1956 Coaches Rankings
| Final Poll For 1956 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1956 Coaches |
| 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 | Minnesota | 6-1-2 | | | 10 | Michigan State | 7-2-0 | |
| 11 | Baylor | 8-2-0 | | | 12 | Pittsburgh | 6-2-1 | |
| 13 | Oregon State | 7-2-1 | | | 14 | Texas Christian | 7-3-0 | |
| 15 | Southern California | 8-2-0 | | | 16 | Wyoming | 10-0-0 | |
| 17 | Yale | 8-1-0 | | | 18 | Colorado | 7-2-1 | |
| 19 | Navy | 6-1-2 | | | 20 | Duke | 5-4-1 | |
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