1956 season · week 6
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten4
- FBS Independents4
- SEC4
- Other8
- 1▲1Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 2▼1OklahomaBig 7—
- 3–Georgia TechSEC—
- 4▲3TennesseeSEC—
- 5▲3MichiganBig Ten—
- 6▲3USCPacific—
- 7▲7Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 8▲2BaylorSouthwest—
- 9▼4Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 10▼6TCUSouthwest—
- 10▼4Ole MissSEC—
- 12–IowaBig Ten—
- 13▲3PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 14▼1SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 15▲4TulaneSEC—
- 16▲2Virginia TechSouthern—
- 17NewGeorge WashingtonSouthern—
- 18NewPenn StateFBS Independents—
- 19▼8MiamiFBS Independents—
- 20▼5ClemsonACC—