1956 AP Rankings
| Final Poll For 1956 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1956 AP |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 10-0-0 | | | 2 | Tennessee | 10-0-0 | |
| 3 | Iowa | 8-1-0 | | | 4 | Georgia Tech | 9-1-0 | |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 9-0-1 | | | 6 | Miami | 8-0-1 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 7-2-0 | | | 8 | Syracuse | 7-1-0 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 7-2-0 | | | 10 | Oregon State | 7-2-1 | |
| 11 | Baylor | 8-2-0 | | | 12 | Minnesota | 6-1-2 | |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 6-2-1 | | | 14 | Texas Christian | 7-3-0 | |
| 15 | Ohio State | 6-3-0 | | | 16 | Navy | 6-1-2 | |
| 17 | George Washington | 7-1-1 | | | 18 | Southern California | 8-2-0 | |
| 19 | Clemson | 7-1-2 | | | 20 | Colorado | 7-2-1 | |
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