| 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 | SE Louisiana | 24 to 0 | 518 | 139 |
| 2 | 16 | 3.015 | (1,1) | 3.015 | LSU | 7 to 23 | 4 | 39 |
| 3 | 38 | 1.738 | (2,1) | 1.404 | New Mexico St | 49 to 14 | 86 | 180 |
| 4 | 14 | 2.200 | (3,1) | 1.700 | Southern Miss | 30 to 20 | 58 | 110 |
| 5 | 30 | 1.904 | (4,1) | 1.304 | UTEP | 30 to 11 | 208 | 234 |
| 6 | 33 | 1.859 | (4,1) | 1.259 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 50 | 1.634 | (4,2) | 1.301 | Kennesaw | 7 to 35 | 59 | 52 |
| 8 | 55 | 1.552 | (4,2) | 1.218 | --bye-- |
| 9 | 77 | 1.324 | (4,3) | 1.181 | WKU | 27 to 28 | 82 | 78 |
| 10 | 76 | 1.322 | (5,3) | 1.072 | Sam Houston St | 55 to 14 | 268 | 218 |
| 11 | 96 | 1.197 | (5,4) | 1.086 | Delaware | 24 to 25 | 110 | 116 |
| 12 | 110 | 1.114 | (5,5) | 1.114 | Washington St | 3 to 28 | 69 | 61 |
| 13 | 103 | 1.130 | (6,5) | 1.039 | Liberty | 34 to 28 | 158 | 156 |
| 14 | 98 | 1.166 | (7,5) | 1.000 | Missouri St | 42 to 30 | 90 | 102 |
| 15 | 93 | 1.182 | (7,5) | 1.015 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 93 | 1.174 | (7,5) | 1.007 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 96 | 1.173 | (7,5) | 1.007 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 96 | 1.158 | (7,5) | 0.991 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 85 | 1.242 | (8,5) | 1.011 | Coastal Car | 23 to 14 | 112 | 112 |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |