1956 Week 11 College Football Team RankingsNovember 6, 1956By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1956 Season Tags: • No Comments1956 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status120.886Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–0–10.9178+16Beat Florida State 20–72-10.887Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–01.0001+19Beat Duke 7–03-10.907Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–0–10.9178+15Beat Pittsburgh 9–6401.043Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–0–10.9297+16Beat Arkansas 27–0561.137Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–0–10.9178+15Beat Virginia Tech 21–6631.200Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–01.0001+12Beat Colorado 27–19731.260Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY6–01.0001+12Beat Brown 21–7841.284Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–01.0001+21Beat Utah State 21–09-31.327Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–01.0001+11Beat San Diego State 61–010131.345Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66734+14Beat Iowa 17–1411-41.415Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66734+12Lost to Syracuse 9–131241.435Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–1–10.78620+12Beat Auburn 20–013-51.480Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–01.0001+9Beat North Carolina 20–01451.572Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+12Beat Penn State 13–915121.593TCUIND SWC4–20.66734+12Beat Baylor 7–616-11.615Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–10.83312+10Beat Wisconsin 33–017-121.618Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.83312+9Lost to Michigan 14–1718-51.648Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–20.71427+11Beat LSU 46–1719-51.736Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–10.83312+9Beat Northwestern 6–22011.822USCPAC5–10.83312+9Beat Washington State 28–122151.836Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–20.71427+13Beat Washington 28–202261.888Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–20.71427+14Beat Mississippi State 20–1423111.907Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–10.83312+5Beat Notre Dame 33–724141.917Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–20.66734+9Beat Colgate 55–462551.945UTEPIND BOR6–10.85711+6Beat Hardin Simmons 51–1326171.979Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–1–10.78620+4Beat Pacific 14–1327-72.036Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–20.66734+10Lost to Minnesota 6–928-112.059Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–1–10.78620+5Lost to Tulsa 13–1429-112.087Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–20.75025+8Lost to Clemson 6–2130122.202UCLAPAC5–20.71427+10Beat Stanford 14–1331102.232Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–10.83312+3Beat Dartmouth 19–03202.250South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–20.71427+8Beat Furman 13–63322.272Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–20.71427+6Lost to Oklahoma 19–2734-52.367Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–30.50050+7Lost to Florida 0–2035-112.389George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–1–10.78620+2Lost to West Virginia 0–1436-52.392Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–30.57146+7Lost to UCLA 13–1437-42.398Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–20.75025+8Lost to Wyoming 0–2138-162.407West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–10.83312-3Lost to Arizona 13–203982.408Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–20.71427+4Beat Virginia 6–240-152.458Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66734+6Lost to TCU 6–74192.516DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–1–10.78620-1Beat Richmond 7–042-32.573SMUIND SWC4–20.66734+5Beat Texas 20–194332.636North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI4–2–10.64342+4Tied Trinity (TEXAS) 7–744-72.681Purdue (PURDUE)B102–2–20.50050+3Tied Illinois 7–74562.737Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–2–10.58344+3Beat Wichita State 41–164682.738Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–20.66734+2Beat Utah 27–047-112.755Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42963+5Lost to Georgia Tech 0–74812.796Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–30.57146+4Beat Maryland 14–049-52.817COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–30.50050+3Lost to Army 46–555032.866West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–30.57146+3Beat George Washington 14–051-112.913Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–30.57146+5Lost to Texas A&M 0–2752113.128Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–20.60043+1Beat Villanova 7–653-53.172Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.500500Lost to Miami 7–2054133.229Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–40.50050+1Beat West Texas A&M 20–135513.270Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–30.50050+3Beat Harvard 28–1456-113.319Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–30.50050+1Lost to Boston College 6–757-53.350Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–3–10.41776+2Tied Purdue 7–75833.410Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–3–10.50050+1Beat Kansas State 20–155913.438Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–2–10.58344-2Beat Boston University 21–1260-53.633Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–40.42963-1Lost to Oregon State 20–286133.692Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.42963-2Beat California 28–66263.783Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–3–10.50050-4Beat Alabama 16–1363-63.906Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–40.42963-2Lost to Rice 0–2764204.018Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–40.42963+1Beat Detroit Mercy 33–765144.035Indiana (INDIANA)B103–30.50050-3Beat Marquette 19–1366-84.064Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42963-5Lost to Vanderbilt 2–667114.083Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–40.50050-7Beat San José State 35–266814.250Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI1–4–10.250910Tied Oklahoma State 13–1369-74.319Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–40.42963-7Lost to Nebraska 14–157034.461Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–40.42963-7Lost to Tulane 14–2071234.493Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–40.42963-7Beat Missouri 15–147204.547Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–4–10.25091-4Lost to Michigan State 0–337314.583Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–3–20.42963-4Tied Texas Tech 13–1374-94.705HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–50.16799-3Lost to UTEP 13–5175144.712Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–3–10.50050-4Beat Presbyterian 20–137614.756Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–50.28685-6Lost to USC 12–287754.791Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–40.33379-7Lost to Davidson 0–77834.826Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–40.33379-5Lost to Princeton 7–2179-94.859Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–40.42963-5Lost to Houston 16–4180-214.869California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–50.28685-6Lost to Oregon 6–288194.922Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43862-5Beat William & Mary 20–682-114.942Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–3–10.41776-5Lost to Yale 0–1983-174.989Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–40.33379-9Lost to Cincinnati 7–338435.011Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–50.16799-3Lost to Navy 7–3385125.061Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–3–20.42963-8Beat NC State 13–086-115.163New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–50.28685-8Lost to BYU 12–338755.184Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–40.33379-5Beat Cornell 25–1988105.300Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–4–10.25091-6Lost to Ohio State 2–689-45.401Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–50.16799-6Lost to Georgia 13–1690-145.413NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–50.28685-8Lost to Wake Forest 0–1391-35.443Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–60.143103-6Lost to SMU 19–2092105.589Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–40.42963-2Beat Louisville 7–69365.723Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–40.33379-10Beat Fresno State 24–1294-85.742Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–3–20.33379-6Lost to Holy Cross 12–219505.879LSUSEC0–60.000108-8Lost to Ole Miss 17–4696-135.895Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–30.40078-5Lost to Pennsylvania 14–2897-46.021Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–60.143103-9Lost to Kentucky 0–149876.025Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–50.28685-11Beat Drake 39–149916.076North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–5–10.21496-9Lost to Tennessee 0–20100-96.394San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–4–10.25091-10Lost to Denver 26–35101-56.431Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–60.143103-9Lost to Kansas 15–20102-226.447Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–5–10.21496-4Lost to Xavier 14–2710357.106Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–50.28685-5Beat Lafayette 20–1910407.240Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–50.16799-3Lost to South Carolina 6–13105-47.407Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–60.000108-12Lost to Columbia 19–25106-37.536William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–6–10.071107-14Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–20107-18.248Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–60.25091-15Lost to Iowa State 14–3910838.258BYUIND SKY1–5–10.21496-14Beat New Mexico 33–12109-28.325Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–60.143103-18Lost to Montana State 14–33110-18.644New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–70.000108-8BYE111-18.705MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–70.000108-19Lost to Indiana 13–19
