College Football 1956
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1956/9/15 and 1956/12/8
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1956 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
7 26.43 3 33.16 1 23.33 Minnesota 9 6-1-2 1 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 5 7 4-1-2 BIG 10
64 -0.02 66 -1.49 2 23.60 Texas 10 1-9-0 2 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 1 6 0-6-0 SWAC
46 7.18 45 6.81 3 25.35 Louisiana State 10 3-7-0 3 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 SEC
35 12.13 43 7.74 4 25.44 Illinois 9 2-5-2 4 9 2-5-2 NoDivi 3 7 1-4-2 BIG 10
3 28.20 6 29.39 5 26.22 Michigan 9 7-2-0 5 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 BIG 10
11 23.08 15 22.00 6 26.75 Florida 10 6-3-1 6 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 12 7 5-2-0 SEC
53 3.69 50 4.53 7 27.45 Alabama 10 2-7-1 7 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 7 7 2-5-0 SEC
19 18.29 16 20.62 8 27.70 Kentucky 10 6-4-0 8 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 2 8 4-4-0 SEC
2 35.62 2 33.66 9 27.85 Georgia Tech 11 10-1-0 9 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 8 8 7-1-0 SEC
92 -11.91 86 -8.22 10 28.17 Tennessee Chattanooga 3 0-3-0 10 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
44 8.51 51 4.53 11 28.25 California 10 3-7-0 11 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 1 7 2-5-0 PCC
10 24.69 11 22.85 12 29.11 Mississippi 10 7-3-0 12 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 9 6 4-2-0 SEC
12 22.64 7 29.30 13 30.05 Pittsburgh 11 7-3-1 13 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 3 4 3-0-1 EIC
50 5.75 44 7.54 14 30.30 Georgia 10 3-6-1 14 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 6 7 1-6-0 SEC
59 1.35 56 3.63 15 30.40 Notre Dame 10 2-8-0 15 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 1 2 0-2-0 EIC
45 7.37 53 3.89 16 30.44 Wisconsin 9 1-5-3 16 9 1-5-3 NoDivi 2 7 0-4-3 BIG 10
49 6.21 35 10.26 17 31.80 Southern Methodist 10 4-6-0 17 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 SWAC
5 27.21 4 33.14 18 32.12 Iowa 10 9-1-0 18 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 8 6 5-1-0 BIG 10
61 1.28 54 3.75 19 32.55 Maryland 10 2-7-1 19 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 ACC
37 11.08 46 5.97 20 34.39 Mississippi State 10 4-6-0 20 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 10 7 2-5-0 SEC
15 21.52 12 22.85 21 34.70 Auburn 10 7-3-0 21 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 SEC
20 18.08 19 18.98 22 35.45 Tulane 10 6-4-0 22 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 11 6 3-3-0 SEC
24 15.67 30 12.69 23 35.80 Washington 10 5-5-0 23 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 8 8 4-4-0 PCC
32 13.22 32 11.94 24 35.94 Vanderbilt 10 5-5-0 24 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 4 7 2-5-0 SEC
34 12.64 38 9.47 25 36.22 Purdue 9 3-4-2 25 9 3-4-2 NoDivi 7 7 1-4-2 BIG 10
31 13.54 37 9.78 26 36.50 Oregon 10 4-4-2 26 10 4-4-2 NoDivi 7 8 3-3-2 PCC
40 10.20 40 8.85 27 36.50 Rice 10 4-6-0 27 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 6 1-5-0 SWAC
33 12.69 48 5.02 28 36.80 Stanford 10 4-6-0 28 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 7 3-4-0 PCC
1 39.45 1 40.21 29 37.30 Tennessee 11 10-1-0 29 11 10-1-0 NoDivi 3 6 6-0-0 SEC
17 21.02 22 18.27 30 37.44 Ohio State 9 6-3-0 30 9 6-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 4-2-0 BIG 10
30 13.73 29 12.80 31 38.00 Northwestern 9 4-4-1 31 9 4-4-1 NoDivi 9 7 3-3-1 BIG 10
4 27.44 8 28.62 32 38.15 Miami FL 10 8-1-1 32 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 7 1 1-0-0 SWIC
18 19.90 18 20.16 33 39.05 Oregon State 11 7-3-1 33 11 7-3-1 NoDivi 9 8 6-1-1 PCC
29 14.29 25 15.23 34 39.50 Arkansas 10 6-4-0 34 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 SWAC
75 -3.47 60 2.48 35 39.78 Indiana 9 3-6-0 35 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 1 6 1-5-0 BIG 10
22 16.54 24 16.47 36 40.65 UCLA 10 7-3-0 36 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 4 7 5-2-0 PCC
82 -5.69 83 -7.33 37 40.83 Trinity University (TX) 3 0-2-1 37 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
16 21.51 13 22.60 38 40.95 Texas Christian 11 8-3-0 38 11 8-3-0 NoDivi 6 6 5-1-0 SWAC
28 15.19 28 13.43 39 41.25 Duke 10 5-4-1 39 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 8 5 4-1-0 ACC
13 21.80 10 23.20 40 42.60 Southern California 10 8-2-0 40 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 5 7 5-2-0 PCC
8 26.14 14 22.45 41 43.22 Michigan State 9 7-2-0 41 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 10 6 4-2-0 BIG 10
6 26.91 5 30.58 42 43.65 Texas A&M 10 9-0-1 42 10 9-0-1 NoDivi 7 6 6-0-0 SWAC
71 -2.29 72 -3.22 43 45.70 North Carolina 10 2-7-1 43 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 5 6 2-3-1 ACC
65 -0.69 64 -0.97 44 45.85 Washington State 10 3-6-1 44 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 3 8 2-5-1 PCC
14 21.79 17 20.51 45 46.00 Baylor 11 9-2-0 45 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 5 6 4-2-0 SWAC
78 -4.26 89 -9.19 46 46.20 Texas Tech 10 2-7-1 46 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
73 -2.63 75 -4.15 47 50.05 North Carolina State 10 3-7-0 47 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 6 2-4-0 ACC
27 15.29 23 18.07 48 50.22 Penn State 9 6-2-1 48 9 6-2-1 NoDivi 4 5 2-2-1 EIC
79 -4.59 70 -2.61 49 52.50 Virginia 10 3-7-0 49 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 1 5 1-4-0 ACC
51 4.86 58 2.94 50 54.06 Florida State 10 5-4-1 50 10 5-4-1 NoDivi 3 1 0-1-0 SWIC
84 -6.38 71 -2.92 51 54.94 Nebraska 10 4-6-0 52 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 4 6 3-3-0 BIG 7
43 8.68 31 12.59 52 54.94 Army 9 5-3-1 51 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 2 5 2-2-1 EIC
21 17.78 9 23.61 53 55.06 Syracuse 9 7-2-0 53 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 6 6 5-1-0 EIC
57 1.84 69 -2.33 54 55.83 Missouri 10 4-5-1 54 10 4-5-1 NoDivi 5 6 3-2-1 BIG 7
36 12.11 26 14.55 55 56.70 South Carolina 10 7-3-0 55 10 7-3-0 NoDivi 6 7 5-2-0 ACC
66 -0.97 77 -4.38 56 57.05 Wake Forest 10 2-5-3 56 10 2-5-3 NoDivi 3 7 1-5-1 ACC
95 -13.36 90 -9.42 57 57.06 Furman 10 2-8-0 57 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 4 4 2-2-0 SoCon
26 15.36 27 13.52 58 57.90 Houston 10 7-2-1 58 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 5 4 4-0-0 MVC
67 -1.23 80 -5.74 59 58.05 Kansas 10 3-6-1 59 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 3 6 2-4-0 BIG 7
25 15.38 20 18.90 60 58.35 Clemson 11 7-2-2 60 11 7-2-2 NoDivi 7 5 4-0-1 ACC
56 1.87 47 5.51 61 59.17 North Texas 10 7-2-1 61 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
52 4.58 39 9.38 62 60.15 West Virginia 10 6-4-0 62 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 5 5-0-0 SoCon
72 -2.33 82 -6.74 63 63.15 Oklahoma State 10 3-5-2 63 10 3-5-2 NoDivi 4 4 2-1-1 MVC
87 -9.39 93 -11.37 64 64.15 Kansas State 10 3-7-0 64 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 2 6 2-4-0 BIG 7
