| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 0 | 694 | -0.500 | (0,1) | 0.500 | Hawaii | 20 to 23 | 1 | 85 |
| 1 | 697 | -0.875 | (0,1) | 0.125 | --bye-- |
| 2 | 672 | -2.400 | (0,2) | -1.400 | BYU | 3 to 27 | 617 | 4 |
| 3 | 338 | 0.030 | (1,2) | 0.363 | Boston College | 30 to 20 | 445 | 201 |
| 4 | 229 | 0.452 | (1,3) | 0.952 | Virginia | 20 to 48 | 78 | 8 |
| 5 | 119 | 1.110 | (2,3) | 1.310 | San Jose St | 30 to 29 | 195 | 128 |
| 6 | 111 | 1.126 | (2,3) | 1.326 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 119 | 1.087 | (2,4) | 1.421 | SMU | 10 to 34 | 63 | 42 |
| 8 | 81 | 1.343 | (3,4) | 1.486 | Florida St | 20 to 13 | 71 | 53 |
| 9 | 81 | 1.350 | (3,5) | 1.600 | Miami FL | 7 to 42 | 9 | 15 |
| 10 | 86 | 1.351 | (3,6) | 1.684 | Pittsburgh | 20 to 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 11 | | | | | North Carolina | | | 129 |
| 12 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 13 | | | | | California | | | 75 |
| 14 | | | | | Notre Dame | | | 17 |
| 15 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 16 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 17 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 18 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |