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 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.3 | 10.8 | 14.53 | 5.98 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Michigan State | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 25.3 | 8.3 | 24.00 | 8.50 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 19.9 | 10.4 | 13.43 | 5.21 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Purdue | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 7.68 | 6.57 | 20 | 17 | ||
| Illinois | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 16.6 | 12.7 | 8.08 | 5.53 | 16 | |||
| Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 7.28 | 7.06 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Iowa | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 18.4 | 19.2 | 7.45 | 8.90 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Minnesota | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 12.2 | 19.1 | 2.72 | 9.50 | ||||
| Indiana | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 10.1 | 16.7 | -1.15 | 5.18 | ||||
| Northwestern | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .071 | 7.3 | 26.8 | -9.95 | 4.94 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-01-02 | Rose Bowl | Michigan State (2) | 17 | UCLA (4) | 14 | Pasadena, CA |
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