| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 1 | 40 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 2 | 29 | 0.500 | (1,0) | -0.500 | New Mexico | 52 to 10 | 424 | 146 |
| 3 | 23 | 5.594 | (1,1) | 5.594 | Miami FL | 33 to 48 | 11 | 57 |
| 4 | 48 | 2.014 | (2,1) | 1.680 | Louisiana-Monroe | 47 to 3 | 88 | 223 |
| 5 | 28 | 2.127 | (3,1) | 1.627 | Auburn | 27 to 10 | 67 | 62 |
| 6 | 27 | 2.039 | (4,1) | 1.439 | Arkansas | 34 to 22 | 102 | 107 |
| 7 | 41 | 1.778 | (4,2) | 1.445 | Alabama | 20 to 26 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | 61 | 1.522 | (4,3) | 1.379 | Tennessee | 13 to 20 | 25 | 20 |
| 9 | 55 | 1.520 | (4,3) | 1.377 | --bye-- |
| 10 | 47 | 1.651 | (5,3) | 1.401 | South Carolina | 30 to 17 | 93 | 64 |
| 11 | 49 | 1.660 | (5,4) | 1.549 | Mississippi | 35 to 38 | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | 37 | 1.714 | (6,4) | 1.514 | Mississippi St | 51 to 10 | 90 | 85 |
| 13 | 38 | 1.687 | (7,4) | 1.414 | Abilene Christian | 38 to 10 | 240 | 245 |
| 14 | 43 | 1.674 | (7,5) | 1.507 | LSU | 30 to 42 | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | 43 | 1.602 | (7,5) | 1.436 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 43 | 1.597 | (7,5) | 1.430 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 44 | 1.577 | (7,5) | 1.410 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 48 | 1.523 | (7,6) | 1.446 | Oklahoma St | 23 to 31 | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |