| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 0 | 9 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 1 | 7 | 0.500 | (1,0) | -0.500 | Fort Hays St | 28 to 7 | 518 | 308 |
| 2 | 24 | 2.515 | (2,0) | 1.515 | Emporia St | 41 to 20 | 66 | 347 |
| 3 | 125 | 1.002 | (3,0) | 0.002 | E New Mexico | 31 to 20 | 426 | 438 |
| 4 | 143 | 0.899 | (4,0) | -0.101 | W New Mexico | 56 to 27 | 432 | 474 |
| 5 | 129 | 1.065 | (4,0) | 0.065 | --bye-- |
| 6 | 163 | 0.846 | (4,1) | 0.246 | Permian Basin | 14 to 28 | 131 | 236 |
| 7 | 249 | 0.382 | (4,2) | 0.049 | TX A&M K'ville | 19 to 24 | 340 | 418 |
| 8 | 267 | 0.255 | (5,2) | -0.174 | Midwest TX St | 48 to 24 | 448 | 453 |
| 9 | 276 | 0.224 | (6,2) | -0.276 | Sul Ross | 62 to 0 | 534 | 555 |
| 10 | 298 | 0.140 | (6,3) | -0.194 | C Washington | 21 to 38 | 159 | 159 |
| 11 | | | | | W Oregon | | | 261 |
| 12 | | | | | W Texas A&M | | | 321 |
| 13 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 14 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 15 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 16 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 17 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 18 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |