College Football Teams in 1956

1956 was the eighty-eighth college football season in the United States and the first season of the NCAA University and College Divisions. Name all of the teams that played in the University Division.

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Atlantic Coast Conference
Team	Current Conference
Clemson	ACC
Duke	ACC
Maryland	Big Ten
NC State	ACC
North Carolina	ACC
South Carolina	SEC
Virginia	ACC
Wake Forest	ACC

California Collegiate Athletic Association
Team	Current Conference
Cal Poly	Big Sky (FCS)
Fresno State	Mountain West
Long Beach State	no team (D-I)
Los Angeles State	no team (D-II)
San Diego State	Mountain West
UC Santa Barbara	no team (D-I)

Middle Three Conference
Team	Current Conference
Lafayette	Patriot League (FCS)
Lehigh	Patriot League (FCS)
Rutgers	Big Ten

Ohio Valley Conference
Team	Current Conference
Eastern Kentucky	UAC (FCS)
Middle Tennessee	C-USA
Morehead State	Pioneer League (FCS)
Murray State	MVFC (FCS)
Tennessee Tech	Big South-OVC (FCS)
Western Kentucky	C-USA

Southeastern Conference
Team	Current Conference
Alabama	SEC
Auburn	SEC
Florida	SEC
Georgia	SEC
Georgia Tech	ACC
Kentucky	SEC
LSU	SEC
Mississippi State	SEC
Ole Miss	SEC
Tennessee	SEC
Tulane	American
Vanderbilt	SEC

Independent
Team	Current Conference
Air Force	Mountain West
Army	American
Boston College	ACC
Boston University	no team (D-I)
Cincinnati	Big 12
Colgate	Patriot League (FCS)
Dayton	Pioneer League (FCS)
Drake	Pioneer League (FCS)
Florida State	ACC
Hofstra	no team (D-I)
Holy Cross	Patriot League (FCS)
Marquette	no team (D-I)
Miami (FL)	ACC
Navy	American
Notre Dame	Independent
Pacific	no team (D-I)
Penn State	Big Ten
Pepperdine	no team (D-I)
Pittsburgh	ACC
San Jose State	Mountain West
Syracuse	ACC
Texas Tech	Big 12
Villanova	CAA (FCS)

Big Seven Conference
Team	Current Conference
Colorado	Big 12
Iowa State	Big 12
Kansas	Big 12
Kansas State	Big 12
Missouri	SEC
Nebraska	Big Ten
Oklahoma	SEC

Border Conference
Team	Current Conference
Arizona	Big 12
Arizona State	Big 12
Hardin-Simmons	ASC (D-III)
New Mexico A&M	C-USA
Texas Western	C-USA
West Texas State	Lone Star (D-II)

Mid-American Conference
Team	Current Conference
Bowling Green	MAC
Kent State	MAC
Marshall	Sun Belt
Miami (OH)	MAC
Ohio	MAC
Toledo	MAC
Western Michigan	MAC

Pacific Coast Conference
Team	Current Conference
California	ACC
Idaho	Big Sky (FCS)
Oregon	Big Ten
Oregon State	Pac-12
Stanford	ACC
UCLA	Big Ten
USC	Big Ten
Washington	Big Ten
Washington State	Pac-12

Southern Conference
Team	Current Conference
Davidson	Pioneer League (FCS)
Furman	SoCon (FCS)
George Washington	no team (D-I)
Richmond	Patriot League (FCS)
The Citadel	SoCon (FCS)
VMI	SoCon (FCS)
VPI	ACC
Washington & Lee	ODAC (D-III)
West Virginia	Big 12
William & Mary	CAA (FCS)

Big Ten Conference
Team	Current Conference
Illinois	Big Ten
Indiana	Big Ten
Iowa	Big Ten
Michigan	Big Ten
Michigan State	Big Ten
Minnesota	Big Ten
Northwestern	Big Ten
Ohio State	Big Ten
Purdue	Big Ten
Wisconsin	Big Ten

Ivy League
Team	Current Conference
Brown	Ivy League (FCS)
Columbia	Ivy League (FCS)
Cornell	Ivy League (FCS)
Dartmouth	Ivy League (FCS)
Harvard	Ivy League (FCS)
Penn	Ivy League (FCS)
Princeton	Ivy League (FCS)
Yale	Ivy League (FCS)

Missouri Valley Conference
Team	Current Conference
Detroit	no team (D-I)
Houston	Big 12
Oklahoma A&M	Big 12
Tulsa	American
Wichita	no team (D-I)

Skyline Conference
Team	Current Conference
BYU	Big 12
Colorado A&M	Mountain West
Denver	no team (D-I)
Montana	Big Sky (FCS)
New Mexico	Mountain West
Utah	Big 12
Utah State	Mountain West
Wyoming	Mountain West

Southwest Conference
Team	Current Conference
Arkansas	SEC
Baylor	Big 12
Rice	American
SMU	ACC
TCU	Big 12
Texas	SEC
Texas A&M	SEC