1956 season · week 5
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten5
- SEC4
- FBS Independents3
- Other8
- 1–OklahomaBig 7—
- 2–Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 3–Georgia TechSEC—
- 4–TCUSouthwest—
- 5–Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 6▲1Ole MissSEC—
- 7▼1TennesseeSEC—
- 8▲4MichiganBig Ten—
- 9▼1USCPacific—
- 10–BaylorSouthwest—
- 11–MiamiFBS Independents—
- 12NewIowaBig Ten—
- 13NewSyracuseFBS Independents—
- 14▼5Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 15NewClemsonACC—
- 16NewPittsburghFBS Independents—
- 17NewPurdueBig Ten—
- 18NewVirginia TechSouthern—
- 19NewTulaneSEC—
- 20–South CarolinaACC—