Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Iowa | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 21.9 | 8.4 | 19.50 | 7.90 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 25.9 | 13.7 | 22.71 | 11.71 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
| Minnesota | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | 14.1 | 9.7 | 19.07 | 13.07 | 6 | 12 | ||
| Michigan State | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 26.6 | 9.7 | 18.97 | 6.86 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Ohio State | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 17.8 | 9.0 | 16.64 | 8.64 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 8.57 | 8.24 | ||||
| Purdue | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 9.52 | 8.74 | 17 | |||
| Illinois | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 8.43 | 12.87 | 20 | 13 | ||
| Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 3 | .278 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .214 | 10.3 | 14.3 | 5.30 | 10.30 | ||||
| Indiana | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 14.3 | 29.2 | -3.76 | 7.80 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Iowa (3) | 35 | Oregon State (11) | 19 | Pasadena, CA |
1956 Conference Leaders