| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 1 | 726 | -0.500 | (0,1) | 0.500 | Notre Dame | 3 to 42 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 422 | -0.375 | (0,1) | 0.625 | --bye-- |
| 3 | 332 | 0.905 | (1,1) | 0.905 | Wagner | 24 to 0 | 495 | 416 |
| 4 | 113 | 1.395 | (1,2) | 1.729 | Memphis | 24 to 28 | 19 | 42 |
| 5 | 116 | 1.233 | (1,2) | 1.566 | --bye-- |
| 6 | 110 | 1.154 | (1,3) | 1.654 | South Florida | 30 to 44 | 39 | 99 |
| 7 | 119 | 1.105 | (2,3) | 1.305 | North Texas | 27 to 24 | 201 | 149 |
| 8 | 121 | 1.079 | (3,3) | 1.079 | UNC-Charlotte | 14 to 0 | 236 | 220 |
| 9 | 121 | 1.035 | (3,4) | 1.178 | Air Force | 6 to 17 | 21 | 54 |
| 10 | 124 | 1.044 | (3,4) | 1.187 | --bye-- |
| 11 | 159 | 0.817 | (3,5) | 1.067 | Temple | 18 to 32 | 208 | 236 |
| 12 | 145 | 0.884 | (4,5) | 0.996 | Alabama-Birmingham | 31 to 6 | 149 | 169 |
| 13 | 140 | 0.923 | (5,5) | 0.923 | East Carolina | 10 to 0 | 201 | 214 |
| 14 | 144 | 0.933 | (5,6) | 1.024 | SMU | 14 to 59 | 48 | 50 |
| 15 | 143 | 0.868 | (5,6) | 0.958 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 158 | 0.790 | (5,7) | 0.957 | Army | 11 to 17 | 107 | 110 |
| 17 | 159 | 0.770 | (5,7) | 0.937 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 153 | 0.793 | (5,7) | 0.960 | --bye-- |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |