1956 Week 13 College Football Team RankingsNovember 20, 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 Status110.792Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–0–10.9295+26Beat Clemson 21–02-10.922Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–0–10.9444+32Beat Rice 21–7321.110Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–01.0001+27Beat Ole Miss 27–7481.121Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–10.81314+25Beat Michigan State 14–135-21.140Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–10.8758+28Beat Alabama 27–0601.142Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–01.0001+22Beat Missouri 67–14711.194Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.8758+25Beat Colgate 61–7821.297Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75019+24Beat Indiana 49–26951.298Iowa (IOWA)B107–10.8758+23Beat Ohio State 6–01061.349UTEPIND BOR8–10.8896+24Beat West Texas A&M 16–1311-21.381Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+28Beat BYU 7–61251.424Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR8–10.8896+21Beat Arizona 20–013-21.465Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–1–10.81314+19BYE14-11.493Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75019+20Beat NC State 14–71561.515Yale (YALE)IND IVY7–10.8758+17Beat Princeton 42–2016-91.533Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–10.8758+18Lost to Yale 20–4217-131.540Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–1–20.75019+17Lost to Miami 0–211821.662Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–20.77817+23Beat Idaho 14–101981.703Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–20.75019+20Beat Army 20–72051.820UCLAPAC7–20.77817+20Beat Kansas 13–021-61.835Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75019+14Lost to Iowa 0–62241.840Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–10.81314+10Beat Virginia 34–723101.899Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–2–10.68833+15Beat Villanova 26–1324-51.918Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–30.66735+17Lost to Tennessee 7–2725-71.983Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–20.75019+13Lost to Minnesota 13–142652.006George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83313+9Beat Citadel 20–02752.034Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–2–10.72228+13Beat Utah 21–72812.073Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–30.62542+17Beat Georgia 20–029-12.109Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–2–10.72228+10BYE3062.171Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–20.75019+13Beat Nebraska 26–731-92.274USCPAC6–20.75019+9Lost to Oregon 0–73262.277Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–30.66735+15Beat SMU 27–1333-102.280Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–30.62542+10Lost to Pittsburgh 7–203472.302Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–30.66735+15Beat Vanderbilt 13–635-52.325TCUIND SWC5–30.62542+13Beat Texas 46–03612.351Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–2–10.72228+7Beat Texas Tech 10–73732.400West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–30.66735+10Beat Furman 7–03812.510North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+4Beat Abilene Christian 20–739-42.534Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–30.66735+9Beat Xavier 33–040-162.535Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+2Lost to Hardin Simmons 19–2041-72.582West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–20.75019-1Lost to UTEP 13–164242.671Duke (DUKE)ACC4–4–10.50051+6Beat Wake Forest 26–04312.888South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–30.66735+4Beat Maryland 13–044142.889Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.50051+3Beat USC 7–04532.919Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–30.66735+5BYE4613.031Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+1Beat Southern Miss 20–194783.034Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–40.50051+7Beat Columbia 20–648-63.088Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–50.44460+2Lost to Washington 13–3449-43.205COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–40.50051+2Lost to Syracuse 7–615003.310SMUIND SWC4–40.50051+2Lost to Arkansas 13–2751-83.366Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55649-2Lost to Tulane 6–1352-33.393Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50051+1Lost to Houston 13–2653-23.401Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–40.500510Lost to Texas A&M 7–2154103.422Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–50.44460-1Beat Stanford 34–1355-33.452Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–50.444600Lost to Arizona State 0–205643.493Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–3–10.56347-4Beat Marquette 41–057-13.562DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–2–10.68833-2BYE5873.683Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–3–10.56347-4Beat Cornell 27–145903.704Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50051+3BYE60-73.711Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–5–10.31388+2Lost to Tulsa 7–106183.749Brown (BROWN)IND IVY4–40.50051-5Beat Harvard 21–1262-53.855Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–50.44460-5Lost to Colorado 7–2163-13.881Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–40.55649-8BYE6463.901Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57146+2Beat Boston University 13–065153.944HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–60.250920Beat Pacific 20–196614.030Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–4–20.37576-2Tied Wisconsin 13–1367-14.150Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–5–10.38969-4Lost to UCLA 0–1368-144.239Purdue (PURDUE)B102–4–20.37576-3Lost to Northwestern 0–1469-84.242Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–50.44460-9Lost to Baylor 7–267044.259Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–5–10.38969-6Beat California 14–137154.288Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–4–10.43868-7Beat Purdue 14–07214.395Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37576-7Lost to Oregon State 10–147344.439Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44460-11Beat LSU 32–1374-64.460Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37576-6Lost to Michigan 26–4975-124.482Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–5–10.38969-7Lost to Auburn 0–207664.569Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–50.37576-10Beat East Carolina 45–777104.610Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–50.44460-8Beat Dayton 14–678134.616Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–4–20.44460-8Beat Detroit Mercy 25–779-84.665NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–60.33382-5Lost to Penn State 7–1480-84.712Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–5–10.38969-10Lost to Oklahoma 14–678144.772New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY3–50.37576-9Beat Montana 14–1382-75.068Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–60.25092-7Lost to Georgia Tech 0–2783135.127Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–60.33382-10Beat Iowa State 32–684-55.184California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–70.22299-11Lost to Washington State 13–1485-45.212Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–60.33382-15Lost to Navy 7–348605.275Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38969-10BYE8775.336Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–60.25092-8Beat North Carolina 21–148825.545Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38969-12Lost to George Washington 0–2089-15.651Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–20.25092-11Tied Illinois 13–1390115.767San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31388-14Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 35–289115.817Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–7–10.167102-13Lost to South Carolina 0–1392-85.824LSUSEC1–70.125104-14Lost to Mississippi State 13–3293-155.875Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–4–30.38969-15Lost to Duke 0–2694-55.939Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–60.25092-14Lost to Pennsylvania 6–2095-126.075North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–6–10.27891-16Lost to Notre Dame 14–2196-36.082Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–80.111106-15Lost to TCU 0–4697-26.178Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–50.28690-11Lost to Brown 12–2198-16.216Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–60.25092-21Lost to Oklahoma State 7–259906.306Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25092-13Lost to Boston College 0–13100-26.548Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–70.22299-19Lost to Kansas State 6–32101-16.663Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–60.33382-7Lost to Wichita State 6–1410257.015Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–60.33382-8Beat William & Mary 20–6103-17.077Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–6–10.188101-11BYE104-17.242Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33382-18BYE10507.567Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–70.125104-10Lost to West Virginia 0–710637.860BYUIND SKY1–7–10.167102-22Lost to Wyoming 6–7107-17.964Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–80.000110-25Lost to Dartmouth 14–27108-48.029William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–8–10.056109-25Lost to Rutgers 6–2010918.275New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–80.111106-11Beat Nebraska Wesleyan 46–6110-28.356Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–80.111106-27Lost to New Mexico 13–1411109.548MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000110-36Lost to Holy Cross 0–41
