College Football 1956
Ranking of Teams Within College Conference

Sorensen's Rankings - Sat Oct 28 22:33:23 2023


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College Conferences

 The Atlantic Coast Conference
 The Big 10 Conference
 The Big 7 Conference
 The Border Conference
 The Eastern Independent Conference
 The Ivy League Conference
 The MVC
 The PCC
 The Skyline Conference
 The Southeastern Conference
 The Southern Conference
 The Southwestern Athletic Conference
 The Southwestern Independent Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 13
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Clemson                     4- 0-1    7- 2-2        1   1982
    2   Duke                        4- 1-0    5- 4-1        2   1569
    3   South Carolina              5- 2-0    7- 3-0        3   1320
    4   Maryland                    2- 2-1    2- 7-1        4   -150
    5   North Carolina State        2- 4-0    3- 7-0        5   -719
    6   North Carolina              2- 3-1    2- 7-1        6   -759
    7   Wake Forest                 1- 5-1    2- 5-3        7  -1582
    8   Virginia                    1- 4-0    3- 7-0        8  -1659

The Big 10 Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 17
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Iowa                        5- 1-0    9- 1-0        1   1872
    2   Michigan                    5- 2-0    7- 2-0        2   1400
    3   Minnesota                   4- 1-2    6- 1-2        3    982
    4   Michigan State              4- 2-0    7- 2-0        4    892
    5   Ohio State                  4- 2-0    6- 3-0        5    797
    6   Northwestern                3- 3-1    4- 4-1        6   -309
    7   Illinois                    1- 4-2    2- 5-2        7  -1019
    8   Purdue                      1- 4-2    3- 4-2        8  -1200
    9   Wisconsin                   0- 4-3    1- 5-3        9  -1578
   10   Indiana                     1- 5-0    3- 6-0       10  -1840

The Big 7 Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 20
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Oklahoma                    6- 0-0   10- 0-0        1   3049
    2   Colorado                    4- 1-1    8- 2-1        2   1543
    3   Missouri                    3- 2-1    4- 5-1        3    479
    4   Nebraska                    3- 3-0    4- 6-0        4   -415
    5   Kansas                      2- 4-0    3- 6-1        5   -683
    6   Kansas State                2- 4-0    3- 7-0        6  -1065
    7   Iowa State                  0- 6-0    2- 8-0        7  -2908

The Border Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 27
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Texas El Paso               5- 0-0    9- 2-0        1   2816
    2   Arizona State               3- 1-0    9- 1-0        2   1194
    3   West Texas A&M              2- 2-0    8- 2-0        3    200
    4   Arizona                     1- 2-0    4- 6-0        4    -83
    5   Hardin-Simmons              1- 3-0    4- 6-0        5  -1308
    6   New Mexico State            0- 4-0    1- 9-0        6  -2819

The Eastern Independent Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 45
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Pittsburgh                  3- 0-1    7- 3-1        1   3573
    2   Syracuse                    5- 1-0    7- 2-0        2   2745
    3   Navy                        2- 0-1    6- 1-2        3   2111
    4   Penn State                  2- 2-1    6- 2-1        4   1661
    5   Army                        2- 2-1    5- 3-1        5   1507
    6   Villanova                   2- 1-0    5- 4-0        6    819
    7   Dayton                      2- 1-0    4- 6-0        7    421
    8   Holy Cross                  4- 3-0    5- 3-1        8    224
    9   Boston College              4- 1-0    5- 4-0        9    -85
   10   Notre Dame                  0- 2-0    2- 8-0       10   -383
   11   Cincinnati                  1- 2-0    4- 5-0       11   -979
   12   Colgate                     1- 3-0    4- 5-0       12  -1446
   13   Boston University           0- 5-0    1- 5-2       13  -2113
   14   Marquette                   0- 3-0    0- 9-0       14  -3490
   15   Rutgers                     0- 2-0    3- 7-0       15  -4564

The Ivy League Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 67
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Yale                        7- 0-0    8- 1-0        1   2936
    2   Princeton                   5- 2-0    7- 2-0        2   1214
    3   Dartmouth                   4- 3-0    5- 3-1        3    485
    4   Pennsylvania                4- 3-0    4- 5-0        4    130
    5   Brown                       3- 4-0    5- 4-0        5   -368
    6   Harvard                     2- 5-0    2- 6-0        6  -1062
    7   Columbia                    2- 5-0    3- 6-0        7  -1514
    8   Cornell                     1- 6-0    1- 8-0        8  -1820

