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1956 Week 9 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
130.864Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–0–10.87516+7Tied Georgia 7–7
240.896Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–01.0001+8Beat Notre Dame 47–14
3-20.963Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–0–10.87516+6Beat Illinois 16–13
451.063USCPAC4–01.0001+8Beat Washington 35–7
591.117Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–01.0001+6Beat Colgate 28–20
691.127Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Auburn 28–7
751.129Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–0–10.90013+6Beat TCU 7–6
8-61.148Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–10.80021+9Lost to Tulane 3–10
9-61.234Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–10.75028+7Beat Northwestern 34–20
1011.247Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR5–01.0001+7Beat Hardin Simmons 26–13
1171.328Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY6–01.0001+10Beat Utah 30–20
12-21.328Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+4Beat Kansas 34–12
1301.360Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.0001+5Beat Hawai'i 34–0
14-71.412Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Alabama 24–0
1521.476Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–01.0001+5BYE
1661.508Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–10.80021+9Beat Ole Miss 10–3
1731.555Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–0–10.87516+3BYE
18181.711Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75028+4Beat Ohio State 7–6
1951.711George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–0–10.90013+3Beat Virginia Military Institute 40–14
2011.716Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–01.0001+2Beat Cornell 25–7
21-131.757TCUIND SWC3–10.75028+4Lost to Texas A&M 6–7
22101.784Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON5–10.83319+5Beat Richmond 46–14
23161.793Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–1–10.70036+5Beat Vanderbilt 21–7
2411.795West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 45–0
25-201.803Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75028+5Lost to Penn State 6–7
26-71.833UCLAPAC4–10.80021+7Beat California 34–20
27-41.842Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–0–10.90013+1Beat Marquette 28–6
2811.843Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–1–10.62539+4Beat Oklahoma State 13–0
29-11.855Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–10.75028+4Beat Boston University 27–13
30-31.885South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.80021+6BYE
31101.924Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–10.75028+5Beat Army 7–0
32142.116Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–10.75028+4Beat Duke 27–14
3352.155Purdue (PURDUE)B102–1–10.62539+3Tied Wisconsin 6–6
34-182.163UTEPIND BOR4–10.80021+3Lost to North Texas 6–13
35142.252Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–20.60042+5Beat Washington State 21–0
3692.256Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY5–10.83319+4Beat Colorado State 46–7
3702.377Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–20.60042+4Beat Oregon 21–7
3892.451Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–10.800210Beat Iowa State 52–0
39-132.527Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–20.60042+3Lost to USC 7–35
40-52.617Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–20.60042+3Beat Texas 32–14
41-82.639Duke (DUKE)ACC2–30.40065+4Lost to Pittsburgh 14–27
4292.655Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.750280Beat Cincinnati 13–7
4312.672Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–20.60042+2Lost to Wyoming 20–30
44132.675Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–10.66738+1Beat Rutgers 32–0
45152.693North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI3–20.60042+3Beat UTEP 13–6
46122.716SMUIND SWC3–20.60042+2Beat Rice 14–13
47-42.765Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–20.50053+2Lost to Georgia Tech 7–28
48-142.820Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50053+3Lost to Syracuse 0–7
4932.864Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–10.80021-2Beat Stetson 43–7
50-192.916Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–20.600420Lost to Florida 7–21
51142.917Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–20.50053+2Beat Brown 14–7
5272.986Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–1–10.70036-3Beat Detroit Mercy 3–0
5302.990West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–20.60042+1Beat William & Mary 20–13
54123.018Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–30.50053+1Beat New Mexico 26–12
5503.230Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–2–10.375750Tied Purdue 6–6
56133.342Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–20.600420Beat Arkansas State 19–9
57-93.361Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–2–10.50053+1Lost to Houston 0–13
5863.380Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–1–10.62539-1Tied Holy Cross 7–7
5983.502Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–20.60042-1Beat Lehigh 24–12
60-203.522New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–30.40065+1Lost to Arizona 12–26
6173.531Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–2–10.50053-1Tied Wake Forest 14–14
6203.555Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.400650Beat LSU 14–0
6303.576Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–2–10.50053-1Tied Miami 7–7
64-143.620Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40065-1Lost to Stanford 7–21
65103.638Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–30.25084+1Lost to Arizona State 13–26
66-103.693Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–20.50053-1Lost to Princeton 20–28
67193.708NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–30.400650Beat Dayton 20–0
68-143.945Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–20.50053-3Lost to SMU 13–14
69-394.084Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–1–20.50053-1Lost to Villanova 13–27
70-284.224Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–2–10.50053+1Lost to Wofford 19–23
71114.238Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–30.50053-3Beat Drake 27–14
72-14.355Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–40.200910Lost to Arkansas 14–32
73-34.393Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–30.40065-4Lost to Oregon State 0–21
74-134.424Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–2–10.37575-1Lost to Michigan 20–34
75214.485Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–30.40065-4Beat Kansas State 20–6
76-44.496Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–3–10.30082-1Lost to Oklahoma 12–34
77-34.601Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40065-5Lost to Virginia Tech 14–46
7804.643Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI0–40.000104-1BYE
79-64.693Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–30.25084-2Lost to Minnesota 13–16
8004.716Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–2–10.37575-2Tied Dartmouth 7–7
81-24.793Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–30.25084-2Lost to Pennsylvania 7–14
8214.826California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.20091-3Lost to UCLA 20–34
8354.830Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–30.25084-2Lost to Michigan State 14–47
84164.978Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25084-1Beat Nebraska 19–14
85134.998Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–30.25084-2Beat Harvard 26–20
86115.077Denver (DENVER)IND SKY2–40.33379-6Beat Colorado College 40–21
8735.230Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–30.25084-5Lost to Tulsa 0–3
88-15.329Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–4–10.100101-2Lost to Utah State 7–46
8905.368Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–40.33379-2Lost to George Washington 14–40
90-135.412Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–40.20091-4Lost to North Carolina 6–34
91-105.429Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–30.40065-2Lost to NC State 0–20
92-165.559Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–30.40065-7Lost to Indiana 14–19
9315.559Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–3–10.30082-6Tied Florida State 14–14
94-25.713San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37575-4Tied San Diego State 27–27
95-45.763Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–40.20091-1Lost to Navy 7–13
9675.796North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–40.20091-5Beat Maryland 34–6
97-135.971Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20091-4Lost to Missouri 6–20
98-136.421LSUSEC0–40.000104-5Lost to Kentucky 0–14
9976.557Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–40.20091-10Beat BYU 21–14
100-56.668Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–40.000104-5Lost to Tennessee 0–24
101-27.057Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–40.20091-7Lost to Colorado 0–52
102-97.175Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–20.33379-3Lost to Columbia 20–26
103-27.225Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–40.20091-3Lost to Boston College 0–32
10407.504Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–40.000104-5Lost to Yale 7–25
105-37.943Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–40.000104-8BYE
10617.943William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–4–10.100101-7Lost to West Virginia 13–20
10738.243Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–50.000104-7Lost to Pacific 6–28
10818.650New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–60.000104-4Lost to West Texas A&M 0–45
109-18.845Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI1–50.167100-6Lost to Wichita State 14–27
110-59.925Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–40.000104-2Lost to Newberry 7–13
111010.343BYUIND SKY0–4–10.100101-9Lost to Montana 14–21

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