| 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 | Alabama A&M | 52 to 7 | 518 | 372 |
| 2 | 133 | 0.600 | (2,0) | -0.400 | Arkansas St | 56 to 14 | 406 | 109 |
| 3 | 51 | 1.653 | (2,1) | 1.319 | Mississippi | 35 to 41 | 21 | 3 |
| 4 | 64 | 1.434 | (2,2) | 1.434 | Memphis | 31 to 32 | 19 | 60 |
| 5 | 93 | 1.274 | (2,3) | 1.474 | Notre Dame | 13 to 56 | 25 | 9 |
| 6 | 78 | 1.335 | (2,3) | 1.535 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 83 | 1.329 | (2,4) | 1.663 | Tennessee | 31 to 34 | 25 | 42 |
| 8 | 88 | 1.237 | (2,5) | 1.665 | Texas A&M | 42 to 45 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | 95 | 1.181 | (2,6) | 1.681 | Auburn | 24 to 33 | 49 | 72 |
| 10 | 112 | 1.055 | (2,7) | 1.610 | Mississippi St | 35 to 38 | 58 | 87 |
| 11 | 121 | 1.036 | (2,7) | 1.591 | --bye-- |
| 12 | 124 | 1.020 | (2,8) | 1.620 | LSU | 22 to 23 | 28 | 39 |
| 13 | 133 | 0.960 | (2,9) | 1.596 | Texas | 37 to 52 | 24 | 17 |
| 14 | 139 | 0.896 | (2,10) | 1.563 | Missouri | 17 to 31 | 38 | 49 |
| 15 | 136 | 0.907 | (2,10) | 1.574 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 136 | 0.898 | (2,10) | 1.565 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 136 | 0.888 | (2,10) | 1.555 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 140 | 0.867 | (2,10) | 1.533 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 141 | 0.863 | (2,10) | 1.530 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |