1956 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 18, 1956By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1956 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	0.010	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat New Mexico State 27–6
2	-1	0.069	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Montana 27–12
3	-2	0.088	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat BYU 13–0
4	-3	0.157	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Drake 39–33
5	-4	0.187	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Denver 13–10
6	-5	0.268	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
7	-6	0.268	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
8	-7	0.268	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
9	-8	0.268	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
10	-9	0.268	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
11	-10	0.268	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
12	-11	0.268	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
13	-12	0.268	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
14	-13	0.268	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
15	-14	0.268	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
16	-15	0.268	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
17	-16	0.268	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
18	-17	0.268	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
19	-18	0.268	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
20	-19	0.268	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
21	-20	0.268	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
22	-21	0.268	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
23	-22	0.268	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
24	-23	0.268	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
25	-24	0.268	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
26	-25	0.268	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
27	-26	0.268	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
28	-27	0.268	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
29	-28	0.268	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
30	-29	0.268	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
31	-30	0.268	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
32	-31	0.268	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
33	-32	0.268	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
34	-33	0.268	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
35	-34	0.268	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
36	-35	0.268	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
37	-36	0.268	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
38	-37	0.268	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
39	-38	0.268	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
40	-39	0.268	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
41	-40	0.268	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
42	-41	0.268	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
43	-42	0.268	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
44	-43	0.268	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
45	-44	0.268	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
46	-45	0.268	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
47	-46	0.268	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
48	-47	0.268	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
49	-48	0.268	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
50	-49	0.268	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
51	-50	0.268	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
52	-51	0.268	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
53	-52	0.268	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
54	-53	0.268	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
55	-54	0.268	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
56	-55	0.268	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
57	-56	0.268	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
58	-57	0.268	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
59	-58	0.268	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
60	-59	0.268	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
61	-60	0.268	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
62	-61	0.268	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
63	-62	0.268	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
64	-63	0.268	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
65	-64	0.268	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
66	-65	0.268	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
67	-66	0.268	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
68	-67	0.268	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
69	-68	0.268	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
70	-69	0.268	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
71	-70	0.268	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
72	-71	0.268	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
73	-72	0.268	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
74	-73	0.268	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
75	-74	0.268	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
76	-75	0.268	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
77	-76	0.268	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
78	-77	0.268	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
79	-78	0.268	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
80	-79	0.268	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
81	-80	0.268	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
82	-81	0.268	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
83	-82	0.268	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
84	-83	0.268	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
85	-84	0.268	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
86	-85	0.268	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
87	-86	0.268	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
88	-87	0.268	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
89	-88	0.268	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
90	-89	0.268	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
91	-90	0.268	UTEP	IND BOR	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
92	-91	0.268	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
93	-92	0.268	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
94	-93	0.268	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
95	-94	0.268	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
96	-95	0.268	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
97	-96	0.268	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
98	-97	0.268	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
99	-98	0.268	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
100	-99	0.268	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
101	-100	0.268	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	16	BYE
102	-101	0.550	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	0–1	0.000	11	Lost to Iowa State 10–13
103	-102	0.679	Drake (DRAKE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	11	Lost to Utah State 33–39
104	-103	0.979	BYU	IND SKY	0–1	0.000	11	Lost to Wichita State 0–13
105	-104	1.064	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	0–1	0.000	11	Lost to Arizona 12–27
106	-105	1.321	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	0–1	0.000	11	Lost to Tulsa 6–27
107	-106	1.797	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Stetson 47–6
108	-107	1.856	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat East Carolina 37–2
109	-108	1.935	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western State 40–13
110	-109	1.974	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas A&M Corpus Christi 29–6
111	-110	2.072	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wofford 26–13