| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 0 | 9 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 1 | 518 | -0.500 | (0,1) | 0.500 | Purdue | 0 to 31 | 7 | 111 |
| 2 | 21 | 2.600 | (0,2) | 3.600 | Auburn | 3 to 42 | 5 | 72 |
| 3 | 129 | 0.999 | (1,2) | 1.332 | New Hampshire | 34 to 29 | 261 | 149 |
| 4 | 194 | 0.616 | (1,3) | 1.116 | Connecticut | 25 to 31 | 155 | 71 |
| 5 | 188 | 0.644 | (1,3) | 1.144 | --bye-- |
| 6 | 119 | 1.048 | (2,3) | 1.248 | Ohio | 20 to 14 | 85 | 74 |
| 7 | 149 | 0.875 | (2,4) | 1.208 | W Michigan | 0 to 42 | 87 | 56 |
| 8 | 134 | 0.912 | (3,4) | 1.054 | Akron | 42 to 28 | 213 | 183 |
| 9 | 164 | 0.695 | (3,5) | 0.945 | N Illinois | 7 to 21 | 220 | 224 |
| 10 | 165 | 0.704 | (3,5) | 0.954 | --bye-- |
| 11 | 140 | 0.870 | (4,5) | 0.981 | Kent | 17 to 13 | 184 | 162 |
| 12 | 150 | 0.765 | (4,6) | 0.965 | E Michigan | 9 to 24 | 182 | 188 |
| 13 | 167 | 0.695 | (4,7) | 0.968 | Toledo | 9 to 38 | 106 | 100 |
| 14 | 178 | 0.630 | (4,8) | 0.963 | Miami OH | 24 to 45 | 111 | 119 |
| 15 | 172 | 0.633 | (4,8) | 0.967 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 170 | 0.633 | (4,8) | 0.966 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 167 | 0.650 | (4,8) | 0.983 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 168 | 0.638 | (4,8) | 0.971 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 169 | 0.634 | (4,8) | 0.967 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |