2006 AP All-America Team
Below is the Associated Press' college football All-America team voted on writers from across the nation. The Big Ten had the most number of players on the first team with nine, while the SEC was second with five. Check out CBS SportsLine.com's All-America Team.
| AP All-America Team | |||
| First Team | |||
| Offense | |||
| Pos | Player | Class | School |
| QB | Troy Smith | Senior | Ohio State |
| RB | Steve Slaton | Sophomore | West Virginia |
| RB | Darren McFadden | Sophomore | Arkansas |
| WR | Calvin Johnson | Junior | Georgia Tech |
| WR | Dwayne Jarrett | Junior | Southern California |
| TE | Matt Spaeth | Senior | Minnesota |
| OT | Jake Long | Senior | Michigan |
| OT | Joe Thomas | Senior | Wisconsin |
| OG | Justin Blalock | Senior | Texas |
| OG | Josh Beekman | Senior | Boston College |
| C | Dan Mozes | Senior | West Virginia |
| Defense | |||
| DE | Gaines Adams | Senior | Clemson |
| DE | LaMarr Woodley | Senior | Michigan |
| DT | Glenn Dorsey | Junior | LSU |
| DT | Quinn Pitcock | Senior | Ohio State |
| LB | Paul Posluszny | Senior | Penn State |
| LB | James Laurinaitis | Sophomore | Ohio State |
| LB | Patrick Willis | Senior | Mississippi |
| DB | Leon Hall | Senior | Michigan |
| DB | Daymeion Hughes | Senior | California |
| S | Reggie Nelson | Junior | Florida |
| S | LaRon Landry | Senior | LSU |
| Special Teams | |||
| K | Justin Medlock | Senior | UCLA |
| P | Daniel Sepulveda | Senior | Baylor |
| Ret. | DeSean Jackson | Sophomore | California |
| Second Team | |||
| Offense | |||
| Pos | Player | Class | School |
| QB | Brady Quinn | Senior | Notre Dame |
| RB | Ray Rice | Sophomore | Rutgers |
| RB | Mike Hart | Junior | Michigan |
| WR | Jarrett Dillard | Sophomore | Rice |
| WR | Jeff Samardzija | Senior | Notre Dame |
| TE | Zach Miller | Junior | Arizona State |
| OT | Same Baker | Junior | Southern California |
| OT | Arron Sears | Senior | Tennessee |
| OG | Ben Grubbs | Senior | Auburn |
| OG | T.J. Downing | Senior | Ohio State |
| C | Ryan Kalil | Senior | Southern California |
| Defense | |||
| DE | Justin Hickman | Senior | UCLA |
| DE | Mkristo Bruce | Senior | Washington State |
| DT | Alan Branch | Junior | Michigan |
| DT | Amobi Okoye | Senior | Louisville |
| LB | Dan Connor | Junior | Penn State |
| LB | Ameer Ismail | Senior | Western Michigan |
| LB | David Harris | Senior | Michigan |
| DB | Aaron Ross | Senior | Texas |
| DB | Ryan Smith | Senior | Florida |
| S | Eric Weddle | Senior | Utah |
| S | Michael Griffin | Senior | Texas |
| Special Teams | |||
| K | Arthur Carmody | Junior | Louisville |
| P | Durant Brooks | Junior | Georgia Tech |
| Ret. | Ted Ginn Jr. | Junior | Ohio State |
| Third Team | |||
| Offense | |||
| Pos | Player | Class | School |
| QB | Colt Brennan | Junior | Hawaii |
| RB | Ian Johnson | Sophomore | Boise State |
| RB | Garrett Wolfe | Senior | Northern Illinois |
| WR | Robert Meachem | Junior | Tennessee |
| WR | Johnnie Lee Higgins | Senior | UTEP |
| TE | Jonny Harline | Senior | BYU |
| OT | Levi Brown | Senior | Penn State |
| OT | Tony Igoh | Senior | Arkansas |
| OG | Kurt Quarterman | Senior | Louisville |
| OG | Nathan Bennett | Senior | Clemson |
| C | Jonathan Luigs | Sophomore | Arkansas |
| Defense | |||
| DE | Quentin Moses | Senior | Georgia |
| DE | Anthony Spencer | Senior | Purdue |
| DT | Jay Alford | Senior | Penn State |
| DT | Eric Foster | Junior | Rutgers |
| LB | H.B. Blades | Senior | Pittsburgh |
| LB | Rufus Alexander | Senior | Oklahoma |
| LB | Brandon Siler | Junior | Florida |
| DB | Dwight Lowery | Junior | San Jose Stat |
| DB | Brandon Flowers | Sophomore | Virginia Tech |
| S | Tra Battle | Senior | Georgia |
| S | Tom Zbikowski | Senior | Notre Dame |
| Special Teams | |||
| K | Mason Crosby | Senior | Colorado |
| P | Jeremy Kapinos | Senior | Penn State |
| Ret. | Sammie Stroughter | Junior | Oregon State |
