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1956 Week 8 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
100.467Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–0–10.83322+5Tied Northwestern 0–0
240.778Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Vanderbilt 16–0
3130.878Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–10.66733+5Beat Army 48–14
440.917Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.0001+6Beat Maryland 13–6
5-30.946Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+5Beat Illinois 26–6
630.956Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–01.0001+4Beat Indiana 53–6
701.077Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–01.0001+4Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 42–20
8-41.172TCUIND SWC3–01.0001+3Beat Alabama 23–6
921.234USCPAC3–01.0001+4BYE
1021.254Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Texas 45–0
1171.277Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR4–01.0001+4Beat Idaho 41–0
1221.313Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–0–10.87518+2Tied Houston 14–14
1371.336Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+3Beat Wisconsin 13–7
14-11.359Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–01.0001+2Beat Pennsylvania 34–0
15-101.375Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat LSU 39–7
16-11.424UTEPIND BOR4–01.0001+4Beat Arizona 28–6
1701.427Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–01.0001+4Beat Arkansas 14–7
1841.522Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY5–01.0001+5Beat New Mexico 20–13
19121.555UCLAPAC3–10.75026+6Beat Washington State 28–0
2051.693Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–0–10.87518+2Beat Wake Forest 17–0
2101.732Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–01.0001+1Beat Columbia 33–19
22151.753Tulane (TULANE)SEC3–10.75026+4Beat Navy 21–6
23-41.794Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI3–0–10.87518+1Beat Fresno State 21–14
2451.797George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–0–10.87518+1Tied Boston University 20–20
2551.839West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR4–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 34–14
2661.885Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.75026+3Beat Oregon 20–7
27171.914South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.80023+4Beat Virginia 27–13
28101.960Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–10.66733+3Beat Dayton 13–0
29162.033Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–1–10.50050+2Tied Texas A&M 14–14
3062.072Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–0–20.667330Tied George Washington 20–20
31-82.091Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–10.75026+2Lost to Ole Miss 0–16
3282.106Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON4–10.80023+2Beat William & Mary 34–7
33152.157Duke (DUKE)ACC2–20.50050+3Beat SMU 14–6
34-312.178Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.66733+3Lost to Michigan 14–48
35-72.179Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–20.50050+3Lost to Baylor 7–14
36-102.216Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66733+1Beat Holy Cross 43–0
3722.220Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–20.50050+3Beat San José State 40–20
38182.227Purdue (PURDUE)B102–10.66733+2Beat Notre Dame 28–14
39452.374Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–1–10.62546+1Beat Rice 7–0
40-72.377New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–20.50050+4Lost to Wyoming 13–20
41242.379Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–10.66733+2Beat West Virginia 27–20
42-322.388Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–1–10.62546+1Lost to Richmond 3–7
43102.448Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.66733+1Beat Kentucky 13–0
4462.532Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–10.750260Beat Denver 27–13
45-22.545Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY4–10.80023+2Beat Montana 27–13
46-52.552Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–10.66733+1BYE
47122.562Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–10.750260Beat Colorado State 47–7
4832.712Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–1–10.62546+1Tied Tulsa 14–14
49182.714Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–20.50050+2Beat California 21–13
50-152.761Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–20.50050+1Lost to Washington 7–20
51-272.934Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66733-1Lost to Tulane 6–21
52103.012Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–10.75026-1Beat Washington & LEE 48–6
53-113.067West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–20.50050+1Lost to Syracuse 20–27
54-273.106Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–10.66733-1Lost to Florida 0–7
55-93.136Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–20.333750Lost to Iowa 7–13
56263.193Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–10.66733-1Beat Rutgers 48–6
57223.201Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–10.500500Beat Marquette 26–19
58-243.212SMUIND SWC2–20.500500Lost to Duke 6–14
5923.360Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–1–10.62546-3Tied Oklahoma State 14–14
60163.383North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–20.500500Beat Midwestern Texas State 14–7
6193.438Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–1–10.500500Tied Minnesota 0–0
62-103.439Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–30.25084+1Lost to Auburn 0–13
63233.472Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–20.50050-1Beat North Carolina 26–12
64233.498Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–10.66733-1Beat Brown 14–7
6573.499Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–20.33375+1Lost to Princeton 0–34
66-23.581Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–30.40071-1Lost to UTEP 6–28
67-133.640Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–20.500500Lost to South Carolina 13–27
68253.713Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50050-2Beat NC State 14–0
69223.750Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.500500Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 18–6
70-123.768Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50050-2Lost to UCLA 0–28
71-113.812Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–30.25084+1Lost to Oklahoma 0–45
72183.886Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–2–10.375740Beat Iowa State 25–14
73-53.897Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.333750Lost to Ohio State 6–26
74183.932Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–20.50050-3Beat Citadel 7–3
7533.969Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–20.333750BYE
76-294.062Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–20.50050-2Lost to Kansas State 7–10
7784.082Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–30.250840Lost to Miami 6–13
7824.086Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI0–40.0001000Lost to West Texas A&M 14–34
79-224.101Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–20.33375-1Lost to Dartmouth 7–14
80-314.170Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–20.33375-1Lost to Penn State 0–43
81-104.505Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–20.50050+1Lost to Villanova 0–13
82134.577Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–30.40071-2Beat Detroit Mercy 19–13
83-204.615California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.25084-2Lost to Oregon State 13–21
84184.717Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–30.250840Beat Nebraska 10–7
85-164.757LSUSEC0–30.000100-1Lost to Georgia Tech 7–39
86-54.927NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25084-3Lost to Florida State 0–14
87-104.971Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–3–10.12597-1Lost to Colorado 7–47
88-155.078Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–20.33375-3Lost to Purdue 14–28
89-235.134Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–30.40071-1Lost to Lehigh 20–27
90-75.375Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–20.33375-4Lost to Wichita State 13–19
91-365.426Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–30.250840Lost to Xavier 14–34
92-185.462San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33375-3Lost to Stanford 20–40
93185.497Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–10.500500Beat Cornell 32–7
94-55.563Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–30.25084-5Lost to Clemson 0–17
95-205.571Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–30.000100-2Lost to TCU 6–23
96105.725Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–30.25084-5Beat North Dakota State 42–0
97-35.796Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–40.20095-5Lost to Utah 13–27
9826.314Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–30.000100-2Lost to Yale 19–33
99-116.362Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–30.25084-4Lost to Kansas 14–25
100-46.529Indiana (INDIANA)B100–30.000100-2Lost to Michigan State 6–53
101-36.621Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–30.25084-1Lost to Colgate 6–48
102-16.850Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–40.000100-5Lost to Arizona State 0–41
10307.407North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–40.000100-6Lost to Georgia 12–26
104-77.429Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–30.000100-3Lost to Harvard 7–32
105-68.200Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–30.000100-1Lost to Wofford 6–18
10628.371Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–40.000100-9Lost to Utah State 13–27
107-38.457William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–3–10.12597-5Lost to Virginia Tech 7–34
10818.819Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–40.20095-3Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 14–6
109-49.049New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–50.000100-3Lost to Mcmurry 13–14
110-39.304Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–40.000100-6Lost to Boston College 19–26
111-19.971BYUIND SKY0–3–10.12597-4BYE

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