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November 19, 1956 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Oklahoma (111) Big 7 8-0 1749 W 67-14 H Missouri
2 < 1 Tennessee (69) SEC 8-0 1662 W 27-7 H #19 Mississippi
3 < 7 Iowa (6) Big Ten 7-1 1287  
4 < 5 Texas A&M Southwest 8-0-1 1271  
5 < 4 Georgia Tech (1) SEC 7-1 1223  
6 < 8 Miami (FL) (5) Ind 6-0-1 784  
7 < 17 Minnesota Big Ten 6-1-1 573  
8 < 9 Syracuse (2) Ind 7-1 495  
9 < 10 Michigan Big Ten 6-2 338  
10 < 3 Michigan State Big Ten 6-2 268  
11 < 11 Oregon State (1) PCC 7-2 254  
12 < 6 Ohio State Big Ten 6-2 248  
13 < 12 Florida (2) SEC 6-1-1 180  
14 < 16 Pittsburgh Ind 6-2 179  
15 < 15 Navy (1) Ind 6-1-1 74  
16 < NR Baylor Southwest 6-2 67  
17 < 18 George Washington Southern 7-1-1 41 W 20-0 A Citadel
18 < NR TCU Southwest 5-3 39 W 46-0 H Texas
19 < NR Wyoming MSAC 10-0 35 W 7-6 A BYU
20 < NR Colorado Big 7 6-2-1 25  
NR < 13 Clemson ACC 0  
NR < 14 USC PCC 0  
NR < 19 Mississippi SEC 0  
NR < 20 Princeton Ivy 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 8.2 2714
Ind 4 10.8 1532
SEC 3 6.7 3065
Southwest 3 12.7 1377
Big 7 2 10.5 1774
PCC 1 11.0 254
Southern 1 17.0 41
MSAC 1 19.0 35

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.