| 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 | Alabama A&M | 52 to 7 | 518 | 320 |
| 2 | 133 | 0.600 | (2,0) | -0.400 | Arkansas St | 56 to 14 | 406 | 100 |
| 3 | 51 | 1.653 | (2,1) | 1.319 | Mississippi | 35 to 41 | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | 64 | 1.434 | (2,2) | 1.434 | Memphis | 31 to 32 | 19 | 32 |
| 5 | 93 | 1.294 | (2,3) | 1.494 | Notre Dame | 13 to 56 | 25 | 17 |
| 6 | 78 | 1.381 | (2,3) | 1.581 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 83 | 1.383 | (2,4) | 1.716 | Tennessee | 31 to 34 | 25 | 31 |
| 8 | 88 | 1.301 | (2,5) | 1.729 | Texas A&M | 42 to 45 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 95 | 1.257 | (2,6) | 1.757 | Auburn | 24 to 33 | 49 | 63 |
| 10 | 112 | 1.139 | (2,7) | 1.695 | Mississippi St | 35 to 38 | 58 | 58 |
| 11 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 12 | | | | | LSU | | | 27 |
| 13 | | | | | Texas | | | 22 |
| 14 | | | | | Missouri | | | 40 |
| 15 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 16 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 17 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 18 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |