1956 season · week 4
Polls
AP Top 25
21 ranked
- Big Ten4
- FBS Independents4
- SEC4
- Other9
- 1–OklahomaBig 7—
- 2–Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 3–Georgia TechSEC—
- 4▲4TCUSouthwest—
- 5▼1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 6▲3TennesseeSEC—
- 7▼1Ole MissSEC—
- 8▲2USCPacific—
- 9▲2Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 10▲6BaylorSouthwest—
- 11▲2MiamiFBS Independents—
- 12▼7MichiganBig Ten—
- 13▲5VanderbiltSEC—
- 14NewNavyFBS Independents—
- 15–ArmyFBS Independents—
- 16NewGeorge WashingtonSouthern—
- 17NewMinnesotaBig Ten—
- 18▼1Notre DameFBS Independents—
- 19▼7SMUSouthwest—
- 20NewWest VirginiaSouthern—
- 20NewSouth CarolinaACC—