1956 NCAA Football Rankings

Rank  Team                       Record       Rank     H-Rank   V-Rank 
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  1   Georgia Tech               10  - 1      0.916    0.909    0.925  
  2   Tennessee                  10  - 1      0.908    0.917    0.897  
  3   Iowa                        9  - 1      0.907    0.898    0.917  
  4   Wyoming                    10  - 0      0.896    0.899    0.892  
  5   Texas A&M                   9.5- 0.5    0.891    0.904    0.880  
  6   Oklahoma                   10  - 0      0.885    0.877    0.892  
  7   Baylor                      9  - 2      0.861    0.822    0.886  
  8   Texas-El Paso               9  - 2      0.854    0.870    0.839  
  9   Arizona State               9  - 1      0.837    0.813    0.864  
 10   Syracuse                    7  - 2      0.830    0.888    0.687  

 11   Miami (Florida)             8.5- 1.5    0.821    0.790    0.878  
 12   Penn State                  6.5- 2.5    0.820    0.880    0.767  
 13   Oregon State                7.5- 3.5    0.816    0.820    0.812  
 14   Michigan                    7  - 2      0.809    0.759    0.883  
 15   George Washington           8.5- 1.5    0.803    0.886    0.745  
 16   Minnesota                   7  - 2      0.796    0.822    0.762  
 17   Texas Christian             8  - 3      0.795    0.872    0.722  
 18   Auburn                      7  - 3      0.794    0.894    0.654  
 19   Colorado                    8.5- 2.5    0.789    0.703    0.858  
 20   Florida                     6.5- 3.5    0.787    0.684    0.886  

 21   Michigan State              7  - 2      0.786    0.872    0.723  
 22   Yale                        8  - 1      0.785    0.789    0.773  
 23   Mississippi                 7  - 3      0.785    0.829    0.728  
 24   Pittsburgh                  7.5- 3.5    0.785    0.880    0.682  
 25   Houston                     7.5- 2.5    0.779    0.809    0.738  
 26   Ohio State                  6  - 3      0.773    0.731    0.820  
 27   UCLA                        7  - 3      0.771    0.834    0.658  
 28   Southern California         8  - 2      0.757    0.851    0.663  
 29   North Texas                 7.5- 2.5    0.754    0.825    0.628  
 30   Kentucky                    6  - 4      0.747    0.707    0.799  

 31   Clemson                     8  - 3      0.738    0.858    0.651  
 32   Army                        5.5- 3.5    0.718    0.863    0.487  
 33   West Texas A&M              8  - 2      0.716    0.804    0.641  
 34   Holy Cross                  5.5- 3.5    0.709    0.738    0.675  
 35   Xavier                      3  - 1      0.701    0.829    0.543  
 36   Virginia Tech               7.5- 2.5    0.698    0.685    0.706  
 37   Arkansas                    6  - 4      0.696    0.779    0.572  
 38   Wofford                     3  - 1      0.684    0.737    0.643  
 39   Navy                        7  - 2      0.680    0.729    0.653  
 40   Duke                        5.5- 4.5    0.677    0.674    0.681  

 41   Miami (Ohio)                2  - 1      0.677    0.650    0.721  
 42   Tulane                      6  - 4      0.670    0.566    0.854  
 43   Princeton                   7  - 2      0.668    0.689    0.625  
 44   West Virginia               6  - 4      0.656    0.769    0.421  
 45   South Carolina              7  - 3      0.649    0.814    0.378  
 46   Tulsa                       7.5- 2.5    0.643    0.825    0.308  
 47   Bowling Green State         1  - 0      0.636    0.500    0.714  
 48   Vanderbilt                  5  - 5      0.633    0.676    0.587  
 49   Oregon                      5  - 5      0.628    0.554    0.682  
 50   Tufts                       1  - 0      0.610    0.500    0.680  

 51   Northwestern                4.5- 4.5    0.602    0.657    0.553  
 52   Newberry                    1.5- 0.5    0.599    0.500    0.639  
 53   Washington                  5  - 5      0.594    0.570    0.652  
 54   Quantico Marines            1  - 1      0.591    0.500    0.625  
 55   Montana State               1  - 0      0.572    0.500    0.626  
 56   Rice                        4  - 6      0.571    0.735    0.191  
 57   Dartmouth                   5.5- 3.5    0.567    0.741    0.486  
 58   Nebraska-Omaha              1  - 0      0.566    0.617    0.500  
 59   Northern Iowa               1  - 0      0.565    0.615    0.500  
 60   Colgate                     4  - 5      0.560    0.777    0.471  

 61   Southern Methodist          4  - 6      0.557    0.273    0.723  
 62   Hardin-Simmons              4  - 6      0.551    0.443    0.613  
 63   Pacific                     6.5- 3.5    0.550    0.693    0.364  
 64   Delaware                    1  - 0      0.548    0.588    0.500  
 65   Florida State               5.5- 4.5    0.540    0.663    0.383  
 66   Utah                        5  - 5      0.536    0.546    0.525  
 67   Hawaii                      1  - 1      0.512    0.604    0.416  
 68   Brown                       5  - 4      0.502    0.627    0.385  
 69   Louisiana State             3  - 7      0.498    0.434    0.573  
 70   Mississippi State           4  - 6      0.494    0.744    0.370  

 71   Missouri                    4.5- 5.5    0.494    0.693    0.230  
 72   Stanford                    4  - 6      0.493    0.549    0.432  
 73   Utah State                  6  - 4      0.491    0.744    0.377  
 74   Trinity (Texas)             0.5- 2.5    0.484    0.500    0.478  
 75   California                  3  - 7      0.475    0.472    0.481  
 76   Illinois                    3  - 6      0.475    0.693    0.237  
 77   Villanova                   5  - 4      0.471    0.505    0.452  
 78   Lehigh                      2  - 1      0.467    0.299    0.704  
 79   Denver                      6  - 4      0.467    0.542    0.366  
 80   Connecticut                 1  - 1      0.461    0.588    0.352  

 81   Purdue                      4  - 5      0.460    0.537    0.400  
 82   Georgia                     3.5- 6.5    0.459    0.376    0.552  
 83   Western State               0  - 1      0.454    0.500    0.416  
 84   Davidson                    5.5- 3.5    0.454    0.515    0.401  
 85   Arizona                     4  - 6      0.452    0.376    0.661  
 86   Boston College              5  - 4      0.450    0.602    0.296  
 87   Pennsylvania                4  - 5      0.445    0.418    0.536  
 88   Idaho                       4  - 5      0.442    0.368    0.498  
 89   McMurry                     1  - 2      0.430    0.500    0.396  
 90   Fresno State                2  - 2      0.430    0.153    0.797  

 91   San Diego Navy              0  - 1      0.425    0.500    0.370  
 92   Texas Tech                  2.5- 7.5    0.423    0.481    0.341  
 93   Sul Ross State              0  - 1      0.418    0.500    0.359  
      Texas A&M-Corpus Christi    0  - 1      0.418    0.500    0.359  
 95   Bucknell                    0  - 1      0.409    0.500    0.346  
 96   Oklahoma State              4  - 6      0.404    0.200    0.525  
 97   Washington State            3.5- 6.5    0.400    0.236    0.496  
 98   Arkansas State              0  - 1      0.398    0.500    0.331  
 99   New Hampshire               0  - 1      0.397    0.500    0.329  
100   Memphis                     0  - 1      0.393    0.324    0.500  

101   Wisconsin                   2.5- 6.5    0.393    0.389    0.398  
102   Indiana                     3  - 6      0.392    0.729    0.231  
103   Abilene Christian           0  - 2      0.383    0.500    0.310  
104   North Dakota State          0  - 1      0.382    0.500    0.310  
105   Louisville                  0  - 1      0.381    0.307    0.500  
106   Virginia Military Institute 3.5- 6.5    0.379    0.345    0.391  
107   Alabama                     2.5- 7.5    0.375    0.351    0.402  
108   Ohio                        0  - 1      0.374    0.500    0.299  
109   Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo    1  - 1      0.365    0.617    0.220  
110   Youngstown State            0  - 1      0.364    0.287    0.500  

