| SPB II 1956 Season | |||||||
| Comparison of Actual Wins, Expected Wins and Preseason Prognosis | |||||||
| Wins | Finish | ||||||
| Actual | Expected | Actual | Expected | JU Pre | TJ Pre | ||
| American | |||||||
| West Warwick Monarchs | 93 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Salzburg Bishops | 92 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Brooklyn Bridge | 91 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| South River Gladiators | 82 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| North Michigan Comets | 81 | 79 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Los Angeles Surfers | 78 | 81 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Lafayette Colts | 78 | 72 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
| National | |||||||
| Evanston Elephants | 82 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dayton Flyers | 78 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| Rossville Hornets | 73 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Hampton Road Cruisers | 72 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |
| Frankfort Fortress | 69 | 69 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
| Portland Beavers | 57 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| Goshen Aces | 52 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |