With Week 8 out of the way the only Rankings that matter are the BCS Rankings. Here we are with out Initial Rankings of the 2006 season.
| NCAA Football Rankings - BCS Rankings - Updated: Oct 25, 2006 |
| RK | TEAM (VOTES) | W | L | POINTS |
| 1 | LSU | 8 | 0 | .951 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | .902 |
| 3 | Penn State | 8 | 0 | .825 |
| 4 | Louisville | 7 | 0 | .786 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 6 | 1 | .771 |
| 6 | Cal | 8 | 0 | .743 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 8 | 0 | .739 |
| 8 | Clemson | 8 | 0 | .625 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | .604 |
| 10 | USC | 5 | 1 | .587 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 6 | 1 | .542 |
| 12 | Florida | 5 | 2 | .487 |
| 13 | Texas | 6 | 2 | .447 |
| 14 | Miami | 6 | 1 | .444 |
| 15 | Iowa | 7 | 1 | .400 |
| 16 | Maryland | 7 | 0 | .397 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 8 | 0 | .351 |
| 18 | Va Tech | 6 | 1 | .308 |
| 19 | S. Carolina | 6 | 1 | .252 |
| 20 | Auburn | 5 | 3 | .224 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | .215 |
| 22 | Alabama | 6 | 2 | .208 |
| 23 | Boise State | 8 | 0 | .173 |
| 24 | Colorado | 6 | 2 | .168 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 6 | 2 | .117 |
Rece Davis: Well we have some interesting things going on here. A 1 Lose Notre Dame sitting above undefeated Cal, Nebraska and Clemson. Mark May what's your take on this?
Mark May: This is something I just don't agree with! You have 3 undefeated teams from the the Power Conferences sitting behind a 1 Lose Independent. This is just absurd. The Big win by Nebraska last week conference game I might add no way this should be.
Rece: It's early on so hopefully things straighten themselves out. What's your take on Boise coming in at number 23 spot?
Mark: That's a tough one to call because you play the teams on your schedule. The only problem is of their 8 wins only 2 of those teams have a winning record. With the way the rest of their schedule looks they could very well be our BCS Buster this year. With 4 games remaining on their schedule they have 3-4 Fresno State, 1-5 San Jose State, 3-5 Utah State and 4-3 Nevada.
Rece: They will be a team to keep an eye to see if they are indeed going to be the BCS Busters this year.
Rece: Let's take a look at this week Heisman Contenders
| Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 25, 2006 |
| NAME | POS | SCHOOL | | SEASON STATS |
| Jonathan Gray | QB | LSU |  | 155-220, 1946, 29TD 27car, 43yds |
| Ryne Crowell | QB | Nebraska | | 172-265, 2261yds, 33car, 28 Total TD |
| Waylon Nelson | WR | LSU |  | 48rec, 570yds, 12TD, 3car, 17yds |
| Dan Rucker | QB | Texas Tech |  | 223-348, 2939yds, 31TDs |
| Steve Foster | WR | Notre Dame | | 57rec, 806yds, 9TD |
Rece: Mark who is your favorite on this list?
Mark: I can really choice one because I love the top 2 guys. They both have their teams undefeated at the moment and are putting up great numbers. Gray I would see has more weapons around him then Crowell. I would love to see these two make it to the National Championship and face off against one another.
Rece: Thanks folks for tuning in to our first BCS Countdown show of the year. We see next time right here on BCS Countdown.