1956 season · week 3
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten5
- FBS Independents5
- SEC4
- Other6
- 1–OklahomaBig 7—
- 2▲1Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 3▼1Georgia TechSEC—
- 4▲4Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 5▲8MichiganBig Ten—
- 6▲3Ole MissSEC—
- 7▲3PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 8▼4TCUSouthwest—
- 9NewTennesseeSEC—
- 10▼4USCPacific—
- 11–Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 12▼7SMUSouthwest—
- 13NewMiamiFBS Independents—
- 13NewIllinoisBig Ten—
- 15▲1ArmyFBS Independents—
- 16NewBaylorSouthwest—
- 17▼3Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 18▼11SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 18▼3VanderbiltSEC—
- 20NewIowaBig Ten—