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1956 Week 12 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
130.891Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–0–10.9385+25Beat SMU 33–7
2-10.964Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–0–10.9176+17BYE
3-11.097Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–10.8579+22Lost to Tennessee 0–6
411.110Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–0–20.8579+16Tied Maryland 6–6
581.193Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–01.0001+18Beat Georgia Tech 6–0
601.208Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–01.0001+16Beat Iowa State 44–0
701.281Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–01.0001+16Beat Harvard 35–20
861.340Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+18Beat Holy Cross 41–20
9-11.343Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY9–01.0001+25Beat Montana 34–13
1001.359Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71427+19Beat Illinois 17–7
1111.375Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–1–10.81318+17Beat Georgia 28–0
12-91.414Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–1–10.78621+16Lost to Iowa 0–7
13-21.466Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71427+15Beat Boston University 40–7
1431.477Iowa (IOWA)B106–10.8579+15Beat Minnesota 7–0
1541.552Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–10.8579+14Beat Indiana 35–14
1691.570UTEPIND BOR7–10.8757+14Beat Arizona State 28–0
17-81.598Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–10.8757+12Lost to UTEP 0–28
18-21.658Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–10.8579+12Beat Purdue 12–9
19-11.675Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–20.75023+14Beat Memphis 26–0
2011.742Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–20.75023+18Beat Stanford 20–19
21101.843Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–10.8579+8Beat Pennsylvania 40–7
22-21.887USCPAC6–10.8579+11Beat California 20–7
2311.906Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–20.71427+11Beat William & Mary 34–6
2442.037Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–1–10.81318+6Beat San José State 34–7
2552.048UCLAPAC6–20.75023+14Beat Washington 13–9
26-32.084Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–1–10.78621+5Tied Duke 7–7
2702.102Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–20.71427+11Beat Notre Dame 26–13
2812.104Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–2–10.72226+9Tied Wake Forest 13–13
2952.227Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–30.57144+11Beat Mississippi State 27–20
30-152.242TCUIND SWC4–30.57144+11Lost to Texas Tech 7–21
3142.256George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON6–1–10.81318+4Beat Richmond 32–6
3212.262Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–2–10.68832+8Tied Missouri 14–14
33122.272Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC4–2–10.64337+8Beat Tulsa 14–0
3442.278West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–10.8579-1Beat Hardin Simmons 20–6
35132.386Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–30.62538+10Beat Vanderbilt 7–6
3642.389Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–20.71427+8Beat Texas 10–7
37-112.483Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–2–10.68832+3Lost to Houston 0–14
38132.547Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–30.62538+9Beat Rice 27–12
3942.558North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI5–2–10.68832+4Beat Mcmurry 23–7
40102.566West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–30.62538+7Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–6
41-192.602Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–30.62538+9Lost to Alabama 7–13
42-62.612Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–40.50052+6Lost to Oregon State 19–20
43-42.822Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–30.62538+2Lost to Kentucky 6–7
44-122.840South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–30.62538+4Lost to NC State 7–14
4542.863Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–30.57144+3Beat Bucknell 26–12
4612.871Duke (DUKE)ACC3–4–10.43860+4Tied Navy 7–7
4762.899Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56350+2Beat Furman 42–7
48-112.920Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–30.66736+6Lost to Idaho 20–42
4972.957Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–30.57144+3Beat Citadel 46–0
50-82.971SMUIND SWC4–30.57144+4Lost to Texas A&M 7–33
51-53.108Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–30.57144+1Lost to Arkansas 12–27
5223.245Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–40.50052+1BYE
53153.302Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–4–10.35780+4Beat TCU 21–7
54-103.363Purdue (PURDUE)B102–3–20.42967+1Lost to Michigan State 9–12
5503.366Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–40.42967+4Lost to Yale 7–40
56-153.512Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–2–10.68832-2Lost to Wofford 14–27
5763.521Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–40.50052-1Beat Colorado State 49–27
5833.615Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–4–10.43860-3Tied Washington State 7–7
5953.728Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50052+3Beat Wichita State 21–0
60-13.753Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–3–10.50052-3Lost to Syracuse 20–41
61103.872Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–40.50052-5Beat Kansas 26–20
6253.954Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–40.55651-8Beat BYU 58–34
63-13.969Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–4–10.43860-4Lost to Florida 0–28
64-43.990Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–50.37573-4Lost to UCLA 9–13
65173.990Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–3–10.50052-4Beat Columbia 14–0
66-84.037Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–4–10.43860-3Lost to Nebraska 20–26
67-104.052Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–4–10.35780-1Lost to Michigan 7–17
68-34.115Indiana (INDIANA)B103–40.42967-3Lost to Ohio State 14–35
6994.184Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–40.42967-6Beat Cornell 13–6
70-184.294Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50052+1Lost to Quantico Marines 6–20
71194.335NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–50.37573-2Beat South Carolina 14–7
72-34.381Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–4–10.43860-8Tied Colorado 14–14
73204.434Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–40.42967-5Beat Utah State 42–20
7424.609Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–5–10.31385-6Tied Oregon 7–7
75144.825Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–50.28687-5Beat Tulane 13–7
76124.845Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–4–10.35780-7Beat Wisconsin 17–7
77-74.873Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–50.37573-11Lost to Auburn 20–27
7874.937Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–3–30.43860-8Tied Virginia Tech 13–13
7914.943California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–60.25093-7Lost to USC 7–20
80-64.967Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–60.143102-6Lost to West Texas A&M 6–20
81-154.981Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–50.37573-12Lost to North Carolina 7–21
82-55.165Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–50.28687-10Lost to George Washington 6–32
83165.175North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–5–10.31385-8Beat Virginia 21–7
84115.241LSUSEC1–60.143102-8Beat Oklahoma State 13–0
8515.312New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–50.28687-9BYE
86-55.313Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38972-9Lost to West Virginia 6–13
87-85.394Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–50.37573-11Lost to Cincinnati 0–21
88-165.395Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–10.21497-8Lost to Northwestern 7–17
89-25.426Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–50.28687-8Lost to Dartmouth 0–14
90-155.435Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–4–10.43860-9Lost to Villanova 0–46
91-185.505Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–4–20.37573-10Lost to LSU 0–13
9255.578Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–6–10.18899-9Tied Clemson 6–6
93-25.680Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–70.125106-10Lost to Baylor 7–10
94-105.707Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–60.143102-7Lost to Pittsburgh 13–26
9515.756Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–40.33383-6Lost to Princeton 20–35
9655.757Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–60.25093-10Beat Marquette 41–14
97-145.854Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–50.28687-17Lost to Drake 13–26
9805.928Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–60.25093-10Lost to Oklahoma 0–44
99-56.091Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–4–20.28687-9Lost to Penn State 7–40
100-86.274Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–50.37573-1Lost to Miami (OH) 14–21
101-16.410San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–5–10.21497-12Lost to Pacific 7–34
10206.917Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–6–10.18899-9Lost to Utah 27–49
10347.318Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33383-17Beat Detroit Mercy 26–13
10427.519William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–7–10.063108-17Lost to Army 6–34
105-17.604Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–60.143102-7Lost to Florida State 7–42
106-17.794Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–70.000109-18Lost to Brown 6–13
107-47.957Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–60.25093-6Lost to Delaware 0–22
10818.069Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–70.125106-20Lost to Wyoming 13–34
109-18.544BYUIND SKY1–6–10.18899-21Lost to Denver 34–58
11009.421New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–80.000109-10Lost to Nebraska Omaha 20–21
11109.561Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–80.000109-30Lost to Kansas State 14–41

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