1956 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
13 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 12 | 147.87 | 163.09 | 168.81 | 157.54 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 10 | 145.15 | 161.77 | 169.68 | 153.53 |
| 3 | Southwest | 7 | 139.39 | 158.20 | 161.36 | 156.25 |
| 4 | Pacific | 9 | 135.19 | 147.02 | 151.93 | 149.40 |
| 5 | Border | 7 | 116.16 | 115.06 | 122.39 | 107.82 |
| 6 | Big 7 | 7 | 113.10 | 109.38 | 113.03 | 111.99 |
| 7 | FBS Independents | 23 | 107.65 | 105.09 | 109.86 | 107.00 |
| 8 | Missouri Valley | 5 | 107.37 | 95.29 | 95.38 | 102.04 |
| 9 | ACC | 8 | 107.22 | 99.56 | 92.37 | 129.63 |
| 10 | Ivy | 8 | 104.71 | 95.16 | 98.57 | 95.99 |
| 11 | Southern | 8 | 101.47 | 89.49 | 94.31 | 94.24 |
| 12 | Mid-American | 7 | 99.67 | 84.45 | 111.78 | 46.79 |
| 13 | Skyline | 8 | 96.04 | 79.99 | 83.58 | 84.20 |