| 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 | Abilene Chr | 35 to 7 | 518 | 117 |
| 2 | 47 | 1.864 | (1,1) | 1.864 | New Mexico St | 14 to 21 | 18 | 175 |
| 3 | 137 | 0.923 | (1,2) | 1.257 | Navy | 23 to 42 | 50 | 43 |
| 4 | 68 | 1.415 | (2,2) | 1.415 | Oklahoma St | 19 to 12 | 210 | 160 |
| 5 | 97 | 1.228 | (2,3) | 1.428 | Tulane | 14 to 31 | 17 | 25 |
| 6 | 105 | 1.163 | (2,4) | 1.497 | Memphis | 7 to 45 | 21 | 32 |
| 7 | 103 | 1.220 | (2,4) | 1.553 | --bye-- |
| 8 | 130 | 0.987 | (2,5) | 1.415 | East Carolina | 27 to 41 | 54 | 49 |
| 9 | 139 | 0.951 | (2,6) | 1.451 | Temple | 37 to 38 | 71 | 88 |
| 10 | 147 | 0.917 | (2,6) | 1.417 | --bye-- |
| 11 | | | | | FL Atlantic | | | 133 |
| 12 | | | | | Oregon St | | | 134 |
| 13 | | | | | Army | | | 77 |
| 14 | | | | | UAB | | | 122 |
| 15 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 16 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 17 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 18 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |