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1956 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.890Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–1–10.85011+43Lost to Pittsburgh 7–14
200.987Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+45BYE
311.041Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–10.9005+42BYE
4-11.045Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–0–10.9504+40BYE
501.058Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–20.77816+30BYE
601.119Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+31BYE
701.224Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77816+32BYE
801.241Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+27BYE
901.261Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9005+31BYE
1001.330UTEPIND BOR9–10.9005+29BYE
1101.347Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+33BYE
1201.378Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+26BYE
1361.464Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+29Beat Miami 14–7
14-11.523Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8898+22BYE
15-11.593Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–2–10.75022+27BYE
16-11.635Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–1–20.80013+23BYE
17-11.720Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72229+21BYE
18-11.782Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+21BYE
19-11.799Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–30.70030+24BYE
2001.837Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80013+23BYE
2101.915Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77816+18BYE
2201.920Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–2–10.75022+19BYE
2301.926Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–30.70030+25BYE
2401.964Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–20.77816+10BYE
2501.987George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+12BYE
2601.996Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75022+13BYE
2701.999Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77816+17BYE
2812.034USCPAC8–20.80013+19BYE
29-12.055Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65036+20BYE
3002.077UCLAPAC7–30.70030+21BYE
3102.109TCUIND SWC7–30.70030+20BYE
3202.188Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+12BYE
3302.267Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+11BYE
3402.325Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66735+13BYE
3502.455North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+5BYE
3602.467West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–20.778160BYE
3702.639Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
3802.650West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60042+11BYE
3902.728South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70030+7BYE
4032.745Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55051+8BYE
41-12.747Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–40.60042+9BYE
42-12.752Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60042+11BYE
43-12.780Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65036+2BYE
4402.807Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–20.50053+6BYE
4502.957Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61138+4BYE
4603.057Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+1BYE
4703.163Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50053+2BYE
4803.180Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60042+2BYE
4903.230Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55648+2BYE
5003.307Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–50.50053+1BYE
5113.339Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55648-1BYE
52-13.368Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-2BYE
5303.482Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–60.40065+2BYE
5403.487Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–20.44459+1BYE
5503.545Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60042-6BYE
5603.648Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44459-1BYE
5703.682Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–50.50053-6BYE
5803.717Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40065-3BYE
5903.777Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40065-5BYE
6003.781Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–50.44459+1BYE
6103.924SMUIND SWC4–60.40065-3BYE
6203.945Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50053-7BYE
6313.984Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44459-6BYE
64-14.010Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.55648-3BYE
6504.042Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.40065-7BYE
6604.213Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138-9BYE
6704.240Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–5–10.45058-10BYE
6804.374Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44459-13BYE
6904.374Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-4BYE
7004.498Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40065-10BYE
7104.514Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40065-11BYE
7204.535Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44459+3BYE
7304.569LSUSEC3–70.30086-8BYE
7404.577Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–20.33382-5BYE
7504.590Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40065-16BYE
7604.646California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30086-8BYE
7704.725Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–6–10.35077-11BYE
7804.786Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35077-12BYE
7904.843Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–5–20.40065-10BYE
8004.876New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–60.40065-17BYE
8104.903Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
8205.077Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33382-12BYE
8305.203Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33382-12BYE
8405.265NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30086-12BYE
8515.337Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30086-14BYE
8615.344Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30086-18BYE
87-25.371Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–7–10.25093-13BYE
8805.444Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–7–10.25093-14BYE
8905.549Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-13BYE
9015.573Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200102-13BYE
91-15.608Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38976-13BYE
9205.734Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–30.27892-12BYE
9305.902Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–60.40065-6BYE
9416.092Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–60.25093-12BYE
95-16.099Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–30.35077-19BYE
9606.150Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–90.100107-21BYE
9706.342Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–7–10.25093-13BYE
9806.393North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–7–10.25093-23BYE
9906.401Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200102-8BYE
10006.474Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25093-14BYE
10106.670Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–80.200102-25BYE
10206.801Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–80.200102-31BYE
10306.889Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111106-24BYE
10407.004BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25093-24BYE
10507.386Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33382-23BYE
10607.393San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-17BYE
10707.478Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30086-17BYE
10818.368New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100107-18BYE
109-18.378Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–90.100107-35BYE
11008.404William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–9–10.050110-34BYE
11109.970Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000111-43BYE

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