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 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 46.6 | 5.1 | 21.08 | -1.12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Colorado | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 26.7 | 13.0 | 9.43 | -0.39 | 18 | 20 | ||
| Missouri | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 20.0 | 18.3 | 3.88 | 2.38 | ||||
| Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 12.5 | 20.6 | -1.79 | 3.41 | ||||
| Kansas | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 16.3 | 21.5 | -1.16 | 4.24 | ||||
| Kansas State | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 14.3 | 25.9 | -4.91 | 1.79 | ||||
| Iowa State | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 9.2 | 26.0 | -11.07 | 0.33 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Colorado (19) | 27 | Clemson | 21 | Miami, FL |
1956 Conference Leaders