80 -4.61 79 -5.25 65 64.35 Hardin-Simmons 10 4-6-0 65 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 3 4 1-3-0 BC
74 -3.12 76 -4.25 66 64.39 Idaho 9 4-5-0 66 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 6 4 0-4-0 PCC
103 -18.96 105 -20.12 67 64.71 Boston University 8 1-5-2 67 8 1-5-2 NoDivi 5 5 0-5-0 EIC
90 -11.38 91 -10.01 68 66.31 Colgate 9 4-5-0 68 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 7 4 1-3-0 EIC
38 10.96 33 11.71 69 67.39 Navy 9 6-1-2 69 9 6-1-2 NoDivi 10 3 2-0-1 EIC
54 3.52 73 -3.53 70 67.83 Southern Mississippi 4 1-2-1 70 4 1-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
114 -26.81 116 -31.00 71 68.64 New Mexico State 10 1-9-0 71 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 2 4 0-4-0 BC
101 -17.13 103 -17.85 72 69.50 Iowa State 10 2-8-0 72 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 1 6 0-6-0 BIG 7
89 -10.50 63 -0.16 73 69.50 Pennsylvania 9 4-5-0 73 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 Ivy
93 -12.05 98 -15.30 74 70.78 Arizona 10 4-6-0 74 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 1 3 1-2-0 BC
41 8.98 42 7.99 75 71.39 Virginia Tech 10 7-2-1 75 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 9 3 3-0-0 SoCon
116 -29.24 115 -29.96 76 72.05 William & Mary 10 0-9-1 76 10 0-9-1 NoDivi 1 5 0-5-0 SoCon
9 26.10 21 18.87 77 72.55 Oklahoma 10 10-0-0 77 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 7 6 6-0-0 BIG 7
109 -23.72 109 -21.98 78 73.11 Cornell 9 1-8-0 78 9 1-8-0 NoDivi 2 7 1-6-0 Ivy
106 -21.58 101 -15.86 79 74.17 McMurry 3 1-2-0 79 3 1-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
48 6.54 49 4.55 80 74.80 Colorado 11 8-2-1 80 11 8-2-1 NoDivi 6 6 4-1-1 BIG 7
76 -3.79 67 -1.50 81 76.38 Holy Cross 9 5-3-1 81 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 11 7 4-3-0 EIC
104 -20.06 92 -11.07 82 76.94 Columbia 9 3-6-0 82 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 1 7 2-5-0 Ivy
70 -2.25 84 -7.39 83 77.06 Villanova 9 5-4-0 83 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 13 3 2-1-0 EIC
118 -30.27 118 -31.82 84 77.44 Marquette 9 0-9-0 84 9 0-9-0 NoDivi 12 3 0-3-0 EIC
100 -16.77 96 -14.86 85 77.57 Harvard 8 2-6-0 85 8 2-6-0 NoDivi 3 7 2-5-0 Ivy
96 -13.66 99 -15.50 86 78.28 Dayton 10 4-6-0 86 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 9 3 2-1-0 EIC
83 -5.98 88 -8.99 87 78.85 Utah 10 5-5-0 87 10 5-5-0 NoDivi 7 6 5-1-0 MSC
55 3.13 55 3.74 88 79.12 Saint Xavier 4 3-1-0 88 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
85 -7.35 94 -12.53 89 79.17 Cincinnati 9 4-5-0 89 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 8 3 1-2-0 EIC
122 -37.05 122 -37.86 90 79.17 Presbyterian 3 0-3-0 90 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
23 15.95 36 10.05 91 79.22 Texas El Paso 11 9-2-0 91 11 9-2-0 NoDivi 6 5 5-0-0 BC
81 -5.12 68 -2.03 92 79.75 Dartmouth 9 5-3-1 92 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 6 7 4-3-0 Ivy
102 -18.53 100 -15.56 93 80.80 Virginia Military 10 3-6-1 93 10 3-6-1 NoDivi 2 6 2-3-1 SoCon
86 -8.77 81 -5.91 94 81.00 Brown 9 5-4-0 94 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 4 7 3-4-0 Ivy
110 -24.10 114 -27.95 95 81.69 San Jose State 10 2-7-1 95 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 4 2 1-1-0 SWIC
98 -15.38 97 -15.16 96 82.10 Wichita State 10 4-6-0 96 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 2 4 1-3-0 MVC
112 -25.83 107 -21.20 97 83.00 Richmond 9 4-5-0 97 9 4-5-0 NoDivi 3 7 2-5-0 SoCon
58 1.64 74 -4.01 98 83.17 Miami OH 3 2-1-0 98 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
47 6.70 65 -1.21 99 84.42 West Texas A&M 10 8-2-0 99 10 8-2-0 NoDivi 5 4 2-2-0 BC
77 -4.21 61 1.53 100 84.62 Wofford 4 3-1-0 100 4 3-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
39 10.89 41 8.13 101 84.65 Arizona State 10 9-1-0 101 10 9-1-0 NoDivi 4 4 3-1-0 BC
62 1.20 78 -5.04 102 84.80 Pacific 10 6-3-1 102 10 6-3-1 NoDivi 6 1 1-0-0 SWIC
108 -22.59 113 -26.51 103 85.15 Detroit 10 2-8-0 103 10 2-8-0 NoDivi 1 4 0-4-0 MVC
88 -9.50 85 -8.00 104 85.64 Boston College 9 5-4-0 104 9 5-4-0 NoDivi 15 5 4-1-0 EIC
113 -26.11 111 -23.25 105 85.85 Colorado State 10 2-7-1 105 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 3 7 2-4-1 MSC
69 -1.98 59 2.87 106 86.67 Princeton 9 7-2-0 106 9 7-2-0 NoDivi 7 7 5-2-0 Ivy
42 8.95 34 10.50 107 86.69 Yale 9 8-1-0 107 9 8-1-0 NoDivi 8 7 7-0-0 Ivy
63 0.92 62 0.32 108 86.70 Tulsa 10 7-2-1 108 10 7-2-1 NoDivi 3 4 2-1-1 MVC
121 -34.37 121 -33.57 109 87.17 San Diego State 3 0-2-1 109 3 0-2-1 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
115 -27.90 110 -23.10 110 90.83 Rutgers 10 3-7-0 110 10 3-7-0 NoDivi 14 2 0-2-0 EIC
68 -1.51 57 3.03 111 91.11 George Washington 10 8-1-1 111 10 8-1-1 NoDivi 6 6 5-1-0 SoCon
91 -11.88 102 -17.49 112 93.88 Fresno State 4 2-2-0 112 4 2-2-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
119 -30.71 117 -31.80 113 94.39 Montana 10 1-9-0 113 10 1-9-0 NoDivi 1 7 1-6-0 MSC
105 -20.90 108 -21.87 114 95.50 Citadel 9 3-5-1 114 9 3-5-1 NoDivi 7 4 1-3-0 SoCon
94 -12.54 87 -8.91 115 96.00 Lehigh 3 2-1-0 115 3 2-1-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
107 -22.43 112 -24.81 116 96.30 New Mexico 10 4-6-0 116 10 4-6-0 NoDivi 6 6 2-4-0 MSC
117 -29.24 120 -33.31 117 96.94 Brigham Young 10 2-7-1 117 10 2-7-1 NoDivi 2 7 1-5-1 MSC
97 -15.28 95 -13.70 118 99.10 Utah State 10 6-4-0 118 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 5 7 4-3-0 MSC
99 -16.52 104 -19.14 119 101.06 Denver 10 6-4-0 119 10 6-4-0 NoDivi 4 7 4-3-0 MSC
60 1.34 52 3.92 120 102.94 Wyoming 10 10-0-0 120 10 10-0-0 NoDivi 8 7 7-0-0 MSC
111 -24.80 106 -20.86 121 103.36 Davidson 9 5-3-1 121 9 5-3-1 NoDivi 8 4 1-2-1 SoCon
120 -31.23 119 -32.77 122 103.60 Drake 9 3-6-0 122 9 3-6-0 NoDivi 5 1 0-1-0 SWIC
123 -51.60 123 -41.60 123 105.33 Stetson 3 0-3-0 123 3 0-3-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Air Force 1 0-1-0
Arkansas State 1 0-1-0
Bowling Green 1 1-0-0
Connecticut 2 1-1-0
East Carolina 2 0-2-0
Hawaii 2 1-1-0
Louisville 1 0-1-0
Massachusetts 1 0-1-0
Memphis 1 0-1-0
Middle Tennessee 1 0-1-0
Ohio University 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 2 0-2-0
Bucknell 1 0-1-0
California Poly 2 1-1-0
Delaware 1 1-0-0
Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Montana State 1 1-0-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 1-0-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
Youngstown State 1 0-1-0
Midwestern State 2 0-2-0
Western Colorado 1 0-1-0
Catawba College 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Randolph Macon 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 2 1-0-1
Sul Ross State 1 0-1-0
Tufts University 1 1-0-0
Washington & Lee 1 0-1-0
Washington MO 1 0-1-0
Bradley 1 0-1-0
Brandeis 1 0-1-0
Colorado College 1 0-1-0
Corpus Christi 1 0-1-0
Nebraska Omaha 1 1-0-0
Quantico Marines 2 1-1-0
San Diego Marines 1 0-1-0
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