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November 5, 1956 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (116) Big 7 6-0 1554 W 27-19 A Colorado
2 < 2 Georgia Tech (30) SEC 6-0 1453  
3 < 3 Tennessee (1) SEC 6-0 1252  
4 < 4 Michigan State (7) Big Ten 5-1 1102  
5 < 5 Texas A&M (1) Southwest 6-0-1 872  
6 < 8 Minnesota Big Ten 5-0-1 680  
7 < 6 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 5-1 572  
8 < 9 Miami (FL) (1) Ind 5-0-1 453  
9 < 17 Syracuse (1) Ind 5-1 225  
10 < 17 Michigan Big Ten 4-2 190  
11 < 13 Clemson ACC 5-0-1 158  
12 < NR Navy (3) Ind 5-1 127  
13 < NR Florida SEC 5-1-1 119  
14 < 17 Oregon State PCC 5-2 96  
15 < 7 Iowa Big Ten 5-1 83  
16 < 20 USC PCC 5-1 76  
17 < NR TCU Southwest 4-2 72 W 7-6 H Baylor
18 < NR Colorado Big 7 5-2 30  
19 < NR UCLA (1) PCC 5-2 29  
20 < 10 Stanford PCC 4-3 25  
20 < 11 Pittsburgh Ind 4-2 25  
NR < 12 Penn State Ind 0  
NR < 14 George Washington Southern 0  
NR < 15 Baylor Southwest 0  
NR < 15 Virginia Tech Southern 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 8.4 2627
Ind 4 12.3 830
PCC 4 17.3 226
SEC 3 6.0 2824
Big 7 2 9.5 1584
Southwest 2 11.0 944
ACC 1 11.0 158

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.