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September 24, 1956 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Oklahoma (91) Big 7 0-0 1150 DNP
2 < 4 Georgia Tech (12) SEC 1-0 946  
3 < 2 Michigan State (9) Big Ten 0-0 914 DNP
4 < 7 TCU (4) Southwest 1-0 792 W 32-0 A Kansas
5 < NR SMU (10) Southwest 1-0 627  
6 < 15 USC (12) PCC 1-0 591  
7 < NR Syracuse (4) Ind 1-0 469  
8 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 0-0 458 DNP
9 < 13 Mississippi SEC 1-0 305  
10 < 10 Pittsburgh (2) Ind 1-0 296  
11 < 9 Texas A&M Southwest 1-0 291  
12 < 14 Stanford (4) PCC 1-0 249  
13 < 8 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 241 DNP
14 < 3 Notre Dame Ind 0-1 142  
15 < NR Vanderbilt SEC 1-0 94 W 14-0 H Georgia
16 < 11 Army Ind 0-0 80 DNP
17 < NR South Carolina ACC 2-0 71 W 7-0 H Duke
18 < NR Oregon PCC 1-0 67  
19 < NR Florida (2) SEC 1-0 60  
20 < NR NC State ACC 1-0 53  
NR < 6 Maryland ACC 0  
NR < 12 Tennessee SEC 0  
NR < 16 Duke ACC 0  
NR < 17 UCLA PCC 0  
NR < 18 Miami (FL) Ind 0  
NR < 19 Yale Ivy 0  
NR < 20 Illinois Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 4 11.3 1405
Ind 4 11.8 987
Southwest 3 6.7 1710
Big Ten 3 8.0 1613
PCC 3 12.0 907
ACC 2 18.5 124
Big 7 1 1.0 1150

Notes

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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.