1956 season · week 1
Polls
Poll
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten4
- FBS Independents4
- Pacific3
- Other9
- 1OklahomaBig 7—
- 2Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 3Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 4Georgia TechSEC—
- 5Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 6MarylandACC—
- 7TCUSouthwest—
- 8MichiganBig Ten—
- 9Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 10PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 11ArmyFBS Independents—
- 12TennesseeSEC—
- 13Ole MissSEC—
- 14StanfordPacific—
- 15USCPacific—
- 16DukeACC—
- 17UCLAPacific—
- 18MiamiFBS Independents—
- 19YaleIvy—
- 20IllinoisBig Ten—