| 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 | Fort Hays St | 28 to 7 | 518 | 297 |
| 2 | 24 | 2.515 | (2,0) | 1.515 | Emporia St | 41 to 20 | 66 | 353 |
| 3 | 125 | 1.002 | (3,0) | 0.002 | E New Mexico | 31 to 20 | 426 | 461 |
| 4 | 143 | 0.899 | (4,0) | -0.101 | W New Mexico | 56 to 27 | 432 | 519 |
| 5 | 129 | 1.044 | (4,0) | 0.044 | --bye-- |
| 6 | 163 | 0.800 | (4,1) | 0.200 | Permian Basin | 14 to 28 | 131 | 220 |
| 7 | 249 | 0.329 | (4,2) | -0.004 | TX A&M K'ville | 19 to 24 | 340 | 385 |
| 8 | 267 | 0.190 | (5,2) | -0.238 | Midwest TX St | 48 to 24 | 449 | 458 |
| 9 | 279 | 0.148 | (6,2) | -0.352 | Sul Ross | 62 to 0 | 534 | 535 |
| 10 | 298 | 0.055 | (6,3) | -0.278 | C Washington | 21 to 38 | 159 | 181 |
| 11 | 323 | -0.045 | (6,4) | -0.245 | W Oregon | 7 to 31 | 256 | 261 |
| 12 | 348 | -0.168 | (6,5) | -0.259 | W Texas A&M | 44 to 45 | 307 | 273 |
| 13 | 349 | -0.159 | (6,5) | -0.250 | --bye-- |
| 14 | 346 | -0.136 | (6,5) | -0.227 | --bye-- |
| 15 | 341 | -0.117 | (6,5) | -0.208 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 333 | -0.088 | (6,5) | -0.179 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 340 | -0.113 | (6,5) | -0.204 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 337 | -0.111 | (6,5) | -0.202 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 339 | -0.112 | (6,5) | -0.203 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |