| 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 | Wisconsin | 17 to 38 | 29 | 53 |
| 3 | 496 | -0.095 | (0,2) | 0.905 | Fordham | 37 to 40 | 335 | 241 |
| 4 | 309 | 0.294 | (0,3) | 1.294 | Liberty | 27 to 55 | 58 | 27 |
| 5 | 303 | 0.292 | (0,4) | 1.292 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 38 to 45 | 185 | 145 |
| 6 | 224 | 0.533 | (1,4) | 1.133 | Akron | 13 to 10 | 297 | 298 |
| 7 | 146 | 0.901 | (2,4) | 1.235 | Central Michigan | 37 to 13 | 112 | 154 |
| 8 | 178 | 0.745 | (2,5) | 1.174 | Bowling Green | 14 to 24 | 100 | 94 |
| 9 | 161 | 0.774 | (3,5) | 1.024 | Kent St | 24 to 6 | 288 | 337 |
| 10 | 164 | 0.801 | (3,5) | 1.051 | --bye-- |
| 11 | 162 | 0.801 | (3,6) | 1.134 | Toledo | 13 to 31 | 38 | 51 |
| 12 | 196 | 0.689 | (3,7) | 1.089 | Ohio U | 10 to 20 | 88 | 79 |
| 13 | 210 | 0.624 | (3,8) | 1.079 | Miami OH | 10 to 23 | 64 | 65 |
| 14 | 213 | 0.614 | (3,9) | 1.114 | Eastern Michigan | 11 to 24 | 153 | 176 |
| 15 | 215 | 0.540 | (3,9) | 1.040 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 217 | 0.539 | (3,9) | 1.039 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 222 | 0.510 | (3,9) | 1.010 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 231 | 0.465 | (3,9) | 0.965 | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |