1956 season · week 9
Polls
AP Top 25
20 ranked
- Big Ten5
- FBS Independents4
- SEC4
- Other7
- 1▲2TennesseeSEC—
- 2▼1OklahomaBig 7—
- 3▲1Michigan StateBig Ten—
- 4▼2Georgia TechSEC—
- 5–Texas A&MSouthwest—
- 6▲1Ohio StateBig Ten—
- 7▲8IowaBig Ten—
- 8–MiamiFBS Independents—
- 9–SyracuseFBS Independents—
- 10–MichiganBig Ten—
- 11▲3Oregon StatePacific—
- 12▲1FloridaSEC—
- 13▼2ClemsonACC—
- 14▲2USCPacific—
- 15▼3NavyFBS Independents—
- 16▲4PittsburghFBS Independents—
- 17▼11MinnesotaBig Ten—
- 18NewGeorge WashingtonSouthern—
- 19NewOle MissSEC—
- 20NewPrincetonIvy—