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 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 3.51 | 1.11 | 20 | |||
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.4 | 9.8 | 7.84 | -3.96 | 15 | |||
| George Washington | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 17.1 | 8.1 | 2.77 | -7.04 | 14 | 17 | ||
| Furman | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 6.7 | 18.5 | -10.19 | -1.09 | ||||
| Virginia Military Institute | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 16.7 | 22.0 | -9.24 | -4.54 | ||||
| Davidson | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 21.2 | 14.0 | -7.93 | -12.16 | ||||
| Richmond | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 15.8 | 17.8 | -9.98 | -6.43 | ||||
| The Citadel | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 15.1 | 16.6 | -10.13 | -9.02 | ||||
| William & Mary | 0 | 9 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 8.4 | 24.6 | -16.71 | -2.21 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-01-01 | Sun Bowl | George Washington (16) | 13 | Texas-El Paso | 0 | El Paso, TX |
1956 Conference Leaders