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1956 Final 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
100.933Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–1–10.8509+43BYE
210.983Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC10–10.9094+48BYE
311.035Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–0–10.9503+42BYE
411.058Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–20.77815+30BYE
511.113Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+32BYE
6-41.129Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–10.9094+44Lost to Baylor 7–13
701.203Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77815+33BYE
841.272Iowa (IOWA)B109–10.9006+33Beat Oregon State 35–19
9-11.292Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9006+30BYE
1011.347Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+33BYE
1121.523Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8898+22BYE
12-21.525UTEPIND BOR9–20.81811+29Lost to George Washington 0–13
13-41.531Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–20.77815+23Lost to TCU 27–28
1461.599Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC9–20.81811+33Beat Tennessee 13–7
1581.694Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–2–10.77321+26Beat Clemson 27–21
1601.697Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–3–10.68233+28BYE
1781.721George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON8–1–10.8509+21Beat UTEP 13–0
18-11.725Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+20BYE
19-11.775Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+21BYE
20-11.796Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–30.70029+23BYE
21-71.825Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–3–10.68233+26Lost to Iowa 19–35
22-71.871Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–2–20.72726+21Lost to Colorado 21–27
2381.890TCUIND SWC8–30.72726+28Beat Syracuse 28–27
24-21.915Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77815+18BYE
25-41.920Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–30.70029+24BYE
26-21.931Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–20.77815+10BYE
2701.989Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77815+17BYE
28-22.021Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75022+12BYE
2902.047Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65036+20BYE
30-22.050USCPAC8–20.80013+19BYE
31-12.099UCLAPAC7–30.70029+20BYE
3202.188Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+12BYE
3312.308Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66735+13BYE
34-12.349Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+9BYE
3512.458West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR8–20.80013-1Beat Southern Miss 20–13
36-12.481North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+5BYE
3702.639Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60042+11BYE
3802.706West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60042+10BYE
3922.727Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60042+11BYE
4002.728Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–40.60042+9BYE
41-22.739South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70029+6BYE
4202.785Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65036+2BYE
4302.804Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55051+6BYE
4402.845Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–20.50053+6BYE
4502.957Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61138+4BYE
4603.083Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–3–10.611380BYE
4713.180Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60042+2BYE
48-13.192Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50053+1BYE
4903.230Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55648+2BYE
5003.288Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–50.50053+1BYE
5103.339Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55648-1BYE
5203.363Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-2BYE
5303.449Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–20.44459+1BYE
5403.498Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–60.40065+1BYE
5503.545Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60042-6BYE
5603.689Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44459-2BYE
5703.691Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–50.50053-7BYE
5803.734Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40065-3BYE
5913.752Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–50.44459+1BYE
60-13.827Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40065-6BYE
6103.891SMUIND SWC4–60.40065-3BYE
6203.945Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50053-7BYE
6314.010Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.55648-3BYE
6414.014Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.40065-7BYE
65-24.053Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44459-7BYE
6604.213Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138-9BYE
6704.304Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–5–10.45058-11BYE
6804.357Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44459-13BYE
6904.376Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-4BYE
7014.481Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40065-11BYE
71-14.503Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40065-10BYE
7204.518Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44459+3BYE
7314.550Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–20.33382-5BYE
74-14.557LSUSEC3–70.30086-8BYE
7504.579Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40065-16BYE
7614.685Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–6–10.35077-11BYE
77-14.745California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30086-9BYE
7814.843Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–5–20.40065-10BYE
79-14.846Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
8014.890Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
81-14.920New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–60.40065-18BYE
8205.064Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33382-12BYE
8305.203Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33382-12BYE
8405.291NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30086-13BYE
8505.319Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30086-14BYE
8605.363Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30086-19BYE
8705.416Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–7–10.25093-15BYE
8805.436Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–7–10.25093-15BYE
8905.530Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-13BYE
9005.586Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38976-13BYE
9105.608Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200102-14BYE
9205.698Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–30.27892-12BYE
9305.902Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–60.40065-6BYE
9416.092Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–60.25093-12BYE
9516.103Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–90.100107-21BYE
96-26.153Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–30.35077-20BYE
9706.320Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–7–10.25093-13BYE
9806.408North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–7–10.25093-24BYE
9906.415Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200102-9BYE
10006.534Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25093-15BYE
10106.650Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–80.200102-25BYE
10206.801Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–80.200102-31BYE
10306.864Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111106-24BYE
10407.004BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25093-24BYE
10507.386Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33382-23BYE
10607.400San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-17BYE
10707.478Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30086-17BYE
10828.346William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–9–10.050110-34BYE
109-18.378Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–90.100107-35BYE
110-18.415New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100107-19BYE
11109.970Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000111-43BYE

1956 Post-Season Week 4 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
100.917Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–1–10.85011+42BYE
200.983Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+46BYE
300.986Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC10–10.9095+49Beat Pittsburgh 21–14
401.043Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–0–10.9504+40BYE
501.099Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–20.77816+30BYE
601.119Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+31BYE
701.221Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77816+32BYE
811.274Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9006+31BYE
9-11.275Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+26BYE
1001.342UTEPIND BOR9–10.9006+29BYE
1101.347Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+33BYE
1201.378Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+26BYE
1311.523Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8898+22BYE
1411.590Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–2–10.75022+27BYE
1511.631Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–1–20.80013+23BYE
16-31.689Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–3–10.68234+28Lost to Georgia Tech 14–21
1701.708Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+21BYE
1801.775Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+21BYE
1901.785Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–30.70029+24BYE
2001.833Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80013+23BYE
2121.912Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–30.70029+25BYE
22-11.915Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77816+18BYE
23-11.920Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–2–10.75022+19BYE
2401.964Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–20.77816+10BYE
2501.987George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+12BYE
2601.996Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75022+13BYE
2701.999Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77816+17BYE
2802.031USCPAC8–20.80013+19BYE
2902.051Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65036+20BYE
3002.063UCLAPAC7–30.70029+21BYE
3102.096TCUIND SWC7–30.70029+20BYE
3202.188Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+12BYE
3302.318Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+10BYE
3402.320Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66735+13BYE
3502.459North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+5BYE
3602.471West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–20.778160BYE
3702.631Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
3802.692West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60042+10BYE
3902.714South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70029+7BYE
4012.744Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–40.60042+9BYE
4112.744Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60042+11BYE
4212.785Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65036+2BYE
43-32.794Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55051+7BYE
4402.867Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–20.50053+5BYE
4502.957Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61138+4BYE
4603.052Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+1BYE
4703.158Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50053+2BYE
4803.180Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60042+2BYE
4903.230Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55648+2BYE
5003.302Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–50.50053+1BYE
5103.339Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55648-1BYE
5203.363Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-2BYE
5313.487Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–20.44459+1BYE
54-13.493Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–60.40065+2BYE
5503.545Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60042-6BYE
5603.648Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44459-1BYE
5703.677Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–50.50053-6BYE
5803.728Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40065-3BYE
5903.772Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40065-5BYE
6003.775Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–50.44459+1BYE
6103.918SMUIND SWC4–60.40065-3BYE
6203.945Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50053-7BYE
6303.989Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44459-6BYE
6404.010Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.55648-3BYE
6504.036Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.40065-7BYE
6604.213Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138-9BYE
6704.240Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–5–10.45058-10BYE
6804.374Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44459-13BYE
6904.375Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-4BYE
7004.503Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40065-10BYE
7104.514Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40065-11BYE
7204.535Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44459+3BYE
7304.563LSUSEC3–70.30086-8BYE
7404.577Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–20.33382-5BYE
7504.579Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40065-16BYE
7604.702California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30086-8BYE
7704.712Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–6–10.35077-11BYE
7804.780Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35077-12BYE
7904.843Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–5–20.40065-10BYE
8004.882New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–60.40065-17BYE
8104.896Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
8205.077Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33382-12BYE
8305.203Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33382-12BYE
8405.253NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30086-12BYE
8505.337Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30086-14BYE
8605.338Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30086-18BYE
8705.364Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–7–10.25093-13BYE
8805.429Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–7–10.25093-14BYE
8905.549Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-13BYE
9015.608Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38976-13BYE
91-15.649Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200102-14BYE
9205.734Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–30.27892-12BYE
9305.902Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–60.40065-6BYE
9416.090Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–30.35077-19BYE
95-16.092Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–60.25093-12BYE
9606.142Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–90.100107-21BYE
9706.342Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–7–10.25093-13BYE
9806.385North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–7–10.25093-23BYE
9906.387Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200102-8BYE
10006.462Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25093-14BYE
10106.670Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–80.200102-25BYE
10206.801Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–80.200102-31BYE
10306.889Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111106-24BYE
10407.004BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25093-24BYE
10507.386Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33382-23BYE
10607.400San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-17BYE
10707.478Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30086-17BYE
10818.378Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–90.100107-35BYE
109-18.384New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100107-18BYE
11008.404William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–9–10.050110-34BYE
11109.970Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000111-43BYE

1956 Post-Season Week 1 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
100.890Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–1–10.85011+43Lost to Pittsburgh 7–14
200.987Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+45BYE
311.041Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–10.9005+42BYE
4-11.045Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–0–10.9504+40BYE
501.058Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–20.77816+30BYE
601.119Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+31BYE
701.224Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77816+32BYE
801.241Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87510+27BYE
901.261Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9005+31BYE
1001.330UTEPIND BOR9–10.9005+29BYE
1101.347Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+33BYE
1201.378Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+26BYE
1361.464Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+29Beat Miami 14–7
14-11.523Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8898+22BYE
15-11.593Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–2–10.75022+27BYE
16-11.635Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–1–20.80013+23BYE
17-11.720Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72229+21BYE
18-11.782Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+21BYE
19-11.799Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–30.70030+24BYE
2001.837Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80013+23BYE
2101.915Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77816+18BYE
2201.920Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–2–10.75022+19BYE
2301.926Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–30.70030+25BYE
2401.964Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–20.77816+10BYE
2501.987George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+12BYE
2601.996Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75022+13BYE
2701.999Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77816+17BYE
2812.034USCPAC8–20.80013+19BYE
29-12.055Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65036+20BYE
3002.077UCLAPAC7–30.70030+21BYE
3102.109TCUIND SWC7–30.70030+20BYE
3202.188Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+12BYE
3302.267Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+11BYE
3402.325Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66735+13BYE
3502.455North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+5BYE
3602.467West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–20.778160BYE
3702.639Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
3802.650West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60042+11BYE
3902.728South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70030+7BYE
4032.745Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55051+8BYE
41-12.747Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–40.60042+9BYE
42-12.752Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60042+11BYE
43-12.780Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65036+2BYE
4402.807Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–20.50053+6BYE
4502.957Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61138+4BYE
4603.057Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+1BYE
4703.163Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50053+2BYE
4803.180Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60042+2BYE
4903.230Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55648+2BYE
5003.307Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–50.50053+1BYE
5113.339Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55648-1BYE
52-13.368Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-2BYE
5303.482Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–60.40065+2BYE
5403.487Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–20.44459+1BYE
5503.545Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60042-6BYE
5603.648Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44459-1BYE
5703.682Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–50.50053-6BYE
5803.717Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40065-3BYE
5903.777Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40065-5BYE
6003.781Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–50.44459+1BYE
6103.924SMUIND SWC4–60.40065-3BYE
6203.945Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50053-7BYE
6313.984Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44459-6BYE
64-14.010Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.55648-3BYE
6504.042Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.40065-7BYE
6604.213Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138-9BYE
6704.240Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–5–10.45058-10BYE
6804.374Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44459-13BYE
6904.374Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-4BYE
7004.498Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40065-10BYE
7104.514Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40065-11BYE
7204.535Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44459+3BYE
7304.569LSUSEC3–70.30086-8BYE
7404.577Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–20.33382-5BYE
7504.590Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40065-16BYE
7604.646California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30086-8BYE
7704.725Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–6–10.35077-11BYE
7804.786Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35077-12BYE
7904.843Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–5–20.40065-10BYE
8004.876New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–60.40065-17BYE
8104.903Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–6–10.35077-13BYE
8205.077Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33382-12BYE
8305.203Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33382-12BYE
8405.265NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30086-12BYE
8515.337Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30086-14BYE
8615.344Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30086-18BYE
87-25.371Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–7–10.25093-13BYE
8805.444Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–7–10.25093-14BYE
8905.549Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-13BYE
9015.573Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200102-13BYE
91-15.608Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38976-13BYE
9205.734Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–30.27892-12BYE
9305.902Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–60.40065-6BYE
9416.092Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–60.25093-12BYE
95-16.099Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–30.35077-19BYE
9606.150Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–90.100107-21BYE
9706.342Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–7–10.25093-13BYE
9806.393North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–7–10.25093-23BYE
9906.401Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200102-8BYE
10006.474Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25093-14BYE
10106.670Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–80.200102-25BYE
10206.801Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–80.200102-31BYE
10306.889Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111106-24BYE
10407.004BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25093-24BYE
10507.386Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33382-23BYE
10607.393San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-17BYE
10707.478Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30086-17BYE
10818.368New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100107-18BYE
109-18.378Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–90.100107-35BYE
11008.404William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–9–10.050110-34BYE
11109.970Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000111-43BYE

1956 Regular Season Final 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
100.686Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–0–10.9445+45Beat Florida 20–7
220.989Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–01.0001+45Beat Vanderbilt 27–7
3-11.045Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–0–10.9504+40Beat Texas 34–21
4-11.051Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC9–10.9006+42Beat Georgia 35–0
501.099Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–20.77816+29BYE
601.119Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+31Beat Oklahoma State 53–0
701.227Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77816+32BYE
801.272Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87511+27BYE
901.274Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9006+31BYE
1021.342UTEPIND BOR9–10.9006+29BYE
1101.347Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+33BYE
12-21.389Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8899+26BYE
1301.534Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8899+22BYE
1411.596Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–2–10.75022+27BYE
15-11.611Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–1–20.80013+24Beat Furman 28–7
1601.708Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+21BYE
1721.782Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+21Beat Detroit Mercy 39–7
1821.799Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–30.70030+24Beat Mississippi State 13–7
19-21.803Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+21BYE
2041.837Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–20.80013+23Beat Rice 46–13
2111.919Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77816+18BYE
2241.920Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–2–10.75022+19BYE
23-21.929Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–30.70030+25Beat Alabama 34–7
24-11.964Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–20.77816+10Tied Army 7–7
2531.987George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+12BYE
26-11.996Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75022+13BYE
2701.999Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77816+17BYE
28-102.030Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65036+21Lost to Miami 7–20
2902.034USCPAC8–20.80013+19Beat Notre Dame 28–20
3002.077UCLAPAC7–30.70030+21BYE
3102.084TCUIND SWC7–30.70030+21Beat SMU 21–6
3212.188Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–2–10.75022+12BYE
3322.313Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+11Tied Navy 7–7
3402.325Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66735+13BYE
3512.462North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+5BYE
3622.471West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR7–20.778160Beat Midwestern Texas State 41–14
3722.644Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60042+12BYE
38-12.658West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60042+12BYE
3912.702South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70030+8BYE
40-82.752Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–40.60042+9Lost to LSU 6–7
4112.752Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60042+11BYE
4212.785Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65036+2BYE
43-22.799Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55051+8BYE
4402.867Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–20.50053+6BYE
4502.962Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61138+4BYE
4673.052Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+1Beat Boston College 7–0
47-13.163Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50053+2BYE
4803.180Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60042+2BYE
49-23.230Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55648+2BYE
5013.307Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–50.50053+1BYE
51-23.334Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-1BYE
52-23.344Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55648-1BYE
53113.493Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR4–60.40065+2Beat Texas Tech 41–14
5423.494Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–20.44459+1BYE
55-13.545Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60042-6BYE
5623.654Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44459-1BYE
57-53.682Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–50.50053-6Lost to Tennessee 7–27
5833.728Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40065-3BYE
5933.777Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40065-5BYE
60-13.781Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–50.44459+1BYE
61-43.929SMUIND SWC4–60.40065-3Lost to TCU 6–21
6213.945Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50053-7BYE
63-83.975Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–40.55648-2Lost to Holy Cross 0–7
6423.989Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44459-6BYE
65-54.042Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–60.40065-7Lost to Baylor 13–46
6614.213Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61138-9BYE
67134.240Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–5–10.45058-10Beat Kansas 15–13
6814.374Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44459-13BYE
69-44.382Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-4Lost to Hardin Simmons 14–41
7054.503Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40065-10BYE
7134.514Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40065-11BYE
7214.535Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44459+3BYE
73104.576LSUSEC3–70.30086-8Beat Tulane 7–6
74-24.577Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–20.33382-5BYE
75-74.590Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40065-16Lost to Ole Miss 7–13
7614.702California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30086-9BYE
77-64.725Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–6–10.35077-11Lost to Missouri 13–15
7814.786Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35077-12BYE
79-14.843Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–5–20.40065-10Lost to Oklahoma 0–53
80-104.882New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–60.40065-17Lost to Colorado State 27–28
81-54.910Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–6–10.35077-13Lost to Georgia Tech 0–35
8205.084Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33382-12BYE
8315.210Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33382-12BYE
8415.259NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30086-12BYE
8535.318Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–7–10.25093-12BYE
8615.337Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30086-14BYE
87-15.344Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30086-18BYE
88-75.451Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–7–10.25093-14Lost to Auburn 7–34
8925.549Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35077-13BYE
9005.608Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38976-13BYE
91-25.649Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–80.200102-13Lost to USC 20–28
9205.746Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–30.27892-12BYE
9305.902Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–60.40065-6BYE
9416.099Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–30.35077-19BYE
95-16.100Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–60.25093-12BYE
9606.150Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–90.100107-21Lost to Texas A&M 21–34
97106.342Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY2–7–10.25093-13Beat New Mexico 28–27
98-16.393North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–7–10.25093-23BYE
99-16.401Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–80.200102-8Lost to Clemson 7–28
100-16.462Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25093-14BYE
10116.670Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–80.200102-25BYE
102-26.801Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–80.200102-31Lost to Houston 7–39
10306.898Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111106-24BYE
10407.004BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25093-24BYE
10507.386Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33382-23BYE
106-57.400San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.25093-17Lost to Hawai'i 0–20
107-17.478Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30086-17BYE
10828.378Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–90.100107-35BYE
10908.384New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100107-18BYE
110-28.404William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–9–10.050110-34BYE
11109.970Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000111-43BYE

1956 Week 14 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
100.707Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–0–10.9385+37Beat West Virginia 18–0
200.929Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–0–10.9444+36BYE
321.016Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC8–10.8898+37Beat Florida 28–0
4-11.031Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–01.0001+37Beat Kentucky 20–7
5-11.073Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–20.77814+29Tied Wisconsin 13–13
601.165Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–01.0001+27Beat Nebraska 54–6
711.192Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–20.77814+32Beat Ohio State 19–0
8-11.299Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.87511+26BYE
931.312Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR9–10.9006+30Beat Pacific 19–6
10-11.353Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8898+26Beat Notre Dame 48–8
1101.377Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+32BYE
12-21.377UTEPIND BOR9–10.9006+27Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 54–0
1321.523Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8898+22Beat Harvard 42–14
1431.570Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–1–20.77814+22Beat Virginia 7–0
1531.644Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–2–10.75021+26Tied Oregon 14–14
16-21.718Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–2–10.72227+20Tied Pittsburgh 7–7
1721.770Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–2–10.72227+21Tied Penn State 7–7
18-51.803Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–2–10.72227+19Lost to Georgia Tech 0–28
1941.818Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC6–2–10.72227+19Beat Texas Tech 20–7
2041.876Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–30.66733+19BYE
2171.892Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–30.66733+23Beat Florida State 13–7
22-61.898Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77814+18Lost to Dartmouth 0–19
23-11.898Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–10.81313+11BYE
2461.938Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–20.77814+19Beat SMU 26–0
2541.954Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON7–2–10.75021+14Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–0
2611.964Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–2–10.75021+18Beat Arizona 38–7
27-21.968Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–20.77814+17Beat Kansas State 38–17
28-22.015George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83312+11BYE
2922.024USCPAC7–20.77814+17Beat UCLA 10–7
30-102.092UCLAPAC7–30.70031+21Lost to USC 7–10
3142.151TCUIND SWC6–30.66733+17Beat Rice 20–17
3222.188Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–30.66733+17BYE
3332.221Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–2–10.75021+11Beat Wichita State 14–6
34-132.306Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–30.66733+13Lost to Michigan 0–19
35-22.307Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–30.62539+11BYE
3622.449North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75021+5Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 20–7
3702.638West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60043+12Lost to Miami 0–18
3832.664West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–20.75021-1BYE
3902.681Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60043+11Lost to Tennessee 7–20
4032.720South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC7–30.70031+8Beat Wake Forest 13–0
4112.793Duke (DUKE)ACC5–4–10.55052+8Beat North Carolina 21–6
42-102.799Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–40.60043+9Lost to LSU 7–21
43-32.846Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–3–10.65038+1Lost to Arizona State 6–19
4402.897Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–20.50054+5Tied Oregon State 14–14
45132.967Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61141+4Beat Princeton 19–0
4683.193Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50054+2Beat Washington State 40–26
4753.242Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI5–40.55649+3Beat Iowa State 26–0
48-33.251Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–40.60043+2Lost to Utah 7–29
49-33.322Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.550520Lost to Auburn 7–13
50113.350Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55649-1Beat Colgate 20–0
51113.361Utah (UTAH)IND SKY5–50.50054+1Beat Utah State 29–7
52-13.491Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55649-4BYE
5333.588Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–3–10.56348-4BYE
5493.600Denver (DENVER)IND SKY6–40.60043-7Beat Colorado State 39–13
5593.602Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+2Beat Brandeis 52–0
56123.612Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–20.444580Beat Indiana 39–20
57-73.685SMUIND SWC4–50.44458-1Lost to Baylor 0–26
58-93.706Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44458-1Lost to Brown 0–20
59-123.757Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–50.44458+1Lost to Cornell 7–20
60-73.771Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–50.44458-4Lost to TCU 17–20
61-63.800Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–60.40069-3Lost to Colorado 7–38
62-143.835Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–60.40069-6Lost to California 18–20
6383.907Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–4–10.50054-6Beat Illinois 14–13
6413.923Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR3–60.333810Beat New Mexico State 38–19
65-53.971Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–6–10.27891+1Lost to Houston 7–20
6664.011Idaho (IDAHO)PAC4–50.44458-6Beat Montana 41–0
67-104.198Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–3–10.61141-8Lost to Furman 13–27
6854.357Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44458-11BYE
6974.375Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–50.44458-13Beat William & Mary 6–0
70114.380New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY4–50.44458-10Beat San Diego State 34–6
71-44.381Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–5–10.38974-6BYE
72-64.510Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–5–20.33381-5Lost to Northwestern 13–14
73-144.525Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44458+3Lost to Miami (OH) 13–27
74-54.652Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–60.40069-12Lost to Oklahoma 6–54
7524.653Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–60.40069-9Lost to Tulsa 6–14
76-14.719Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–5–10.38974-9BYE
7774.719California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30086-9Beat Stanford 20–18
7804.733Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–4–20.44458-9BYE
79-94.809Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35078-12Lost to Washington 26–40
8004.893Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–5–10.38974-12BYE
8115.062Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–6–10.27891-8Tied Southern Miss 13–13
82-85.076Indiana (INDIANA)B103–60.33381-11Lost to Purdue 20–39
8395.155LSUSEC2–70.222100-11Beat Arkansas 21–7
84105.225Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–60.33381-12Beat Rutgers 18–12
85-65.305NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30086-12Lost to Maryland 14–25
86-15.338Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30086-17Lost to Clemson 0–7
87-45.378Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30086-12Lost to Michigan State 17–38
8835.391Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–7–10.25095-12Beat NC State 25–14
89-25.516Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–70.222100-10Lost to Iowa 8–48
90-25.565Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38974-12BYE
91-55.571Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35078-13Lost to Virginia Tech 0–45
92-35.671Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–30.27891-12Tied Minnesota 13–13
9386.034Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–60.40069-7Beat Detroit Mercy 27–13
9436.076Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–60.25095-12Lost to Yale 14–42
95-26.130Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–5–30.35078-19Lost to South Carolina 0–13
9606.177Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–80.111106-19BYE
97-26.411North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–7–10.25095-21Lost to Duke 6–21
9876.419Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–70.222100-7Beat Davidson 27–13
9906.436Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25095-13BYE
100-26.652Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–70.222100-28Lost to Dayton 13–27
101-116.777San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–6–10.27891-17Lost to Fresno State 14–30
102-26.852Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–80.200104-24Lost to Villanova 0–26
10346.881Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111106-24Beat Pennsylvania 20–7
10427.065BYUIND SKY2–7–10.25095-24Beat Air Force 34–21
105-17.410Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33381-22BYE
106-47.416Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–70.30086-16Lost to Columbia 12–18
107-47.425Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–7–10.167105-17Lost to Denver 13–39
10808.394William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–9–10.050110-34Lost to Richmond 0–6
10908.505New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–90.100108-17Lost to Hardin Simmons 19–38
11008.513Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–90.100108-34Lost to Idaho 0–41
11109.894Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000111-41BYE

1956 Week 13 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
110.792Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–0–10.9295+26Beat Clemson 21–0
2-10.922Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–0–10.9444+32Beat Rice 21–7
321.110Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–01.0001+27Beat Ole Miss 27–7
481.121Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–1–10.81314+25Beat Michigan State 14–13
5-21.140Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC7–10.8758+28Beat Alabama 27–0
601.142Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–01.0001+22Beat Missouri 67–14
711.194Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–10.8758+25Beat Colgate 61–7
821.297Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–20.75019+24Beat Indiana 49–26
951.298Iowa (IOWA)B107–10.8758+23Beat Ohio State 6–0
1061.349UTEPIND BOR8–10.8896+24Beat West Texas A&M 16–13
11-21.381Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY10–01.0001+28Beat BYU 7–6
1251.424Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR8–10.8896+21Beat Arizona 20–0
13-21.465Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–1–10.81314+19BYE
14-11.493Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75019+20Beat NC State 14–7
1561.515Yale (YALE)IND IVY7–10.8758+17Beat Princeton 42–20
16-91.533Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–10.8758+18Lost to Yale 20–42
17-131.540Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–1–20.75019+17Lost to Miami 0–21
1821.662Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–20.77817+23Beat Idaho 14–10
1981.703Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–20.75019+20Beat Army 20–7
2051.820UCLAPAC7–20.77817+20Beat Kansas 13–0
21-61.835Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75019+14Lost to Iowa 0–6
2241.840Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI6–1–10.81314+10Beat Virginia 34–7
23101.899Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC5–2–10.68833+15Beat Villanova 26–13
24-51.918Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–30.66735+17Lost to Tennessee 7–27
25-71.983Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–20.75019+13Lost to Minnesota 13–14
2652.006George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON7–1–10.83313+9Beat Citadel 20–0
2752.034Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–2–10.72228+13Beat Utah 21–7
2812.073Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–30.62542+17Beat Georgia 20–0
29-12.109Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–2–10.72228+10BYE
3062.171Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–20.75019+13Beat Nebraska 26–7
31-92.274USCPAC6–20.75019+9Lost to Oregon 0–7
3262.277Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–30.66735+15Beat SMU 27–13
33-102.280Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–30.62542+10Lost to Pittsburgh 7–20
3472.302Tulane (TULANE)SEC6–30.66735+15Beat Vanderbilt 13–6
35-52.325TCUIND SWC5–30.62542+13Beat Texas 46–0
3612.351Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–2–10.72228+7Beat Texas Tech 10–7
3732.400West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–30.66735+10Beat Furman 7–0
3812.510North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+4Beat Abilene Christian 20–7
39-42.534Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–30.66735+9Beat Xavier 33–0
40-162.535Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–2–10.72228+2Lost to Hardin Simmons 19–20
41-72.582West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–20.75019-1Lost to UTEP 13–16
4242.671Duke (DUKE)ACC4–4–10.50051+6Beat Wake Forest 26–0
4312.888South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–30.66735+4Beat Maryland 13–0
44142.889Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–4–10.50051+3Beat USC 7–0
4532.919Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–30.66735+5BYE
4613.031Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61145+1Beat Southern Miss 20–19
4783.034Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–40.50051+7Beat Columbia 20–6
48-63.088Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–50.44460+2Lost to Washington 13–34
49-43.205Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–40.50051+2Lost to Syracuse 7–61
5003.310SMUIND SWC4–40.50051+2Lost to Arkansas 13–27
51-83.366Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–40.55649-2Lost to Tulane 6–13
52-33.393Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–40.50051+1Lost to Houston 13–26
53-23.401Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–40.500510Lost to Texas A&M 7–21
54103.422Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–50.44460-1Beat Stanford 34–13
55-33.452Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–50.444600Lost to Arizona State 0–20
5643.493Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–3–10.56347-4Beat Marquette 41–0
57-13.562Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–2–10.68833-2BYE
5873.683Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–3–10.56347-4Beat Cornell 27–14
5903.704Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50051+3BYE
60-73.711Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–5–10.31388+2Lost to Tulsa 7–10
6183.749Brown (BROWN)IND IVY4–40.50051-5Beat Harvard 21–12
62-53.855Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–50.44460-5Lost to Colorado 7–21
63-13.881Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–40.55649-8BYE
6463.901Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57146+2Beat Boston University 13–0
65153.944Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR2–60.250920Beat Pacific 20–19
6614.030Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–4–20.37576-2Tied Wisconsin 13–13
67-14.150Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–5–10.38969-4Lost to UCLA 0–13
68-144.239Purdue (PURDUE)B102–4–20.37576-3Lost to Northwestern 0–14
69-84.242Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–50.44460-9Lost to Baylor 7–26
7044.259Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–5–10.38969-6Beat California 14–13
7154.288Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–4–10.43868-7Beat Purdue 14–0
7214.395Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–50.37576-7Lost to Oregon State 10–14
7344.439Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44460-11Beat LSU 32–13
74-64.460Indiana (INDIANA)B103–50.37576-6Lost to Michigan 26–49
75-124.482Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–5–10.38969-7Lost to Auburn 0–20
7664.569Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–50.37576-10Beat East Carolina 45–7
77104.610Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–50.44460-8Beat Dayton 14–6
78134.616Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC3–4–20.44460-8Beat Detroit Mercy 25–7
79-84.665NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–60.33382-5Lost to Penn State 7–14
80-84.712Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–5–10.38969-10Lost to Oklahoma 14–67
8144.772New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY3–50.37576-9Beat Montana 14–13
82-75.068Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–60.25092-7Lost to Georgia Tech 0–27
83135.127Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–60.33382-10Beat Iowa State 32–6
84-55.184California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–70.22299-11Lost to Washington State 13–14
85-45.212Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–60.33382-15Lost to Navy 7–34
8605.275Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38969-10BYE
8775.336Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–60.25092-8Beat North Carolina 21–14
8825.545Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–5–10.38969-12Lost to George Washington 0–20
89-15.651Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–20.25092-11Tied Illinois 13–13
90115.767San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31388-14Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 35–28
9115.817Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–7–10.167102-13Lost to South Carolina 0–13
92-85.824LSUSEC1–70.125104-14Lost to Mississippi State 13–32
93-155.875Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–4–30.38969-15Lost to Duke 0–26
94-55.939Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–60.25092-14Lost to Pennsylvania 6–20
95-126.075North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–6–10.27891-16Lost to Notre Dame 14–21
96-36.082Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–80.111106-15Lost to TCU 0–46
97-26.178Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–50.28690-11Lost to Brown 12–21
98-16.216Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–60.25092-21Lost to Oklahoma State 7–25
9906.306Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–5–20.25092-13Lost to Boston College 0–13
100-26.548Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–70.22299-19Lost to Kansas State 6–32
101-16.663Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–60.33382-7Lost to Wichita State 6–14
10257.015Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–60.33382-8Beat William & Mary 20–6
103-17.077Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–6–10.188101-11BYE
104-17.242Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33382-18BYE
10507.567Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–70.125104-10Lost to West Virginia 0–7
10637.860BYUIND SKY1–7–10.167102-22Lost to Wyoming 6–7
107-17.964Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–80.000110-25Lost to Dartmouth 14–27
108-48.029William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–8–10.056109-25Lost to Rutgers 6–20
10918.275New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR1–80.111106-11Beat Nebraska Wesleyan 46–6
110-28.356Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–80.111106-27Lost to New Mexico 13–14
11109.548Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–90.000110-36Lost to Holy Cross 0–41

1956 Week 12 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
130.891Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–0–10.9385+25Beat SMU 33–7
2-10.964Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–0–10.9176+17BYE
3-11.097Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–10.8579+22Lost to Tennessee 0–6
411.110Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–0–20.8579+16Tied Maryland 6–6
581.193Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–01.0001+18Beat Georgia Tech 6–0
601.208Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–01.0001+16Beat Iowa State 44–0
701.281Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–01.0001+16Beat Harvard 35–20
861.340Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+18Beat Holy Cross 41–20
9-11.343Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY9–01.0001+25Beat Montana 34–13
1001.359Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–20.71427+19Beat Illinois 17–7
1111.375Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–1–10.81318+17Beat Georgia 28–0
12-91.414Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–1–10.78621+16Lost to Iowa 0–7
13-21.466Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71427+15Beat Boston University 40–7
1431.477Iowa (IOWA)B106–10.8579+15Beat Minnesota 7–0
1541.552Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–10.8579+14Beat Indiana 35–14
1691.570UTEPIND BOR7–10.8757+14Beat Arizona State 28–0
17-81.598Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–10.8757+12Lost to UTEP 0–28
18-21.658Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–10.8579+12Beat Purdue 12–9
19-11.675Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–20.75023+14Beat Memphis 26–0
2011.742Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC6–20.75023+18Beat Stanford 20–19
21101.843Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–10.8579+8Beat Pennsylvania 40–7
22-21.887USCPAC6–10.8579+11Beat California 20–7
2311.906Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–20.71427+11Beat William & Mary 34–6
2442.037Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–1–10.81318+6Beat San José State 34–7
2552.048UCLAPAC6–20.75023+14Beat Washington 13–9
26-32.084Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–1–10.78621+5Tied Duke 7–7
2702.102Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–20.71427+11Beat Notre Dame 26–13
2812.104Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–2–10.72226+9Tied Wake Forest 13–13
2952.227Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–30.57144+11Beat Mississippi State 27–20
30-152.242TCUIND SWC4–30.57144+11Lost to Texas Tech 7–21
3142.256George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON6–1–10.81318+4Beat Richmond 32–6
3212.262Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–2–10.68832+8Tied Missouri 14–14
33122.272Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC4–2–10.64337+8Beat Tulsa 14–0
3442.278West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR6–10.8579-1Beat Hardin Simmons 20–6
35132.386Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–30.62538+10Beat Vanderbilt 7–6
3642.389Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–20.71427+8Beat Texas 10–7
37-112.483Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–2–10.68832+3Lost to Houston 0–14
38132.547Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–30.62538+9Beat Rice 27–12
3942.558North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI5–2–10.68832+4Beat Mcmurry 23–7
40102.566West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–30.62538+7Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–6
41-192.602Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–30.62538+9Lost to Alabama 7–13
42-62.612Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–40.50052+6Lost to Oregon State 19–20
43-42.822Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–30.62538+2Lost to Kentucky 6–7
44-122.840South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–30.62538+4Lost to NC State 7–14
4542.863Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–30.57144+3Beat Bucknell 26–12
4612.871Duke (DUKE)ACC3–4–10.43860+4Tied Navy 7–7
4762.899Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56350+2Beat Furman 42–7
48-112.920Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–30.66736+6Lost to Idaho 20–42
4972.957Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–30.57144+3Beat Citadel 46–0
50-82.971SMUIND SWC4–30.57144+4Lost to Texas A&M 7–33
51-53.108Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–30.57144+1Lost to Arkansas 12–27
5223.245Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–40.50052+1BYE
53153.302Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI2–4–10.35780+4Beat TCU 21–7
54-103.363Purdue (PURDUE)B102–3–20.42967+1Lost to Michigan State 9–12
5503.366Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–40.42967+4Lost to Yale 7–40
56-153.512Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–2–10.68832-2Lost to Wofford 14–27
5763.521Utah (UTAH)IND SKY4–40.50052-1Beat Colorado State 49–27
5833.615Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–4–10.43860-3Tied Washington State 7–7
5953.728Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50052+3Beat Wichita State 21–0
60-13.753Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–3–10.50052-3Lost to Syracuse 20–41
61103.872Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–40.50052-5Beat Kansas 26–20
6253.954Denver (DENVER)IND SKY5–40.55651-8Beat BYU 58–34
63-13.969Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–4–10.43860-4Lost to Florida 0–28
64-43.990Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–50.37573-4Lost to UCLA 9–13
65173.990Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–3–10.50052-4Beat Columbia 14–0
66-84.037Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–4–10.43860-3Lost to Nebraska 20–26
67-104.052Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–4–10.35780-1Lost to Michigan 7–17
68-34.115Indiana (INDIANA)B103–40.42967-3Lost to Ohio State 14–35
6994.184Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–40.42967-6Beat Cornell 13–6
70-184.294Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50052+1Lost to Quantico Marines 6–20
71194.335NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–50.37573-2Beat South Carolina 14–7
72-34.381Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–4–10.43860-8Tied Colorado 14–14
73204.434Idaho (IDAHO)PAC3–40.42967-5Beat Utah State 42–20
7424.609Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–5–10.31385-6Tied Oregon 7–7
75144.825Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–50.28687-5Beat Tulane 13–7
76124.845Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–4–10.35780-7Beat Wisconsin 17–7
77-74.873Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–50.37573-11Lost to Auburn 20–27
7874.937Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–3–30.43860-8Tied Virginia Tech 13–13
7914.943California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–60.25093-7Lost to USC 7–20
80-64.967Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–60.143102-6Lost to West Texas A&M 6–20
81-154.981Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–50.37573-12Lost to North Carolina 7–21
82-55.165Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–50.28687-10Lost to George Washington 6–32
83165.175North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–5–10.31385-8Beat Virginia 21–7
84115.241LSUSEC1–60.143102-8Beat Oklahoma State 13–0
8515.312New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–50.28687-9BYE
86-55.313Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38972-9Lost to West Virginia 6–13
87-85.394Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–50.37573-11Lost to Cincinnati 0–21
88-165.395Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–5–10.21497-8Lost to Northwestern 7–17
89-25.426Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–50.28687-8Lost to Dartmouth 0–14
90-155.435Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–4–10.43860-9Lost to Villanova 0–46
91-185.505Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–4–20.37573-10Lost to LSU 0–13
9255.578Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–6–10.18899-9Tied Clemson 6–6
93-25.680Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–70.125106-10Lost to Baylor 7–10
94-105.707Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–60.143102-7Lost to Pittsburgh 13–26
9515.756Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–40.33383-6Lost to Princeton 20–35
9655.757Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–60.25093-10Beat Marquette 41–14
97-145.854Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–50.28687-17Lost to Drake 13–26
9805.928Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–60.25093-10Lost to Oklahoma 0–44
99-56.091Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–4–20.28687-9Lost to Penn State 7–40
100-86.274Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–50.37573-1Lost to Miami (OH) 14–21
101-16.410San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–5–10.21497-12Lost to Pacific 7–34
10206.917Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–6–10.18899-9Lost to Utah 27–49
10347.318Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI3–60.33383-17Beat Detroit Mercy 26–13
10427.519William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–7–10.063108-17Lost to Army 6–34
105-17.604Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–60.143102-7Lost to Florida State 7–42
106-17.794Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–70.000109-18Lost to Brown 6–13
107-47.957Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–60.25093-6Lost to Delaware 0–22
10818.069Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–70.125106-20Lost to Wyoming 13–34
109-18.544BYUIND SKY1–6–10.18899-21Lost to Denver 34–58
11009.421New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–80.000109-10Lost to Nebraska Omaha 20–21
11109.561Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–80.000109-30Lost to Kansas State 14–41

1956 Week 11 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
120.886Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–0–10.9178+16Beat Florida State 20–7
2-10.887Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC6–01.0001+19Beat Duke 7–0
3-10.907Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–0–10.9178+15Beat Pittsburgh 9–6
401.043Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–0–10.9297+16Beat Arkansas 27–0
561.137Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–0–10.9178+15Beat Virginia Tech 21–6
631.200Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–01.0001+12Beat Colorado 27–19
731.260Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY6–01.0001+12Beat Brown 21–7
841.284Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY8–01.0001+21Beat Utah State 21–0
9-31.327Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR7–01.0001+11Beat San Diego State 61–0
10131.345Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–20.66734+14Beat Iowa 17–14
11-41.415Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–20.66734+12Lost to Syracuse 9–13
1241.435Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–1–10.78620+12Beat Auburn 20–0
13-51.480Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–01.0001+9Beat North Carolina 20–0
1451.572Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+12Beat Penn State 13–9
15121.593TCUIND SWC4–20.66734+12Beat Baylor 7–6
16-11.615Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–10.83312+10Beat Wisconsin 33–0
17-121.618Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.83312+9Lost to Michigan 14–17
18-51.648Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–20.71427+11Beat LSU 46–17
19-51.736Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–10.83312+9Beat Northwestern 6–2
2011.822USCPAC5–10.83312+9Beat Washington State 28–12
2151.836Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–20.71427+13Beat Washington 28–20
2261.888Tulane (TULANE)SEC5–20.71427+14Beat Mississippi State 20–14
23111.907Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–10.83312+5Beat Notre Dame 33–7
24141.917Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–20.66734+9Beat Colgate 55–46
2551.945UTEPIND BOR6–10.85711+6Beat Hardin Simmons 51–13
26171.979Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–1–10.78620+4Beat Pacific 14–13
27-72.036Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–20.66734+10Lost to Minnesota 6–9
28-112.059Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–1–10.78620+5Lost to Tulsa 13–14
29-112.087Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–20.75025+8Lost to Clemson 6–21
30122.202UCLAPAC5–20.71427+10Beat Stanford 14–13
31102.232Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–10.83312+3Beat Dartmouth 19–0
3202.250South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–20.71427+8Beat Furman 13–6
3322.272Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–20.71427+6Lost to Oklahoma 19–27
34-52.367Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–30.50050+7Lost to Florida 0–20
35-112.389George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–1–10.78620+2Lost to West Virginia 0–14
36-52.392Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–30.57146+7Lost to UCLA 13–14
37-42.398Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–20.75025+8Lost to Wyoming 0–21
38-162.407West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–10.83312-3Lost to Arizona 13–20
3982.408Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–20.71427+4Beat Virginia 6–2
40-152.458Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66734+6Lost to TCU 6–7
4192.516Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON5–1–10.78620-1Beat Richmond 7–0
42-32.573SMUIND SWC4–20.66734+5Beat Texas 20–19
4332.636North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI4–2–10.64342+4Tied Trinity (TEXAS) 7–7
44-72.681Purdue (PURDUE)B102–2–20.50050+3Tied Illinois 7–7
4562.737Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC3–2–10.58344+3Beat Wichita State 41–16
4682.738Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–20.66734+2Beat Utah 27–0
47-112.755Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42963+5Lost to Georgia Tech 0–7
4812.796Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–30.57146+4Beat Maryland 14–0
49-52.817Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–30.50050+3Lost to Army 46–55
5032.866West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–30.57146+3Beat George Washington 14–0
51-112.913Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–30.57146+5Lost to Texas A&M 0–27
52113.128Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–20.60043+1Beat Villanova 7–6
53-53.172Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–3–10.500500Lost to Miami 7–20
54133.229Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR4–40.50050+1Beat West Texas A&M 20–13
5513.270Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–30.50050+3Beat Harvard 28–14
56-113.319Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–30.50050+1Lost to Boston College 6–7
57-53.350Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–3–10.41776+2Tied Purdue 7–7
5833.410Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–3–10.50050+1Beat Kansas State 20–15
5913.438Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–2–10.58344-2Beat Boston University 21–12
60-53.633Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–40.42963-1Lost to Oregon State 20–28
6133.692Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.42963-2Beat California 28–6
6263.783Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–3–10.50050-4Beat Alabama 16–13
63-63.906Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–40.42963-2Lost to Rice 0–27
64204.018Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–40.42963+1Beat Detroit Mercy 33–7
65144.035Indiana (INDIANA)B103–30.50050-3Beat Marquette 19–13
66-84.064Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42963-5Lost to Vanderbilt 2–6
67114.083Denver (DENVER)IND SKY4–40.50050-7Beat San José State 35–26
6814.250Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI1–4–10.250910Tied Oklahoma State 13–13
69-74.319Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–40.42963-7Lost to Nebraska 14–15
7034.461Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–40.42963-7Lost to Tulane 14–20
71234.493Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–40.42963-7Beat Missouri 15–14
7204.547Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–4–10.25091-4Lost to Michigan State 0–33
7314.583Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–3–20.42963-4Tied Texas Tech 13–13
74-94.705Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–50.16799-3Lost to UTEP 13–51
75144.712Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–3–10.50050-4Beat Presbyterian 20–13
7614.756Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–50.28685-6Lost to USC 12–28
7754.791Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–40.33379-7Lost to Davidson 0–7
7834.826Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–40.33379-5Lost to Princeton 7–21
79-94.859Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–40.42963-5Lost to Houston 16–41
80-214.869California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–50.28685-6Lost to Oregon 6–28
8194.922Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43862-5Beat William & Mary 20–6
82-114.942Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–3–10.41776-5Lost to Yale 0–19
83-174.989Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–40.33379-9Lost to Cincinnati 7–33
8435.011Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–50.16799-3Lost to Navy 7–33
85125.061Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–3–20.42963-8Beat NC State 13–0
86-115.163New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–50.28685-8Lost to BYU 12–33
8755.184Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–40.33379-5Beat Cornell 25–19
88105.300Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–4–10.25091-6Lost to Ohio State 2–6
89-45.401Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–50.16799-6Lost to Georgia 13–16
90-145.413NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–50.28685-8Lost to Wake Forest 0–13
91-35.443Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–60.143103-6Lost to SMU 19–20
92105.589Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–40.42963-2Beat Louisville 7–6
9365.723Idaho (IDAHO)PAC2–40.33379-10Beat Fresno State 24–12
94-85.742Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–3–20.33379-6Lost to Holy Cross 12–21
9505.879LSUSEC0–60.000108-8Lost to Ole Miss 17–46
96-135.895Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–30.40078-5Lost to Pennsylvania 14–28
97-46.021Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–60.143103-9Lost to Kentucky 0–14
9876.025Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–50.28685-11Beat Drake 39–14
9916.076North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–5–10.21496-9Lost to Tennessee 0–20
100-96.394San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–4–10.25091-10Lost to Denver 26–35
101-56.431Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–60.143103-9Lost to Kansas 15–20
102-226.447Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–5–10.21496-4Lost to Xavier 14–27
10357.106Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–50.28685-5Beat Lafayette 20–19
10407.240Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–50.16799-3Lost to South Carolina 6–13
105-47.407Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–60.000108-12Lost to Columbia 19–25
106-37.536William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–6–10.071107-14Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–20
107-18.248Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–60.25091-15Lost to Iowa State 14–39
10838.258BYUIND SKY1–5–10.21496-14Beat New Mexico 33–12
109-28.325Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–60.143103-18Lost to Montana State 14–33
110-18.644New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–70.000108-8BYE
111-18.705Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–70.000108-19Lost to Indiana 13–19

1956 Week 10 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
150.843Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC5–01.0001+13Beat Tulane 40–0
210.896Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–0–10.90012+10Beat Michigan 20–7
3-20.958Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–0–10.90012+10Beat TCU 14–0
431.041Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–0–10.9179+11Beat Baylor 19–13
581.220Iowa (IOWA)B105–01.0001+9Beat Purdue 21–20
641.233Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR6–01.0001+10Beat San José State 47–13
7111.267Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80019+9Beat West Virginia 16–6
861.316Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–01.0001+8Beat Maryland 34–7
931.349Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–01.0001+6Beat Notre Dame 40–0
10-51.359Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–01.0001+7Beat Cornell 32–21
1161.380Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–0–10.90012+7Beat South Carolina 7–0
12-11.424Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY7–01.0001+13Beat Kansas State 27–15
13-51.509Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–20.66731+9Lost to Arkansas 0–14
14111.577Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–10.80019+8Beat Wisconsin 21–0
15-131.640Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–10.80019+7Lost to Illinois 13–20
1671.646Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–1–10.75028+7Beat LSU 21–6
17101.652Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI5–0–10.9179+5Beat Washington State 33–12
1841.674Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON6–10.85715+8Beat Virginia 14–7
19121.732Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–10.80019+7Beat Boston University 21–7
20121.737Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–10.80019+8Beat Oregon 14–7
21-171.749USCPAC4–10.80019+7Lost to Stanford 19–27
2221.776West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR5–01.0001+1BYE
23-141.780Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–20.60040+7Lost to Minnesota 7–20
24-51.782George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–0–10.9179+4Beat William & Mary 16–14
25-101.784Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–10.80019+8Lost to Texas A&M 13–19
2691.786Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–20.66731+10Beat UCLA 21–7
27-61.804TCUIND SWC3–20.60040+7Lost to Miami 0–14
28-121.974Tulane (TULANE)SEC4–20.66731+10Lost to Georgia Tech 0–40
29182.023Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–20.60040+6Beat Houston 12–0
3042.073UTEPIND BOR5–10.83317+4Beat New Mexico State 51–7
3162.085Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66731+7Beat USC 27–19
32-22.095South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66731+7Lost to Clemson 0–7
3332.172Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY6–10.85715+6Beat BYU 33–7
3482.190Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.80019+2Beat Pennsylvania 54–6
3532.246Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–10.83317+3Beat Nebraska 16–0
3652.292Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.50049+5Beat NC State 42–0
37-42.332Purdue (PURDUE)B102–2–10.50049+4Lost to Iowa 20–21
38102.365Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60040+4Beat Columbia 60–0
3972.397SMUIND SWC3–20.60040+4BYE
4002.435Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–20.66731+5Beat Ole Miss 14–0
41-212.450Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–10.80019+1Lost to Colgate 6–14
42-162.465UCLAPAC4–20.66731+5Lost to Oregon State 7–21
4392.475Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–1–10.75028-1Beat Hardin Simmons 27–0
44222.544Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–20.60040+3Beat Yale 14–6
45-162.624Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–20.60040+3Lost to Florida State 13–20
46-12.654North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI4–20.66731+3Beat Youngstown State 19–12
4732.797Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–20.667310Beat Middle Tennessee 23–13
48132.868Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58348+1Beat Villanova 20–13
49132.920Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–30.50049+2Beat Georgia 14–7
50-12.921Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–1–10.75028-3Tied Virginia Military Institute 13–13
51-232.990Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC2–2–10.50049+1Lost to Auburn 0–12
52273.116Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.40070+2Beat Michigan State 20–13
5303.256West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–30.500490Lost to Penn State 6–16
54143.273Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–20.60040-1Beat Texas 28–7
55-163.335Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–30.500490Lost to California 7–16
56-53.441Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–30.40070+2Lost to Navy 6–54
57-143.651Utah (UTAH)IND SKY3–30.50049-2Lost to Idaho 21–27
5813.732Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–30.50049-3Lost to Virginia Tech 7–14
59233.764California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–40.33378-1Beat Washington 16–7
60203.780Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–2–10.50049-2Beat Quantico Marines 13–0
61153.803Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–3–10.417660Beat Oklahoma State 21–13
62133.855Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–30.50049-4Beat Iowa State 34–0
63-193.865Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50049-2Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–12
6403.898Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–40.33378-2Lost to Pittsburgh 7–14
6503.975Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–40.200930Lost to Tulsa 0–27
66213.999Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC2–30.40070-4Beat Boston College 12–7
67-134.009Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR3–40.42964-3Lost to Texas Tech 7–21
68-54.119Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–3–10.41766-4Lost to Kentucky 7–14
6994.125Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI1–40.20093+1Beat Arizona 21–7
7014.161Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–30.50049-3BYE
71-134.167Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–2–10.50049-3Lost to Harvard 21–28
72-174.262Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–3–10.30087-2Lost to Ohio State 0–21
73-174.281Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–30.50049-5Lost to Alabama 12–13
74-174.341Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–3–10.41766-3Lost to Kansas 13–21
75-154.397New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–40.33378-3Lost to Denver 14–20
76-94.449NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–40.33378-3Lost to Duke 0–42
77-44.455Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–40.33378-4Lost to Pacific 12–33
7884.517Denver (DENVER)IND SKY3–40.42964-6Beat New Mexico 20–14
7954.575Indiana (INDIANA)B102–30.40070-2Beat Northwestern 19–13
8084.722Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY1–4–10.25091-1Beat Montana 34–20
8104.777Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–30.40070-5Beat Rhode Island 27–7
82-54.795Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40070-6BYE
83194.895Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–20.50049-2Beat Dartmouth 28–21
84114.912Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–40.33378-1Beat Marquette 33–13
85154.968Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–40.20093-3Beat Mississippi State 13–12
86-174.986Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–2–20.40070-3Lost to Syracuse 7–21
87-45.199Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–40.20093-3Lost to Oklahoma 0–40
88-165.291Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–50.167100-4Lost to Rice 7–28
89-195.335Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–3–10.41766-3Lost to Furman 0–7
90-15.339Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–4–10.35777-3Tied Davidson 13–13
9135.546San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–3–10.30087-4Lost to Arizona State 13–47
92-75.547Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–40.20093-4Lost to Army 0–60
93-35.658Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–50.167100-5Lost to Tennessee 7–34
94-25.667Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–40.33378-9Lost to Colorado 0–16
9535.901LSUSEC0–50.000108-6Lost to Florida 6–21
9615.925Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–50.167100-5Lost to Wyoming 15–27
97-46.016Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–3–20.33378-8Tied North Carolina 6–6
98-246.023Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–3–10.30087-6Lost to Indiana 13–19
9966.332Idaho (IDAHO)PAC1–40.20093-8Beat Utah 27–21
100-46.383North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–4–10.25091-8Tied Wake Forest 6–6
10136.406Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–50.000108-6Lost to Princeton 21–32
102-116.409Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–40.33378-2Lost to Xavier 13–26
10337.178William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–5–10.083106-8Lost to George Washington 14–16
10467.243Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–40.200930Beat Citadel 7–0
105-47.450Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–50.167100-11Lost to Missouri 0–34
10637.537Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI2–50.28690-7Beat Bradley 55–47
107-87.578Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY1–50.167100-16Lost to Colorado State 20–34
108-58.293Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–50.167100-4Lost to Lehigh 13–27
109-18.538New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–70.000108-6Lost to UTEP 7–51
110-38.768Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–60.000108-13Lost to Cincinnati 13–33
11109.766BYUIND SKY0–5–10.083106-12Lost to Utah State 7–33

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

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

1956 Week 7 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
140.673Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+3Beat Purdue 21–14
210.820Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+3Beat Stanford 32–20
3280.850Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3Beat Penn State 14–7
4170.879TCUIND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat Arkansas 41–6
5110.963Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC2–01.0001+3BYE
6110.966Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Houston 14–0
7170.987Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Duke 33–20
8-21.036Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3Beat Boston College 27–6
9-11.075Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Michigan 9–0
10-81.115Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–0–10.83325+2Beat Stetson 40–6
11-41.129USCPAC3–01.0001+3Beat Wisconsin 13–6
1271.287Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.00010Beat Kansas State 66–0
13-91.292Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–01.0001+1Beat Columbia 39–0
1401.339Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–01.0001+1Beat Texas Tech 40–7
15241.349UTEPIND BOR3–01.0001+2Beat New Mexico 34–0
16-151.376Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–10.50050+2Lost to Michigan State 0–9
17161.388Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–01.0001+2Beat Maryland 14–0
1881.418Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR3–01.0001+2Beat New Mexico State 28–7
19101.439Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI2–0–10.83325+1Beat Cincinnati 21–15
2051.454Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Oregon State 14–13
21301.478Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–01.0001+1Beat Brown 20–2
2281.512Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY4–01.0001+3Beat Colorado State 20–12
23-11.539Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Alabama 32–7
2441.596Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Cornell 14–0
25211.670Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–0–10.83325+1Beat NC State 13–7
26-61.695Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50050+1Lost to Army 7–14
27101.709Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–01.00010Beat LSU 23–14
28-191.713Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66732+3Lost to TCU 6–41
29111.738George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–01.0001+1Beat Hardin Simmons 13–7
30121.882West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR3–01.00010BYE
31231.931UCLAPAC2–10.66732+3Beat Oregon 6–0
32261.944Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66732+1Beat Illinois 28–13
33-201.969New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY2–10.66732+3Lost to UTEP 0–34
34262.034SMUIND SWC2–10.66732+1Beat Missouri 33–27
35-232.069Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–10.66732+1Lost to UCLA 0–6
36122.072Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI1–0–10.750280Tied William & Mary 18–18
37322.183Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–10.66732+2Beat Northwestern 20–13
38142.204Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–10.50050+1BYE
3962.264Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–20.33371+2Lost to Ohio State 20–32
40272.304Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON3–10.75028+1Beat Florida State 20–7
41-312.335Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–10.66732+1Lost to California 0–14
42-42.357West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–10.66732+1Beat Texas 7–6
43142.358Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY3–10.75028+2Beat Arizona 12–7
44112.367South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75028+1Beat North Carolina 14–0
45-102.497Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC1–10.50050+1Lost to Ole Miss 0–14
46-312.524Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–10.500500Lost to USC 6–13
47282.576Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.66732+1Beat Iowa State 9–7
48172.587Duke (DUKE)ACC1–20.33371+1Lost to Tennessee 20–33
49172.591Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–10.500500Beat Colgate 20–6
50342.680Utah (UTAH)IND SKY2–10.66732-1Beat BYU 41–6
5182.747Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC2–10.667320Beat Wichita State 32–6
52292.755Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–20.33371+1Beat Florida 17–8
53372.777Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–10.500500Beat Furman 41–0
54382.846Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.66732+1Beat Wake Forest 7–6
55-82.858Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–20.33371+1Lost to Pacific 15–21
56-202.877Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.500500Lost to Minnesota 14–21
57-252.888Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–10.500500Lost to Yale 2–20
58142.900Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–10.66732-1Beat Idaho 33–19
5952.980Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–10.66732-1Beat Kansas 26–25
60-72.987Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–20.33371+1Lost to West Virginia 6–7
61223.027Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–10.66732-2Beat Marquette 54–0
62183.030Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–10.667320Beat Presbyterian 26–6
6373.107California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33371+1Beat Pittsburgh 14–0
64-83.114Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR2–20.50050-1Lost to Utah State 7–12
65-243.127Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.500500BYE
66333.197Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–20.500500Beat Richmond 35–20
67-43.241Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–20.333710Lost to Iowa 13–14
68-343.246Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.500500Lost to Washington 13–28
69-13.250LSUSEC0–20.000950Lost to Rice 14–23
70-593.271Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–10.500500Lost to Tulane 13–20
71-533.335Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–10.66732+2Lost to Southern Miss 6–23
72243.500Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–10.500500Beat Dartmouth 14–7
73333.557Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–10.50050-1Beat Indiana 20–6
74133.610San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50050-1BYE
75-43.679Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–20.000950Lost to Vanderbilt 7–32
76193.696North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI1–20.333710Beat SAN Diego Navy 65–6
7793.700Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–2–10.167910Lost to Wyoming 12–20
78-163.875Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR1–20.333710Lost to George Washington 7–13
79-363.893Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–10.000950Lost to Miami 6–27
80-43.907Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI0–30.000950Lost to Texas A&M 7–40
8183.927NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–20.33371-1Lost to Clemson 7–13
82-593.933Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–10.50050-1Lost to Holy Cross 6–20
8323.942Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–10.50050-1BYE
84-573.959Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–1–10.50050-1Lost to Kentucky 8–17
85-114.038Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–20.333710Lost to Baylor 0–14
86-364.462Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–20.33371-1Lost to Mississippi State 7–19
87-384.478Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–10.50050-1Lost to Pennsylvania 7–14
88-274.759Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–20.33371-1Lost to Nebraska 7–9
89-114.925Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–20.33371-3Lost to Virginia 6–7
9035.029Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–2–10.16791-1Lost to Colorado 25–26
91-125.045Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–20.33371-1Beat Georgia 19–7
9255.217Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–20.33371-3Lost to Virginia Military Institute 20–35
9315.327Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33371-3Lost to Virginia Tech 7–20
9485.350Denver (DENVER)IND SKY1–30.25089-3Beat Montana 22–13
9535.632Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–30.25089-3Lost to Oklahoma State 6–32
96-85.971Indiana (INDIANA)B100–20.00095-1Lost to Notre Dame 6–20
97-65.993Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–20.00095-1Lost to Navy 0–14
98-216.025Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–20.333710Lost to UConn 7–27
99-266.186Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–20.00095-1Lost to Auburn 0–41
100-186.357Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–20.00095-1Lost to Princeton 0–39
10106.407Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–30.00095-3Lost to Washington State 19–33
10266.479Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–30.00095-2Lost to Oklahoma 0–66
10316.793North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–30.00095-3Lost to South Carolina 0–14
10417.364William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–2–10.16791-2Tied Boston University 18–18
10547.504New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–40.00095-2Lost to Arizona State 7–28
106-67.579Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–30.00095-4Lost to SMU 27–33
107-48.221Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–30.00095-3Lost to Tulsa 0–54
108-18.421Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–30.00095-6Lost to Denver 13–22
109110.300Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI0–40.00095-2Lost to Bowling Green State 7–46
110110.436BYUIND SKY0–3–10.12594-4Lost to Utah 6–41
111-6712.764Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–10.000950Lost to Tufts 13–19

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

1956 Week 5 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
1520.501Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat North Texas 45–0
2930.560Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat William & Mary 39–0
340.589Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR1–01.0001+1Beat Wichita State 37–9
4630.599Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Colorado 35–0
5770.629TCUIND SWC1–01.00010Beat Kansas 32–0
6900.629Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho 53–21
7220.688Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Mississippi State 26–0
8860.688Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.0001+1Beat Virginia Military Institute 18–0
9600.697Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 39–14
10790.707USCPAC1–01.00010Beat Texas 44–20
11-100.737Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–01.00010BYE
12480.746NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat North Carolina 26–6
13530.746Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Kansas State 27–7
14640.756San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Drake 26–7
15700.756Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Villanova 19–0
16-80.796Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Hardin Simmons 21–6
17700.796Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–01.0001+1Beat Virginia Tech 21–14
18620.805Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.00010Beat Washington State 40–26
19620.805Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Maryland 26–12
20720.805Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–01.00010Beat Georgia 14–0
2160.815Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Marquette 20–7
22120.864Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC1–01.00010Beat Kentucky 14–6
23350.864New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 14–6
24510.874Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Alabama 20–13
2510.884Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Cincinnati 19–13
26420.884Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Missouri 19–13
27520.884SMUIND SWC1–01.00010Beat Notre Dame 19–13
28600.884UCLAPAC1–01.00010Beat Utah 13–7
29-250.889Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY2–01.00010Beat Denver 18–13
30610.904UTEPIND BOR1–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 17–13
31-260.913Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–01.00010BYE
32-210.933Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat California 7–6
33390.933Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat West Virginia 14–13
34751.370Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY2–01.0001+1Beat Arizona 26–20
35-261.393Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000800BYE
36-261.393Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.000800BYE
37-251.393Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.000800BYE
38-251.393Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–00.000800BYE
39-251.393Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.000800BYE
40-231.393Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–0–10.500440Tied Newberry 20–20
41-221.393Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.000800BYE
42-201.393Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.000800BYE
43-201.393Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.000800BYE
44-201.393Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.000800BYE
45-141.393Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–00.000800BYE
46-101.393Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.000800BYE
47-101.393Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–00.000800BYE
48-101.393Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC0–00.000800BYE
49-91.393Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.000800BYE
50-91.393Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000800BYE
51-91.393Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000800BYE
52-61.393LSUSEC0–00.000800BYE
53-41.393Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.000800BYE
54-41.393Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000800BYE
55-41.393Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000800BYE
56-41.393Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000800BYE
57-11.393Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000800BYE
5841.393Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000800BYE
5951.393Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000800BYE
6051.393Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.000800BYE
6191.393Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000800BYE
6291.393Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.000800BYE
63101.393Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.000800BYE
64101.393Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000800BYE
65181.393Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.000800BYE
66341.393Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000800BYE
67341.393Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.000800BYE
68431.473South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–01.00010Beat Duke 7–0
69-541.654California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–10.000490Lost to Baylor 6–7
70281.654West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–10.000490Lost to Pittsburgh 13–14
71-691.744Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–10.500440Lost to Wyoming 20–26
72301.782Denver (DENVER)IND SKY0–20.000490Lost to Utah State 13–18
73131.782Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI0–10.000490Lost to UTEP 13–17
74-441.807Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Ohio 47–7
7511.827Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Randolph Macon 38–0
76-601.868Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–10.000490Lost to Dayton 13–19
77-221.868Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–10.000490Lost to Oregon State 13–19
78-151.868Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–10.000490Lost to SMU 13–19
79111.868Utah (UTAH)IND SKY0–10.000490Lost to UCLA 7–13
80-741.911Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–10.000490Lost to Rice 13–20
81-531.911Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000490Lost to South Carolina 0–7
82-251.925Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–01.00010Beat South Dakota 34–6
83-381.954Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10.000490Lost to Georgia Tech 6–14
84261.959West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR2–01.00010Beat Mcmurry 33–7
85-672.004Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Presbyterian 27–7
86-92.004Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Ohio Wesleyan 33–13
87-842.031Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–10.500440Lost to Arizona State 9–37
88-632.063Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Catawba 20–6
89142.146Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI0–20.000490Lost to San José State 7–26
90-432.168Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–10.000490Lost to Detroit Mercy 7–20
91-592.190George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Miami (OH) 7–6
92-592.211Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–10.000490Lost to Vanderbilt 0–14
93-452.211Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–10.000490Lost to Syracuse 12–26
9432.211Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–10.000490Lost to Stanford 26–40
95112.232New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–20.000490Lost to New Mexico 6–14
96-612.254Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–10.000490Lost to Arkansas 6–21
97-42.425Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–10.000490Lost to Texas A&M 0–19
98-542.468Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–10.000490Lost to Oklahoma State 7–27
99-402.468North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–10.000490Lost to NC State 6–26
100-162.639Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–10.000490Lost to USC 20–44
101-802.682Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–10.000490Lost to Pacific 14–39
102-482.725Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–10.000490Lost to Florida 0–26
10352.949Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–10.500440Lost to Tulane 14–21
104-652.982Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–10.000490Lost to Washington 21–53
105-622.982Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–10.000490Lost to TCU 0–32
10613.016Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–10.500440Lost to Virginia 0–18
107-873.111Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–10.000490Lost to Oregon 0–35
108-93.282William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–10.000490Lost to Wake Forest 0–39
109-483.539North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–10.000490Lost to Ole Miss 0–45
110-55.939Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–10.00049-1BYE
111-78.768BYUIND SKY0–20.00049-1Lost to Fresno State 13–26

1956 Week 4 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
100.010Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 27–6
2-10.069Arizona (ARIZONA)IND BOR1–01.00010Beat Montana 27–12
3-20.088Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat BYU 13–0
4-30.157Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND SKY1–01.00010Beat Drake 39–33
5-40.187Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Denver 13–10
6-50.268Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.000160BYE
7-60.268Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND BOR0–00.000160BYE
8-70.268Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.000160BYE
9-80.268Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
10-90.268Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.000160BYE
11-100.268Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.000160BYE
12-110.268Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
13-120.268Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
14-130.268Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.000160BYE
15-140.268California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.000160BYE
16-150.268Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
17-160.268Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–00.000160BYE
18-170.268Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.000160BYE
19-180.268Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
20-190.268Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.000160BYE
21-200.268Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND SKY0–00.000160BYE
22-210.268Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.000160BYE
23-220.268Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.000160BYE
24-230.268Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.000160BYE
25-240.268Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–00.000160BYE
26-250.268Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
27-260.268Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)IND MVC0–00.000160BYE
28-270.268Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.000160BYE
29-280.268Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.000160BYE
30-290.268Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
31-300.268Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–00.000160BYE
32-310.268George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON0–00.000160BYE
33-320.268Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.000160BYE
34-330.268Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)SEC0–00.000160BYE
35-340.268Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)IND BOR0–00.000160BYE
36-350.268Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.000160BYE
37-360.268Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
38-370.268Houston (HOUSTON)IND MVC0–00.000160BYE
39-380.268Idaho (IDAHO)PAC0–00.000160BYE
40-390.268Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.000160BYE
41-400.268Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000160BYE
42-410.268Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000160BYE
43-420.268Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.000160BYE
44-430.268Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.000160BYE
45-440.268Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.000160BYE
46-450.268LSUSEC0–00.000160BYE
47-460.268Marquette (MARQUETTE)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
48-470.268Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.000160BYE
49-480.268Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
50-490.268Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000160BYE
51-500.268Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000160BYE
52-510.268Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000160BYE
53-520.268Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.000160BYE
54-530.268Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.000160BYE
55-540.268Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.000160BYE
56-550.268Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
57-560.268Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.000160BYE
58-570.268New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND SKY0–00.000160BYE
59-580.268North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.000160BYE
60-590.268NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.000160BYE
61-600.268North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
62-610.268Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000160BYE
63-620.268Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
64-630.268Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000160BYE
65-640.268Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.000160BYE
66-650.268Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND MVC0–00.000160BYE
67-660.268Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.000160BYE
68-670.268Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.000160BYE
69-680.268Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
70-690.268Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
71-700.268Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.000160BYE
72-710.268Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
73-720.268Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.000160BYE
74-730.268Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000160BYE
75-740.268Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.000160BYE
76-750.268Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–00.000160BYE
77-760.268Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
78-770.268San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
79-780.268SMUIND SWC0–00.000160BYE
80-790.268Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.000160BYE
81-800.268Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
82-810.268TCUIND SWC0–00.000160BYE
83-820.268Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.000160BYE
84-830.268Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.000160BYE
85-840.268Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–00.000160BYE
86-850.268Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
87-860.268Tulane (TULANE)SEC0–00.000160BYE
88-870.268UCLAPAC0–00.000160BYE
89-880.268USCPAC0–00.000160BYE
90-890.268Utah (UTAH)IND SKY0–00.000160BYE
91-900.268UTEPIND BOR0–00.000160BYE
92-910.268Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.000160BYE
93-920.268Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–00.000160BYE
94-930.268Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.000160BYE
95-940.268Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.000160BYE
96-950.268Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.000160BYE
97-960.268Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.000160BYE
98-970.268West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON0–00.000160BYE
99-980.268William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–00.000160BYE
100-990.268Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000160BYE
101-1000.268Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.000160BYE
102-1010.550Denver (DENVER)IND SKY0–10.000110Lost to Iowa State 10–13
103-1020.679Drake (DRAKE)IND FBSI0–10.000110Lost to Utah State 33–39
104-1030.979BYUIND SKY0–10.000110Lost to Wichita State 0–13
105-1041.064Montana (MONTANA)IND SKY0–10.000110Lost to Arizona 12–27
106-1051.321New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BOR0–10.000110Lost to Tulsa 6–27
107-1061.797Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Stetson 47–6
108-1071.856Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat East Carolina 37–2
109-1081.935Wyoming (WYOMING)IND SKY1–01.00010Beat Western State 40–13
110-1091.974West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND BOR1–01.00010Beat Texas A&M Corpus Christi 29–6
111-1102.072South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Wofford 26–13

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