 9-3 892
14 16 Arkansas 10-2 831
15 15 Indiana 9-3 779
16 17 Ohio State 9-3 670
17 22 Colorado 10-3 669
18 18 Virginia Tech 9-4 610
19 19 Florida State 10-3 565
20 20 Washington 8-4 503
21 21 Fresno State 10-2 469
22 23 Louisiana State 9-3 362
23 14 Tennessee 9-4 349
24 24 Nebraska 7-5 297
25 25 Maryland 9-3 266
Dropping Out: None
Heisman Winner
Story: Making History
After rushing for 1901 and 15 TD, Summers is honored with the Heisman.
Photo: Demetris Summers, South Carolina #31
Code:
Player School 1st 2nd 3rd Total
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Demetris Summers South Carolina 320 268 136 1632
296 car, 1901 yards, 15 TD, 38 rec, 697 yards, 5 TD
LenDale White Southern Cal 158 230 232 1166
234 car, 1392 yards, 21 TD, 26 rec, 357 yards, 3 TD
Andre Caldwell Florida 117 174 267 966
74 rec, 1339 yards, 18 total TD
Godfrey Sanchez Oklahoma State 44 105 139 481
2522 All-purpose yards, 15 total TD
Leigh Curry Auburn 11 8 11 60
298 car, 1698 yards, 15 TD, 19 rec, 315 yards
Awards Winners
Story: And then there's one
Bednarik announces Rutgers's Williams as its 2006 recipient
Photo: Tyson Williams, Rutgers #95
Maxwell: RS Jr. HB Demetris Summers, South Carolina
296 car, 1901 yards, 15 TD, 38 rec, 697 yards, 5 TD
Best QB: RS Sr. QB Marc Guillon, Miami
238-395, 3639 yards, 52 car, 63 yards, 34 total TD
Best RB: RS Jr. HB Demetris Summers, South Carolina
296 car, 1901 yards, 15 TD, 38 rec, 697 yards, 5 TD
Best WR: RS Jr. WR Andre Caldwell, Florida
74 rec, 1339 yards, 18 total TD
Best OL: Jr. RT Lamont Carey, Ohio State
40 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
Bednarik:
RS Soph. RE Tyson Williams, Rutgers
47 tackles (30 TFL), 26 sacks
Best DL:
RS Soph. RE Tyson Williams, Rutgers
47 tackles (30 TFL), 26 sacks
Best LB: Jr. ROLB Kyle Brown, Brigham Young
140 tackles (27 TFL), 12 sacks, INT
Thorpe:
Jr. SS Maximus Meridius, Rutgers
88 tackles (12 TFL), 5 sacks, 4 INT, 2 FF, TD
Groza: Sr. Michael Braunstein, Washington
27-30 FG, long of 49, 44-44 XP
Best Coach: Miami Coach -
13-0
All-Americans
Story: The Kids are Alright
EA Sports announces the All-American Teams for the 2006 season.
Photo: Lamont Carey, Ohio State #78
Bowl Games
Story: Holiday Madness!
See where the Buffaloes are playing this bowl season.
Photo: An Oklahoma State defender tries to bring down Brandon Caesar, Colorado #21
Conference Standings
Story: Razorbacks Dominate!
#17 Arkansas dominates Tennessee 34-17 in SEC Championship.
Photo: Glover, Arkansas #54, is congratulated by a teammate.
Coach's Report Card
Bowl season begins. Make sure you prepare this team for the big game, coach.