111   Rhode Island                0  - 1      0.364    0.500    0.286  
112   Brandeis                    0  - 1      0.358    0.500    0.279  
113   Cincinnati                  4  - 5      0.356    0.395    0.285  
114   Kansas                      3.5- 6.5    0.355    0.196    0.566  
115   Middle Tennessee State      0  - 1      0.354    0.274    0.500  
116   Dayton                      4  - 6      0.350    0.097    0.687  
117   Southern Mississippi        1.5- 2.5    0.349    0.368    0.341  
118   Citadel                     3.5- 5.5    0.343    0.611    0.101  
119   Colorado College            0  - 1      0.343    0.500    0.261  
120   Virginia                    3  - 7      0.342    0.313    0.414  

121   Nebraska                    4  - 6      0.340    0.350    0.322  
122   Maryland                    2.5- 7.5    0.338    0.354    0.326  
123   Richmond                    4  - 5      0.335    0.431    0.188  
124   Catawba                     0  - 1      0.324    0.313    0.337  
125   Wake Forest                 3.5- 6.5    0.324    0.217    0.413  
126   Randolph-Macon              0  - 1      0.319    0.500    0.234  
127   Washington & Lee            0  - 1      0.313    0.228    0.500  
128   New Mexico                  4  - 6      0.312    0.407    0.206  
129   South Dakota State          0  - 1      0.308    0.500    0.222  
130   Bradley                     0  - 1      0.308    0.500    0.222  

      Washington (Missouri)       0  - 1      0.308    0.500    0.222  
132   South Dakota                0  - 1      0.303    0.500    0.217  
133   Massachusetts               0  - 1      0.303    0.500    0.217  
134   Boston University           2  - 6      0.296    0.349    0.212  
135   Columbia                    3  - 6      0.293    0.318    0.262  
136   Midwestern Texas State      0  - 2      0.289    0.203    0.500  
137   Kansas State                3  - 7      0.289    0.195    0.431  
138   North Carolina              2.5- 7.5    0.289    0.278    0.305  
139   Air Force                   0  - 1      0.287    0.270    0.307  
140   Lafayette                   0  - 1      0.285    0.500    0.200  

      Ohio Wesleyan               0  - 1      0.285    0.500    0.200  
142   Tennessee-Chattanooga       0  - 3      0.281    0.287    0.276  
143   Nebraska Wesleyan           0  - 1      0.271    0.500    0.186  
144   Wichita State               4  - 6      0.271    0.310    0.222  
145   Texas                       1  - 9      0.267    0.109    0.480  
146   East Carolina               0  - 2      0.267    0.386    0.204  
147   Furman                      2  - 8      0.267    0.230    0.322  
148   Notre Dame                  2  - 8      0.264    0.358    0.144  
149   Colorado State              2.5- 7.5    0.262    0.244    0.274  
150   Harvard                     2  - 6      0.258    0.282    0.219  

151   North Carolina State        3  - 7      0.254    0.236    0.276  
152   San Diego State             0.5- 2.5    0.248    0.316    0.195  
153   Iowa State                  2  - 8      0.239    0.299    0.217  
154   Presbyterian                0  - 3      0.235    0.228    0.243  
155   Drake                       3  - 6      0.233    0.375    0.149  
156   Brigham Young               2.5- 7.5    0.223    0.371    0.150  
157   San Jose State              2.5- 7.5    0.213    0.363    0.131  
158   Stetson                     0  - 3      0.200    0.311    0.147  
159   Cornell                     1  - 8      0.186    0.099    0.277  
160   Rutgers                     3  - 7      0.186    0.248    0.107  

161   New Mexico State            1  - 9      0.156    0.158    0.153  
162   Detroit Mercy               2  - 8      0.134    0.215    0.068  
163   Montana                     1  - 9      0.118    0.169    0.080  
164   William & Mary              0.5- 9.5    0.111    0.144    0.084  
165   Marquette                   0  - 9      0.087    0.080    0.096