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November 26, 1956 AP Football Poll

Rank

 

Team (FPV)

 

Conf

 

WLT

 

PTS

 

CP

 

Last Week

1

  <  1

 

Oklahoma (81)

 

Big 7

 

9-0

 

1448

 

 

W 54-6 vs Nebraska

2

  <  2

 

Tennessee (49)

 

SEC

 

9-0

 

1353

 

 

 

3

  <  3

 

Iowa (12)

 

Big Ten

 

8-1

 

1144

 

 

 

4

  <  5

 

Georgia Tech (2)

 

SEC

 

8-1

 

1028

 

 

 

5

  <  4

 

Texas A&M (1)

 

SWC

 

8-0-1

 

902

 

 

 

6

  <  6

 

Miami (FL) (8)

 

Ind

 

7-0-1

 

716

 

 

 

7

  <  9

 

Michigan (2)

 

Big Ten

 

7-2

 

559

 

 

 

8

  <  8

 

Syracuse (1)

 

Ind

 

7-1

 

387

 

 

 

9

  <  10

 

Michigan State

 

Big Ten

 

7-2

 

292

 

 

 

10

  <  7

 

Minnesota

 

Big Ten

 

6-1-2

 

197

 

 

 

11

  <  11

 

Oregon State (1)

 

PCC

 

7-2-1

 

157

 

 

 

12

  <  14

 

Pittsburgh

 

Ind

 

6-2-1

 

81

 

 

 

13

  <  15

 

Navy (MD)

 

Ind

 

6-1-1

 

76

 

 

 

14

  <  18

 

TCU

 

SWC

 

6-3

 

73

 

 

W 20-17 at Rice

15

  <  16

 

Baylor

 

SWC

 

7-2

 

54

 

 

 

16

  <  17

 

George Washington (DC)

 

Southern

 

7-1-1

 

50

 

 

DNP

17

  <  NR

 

USC

 

PCC

 

7-2

 

30

 

 

 

18

  <  13

 

Florida

 

SEC

 

6-2-1

 

28

 

 

 

19

  <  20

 

Colorado

 

Big 7

 

7-2-1

 

26

 

 

 

20

  <  12

 

Ohio State

 

Big Ten

 

6-3

 

23

 

 

 

NR

  <  19

 

Wyoming

 

MSAC

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES
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- CP = Coaches Poll (1950 to present)
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- Regular-season polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-67 had 10 teams (except for the 1961 final poll which had 20), and 1989-present had 25 teams.
- This weekly poll data was contributed to the ESPN College Football Encyclopedia



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