1956 season · week 2
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- FBS Independents4
- SEC4
- Big Ten3
- Other9
- 1–OklahomaBig 7—
- 2▲2Georgia TechSEC—
- 3▼1Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 4▲3TCUSouthwest—
- 5NewSMUSouthwest—
- 6▲9USCPacific—
- 7NewSyracuseFBS Independents—
- 8▼3Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 9▲4Ole MissSEC—
- 10–PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 11▼2Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 12▲2StanfordPacific—
- 13▼5MichiganBig Ten—
- 14▼11Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 15NewVanderbiltSEC—
- 16▼5ArmyFBS Independents—
- 17NewSouth CarolinaACC—
- 18NewOregonPacific—
- 19NewFloridaSEC—
- 20NewNC StateACC—