1956 season · final
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten5
- FBS Independents4
- Southwest3
- Other8
- 1–OklahomaBig 7—
- 2–TennesseeSEC—
- 3–IowaBig Ten—
- 4–Georgia TechSEC—
- 5–Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 6–MiamiFBS Independents—
- 7–MichiganBig Ten—
- 8–SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 9–Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 10▲1Oregon StatePacific—
- 11▲4BaylorSouthwest—
- 12▼2MinnesotaBig Ten—
- 13▼1PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 14–TCUSouthwest—
- 15▲5Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 16▼3NavyFBS Independents—
- 17▼1George WashingtonSouthern—
- 18▼1USCPacific—
- 19NewClemsonACC—
- 20▼1ColoradoBig 7—