1956 Week 14 College Football Team RankingsNovember 27, 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 Status100.707Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–0–10.9385+37Beat West Virginia 18–0200.929Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–0–10.9444+36BYE321.016Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC8–10.8898+37Beat Florida 28–04-11.031Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–01.0001+37Beat Kentucky 20–75-11.073Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–20.77814+29Tied Wisconsin 13–13601.165Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–01.0001+27Beat Nebraska 54–6711.192Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77814+32Beat Ohio State 19–08-11.299Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87511+26BYE931.312Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9006+30Beat Pacific 19–610-11.353Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+26Beat Notre Dame 48–81101.377Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+32BYE12-21.377UTEPIND BOR9–10.9006+27Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 54–01321.523Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8898+22Beat Harvard 42–141431.570Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–1–20.77814+22Beat Virginia 7–01531.644Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–2–10.75021+26Tied Oregon 14–1416-21.718Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72227+20Tied Pittsburgh 7–71721.770Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–2–10.72227+21Tied Penn State 7–718-51.803Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–2–10.72227+19Lost to Georgia Tech 0–281941.818Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC6–2–10.72227+19Beat Texas Tech 20–72041.876Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–30.66733+19BYE2171.892Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–30.66733+23Beat Florida State 13–722-61.898Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77814+18Lost to Dartmouth 0–1923-11.898Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–10.81313+11BYE2461.938Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–20.77814+19Beat SMU 26–02541.954Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75021+14Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–02611.964Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–2–10.75021+18Beat Arizona 38–727-21.968Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77814+17Beat Kansas State 38–1728-22.015George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+11BYE2922.024USCPAC7–20.77814+17Beat UCLA 10–730-102.092UCLAPAC7–30.70031+21Lost to USC 7–103142.151TCUIND SWC6–30.66733+17Beat Rice 20–173222.188Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–30.66733+17BYE3332.221Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–2–10.75021+11Beat Wichita State 14–634-132.306Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66733+13Lost to Michigan 0–1935-22.307Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–30.62539+11BYE3622.449North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75021+5Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 20–73702.638West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60043+12Lost to Miami 0–183832.664West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–20.75021-1BYE3902.681Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60043+11Lost to Tennessee 7–204032.720South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70031+8Beat Wake Forest 13–04112.793Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55052+8Beat North Carolina 21–642-102.799Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60043+9Lost to LSU 7–2143-32.846Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+1Lost to Arizona State 6–194402.897Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–20.50054+5Tied Oregon State 14–1445132.967Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61141+4Beat Princeton 19–04683.193Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50054+2Beat Washington State 40–264753.242Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55649+3Beat Iowa State 26–048-33.251Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60043+2Lost to Utah 7–2949-33.322Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.550520Lost to Auburn 7–1350113.350Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55649-1Beat Colgate 20–051113.361Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–50.50054+1Beat Utah State 29–752-13.491Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55649-4BYE5333.588Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–3–10.56348-4BYE5493.600Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60043-7Beat Colorado State 39–135593.602Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+2Beat Brandeis 52–056123.612Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–20.444580Beat Indiana 39–2057-73.685SMUIND SWC4–50.44458-1Lost to Baylor 0–2658-93.706COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44458-1Lost to Brown 0–2059-123.757Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–50.44458+1Lost to Cornell 7–2060-73.771Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–50.44458-4Lost to TCU 17–2061-63.800Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40069-3Lost to Colorado 7–3862-143.835Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40069-6Lost to California 18–206383.907Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50054-6Beat Illinois 14–136413.923HSHardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–60.333810Beat New Mexico State 38–1965-53.971Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–6–10.27891+1Lost to Houston 7–206664.011Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44458-6Beat Montana 41–067-104.198DADavidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61141-8Lost to Furman 13–276854.357Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44458-11BYE6974.375Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44458-13Beat William & Mary 6–070114.380New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–50.44458-10Beat San Diego State 34–671-44.381Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–5–10.38974-6BYE72-64.510Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–20.33381-5Lost to Northwestern 13–1473-144.525Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44458+3Lost to Miami (OH) 13–2774-54.652Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40069-12Lost to Oklahoma 6–547524.653Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40069-9Lost to Tulsa 6–1476-14.719Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–5–10.38974-9BYE7774.719California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30086-9Beat Stanford 20–187804.733Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–4–20.44458-9BYE79-94.809Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35078-12Lost to Washington 26–408004.893Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–5–10.38974-12BYE8115.062Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–6–10.27891-8Tied Southern Miss 13–1382-85.076Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33381-11Lost to Purdue 20–398395.155LSUSEC2–70.222100-11Beat Arkansas 21–784105.225Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33381-12Beat Rutgers 18–1285-65.305NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30086-12Lost to Maryland 14–2586-15.338Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30086-17Lost to Clemson 0–787-45.378Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30086-12Lost to Michigan State 17–388835.391Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–7–10.25095-12Beat NC State 25–1489-25.516Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–70.222100-10Lost to Iowa 8–4890-25.565Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38974-12BYE91-55.571Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35078-13Lost to Virginia Tech 0–4592-35.671Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–30.27891-12Tied Minnesota 13–139386.034Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–60.40069-7Beat Detroit Mercy 27–139436.076Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–60.25095-12Lost to Yale 14–4295-26.130Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–30.35078-19Lost to South Carolina 0–139606.177Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–80.111106-19BYE97-26.411North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–7–10.25095-21Lost to Duke 6–219876.419Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–70.222100-7Beat Davidson 27–139906.436Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25095-13BYE100-26.652Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–70.222100-28Lost to Dayton 13–27101-116.777San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–6–10.27891-17Lost to Fresno State 14–30102-26.852Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–80.200104-24Lost to Villanova 0–2610346.881Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111106-24Beat Pennsylvania 20–710427.065BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25095-24Beat Air Force 34–21105-17.410Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33381-22BYE106-47.416Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30086-16Lost to Columbia 12–18107-47.425Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–7–10.167105-17Lost to Denver 13–3910808.394William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–9–10.050110-34Lost to Richmond 0–610908.505New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100108-17Lost to Hardin Simmons 19–3811008.513Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–90.100108-34Lost to Idaho 0–4111109.894MAMarquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000111-41BYE
