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1956 AP Football Polls

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TCU

Season Best: No. 4 · Ranked in 10 of 12 Polls · Final: No. 14

NR means outside the published Top 20. It does not mean the team received no votes.

1956 Season · Week 6

Week 6 AP Top 20

Source label: October 29 · Publication date unverified · 20 Ranked Teams

No. 1Oklahoma

Source Notes

Baylor: reviewed primary selection is No. 15. The AP table puts Baylor and Virginia Tech together under 15 and Michigan, Syracuse and Oregon State together under 17, followed by Southern California at 20.

Virginia Tech: reviewed primary selection is No. 15. The AP table puts Baylor and Virginia Tech together under 15 and Michigan, Syracuse and Oregon State together under 17, followed by Southern California at 20.

Michigan: reviewed primary selection is No. 17. The AP table puts Baylor and Virginia Tech together under 15 and Michigan, Syracuse and Oregon State together under 17, followed by Southern California at 20.

Oregon State: reviewed primary selection is No. 17. The AP table puts Baylor and Virginia Tech together under 15 and Michigan, Syracuse and Oregon State together under 17, followed by Southern California at 20.

Syracuse: reviewed primary selection is No. 17. The AP table puts Baylor and Virginia Tech together under 15 and Michigan, Syracuse and Oregon State together under 17, followed by Southern California at 20.

1956 Week 6 AP Poll Results
Rank	Movement	Points	First Place
1	↑ 1 Previously No. 2	—	143
2	↑ 1 Previously No. 3	—	31
3	↑ 1 Previously No. 4	—	8
4	↓ 3 Previously No. 1	—	—
5	↑ 2 Previously No. 7	—	—
6	↑ 3 Previously No. 9	—	1
7	↑ 5 Previously No. 12	—	—
8	New New to the Rankings	—	—
9	↑ 10 Previously No. 19	—	1
10	New New to the Rankings	—	—
11	↑ 2 Previously No. 13	—	—
12	↑ 6 Previously No. 18	—	—
13	↑ 7 Previously No. 20	—	—
14	↑ 3 Previously No. 17	—	—
T15	↓ 7 Previously No. 8	—	—
T15	↑ 1 Previously No. 16	—	—
T17	↓ 12 Previously No. 5	—	—
T17	New New to the Rankings	—	—
T17	↓ 3 Previously No. 14	—	—
20	↓ 14 Previously No. 6	—	—

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Rankings-only source edition. Compared entries agree with a retained comparison table; Source reported entries have unresolved rank or identity evidence. Previously reviewed final-poll decisions are preserved. Missing dates and uncorroborated counts are blank, not zero. Hosting sites may share upstream AP data. Individual voter ballots are not included. Primary rank and membership decisions are recorded with the affected polls. Agent visual review does not establish independent human or full-season acceptance.

Sources and Coverage

All 12 ranked lists were compared across retained source tables. This edition contains 242 ranked positions. Points and first-place counts appear where verified; a dash means unavailable, not zero. Known source differences, reviewed selections and unresolved arithmetic exceptions are documented with the affected polls and downloads.

This edition includes the published ranked teams. Other teams receiving votes and individual voter ballots are not included. Sources can share upstream data, so agreement is not proof that every original ballot was correct. Current logos identify programs; they do not represent historical artwork or conference membership.

Week labels follow the retained source sequence. A preseason poll appears only when the sources include one. The final poll belongs to the 1956 season. Unverified publication dates remain unspecified in the downloads.