| 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 | SE Louisiana | 24 to 0 | 518 | 137 |
| 2 | 16 | 3.015 | (1,1) | 3.015 | LSU | 7 to 23 | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | 38 | 1.738 | (2,1) | 1.404 | New Mexico St | 49 to 14 | 86 | 175 |
| 4 | 14 | 2.200 | (3,1) | 1.700 | Southern Miss | 30 to 20 | 58 | 56 |
| 5 | 30 | 1.924 | (4,1) | 1.324 | UTEP | 30 to 11 | 208 | 192 |
| 6 | 33 | 1.905 | (4,1) | 1.305 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 50 | 1.688 | (4,2) | 1.354 | Kennesaw | 7 to 35 | 59 | 51 |
| 8 | 55 | 1.616 | (4,2) | 1.283 | --bye-- |
| 9 | 77 | 1.399 | (4,3) | 1.257 | WKU | 27 to 28 | 82 | 82 |
| 10 | 76 | 1.406 | (5,3) | 1.156 | Sam Houston St | 55 to 14 | 263 | 263 |
| 11 | | | | | Delaware | | | 136 |
| 12 | | | | | Washington St | | | 67 |
| 13 | | | | | Liberty | | | 126 |
| 14 | | | | | Missouri St | | | 78 |
| 15 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 16 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 17 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 18 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |