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1956 Week 6 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
1530.678Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.0001+1Beat UCLA 42–13
2380.697Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–0–10.75041+1Beat Davidson 34–7
3560.697Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Nebraska 34–7
4590.746Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–01.0001+1Beat Rutgers 28–6
5510.766Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.0001+1Beat Washington 34–14
6470.805Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–01.0001+2Beat South Carolina 14–6
730.805USCPAC2–01.0001+2Beat Oregon State 21–13
8470.825Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Stanford 21–7
970.830Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat Oklahoma State 19–7
10230.923Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Syracuse 14–7
11470.953Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–01.0001+1Beat Iowa State 14–13
12-81.080Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Idaho 21–14
13101.169New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–01.0001+2Beat Utah State 27–19
1411.179Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat LSU 9–6
15511.208Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.00010Beat Marquette 41–0
1661.238Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat SMU 9–7
17-161.242Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.00010Beat Kentucky 37–7
1871.252Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Holy Cross 14–13
19411.257Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–01.00010Beat North Carolina 36–0
20411.277Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Pennsylvania 34–0
21-161.296TCUIND SWC1–01.00010BYE
22-21.321Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 46–7
23181.336Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Cornell 34–6
24411.336Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Auburn 35–7
25261.346Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat Indiana 27–0
26-231.355Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR2–01.0001+1Beat North Texas 27–7
27-201.355Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–0–10.750410Tied Clemson 20–20
28291.365Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat William & Mary 39–14
29-201.365Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–0–10.750410Tied Kansas 27–27
3041.368Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY3–01.0001+2Beat Denver 27–0
3141.375Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Virginia Military Institute 32–12
3271.414Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat Columbia 20–0
33-11.473Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 27–0
34151.493Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–01.00010Beat California 32–20
35131.503Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Mississippi State 18–7
36281.522Purdue (PURDUE)B101–01.00010Beat Missouri 16–7
37-131.542Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–01.00010BYE
38321.694West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON1–10.50049+1Beat Richmond 30–6
39-91.788UTEPIND BOR2–01.00010Beat Abilene Christian 20–0
40511.851George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON2–01.00010Beat Furman 10–0
41-221.876Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.50049+1Lost to Pittsburgh 7–14
42421.882West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–01.00010Beat SUL Ross State 48–0
43-61.946Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.0001100BYE
4421.946Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.0001100BYE
45-271.961Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.50049+1Lost to Michigan State 7–21
46392.004Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–0–10.750410Tied Florida 20–20
47292.008Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.50049+1Beat Tulsa 7–6
48-102.072Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Massachusetts 19–6
49-52.072Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat NEW Hampshire 13–0
50422.082Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–10.50049+1Beat Florida State 3–0
51162.151Yale (YALE)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat UConn 19–14
52452.165Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–10.50049+1Beat Detroit Mercy 8–7
53472.225Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–10.50049+1Beat Tulane 7–6
54-262.230UCLAPAC1–10.50049+1Lost to Michigan 13–42
55132.440South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–10.66745+1Lost to Miami 6–14
56152.492Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–10.667450Beat South Dakota State 60–0
57-282.528Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–10.667450Lost to New Mexico 19–27
58-522.563Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–10.500490Lost to Minnesota 14–34
59-462.600Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–10.500490Lost to Arkansas 7–19
60-332.634SMUIND SWC1–10.500490Lost to Georgia Tech 7–9
61-302.655Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.500490Lost to Northwestern 13–14
62342.669Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–10.50049+1Beat Wichita State 20–7
63-372.706Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–10.500490Lost to USC 13–21
64432.722Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–10.500490Beat Kansas State 34–0
65162.727Duke (DUKE)ACC1–10.500490Beat Virginia 40–7
66-192.746Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–10.000850Lost to Dayton 13–14
67362.787Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON2–10.667450Beat NC State 35–6
68-162.832LSUSEC0–10.000850Lost to Texas A&M 6–9
69-522.950Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–10.50049+1Lost to Texas 6–7
70-12.982California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–20.000850Lost to Illinois 20–32
7193.004Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–10.000850BYE
72223.107Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–10.500490Beat San José State 33–18
73-283.132Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–10.000850Lost to George Washington 0–10
74193.206Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–10.500490Beat Wake Forest 6–0
7573.355Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–10.500490Lost to Ohio State 7–34
76-33.368Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI0–20.000850Lost to Baylor 0–27
7793.383Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–10.500490Lost to Princeton 6–28
78-763.474Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–10.50049-1Lost to Maryland 0–6
79233.496Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–20.000850Lost to Houston 7–18
8083.510Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–10.500490Lost to Citadel 7–34
8123.518Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–20.000850Lost to Ole Miss 7–37
82-403.561Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–10.000850Lost to Brown 0–20
83-723.613Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–10.50049-1Lost to Cincinnati 6–7
84-53.684Utah (UTAH)IND SKY1–10.50049-1Beat Montana 26–6
85-643.701Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–10.50049-1Lost to Villanova 7–8
86153.775Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–1–10.250820Tied BYU 0–0
87-733.804San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50049-1Lost to Washington State 18–33
88-383.861Indiana (INDIANA)B100–10.000850Lost to Iowa 0–27
89-773.865NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–10.50049-1Lost to Virginia Tech 6–35
90-543.904Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–10.000850Lost to Tennessee 7–35
91-483.904Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–10.000850Lost to Colgate 6–34
92-843.988Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–10.500490Lost to Duke 7–40
93124.075Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–1–10.250820Tied Pacific 27–27
94-204.090Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50049-1Lost to Georgia 0–3
95144.096North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–20.000850Lost to Arizona State 7–27
96-344.161Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–10.000850Lost to Penn State 0–34
97-224.365Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–10.50049-1Lost to West Virginia 6–30
98-114.477Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–20.33380-1Lost to Hardin Simmons 7–20
9974.738Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–20.33380-1Lost to Army 12–32
100-235.082Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–20.00085-1Lost to Purdue 7–16
10135.596Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–20.00085-1Lost to Oregon 14–21
102-305.832Denver (DENVER)IND SKY0–30.00085-2Lost to Wyoming 0–27
103-135.918Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–20.00085-1Lost to Wisconsin 0–41
104-55.961North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–20.00085-1Lost to Oklahoma 0–36
10536.132William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–20.00085-1Lost to Navy 14–39
106-287.075Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–10.00085-1BYE
10737.396Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–20.00085-2Lost to Utah 6–26
108-107.975Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–20.00085-2Lost to Colorado 0–34
109-148.018New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–30.00085-1Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 7–32
110-219.146Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI0–30.00085-2Lost to Northern Iowa 0–20
111011.404BYUIND SKY0–2–10.16784-2Tied Colorado State 0–0

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