1956 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 8, 1957By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1956 Season Tags: • No Comments

1956 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.933	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	9	+43	BYE
2	1	0.983	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
3	1	1.035	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–0–1	0.950	3	+42	BYE
4	1	1.058	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–1–2	0.778	15	+30	BYE
5	1	1.113	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–0	1.000	1	+32	BYE
6	-4	1.129	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+44	Lost to Baylor 7–13
7	0	1.203	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–2	0.778	15	+33	BYE
8	4	1.272	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–1	0.900	6	+33	Beat Oregon State 35–19
9	-1	1.292	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	9–1	0.900	6	+30	BYE
10	1	1.347	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	10–0	1.000	1	+33	BYE
11	2	1.523	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	8	+22	BYE
12	-2	1.525	UTEP	IND BOR	9–2	0.818	11	+29	Lost to George Washington 0–13
13	-4	1.531	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	15	+23	Lost to TCU 27–28
14	6	1.599	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	11	+33	Beat Tennessee 13–7
15	8	1.694	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	21	+26	Beat Clemson 27–21
16	0	1.697	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	33	+28	BYE
17	8	1.721	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	8–1–1	0.850	9	+21	Beat UTEP 13–0
18	-1	1.725	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	28	+20	BYE
19	-1	1.775	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	7–2–1	0.750	22	+21	BYE
20	-1	1.796	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3	0.700	29	+23	BYE
21	-7	1.825	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	33	+26	Lost to Iowa 19–35
22	-7	1.871	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2–2	0.727	26	+21	Lost to Colorado 21–27
23	8	1.890	TCU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	26	+28	Beat Syracuse 28–27
24	-2	1.915	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	15	+18	BYE
25	-4	1.920	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–3	0.700	29	+24	BYE
26	-2	1.931	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–1–2	0.778	15	+10	BYE
27	0	1.989	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	15	+17	BYE
28	-2	2.021	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	7–2–1	0.750	22	+12	BYE
29	0	2.047	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	36	+20	BYE
30	-2	2.050	USC	PAC	8–2	0.800	13	+19	BYE
31	-1	2.099	UCLA	PAC	7–3	0.700	29	+20	BYE
32	0	2.188	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–2–1	0.750	22	+12	BYE
33	1	2.308	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–3	0.667	35	+13	BYE
34	-1	2.349	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	38	+9	BYE
35	1	2.458	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	8–2	0.800	13	-1	Beat Southern Miss 20–13
36	-1	2.481	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	22	+5	BYE
37	0	2.639	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–4	0.600	42	+11	BYE
38	0	2.706	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	42	+10	BYE
39	2	2.727	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	42	+11	BYE
40	0	2.728	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	42	+9	BYE
41	-2	2.739	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3	0.700	29	+6	BYE
42	0	2.785	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	36	+2	BYE
43	0	2.804	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+6	BYE
44	0	2.845	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–4–2	0.500	53	+6	BYE
45	0	2.957	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–3–1	0.611	38	+4	BYE
46	0	3.083	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	38	0	BYE
47	1	3.180	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	42	+2	BYE
48	-1	3.192	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	53	+1	BYE
49	0	3.230	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	48	+2	BYE
50	0	3.288	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	5–5	0.500	53	+1	BYE
51	0	3.339	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	48	-1	BYE
52	0	3.363	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-2	BYE
53	0	3.449	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–4–2	0.444	59	+1	BYE
54	0	3.498	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	4–6	0.400	65	+1	BYE
55	0	3.545	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	42	-6	BYE
56	0	3.689	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	59	-2	BYE
57	0	3.691	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–5	0.500	53	-7	BYE
58	0	3.734	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	4–6	0.400	65	-3	BYE
59	1	3.752	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	59	+1	BYE
60	-1	3.827	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–6	0.400	65	-6	BYE
61	0	3.891	SMU	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	65	-3	BYE
62	0	3.945	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	53	-7	BYE
63	1	4.010	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	48	-3	BYE
64	1	4.014	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	65	-7	BYE
65	-2	4.053	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	4–5	0.444	59	-7	BYE
66	0	4.213	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	5–3–1	0.611	38	-9	BYE
67	0	4.304	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	58	-11	BYE
68	0	4.357	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	59	-13	BYE
69	0	4.376	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	93	-4	BYE
70	1	4.481	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	65	-11	BYE
71	-1	4.503	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	65	-10	BYE
72	0	4.518	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	59	+3	BYE
73	1	4.550	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–5–2	0.333	82	-5	BYE
74	-1	4.557	LSU	SEC	3–7	0.300	86	-8	BYE
75	0	4.579	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	65	-16	BYE
76	1	4.685	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	77	-11	BYE
77	-1	4.745	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–7	0.300	86	-9	BYE
78	1	4.843	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	3–5–2	0.400	65	-10	BYE
79	-1	4.846	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	77	-13	BYE
80	1	4.890	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	77	-13	BYE
81	-1	4.920	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	4–6	0.400	65	-18	BYE
82	0	5.064	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–6	0.333	82	-12	BYE
83	0	5.203	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	82	-12	BYE
84	0	5.291	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7	0.300	86	-13	BYE
85	0	5.319	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	86	-14	BYE
86	0	5.363	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–7	0.300	86	-19	BYE
87	0	5.416	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–7–1	0.250	93	-15	BYE
88	0	5.436	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–7–1	0.250	93	-15	BYE
89	0	5.530	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	77	-13	BYE
90	0	5.586	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	76	-13	BYE
91	0	5.608	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	102	-14	BYE
92	0	5.698	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–5–3	0.278	92	-12	BYE
93	0	5.902	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	65	-6	BYE
94	1	6.092	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–6	0.250	93	-12	BYE
95	1	6.103	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	107	-21	BYE
96	-2	6.153	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–5–3	0.350	77	-20	BYE
97	0	6.320	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	2–7–1	0.250	93	-13	BYE
98	0	6.408	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–7–1	0.250	93	-24	BYE
99	0	6.415	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	102	-9	BYE
100	0	6.534	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	1–5–2	0.250	93	-15	BYE
101	0	6.650	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	102	-25	BYE
102	0	6.801	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	102	-31	BYE
103	0	6.864	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	106	-24	BYE
104	0	7.004	BYU	IND SKY	2–7–1	0.250	93	-24	BYE
105	0	7.386	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	82	-23	BYE
106	0	7.400	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	93	-17	BYE
107	0	7.478	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	86	-17	BYE
108	2	8.346	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–9–1	0.050	110	-34	BYE
109	-1	8.378	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	1–9	0.100	107	-35	BYE
110	-1	8.415	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	1–9	0.100	107	-19	BYE
111	0	9.970	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	111	-43	BYE