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1956 Regular Season Final 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
100.686Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–0–10.9445+45Beat Florida 20–7
220.989Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+45Beat Vanderbilt 27–7
3-11.045Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–0–10.9504+40Beat Texas 34–21
4-11.051Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–10.9006+42Beat Georgia 35–0
501.099Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–20.77816+29BYE
601.119Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+31Beat Oklahoma State 53–0
701.227Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77816+32BYE
801.272Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87511+27BYE
901.274Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9006+31BYE
1021.342UTEPIND BOR9–10.9006+29BYE
1101.347Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+33BYE
12-21.389Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8899+26BYE
1301.534Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8899+22BYE
1411.596Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–2–10.75022+27BYE
15-11.611Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–1–20.80013+24Beat Furman 28–7
1601.708Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+21BYE
1721.782Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+21Beat Detroit Mercy 39–7
1821.799Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–30.70030+24Beat Mississippi State 13–7
19-21.803Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+21BYE
2041.837Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80013+23Beat Rice 46–13
2111.919Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77816+18BYE
2241.920Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–2–10.75022+19BYE
23-21.929Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–30.70030+25Beat Alabama 34–7
24-11.964Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–20.77816+10Tied Army 7–7
2531.987George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+12BYE
26-11.996Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75022+13BYE
2701.999Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77816+17BYE
28-102.030Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65036+21Lost to Miami 7–20
2902.034USCPAC8–20.80013+19Beat Notre Dame 28–20
3002.077UCLAPAC7–30.70030+21BYE
3102.084TCUIND SWC7–30.70030+21Beat SMU 21–6
3212.188Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+12BYE
3322.313Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+11Tied Navy 7–7
3402.325Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66735+13BYE
3512.462North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+5BYE
3622.471West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–20.778160Beat Midwestern Texas State 41–14
3722.644Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
38-12.658West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60042+12BYE
3912.702South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70030+8BYE
40-82.752Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–40.60042+9Lost to LSU 6–7
4112.752Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60042+11BYE
4212.785Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65036+2BYE
43-22.799Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55051+8BYE
4402.867Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–20.50053+6BYE
4502.962Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61138+4BYE
4673.052Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+1Beat Boston College 7–0
47-13.163Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50053+2BYE
4803.180Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60042+2BYE
49-23.230Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55648+2BYE
5013.307Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–50.50053+1BYE
51-23.334Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-1BYE
52-23.344Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55648-1BYE
53113.493Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–60.40065+2Beat Texas Tech 41–14
5423.494Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–20.44459+1BYE
55-13.545Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60042-6BYE
5623.654Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44459-1BYE
57-53.682Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–50.50053-6Lost to Tennessee 7–27
5833.728Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40065-3BYE
5933.777Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40065-5BYE
60-13.781Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–50.44459+1BYE
61-43.929SMUIND SWC4–60.40065-3Lost to TCU 6–21
6213.945Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50053-7BYE
63-83.975Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.55648-2Lost to Holy Cross 0–7
6423.989Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44459-6BYE
65-54.042Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.40065-7Lost to Baylor 13–46
6614.213Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138-9BYE
67134.240Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–5–10.45058-10Beat Kansas 15–13
6814.374Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44459-13BYE
69-44.382Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-4Lost to Hardin Simmons 14–41
7054.503Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40065-10BYE
7134.514Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40065-11BYE
7214.535Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44459+3BYE
73104.576LSUSEC3–70.30086-8Beat Tulane 7–6
74-24.577Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–20.33382-5BYE
75-74.590Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40065-16Lost to Ole Miss 7–13
7614.702California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30086-9BYE
77-64.725Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–6–10.35077-11Lost to Missouri 13–15
7814.786Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35077-12BYE
79-14.843Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–5–20.40065-10Lost to Oklahoma 0–53
80-104.882New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–60.40065-17Lost to Colorado State 27–28
81-54.910Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–6–10.35077-13Lost to Georgia Tech 0–35
8205.084Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33382-12BYE
8315.210Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33382-12BYE
8415.259NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30086-12BYE
8535.318Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–7–10.25093-12BYE
8615.337Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30086-14BYE
87-15.344Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30086-18BYE
88-75.451Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–7–10.25093-14Lost to Auburn 7–34
8925.549Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-13BYE
9005.608Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38976-13BYE
91-25.649Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200102-13Lost to USC 20–28
9205.746Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–30.27892-12BYE
9305.902Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–60.40065-6BYE
9416.099Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–30.35077-19BYE
95-16.100Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–60.25093-12BYE
9606.150Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–90.100107-21Lost to Texas A&M 21–34
97106.342Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–7–10.25093-13Beat New Mexico 28–27
98-16.393North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–7–10.25093-23BYE
99-16.401Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200102-8Lost to Clemson 7–28
100-16.462Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25093-14BYE
10116.670Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–80.200102-25BYE
102-26.801Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–80.200102-31Lost to Houston 7–39
10306.898Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111106-24BYE
10407.004BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25093-24BYE
10507.386Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33382-23BYE
106-57.400San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-17Lost to Hawai'i 0–20
107-17.478Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30086-17BYE
10828.378Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–90.100107-35BYE
10908.384New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100107-18BYE
110-28.404William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–9–10.050110-34BYE
11109.970Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000111-43BYE

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