The MVC

Level: 0
University Division
#: 90
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Houston                     4- 0-0    7- 2-1        1   2770
    2   Oklahoma State              2- 1-1    3- 5-2        2    679
    3   Tulsa                       2- 1-1    7- 2-1        3    498
    4   Wichita State               1- 3-0    4- 6-0        4  -1437
    5   Detroit                     0- 4-0    2- 8-0        5  -2511

The PCC

Level: 0
University Division
#: 116
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Oregon State                6- 1-1    7- 3-1        1   1537
    2   Southern California         5- 2-0    8- 2-0        2   1463
    3   UCLA                        5- 2-0    7- 3-0        3   1449
    4   Stanford                    3- 4-0    4- 6-0        4    202
    5   Washington                  4- 4-0    5- 5-0        5    124
    6   Oregon                      3- 3-2    4- 4-2        6    -17
    7   California                  2- 5-0    3- 7-0        7   -799
    8   Washington State            2- 5-1    3- 6-1        8  -1235
    9   Idaho                       0- 4-0    4- 5-0        9  -2725

The Skyline Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 121
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Wyoming                     7- 0-0   10- 0-0        1   2595
    2   Utah                        5- 1-0    5- 5-0        2   2148
    3   Utah State                  4- 3-0    6- 4-0        3    382
    4   Denver                      4- 3-0    6- 4-0        4    319
    5   Colorado State              2- 4-1    2- 7-1        5   -995
    6   New Mexico                  2- 4-0    4- 6-0        6  -1130
    7   Brigham Young               1- 5-1    2- 7-1        7  -1476
    8   Montana                     1- 6-0    1- 9-0        8  -1842

The Southeastern Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 126
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Tennessee                   6- 0-0   10- 1-0        1   3698
    2   Georgia Tech                7- 1-0   10- 1-0        2   2612
    3   Florida                     5- 2-0    6- 3-1        3   1025
    4   Mississippi                 4- 2-0    7- 3-0        4    955
    5   Auburn                      4- 3-0    7- 3-0        5    629
    6   Kentucky                    4- 4-0    6- 4-0        6    210
    7   Tulane                      3- 3-0    6- 4-0        7   -504
    8   Vanderbilt                  2- 5-0    5- 5-0        8   -954
    9   Alabama                     2- 5-0    2- 7-1        9  -1521
   10   Mississippi State           2- 5-0    4- 6-0       10  -1609
   11   Louisiana State             1- 5-0    3- 7-0       11  -2003
   12   Georgia                     1- 6-0    3- 6-1       12  -2539

The Southern Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 130
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   West Virginia               5- 0-0    6- 4-0        1   2765
    2   Virginia Tech               3- 0-0    7- 2-1        2   2465
    3   George Washington           5- 1-0    8- 1-1        3   1723
    4   Furman                      2- 2-0    2- 8-0        4    100
    5   Virginia Military           2- 3-1    3- 6-1        5   -328
    6   Richmond                    2- 5-0    4- 5-0        6  -1360
    7   Davidson                    1- 2-1    5- 3-1        7  -1668
    8   Citadel                     1- 3-0    3- 5-1        8  -1809
    9   William & Mary              0- 5-0    0- 9-1        9  -1887

The Southwestern Athletic Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 134
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Texas A&M                   6- 0-0    9- 0-1        1   2559
    2   Texas Christian             5- 1-0    8- 3-0        2   1870
    3   Baylor                      4- 2-0    9- 2-0        3   1102
    4   Arkansas                    3- 3-0    6- 4-0        4   -148
    5   Southern Methodist          2- 4-0    4- 6-0        5  -1319
    6   Rice                        1- 5-0    4- 6-0        6  -1528
    7   Texas                       0- 6-0    1- 9-0        7  -2535

The Southwestern Independent Conference

Level: 0
University Division
#: 135
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		            Record    Record 
   No   Team                            Conf    Total           Conference CWDR

    1   Pacific                     1- 0-0    6- 3-1        1   3467
    2   Miami FL                    1- 0-0    8- 1-1        2   1541
    3   San Jose State              1- 1-0    2- 7-1        3    -72
    4   Florida State               0- 1-0    5- 4-1        4  -1541
    5   Drake                       0- 1-0    3- 6-0        5  -3394