| Rank | Year | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | EWP | EWPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956 | Oklahoma | 10 | 0 | 0 | 466 | 51 | 0.957 | 90.42 |
| 2 | 1956 | Tennessee | 9 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 68 | 0.940 | 89.46 |
| 3 | 1956 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 47 | 0.935 | 89.22 |
| 4 | 1956 | Iowa | 8 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 84 | 0.903 | 87.44 |
| 5 | 1956 | Texas A&M | 9 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 81 | 0.902 | 87.39 |
| 6 | 1956 | Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 123 | 0.889 | 86.64 |
| 7 | 1956 | Minnesota | 6 | 1 | 2 | 127 | 87 | 0.872 | 85.66 |
| 8 | 1956 | Michigan St. | 7 | 2 | 0 | 239 | 87 | 0.863 | 85.17 |
| 9 | 1956 | Baylor | 9 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 73 | 0.858 | 84.88 |
| 10 | 1956 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 53 | 0.845 | 84.18 |
| 11 | 1956 | Ohio St. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 81 | 0.813 | 82.37 |
| 12 | 1956 | Auburn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 117 | 0.812 | 82.35 |
| 13 | 1956 | Southern Cal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 126 | 0.810 | 82.25 |
| 14 | 1956 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 119 | 0.808 | 82.10 |
| 15 | 1956 | TCU | 8 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 110 | 0.808 | 82.09 |
| 16 | 1956 | Mississippi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 82 | 0.806 | 82.00 |
| 17 | 1956 | Florida | 6 | 3 | 1 | 158 | 98 | 0.801 | 81.72 |
| 18 | 1956 | Oregon St. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 203 | 166 | 0.783 | 80.73 |
| 19 | 1956 | Syracuse | 7 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 117 | 0.779 | 80.48 |
| 20 | 1956 | Houston | 7 | 2 | 1 | 185 | 90 | 0.772 | 80.12 |
| 21 | 1956 | UCLA | 7 | 3 | 0 | 148 | 122 | 0.760 | 79.44 |
| 22 | 1956 | Kentucky | 5 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 105 | 0.754 | 79.12 |
| 23 | 1956 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 184 | 100 | 0.749 | 78.85 |
| 24 | 1956 | Penn St. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 60 | 0.748 | 78.79 |
| 25 | 1956 | Colorado | 8 | 2 | 1 | 294 | 143 | 0.743 | 78.50 |
| 26 | 1956 | Clemson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 140 | 94 | 0.718 | 77.10 |
| 27 | 1956 | Arizona St. | 8 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 83 | 0.714 | 76.85 |
| 28 | 1956 | Tulane | 6 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 123 | 0.706 | 76.43 |
| 29 | 1956 | Arkansas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 155 | 0.698 | 75.96 |
| 30 | 1956 | Navy | 6 | 1 | 2 | 207 | 76 | 0.693 | 75.71 |
| 31 | 1956 | Washington | 5 | 5 | 0 | 232 | 206 | 0.685 | 75.25 |
| 32 | 1956 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 2 | 133 | 102 | 0.684 | 75.19 |
| 33 | 1956 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | 2 | 139 | 122 | 0.676 | 74.77 |
| 34 | 1956 | South Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 54 | 0.674 | 74.66 |
| 35 | 1956 | Illinois | 2 | 5 | 2 | 124 | 154 | 0.667 | 74.25 |
| 36 | 1956 | Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 1 | 107 | 112 | 0.663 | 74.04 |
| 37 | 1956 | UTEP | 7 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 78 | 0.660 | 73.87 |
| 38 | 1956 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 96 | 0.655 | 73.56 |
| 39 | 1956 | Army | 5 | 3 | 1 | 223 | 153 | 0.634 | 72.38 |
| 40 | 1956 | Stanford | 4 | 6 | 0 | 218 | 213 | 0.630 | 72.16 |
| 41 | 1956 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 93 | 0.620 | 71.65 |
| 42 | 1956 | Wyoming | 9 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 99 | 0.618 | 71.52 |
| 43 | 1956 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 0 | 125 | 202 | 0.604 | 70.76 |
| 44 | 1956 | Rice | 4 | 6 | 0 | 160 | 169 | 0.604 | 70.73 |
| 45 | 1956 | Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 3 | 93 | 129 | 0.582 | 69.49 |
| 46 | 1956 | Tulsa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 67 | 0.579 | 69.33 |
| 47 | 1956 | California | 3 | 7 | 0 | 135 | 181 | 0.578 | 69.26 |
| 48 | 1956 | Florida St. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 111 | 90 | 0.567 | 68.66 |
| 49 | 1956 | LSU | 3 | 7 | 0 | 104 | 197 | 0.559 | 68.26 |
| 50 | 1956 | Georgia | 3 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 162 | 0.556 | 68.09 |
| 51 | 1956 | George Washington | 7 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 75 | 0.542 | 67.28 |
| 52 | 1956 | Mississippi St. | 2 | 6 | 0 | 111 | 137 | 0.537 | 67.02 |
| 53 | 1956 | West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 106 | 0.532 | 66.71 |
| 54 | 1956 | West Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 56 | 0.531 | 66.64 |
| 55 | 1956 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 183 | 0.516 | 65.82 |
| 56 | 1956 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 78 | 0.506 | 65.27 |
| 57 | 1956 | Yale | 7 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 83 | 0.497 | 64.77 |
| 58 | 1956 | Pacific | 5 | 3 | 1 | 220 | 134 | 0.497 | 64.76 |
| 59 | 1956 | Alabama | 2 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 195 | 0.494 | 64.58 |
| 60 | 1956 | Villanova | 5 | 4 | 0 | 152 | 92 | 0.486 | 64.14 |
| 61 | 1956 | Maryland | 2 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 168 | 0.483 | 63.99 |
| 62 | 1956 | Washington St. | 3 | 6 | 1 | 163 | 247 | 0.463 | 62.90 |
| 63 | 1956 | Kansas | 3 | 6 | 1 | 163 | 215 | 0.463 | 62.85 |
| 64 | 1956 | Wake Forest | 2 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 102 | 0.462 | 62.82 |
| 65 | 1956 | Oklahoma St. | 3 | 5 | 2 | 131 | 166 | 0.451 | 62.18 |
| 66 | 1956 | North Carolina | 2 | 7 | 1 | 99 | 183 | 0.442 | 61.68 |
| 67 | 1956 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 79 | 0.439 | 61.56 |
| 68 | 1956 | North Carolina St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 169 | 0.436 | 61.36 |
| 69 | 1956 | Indiana | 3 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 263 | 0.433 | 61.21 |
| 70 | 1956 | Notre Dame | 2 | 8 | 0 | 130 | 289 | 0.431 | 61.11 |
| 71 | 1956 | Texas Tech | 2 | 7 | 1 | 117 | 216 | 0.412 | 60.05 |
| 72 | 1956 | Nebraska | 3 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 200 | 0.412 | 60.00 |
| 73 | 1956 | Holy Cross | 4 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 123 | 0.401 | 59.40 |
| 74 | 1956 | Idaho | 3 | 5 | 0 | 174 | 203 | 0.397 | 59.21 |
| 75 | 1956 | Hardin-Simmons | 4 | 6 | 0 | 164 | 217 | 0.388 | 58.69 |
| 76 | 1956 | Princeton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 237 | 135 | 0.374 | 57.92 |
| 77 | 1956 | Texas | 1 | 9 | 0 | 101 | 272 | 0.372 | 57.81 |
| 78 | 1956 | Utah | 5 | 5 | 0 | 227 | 177 | 0.372 | 57.78 |
| 79 | 1956 | Virginia | 2 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 155 | 0.354 | 56.81 |
| 80 | 1956 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 71 | 0.348 | 56.45 |
| 81 | 1956 | Dayton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 86 | 0.347 | 56.42 |
| 82 | 1956 | Kansas St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 259 | 0.317 | 54.75 |
| 83 | 1956 | Arizona | 3 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 182 | 0.277 | 52.51 |
| 84 | 1956 | Utah St. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 221 | 199 | 0.274 | 52.30 |
| 85 | 1956 | Wichita St. | 4 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 198 | 0.267 | 51.96 |
| 86 | 1956 | Colgate | 3 | 5 | 0 | 175 | 202 | 0.264 | 51.78 |
| 87 | 1956 | Dartmouth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 89 | 0.255 | 51.28 |
| 88 | 1956 | Denver | 5 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 185 | 0.236 | 50.23 |
| 89 | 1956 | Furman | 2 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 154 | 0.232 | 49.96 |
| 90 | 1956 | Iowa St. | 2 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 260 | 0.223 | 49.50 |
| 91 | 1956 | Brown | 4 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 87 | 0.213 | 48.94 |
| 92 | 1956 | Boston University | 0 | 5 | 2 | 77 | 160 | 0.213 | 48.92 |
| 93 | 1956 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 216 | 0.195 | 47.92 |
| 94 | 1956 | VMI | 2 | 5 | 1 | 100 | 187 | 0.187 | 47.50 |
| 95 | 1956 | Detroit Mercy | 2 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 194 | 0.176 | 46.84 |
| 96 | 1956 | San Jose St. | 1 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 196 | 0.172 | 46.65 |
| 97 | 1956 | New Mexico | 3 | 6 | 0 | 133 | 199 | 0.135 | 44.55 |
| 98 | 1956 | Harvard | 2 | 5 | 0 | 140 | 180 | 0.127 | 44.13 |
| 99 | 1956 | Colorado St. | 2 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 287 | 0.124 | 43.96 |
| 100 | 1956 | Davidson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 74 | 0.121 | 43.80 |
| 101 | 1956 | Citadel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 87 | 0.121 | 43.79 |
| 102 | 1956 | Richmond | 2 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 153 | 0.120 | 43.75 |
| 103 | 1956 | Drake | 1 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 144 | 0.118 | 43.61 |
| 104 | 1956 | Columbia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 237 | 0.106 | 42.95 |
| 105 | 1956 | William & Mary | 0 | 9 | 1 | 84 | 246 | 0.102 | 42.75 |
| 106 | 1956 | BYU | 1 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 185 | 0.099 | 42.59 |
| 107 | 1956 | Cornell | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100 | 209 | 0.091 | 42.12 |
| 108 | 1956 | New Mexico St. | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 203 | 0.087 | 41.90 |
| 109 | 1956 | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 132 | 0.081 | 41.58 |
| 110 | 1956 | Marquette | 0 | 9 | 0 | 72 | 303 | 0.071 | 41.01 |
| 111 | 1956 | Montana | 1 | 8 | 0 | 111 | 239 | 0.070 | 40.96 |