| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 1 | 40 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 2 | 424 | -0.500 | (0,1) | 0.500 | Kentucky | 14 to 44 | 29 | 49 |
| 3 | 162 | 2.281 | (0,2) | 3.281 | Georgia | 3 to 45 | 102 | 3 |
| 4 | 125 | 1.296 | (1,2) | 1.630 | Indiana St | 45 to 7 | 314 | 349 |
| 5 | 182 | 0.781 | (1,3) | 1.281 | Georgia Southern | 3 to 40 | 131 | 123 |
| 6 | 200 | 0.670 | (1,4) | 1.270 | Western Michigan | 24 to 42 | 144 | 164 |
| 7 | 228 | 0.539 | (1,5) | 1.205 | Eastern Michigan | 10 to 24 | 149 | 176 |
| 8 | 249 | 0.476 | (1,6) | 1.190 | Toledo | 6 to 13 | 57 | 51 |
| 9 | 189 | 0.677 | (2,6) | 1.177 | Central Michigan | 24 to 17 | 135 | 154 |
| 10 | 185 | 0.717 | (2,6) | 1.217 | --bye-- |
| 11 | 190 | 0.698 | (2,7) | 1.254 | Bowling Green | 21 to 24 | 77 | 94 |
| 12 | 157 | 0.821 | (3,7) | 1.221 | Northern Illinois | 20 to 17 | 146 | 130 |
| 13 | 166 | 0.797 | (4,7) | 1.069 | Kent St | 34 to 3 | 332 | 337 |
| 14 | 162 | 0.826 | (4,8) | 1.159 | Miami OH | 15 to 17 | 59 | 65 |
| 15 | 170 | 0.735 | (4,8) | 1.068 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 170 | 0.731 | (4,8) | 1.064 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 179 | 0.698 | (4,8) | 1.031 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 182 | 0.671 | (4,8) | 1.004 | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |