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October 8, 1956 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (76) Big 7 2-0 1185 W 66-0 H Kansas State
2 < 2 Michigan State (32) Big Ten 2-0 1065  
3 < 3 Georgia Tech (4) SEC 2-0 793  
4 < 8 TCU (7) Southwest 2-0 740 W 41-6 H Arkansas
5 < 4 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 2-0 735  
6 < 9 Tennessee (5) SEC 2-0 588  
7 < 6 Mississippi (2) SEC 3-0 483  
8 < 10 USC PCC 3-0 313  
9 < 11 Texas A&M Southwest 3-0 165  
10 < 16 Baylor Southwest 3-0 150  
11 < 13 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 2-0 137  
12 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 1-1 109  
13 < 18 Vanderbilt SEC 3-0 107 W 32-7 A Alabama
14 < NR Navy Ind 2-0 83  
15 < 15 Army Ind 2-0 82  
16 < NR George Washington (1) Southern 3-0 79 W 13-7 H Hardin-Simmons
17 < NR Minnesota Big Ten 2-0 75  
18 < 17 Notre Dame Ind 1-1 55  
19 < 12 SMU Southwest 2-1 53  
20 < NR South Carolina ACC 3-1 21 W 14-0 H North Carolina
20 < NR West Virginia Southern 2-1 21  
NR < 7 Pittsburgh Ind 0  
NR < 13 Illinois Big Ten 0  
NR < 18 Syracuse Ind 0  
NR < 20 Iowa Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 4 7.3 1971
Big Ten 4 9.0 1984
Southwest 4 10.5 1108
Ind 4 14.5 357
Southern 2 18.0 100
Big 7 1 1.0 1185
PCC 1 8.0 313
ACC 1 20.0 21

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.