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1956 Week 10 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
150.843Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–01.0001+13Beat Tulane 40–0
210.896Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–0–10.90012+10Beat Michigan 20–7
3-20.958Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–0–10.90012+10Beat TCU 14–0
431.041Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–0–10.9179+11Beat Baylor 19–13
581.220Iowa (IOWA)B105–01.0001+9Beat Purdue 21–20
641.233Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–01.0001+10Beat San José State 47–13
7111.267Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80019+9Beat West Virginia 16–6
861.316Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–01.0001+8Beat Maryland 34–7
931.349Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–01.0001+6Beat Notre Dame 40–0
10-51.359Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–01.0001+7Beat Cornell 32–21
1161.380Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–0–10.90012+7Beat South Carolina 7–0
12-11.424Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–01.0001+13Beat Kansas State 27–15
13-51.509Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–20.66731+9Lost to Arkansas 0–14
14111.577Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80019+8Beat Wisconsin 21–0
15-131.640Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–10.80019+7Lost to Illinois 13–20
1671.646Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–1–10.75028+7Beat LSU 21–6
17101.652Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–0–10.9179+5Beat Washington State 33–12
1841.674Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–10.85715+8Beat Virginia 14–7
19121.732Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–10.80019+7Beat Boston University 21–7
20121.737Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–10.80019+8Beat Oregon 14–7
21-171.749USCPAC4–10.80019+7Lost to Stanford 19–27
2221.776West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–01.0001+1BYE
23-141.780Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60040+7Lost to Minnesota 7–20
24-51.782George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–0–10.9179+4Beat William & Mary 16–14
25-101.784Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–10.80019+8Lost to Texas A&M 13–19
2691.786Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–20.66731+10Beat UCLA 21–7
27-61.804TCUIND SWC3–20.60040+7Lost to Miami 0–14
28-121.974Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–20.66731+10Lost to Georgia Tech 0–40
29182.023Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–20.60040+6Beat Houston 12–0
3042.073UTEPIND BOR5–10.83317+4Beat New Mexico State 51–7
3162.085Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66731+7Beat USC 27–19
32-22.095South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66731+7Lost to Clemson 0–7
3332.172Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–10.85715+6Beat BYU 33–7
3482.190Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.80019+2Beat Pennsylvania 54–6
3532.246Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–10.83317+3Beat Nebraska 16–0
3652.292Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.50049+5Beat NC State 42–0
37-42.332Purdue (PURDUE)B102–2–10.50049+4Lost to Iowa 20–21
38102.365Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60040+4Beat Columbia 60–0
3972.397SMUIND SWC3–20.60040+4BYE
4002.435Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–20.66731+5Beat Ole Miss 14–0
41-212.450Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–10.80019+1Lost to Colgate 6–14
42-162.465UCLAPAC4–20.66731+5Lost to Oregon State 7–21
4392.475Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–1–10.75028-1Beat Hardin Simmons 27–0
44222.544Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+3Beat Yale 14–6
45-162.624Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–20.60040+3Lost to Florida State 13–20
46-12.654North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI4–20.66731+3Beat Youngstown State 19–12
4732.797Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–20.667310Beat Middle Tennessee 23–13
48132.868Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58348+1Beat Villanova 20–13
49132.920Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–30.50049+2Beat Georgia 14–7
50-12.921Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–1–10.75028-3Tied Virginia Military Institute 13–13
51-232.990Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–2–10.50049+1Lost to Auburn 0–12
52273.116Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.40070+2Beat Michigan State 20–13
5303.256West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–30.500490Lost to Penn State 6–16
54143.273Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–20.60040-1Beat Texas 28–7
55-163.335Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–30.500490Lost to California 7–16
56-53.441Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–30.40070+2Lost to Navy 6–54
57-143.651Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–30.50049-2Lost to Idaho 21–27
5813.732Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–30.50049-3Lost to Virginia Tech 7–14
59233.764California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33378-1Beat Washington 16–7
60203.780Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–2–10.50049-2Beat Quantico Marines 13–0
61153.803Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–3–10.417660Beat Oklahoma State 21–13
62133.855Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–30.50049-4Beat Iowa State 34–0
63-193.865Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50049-2Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–12
6403.898Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–40.33378-2Lost to Pittsburgh 7–14
6503.975Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–40.200930Lost to Tulsa 0–27
66213.999Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–30.40070-4Beat Boston College 12–7
67-134.009Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–40.42964-3Lost to Texas Tech 7–21
68-54.119Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–3–10.41766-4Lost to Kentucky 7–14
6994.125Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI1–40.20093+1Beat Arizona 21–7
7014.161Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–30.50049-3BYE
71-134.167Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–2–10.50049-3Lost to Harvard 21–28
72-174.262Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–3–10.30087-2Lost to Ohio State 0–21
73-174.281Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–30.50049-5Lost to Alabama 12–13
74-174.341Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–3–10.41766-3Lost to Kansas 13–21
75-154.397New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–40.33378-3Lost to Denver 14–20
76-94.449NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–40.33378-3Lost to Duke 0–42
77-44.455Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33378-4Lost to Pacific 12–33
7884.517Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–40.42964-6Beat New Mexico 20–14
7954.575Indiana (INDIANA)B102–30.40070-2Beat Northwestern 19–13
8084.722Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–4–10.25091-1Beat Montana 34–20
8104.777Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–30.40070-5Beat Rhode Island 27–7
82-54.795Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40070-6BYE
83194.895Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–20.50049-2Beat Dartmouth 28–21
84114.912Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–40.33378-1Beat Marquette 33–13
85154.968Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–40.20093-3Beat Mississippi State 13–12
86-174.986Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–2–20.40070-3Lost to Syracuse 7–21
87-45.199Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–40.20093-3Lost to Oklahoma 0–40
88-165.291Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–50.167100-4Lost to Rice 7–28
89-195.335Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–3–10.41766-3Lost to Furman 0–7
90-15.339Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–4–10.35777-3Tied Davidson 13–13
9135.546San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–3–10.30087-4Lost to Arizona State 13–47
92-75.547Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–40.20093-4Lost to Army 0–60
93-35.658Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–50.167100-5Lost to Tennessee 7–34
94-25.667Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–40.33378-9Lost to Colorado 0–16
9535.901LSUSEC0–50.000108-6Lost to Florida 6–21
9615.925Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–50.167100-5Lost to Wyoming 15–27
97-46.016Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–3–20.33378-8Tied North Carolina 6–6
98-246.023Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–3–10.30087-6Lost to Indiana 13–19
9966.332Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–40.20093-8Beat Utah 27–21
100-46.383North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–4–10.25091-8Tied Wake Forest 6–6
10136.406Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–50.000108-6Lost to Princeton 21–32
102-116.409Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–40.33378-2Lost to Xavier 13–26
10337.178William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–5–10.083106-8Lost to George Washington 14–16
10467.243Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–40.200930Beat Citadel 7–0
105-47.450Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–50.167100-11Lost to Missouri 0–34
10637.537Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–50.28690-7Beat Bradley 55–47
107-87.578Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–50.167100-16Lost to Colorado State 20–34
108-58.293Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–50.167100-4Lost to Lehigh 13–27
109-18.538New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–70.000108-6Lost to UTEP 7–51
110-38.768Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–60.000108-13Lost to Cincinnati 13–33
11109.766BYUIND SKY0–5–10.083106-12Lost to Utah State 7–33

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