1956 season · week 8
Polls
AP Top 25
21 ranked
- Big Ten5
- FBS Independents4
- Pacific4
- Other8
- 1–OklahomaBig 7—
- 2–Georgia TechSEC—
- 3–TennesseeSEC—
- 4–Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 5–Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 6▲2MinnesotaBig Ten—
- 7▼1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 8▲1MiamiFBS Independents—
- 9▲8SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 10▲7MichiganBig Ten—
- 11▲2ClemsonACC—
- 12NewNavyFBS Independents—
- 13NewFloridaSEC—
- 14▲3Oregon StatePacific—
- 15▼8IowaBig Ten—
- 16▲4USCPacific—
- 17NewTCUSouthwest—
- 18NewColoradoBig 7—
- 19NewUCLAPacific—
- 20▼9PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 20▼10StanfordPacific—