AP Polls
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Final | 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 104 | Big 7 | |
| 12 | Final | 2 | Tennessee | 2 | 48 | SEC | |
| 12 | Final | 3 | Iowa | 3 | 15 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | Final | 4 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | SEC | |
| 12 | Final | 5 | Texas A&M | 5 | 2 | SWC | |
| 12 | Final | 6 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 12 | Ind | |
| 12 | Final | 7 | Michigan | 7 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | Final | 8 | Syracuse | 8 | Ind | ||
| 12 | Final | 9 | Michigan State | 9 | Big Ten | ||
| 12 | Final | 10 | Oregon State | 11 | 1 | 3 | PCC |
| 12 | Final | 11 | Baylor | 15 | 4 | 1 | SWC |
| 12 | Final | 12 | Minnesota | 10 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | Final | 13 | Pitt | 12 | 1 | Ind | |
| 12 | Final | 14 | Texas Christian | 14 | SWC | ||
| 12 | Final | 15 | Ohio State | 20 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 12 | Final | 16 | Navy | 13 | 3 | Ind | |
| 12 | Final | 17 | George Washington | 16 | 1 | Southern | |
| 12 | Final | 18 | USC | 17 | 1 | PCC | |
| 12 | Final | 19 | Clemson | ACC | |||
| 12 | Final | 20 | Colorado | 19 | 1 | Big 7 | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 1 | Oklahoma (9-0-0) | 1 | 81 | Big 7 | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 2 | Tennessee (9-0-0) | 2 | 49 | SEC | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 3 | Iowa (8-1-0) | 3 | 12 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 4 | Georgia Tech (8-1-0) | 5 | 1 | 2 | SEC |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 5 | Texas A&M (8-0-1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | SWC |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 6 | Miami (FL) (7-0-1) | 6 | 8 | Ind | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 7 | Michigan (7-2-0) | 9 | 2 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 8 | Syracuse (7-1-0) | 8 | 1 | Ind | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 9 | Michigan State (7-2-0) | 10 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 10 | Minnesota (6-1-2) | 7 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 11 | Oregon State (7-2-1) | 11 | 1 | PCC | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 12 | Pitt (6-2-1) | 14 | 2 | Ind | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 13 | Navy (6-1-1) | 15 | 2 | Ind | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 14 | Texas Christian (6-3-0) | 18 | 4 | SWC | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 15 | Baylor (7-2-0) | 16 | 1 | SWC | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 16 | George Washington (7-1-1) | 17 | 1 | Southern | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 17 | USC (7-2-0) | PCC | |||
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 18 | Florida (6-2-1) | 13 | 5 | SEC | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 19 | Colorado (7-2-1) | 20 | 1 | Big 7 | |
| 11 | 1956-11-26 | 20 | Ohio State (6-3-0) | 12 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 1 | Oklahoma (8-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 111 | Big 7 |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 2 | Tennessee (8-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 69 | SEC |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 3 | Iowa (7-1-0) | 7 | 4 | 6 | Big Ten |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 4 | Texas A&M (8-0-1) | 5 | 1 | SWC | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 5 | Georgia Tech (7-1-0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | SEC |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 6 | Miami (FL) (6-0-1) | 8 | 2 | 5 | Ind |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 7 | Minnesota (6-1-1) | 17 | 10 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 8 | Syracuse (7-1-0) | 9 | 1 | 2 | Ind |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 9 | Michigan (6-2-0) | 10 | 1 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 10 | Michigan State (6-2-0) | 3 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 11 | Oregon State (7-2-0) | 11 | 1 | PCC | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 12 | Ohio State (6-2-0) | 6 | 6 | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 13 | Florida (6-1-1) | 12 | 1 | 2 | SEC |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 14 | Pitt (6-2-0) | 16 | 2 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 15 | Navy (6-1-1) | 15 | 1 | Ind | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 16 | Baylor (6-2-0) | SWC | |||
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 17 | George Washington (7-1-1) | 18 | 1 | Southern | |
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 18 | Texas Christian (5-3-0) | SWC | |||
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 19 | Wyoming (10-0-0) | Skyline | |||
| 10 | 1956-11-19 | 20 | Colorado (6-2-1) | Big 7 | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 1 | Tennessee (7-0-0) | 3 | 2 | 58 | SEC |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 2 | Oklahoma (7-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 92 | Big 7 |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 3 | Michigan State (6-1-0) | 4 | 1 | 3 | Big Ten |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 4 | Georgia Tech (6-1-0) | 2 | 2 | SEC | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 5 | Texas A&M (7-0-1) | 5 | 1 | SWC | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 6 | Ohio State (6-1-0) | 7 | 1 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 7 | Iowa (6-1-0) | 15 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 8 | Miami (FL) (5-0-1) | 8 | 1 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 9 | Syracuse (6-1-0) | 9 | Ind | ||
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 10 | Michigan (5-2-0) | 10 | Big Ten | ||
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 11 | Oregon State (6-2-0) | 14 | 3 | 1 | PCC |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 12 | Florida (6-1-1) | 13 | 1 | 2 | SEC |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 13 | Clemson (5-0-2) | 11 | 2 | ACC | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 14 | USC (6-1-0) | 16 | 2 | PCC | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 15 | Navy (5-1-1) | 12 | 3 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 16 | Pitt (5-2-0) | 20 | 4 | Ind | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 17 | Minnesota (5-1-1) | 6 | 11 | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 18 | George Washington (6-1-1) | Southern | |||
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 19 | Ole Miss (6-2-0) | SEC | |||
| 9 | 1956-11-12 | 20 | Princeton (7-0-0) | Ivy | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 1 | Oklahoma (6-0-0) | 1 | 116 | Big 7 | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 2 | Georgia Tech (6-0-0) | 2 | 30 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 3 | Tennessee (6-0-0) | 3 | 1 | SEC | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 4 | Michigan State (5-1-0) | 4 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 5 | Texas A&M (6-0-1) | 5 | 1 | SWC | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 6 | Minnesota (5-0-1) | 8 | 2 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 7 | Ohio State (5-1-0) | 6 | 1 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 8 | Miami (FL) (5-0-1) | 9 | 1 | 1 | Ind |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 9 | Syracuse (5-1-0) | 17 | 8 | 1 | Ind |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 10 | Michigan (4-2-0) | 17 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 11 | Clemson (5-0-1) | 13 | 2 | ACC | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 12 | Navy (5-1-0) | 3 | Ind | ||
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 13 | Florida (5-1-1) | SEC | |||
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 14 | Oregon State (5-2-0) | 17 | 3 | PCC | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 15 | Iowa (5-1-0) | 7 | 8 | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 16 | USC (5-1-0) | 20 | 4 | PCC | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 17 | Texas Christian (4-2-0) | SWC | |||
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 18 | Colorado (5-2-0) | Big 7 | |||
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 19 | UCLA (5-2-0) | 1 | PCC | ||
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 20 | Pitt (4-2-0) | 11 | 9 | Ind | |
| 8 | 1956-11-05 | 20 | Stanford (4-3-0) | 10 | 10 | PCC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 1 | Oklahoma (5-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 143 | Big 7 |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 2 | Georgia Tech (5-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 31 | SEC |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 3 | Tennessee (5-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 8 | SEC |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 4 | Michigan State (4-1-0) | 1 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 5 | Texas A&M (5-0-1) | 7 | 2 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 6 | Ohio State (4-1-0) | 9 | 3 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 7 | Iowa (5-0-0) | 12 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 8 | Minnesota (4-0-1) | Big Ten | |||
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 9 | Miami (FL) (4-0-1) | 19 | 10 | 1 | Ind |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 10 | Stanford (4-2-0) | PCC | |||
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 11 | Pitt (4-1-0) | 13 | 2 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 12 | Penn State (4-1-0) | 18 | 6 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 13 | Clemson (4-0-1) | 20 | 7 | ACC | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 14 | George Washington (5-0-1) | 17 | 3 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 15 | Baylor (4-1-0) | 8 | 7 | SWC | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 15 | Virginia Tech (6-1-0) | 16 | 1 | Southern | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 17 | Michigan (3-2-0) | 5 | 12 | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 17 | Oregon State (4-2-0) | PCC | |||
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 17 | Syracuse (4-1-0) | 14 | 3 | Ind | |
| 7 | 1956-10-29 | 20 | USC (4-1-0) | 6 | 14 | PCC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 1 | Michigan State (4-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 96 | Big Ten |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 2 | Oklahoma (4-0-0) | 1 | 1 | 44 | Big 7 |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 3 | Georgia Tech (4-0-0) | 3 | 9 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 4 | Tennessee (4-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 4 | SEC |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 5 | Michigan (3-1-0) | 8 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 6 | USC (4-0-0) | 9 | 3 | 2 | PCC |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 7 | Texas A&M (4-0-1) | 14 | 7 | 1 | SWC |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 8 | Baylor (4-0-0) | 10 | 2 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 9 | Ohio State (3-1-0) | 5 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 10 | Ole Miss (4-1-0) | 6 | 4 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 10 | Texas Christian (3-1-0) | 4 | 6 | SWC | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 12 | Iowa (4-0-0) | 12 | Big Ten | ||
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 13 | Pitt (3-1-0) | 16 | 3 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 14 | Syracuse (3-1-0) | 13 | 1 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 15 | Tulane (4-1-0) | 19 | 4 | SEC | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 16 | Virginia Tech (5-1-0) | 18 | 2 | Southern | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 17 | George Washington (4-0-1) | Southern | |||
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 18 | Penn State (3-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 19 | Miami (FL) (3-0-1) | 11 | 8 | Ind | |
| 6 | 1956-10-22 | 20 | Clemson (3-0-1) | 15 | 5 | ACC | |
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 1 | Oklahoma (3-0-0) | 1 | 67 | Big 7 | |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 2 | Michigan State (3-0-0) | 2 | 45 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 3 | Georgia Tech (3-0-0) | 3 | 5 | SEC | |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 4 | Texas Christian (3-0-0) | 4 | 2 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 5 | Ohio State (3-0-0) | 5 | Big Ten | ||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 6 | Ole Miss (4-0-0) | 7 | 1 | 7 | SEC |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 7 | Tennessee (3-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 3 | SEC |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 8 | Michigan (2-1-0) | 12 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 9 | USC (3-0-0) | 8 | 1 | PCC | |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 10 | Baylor (4-0-0) | 10 | SWC | ||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 11 | Miami (FL) (3-0-0) | 11 | 1 | Ind | |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 12 | Iowa (3-0-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 13 | Syracuse (2-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 14 | Texas A&M (3-0-1) | 9 | 5 | SWC | |
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 15 | Clemson (3-0-1) | ACC | |||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 16 | Pitt (2-1-0) | Ind | |||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 17 | Purdue (2-1-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 18 | Virginia Tech (4-1-0) | Southern | |||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 19 | Tulane (3-1-0) | SEC | |||
| 5 | 1956-10-15 | 20 | South Carolina (4-1-0) | 20 | ACC | ||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 1 | Oklahoma (2-0-0) | 1 | 76 | Big 7 | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 2 | Michigan State (2-0-0) | 2 | 32 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 3 | Georgia Tech (2-0-0) | 3 | 4 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 4 | Texas Christian (2-0-0) | 8 | 4 | 7 | SWC |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 5 | Ohio State (2-0-0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | Big Ten |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 6 | Tennessee (2-0-0) | 9 | 3 | 5 | SEC |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 7 | Ole Miss (3-0-0) | 6 | 1 | 2 | SEC |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 8 | USC (3-0-0) | 10 | 2 | PCC | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 9 | Texas A&M (3-0-0) | 11 | 2 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 10 | Baylor (3-0-0) | 16 | 6 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 11 | Miami (FL) (2-0-0) | 13 | 2 | 1 | Ind |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 12 | Michigan (1-1-0) | 5 | 7 | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 13 | Vanderbilt (3-0-0) | 18 | 5 | SEC | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 14 | Navy (2-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 15 | Army (2-0-0) | 15 | Ind | ||
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 16 | George Washington (3-0-0) | 1 | Southern | ||
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 17 | Minnesota (2-0-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 18 | Notre Dame (1-1-0) | 17 | 1 | Ind | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 19 | SMU (2-1-0) | 12 | 7 | SWC | |
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 20 | South Carolina (3-1-0) | ACC | |||
| 4 | 1956-10-08 | 20 | West Virginia (2-1-0) | Southern | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 1 | Oklahoma (1-0-0) | 1 | 60 | Big 7 | |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 2 | Michigan State (1-0-0) | 3 | 1 | 17 | Big Ten |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 3 | Georgia Tech (2-0-0) | 2 | 1 | 5 | SEC |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 4 | Ohio State (1-0-0) | 8 | 4 | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 5 | Michigan (1-0-0) | 13 | 8 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 6 | Ole Miss (2-0-0) | 9 | 3 | 5 | SEC |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 7 | Pitt (2-0-0) | 10 | 3 | 1 | Ind |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 8 | Texas Christian (1-0-0) | 4 | 4 | 1 | SWC |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 9 | Tennessee (1-0-0) | 3 | SEC | ||
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 10 | USC (2-0-0) | 6 | 4 | 1 | PCC |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 11 | Texas A&M (2-0-0) | 11 | SWC | ||
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 12 | SMU (1-1-0) | 5 | 7 | SWC | |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 13 | Illinois (1-0-0) | Big Ten | |||
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 13 | Miami (FL) (1-0-0) | Ind | |||
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 15 | Army (1-0-0) | 16 | 1 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 16 | Baylor (2-0-0) | SWC | |||
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 17 | Notre Dame (0-1-0) | 14 | 3 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 18 | Syracuse (1-1-0) | 7 | 11 | Ind | |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 18 | Vanderbilt (2-0-0) | 15 | 3 | SEC | |
| 3 | 1956-10-01 | 20 | Iowa (1-0-0) | Big Ten | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | 91 | Big 7 | |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 2 | Georgia Tech (1-0-0) | 4 | 2 | 12 | SEC |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 3 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 9 | Big Ten |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 4 | Texas Christian (1-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 4 | SWC |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 5 | SMU (1-0-0) | 10 | SWC | ||
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 6 | USC (1-0-0) | 15 | 9 | 12 | PCC |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 7 | Syracuse (1-0-0) | 4 | Ind | ||
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 8 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 9 | Ole Miss (1-0-0) | 13 | 4 | SEC | |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 10 | Pitt (1-0-0) | 10 | 2 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 11 | Texas A&M (1-0-0) | 9 | 2 | SWC | |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 12 | Stanford (1-0-0) | 14 | 2 | 4 | PCC |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 13 | Michigan | 8 | 5 | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 14 | Notre Dame (0-1-0) | 3 | 11 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 15 | Vanderbilt (1-0-0) | SEC | |||
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 16 | Army | 11 | 5 | Ind | |
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 17 | South Carolina (2-0-0) | ACC | |||
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 18 | Oregon (1-0-0) | PCC | |||
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 19 | Florida (1-0-0) | 2 | SEC | ||
| 2 | 1956-09-24 | 20 | North Carolina State (1-0-0) | ACC | |||
| Wk | Date | Rk | School | Prev | Chng | 1st | Conf |
| 1 | Preseason | 1 | Oklahoma | NA | — | 111 | Big 7 |
| 1 | Preseason | 2 | Michigan State | NA | — | 20 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 3 | Notre Dame | NA | — | 5 | Ind |
| 1 | Preseason | 4 | Georgia Tech | NA | — | 3 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 5 | Ohio State | NA | — | Big Ten | |
| 1 | Preseason | 6 | Maryland | NA | — | ACC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 7 | Texas Christian | NA | — | 2 | SWC |
| 1 | Preseason | 8 | Michigan | NA | — | 2 | Big Ten |
| 1 | Preseason | 9 | Texas A&M | NA | — | SWC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 10 | Pitt | NA | — | 2 | Ind |
| 1 | Preseason | 11 | Army | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | Preseason | 12 | Tennessee | NA | — | 2 | SEC |
| 1 | Preseason | 13 | Ole Miss | NA | — | SEC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 14 | Stanford | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 15 | USC | NA | — | 2 | PCC |
| 1 | Preseason | 16 | Duke | NA | — | ACC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 17 | UCLA | NA | — | PCC | |
| 1 | Preseason | 18 | Miami (FL) | NA | — | Ind | |
| 1 | Preseason | 19 | Yale | NA | — | Ivy | |
| 1 | Preseason | 20 | Illinois | NA | — | Big Ten |
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