| 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 | Chattanooga | 45 to 10 | 518 | 227 |
| 2 | 56 | 1.600 | (2,0) | 0.600 | Georgia St | 38 to 16 | 130 | 211 |
| 3 | 59 | 1.523 | (3,0) | 0.523 | Troy | 28 to 7 | 189 | 95 |
| 4 | 19 | 2.030 | (4,0) | 1.030 | Arkansas | 32 to 31 | 64 | 141 |
| 5 | 28 | 1.919 | (5,0) | 0.919 | FL Atlantic | 55 to 26 | 177 | 131 |
| 6 | 21 | 2.033 | (6,0) | 1.033 | Tulsa | 45 to 7 | 105 | 136 |
| 7 | 20 | 2.071 | (6,0) | 1.071 | --bye-- |
| 8 | 38 | 1.701 | (6,1) | 0.986 | UAB | 24 to 31 | 108 | 126 |
| 9 | 29 | 1.860 | (7,1) | 1.110 | South Florida | 34 to 31 | 21 | 34 |
| 10 | 32 | 1.792 | (8,1) | 1.014 | Rice | 38 to 14 | 110 | 113 |
| 11 | 37 | 1.722 | (8,2) | 1.122 | Tulane | 32 to 38 | 21 | 15 |
| 12 | 44 | 1.633 | (8,3) | 1.178 | East Carolina | 27 to 31 | 39 | 43 |
| 13 | 45 | 1.600 | (8,3) | 1.145 | --bye-- |
| 14 | 52 | 1.516 | (8,4) | 1.182 | Navy | 17 to 28 | 31 | 25 |
| 15 | 52 | 1.532 | (8,4) | 1.199 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 52 | 1.526 | (8,4) | 1.192 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 61 | 1.426 | (8,5) | 1.196 | NC State | 7 to 31 | 37 | 35 |
| 18 | 60 | 1.445 | (8,5) | 1.214 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 60 | 1.447 | (8,5) | 1.216 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |