September
In the preseason poll released on September 17, 1956, the defending champion Oklahoma Sooners of Oklahoma University were the first place choice for 116 of 149 writers casting votes, followed by Michigan State, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and Ohio State. As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.
On September 22, #1 Oklahoma and #2 Michigan State were idle. #3 Notre Dame lost in Dallas to unranked Southern Methodist University (SMU), 19-13 and dropped out of the Top 5 permanently (it would finish 2-8-0), while SMU would rise to #5. #4 Georgia Tech won at Kentucky, 14-6. #5 Ohio State, which had not started play, fell out of the Top 5 and was replaced by #7 Texas Christian University (TCU), which had opened with a 32-0 win at Kansas. The first regular AP poll was 1.Oklahoma 2.Georgia Tech 3.Michigan State, 4.TCU and 5.SMU.
September 29, #1 Oklahoma opened its season with a 36-0 win over North Carolina. In Dallas, #2 Georgia Tech visited #5 SMU and narrowly won 9-7. #3 Michigan State won at #12 Stanford, 21-7. #4 TCU was idle and dropped to 8th, while #8 Ohio State rose to 4th after a 34-7 win hosting Nebraska. #13 Michigan, which had beaten UCLA 42-13, rose to 5th. The next poll was 1.Oklahoma 2.Michigan State 3.Georgia Tech 4.Ohio State 5.Michigan.
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