| 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 | USC | 13 to 73 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 432 | -0.492 | (1,1) | -0.492 | Marshall | 21 to 20 | 641 | 124 |
| 3 | 99 | 1.184 | (1,2) | 1.517 | SMU | 10 to 28 | 56 | 36 |
| 4 | 124 | 1.031 | (2,2) | 1.031 | TN Martin | 42 to 10 | 440 | 190 |
| 5 | 178 | 0.716 | (2,3) | 0.916 | WKU | 22 to 27 | 120 | 78 |
| 6 | 150 | 0.858 | (2,3) | 1.058 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 111 | 1.100 | (3,3) | 1.100 | MTSU | 22 to 20 | 240 | 191 |
| 8 | 103 | 1.113 | (3,3) | 1.113 | --bye-- |
| 9 | 93 | 1.200 | (4,3) | 1.057 | New Mexico St | 24 to 17 | 176 | 180 |
| 10 | 78 | 1.312 | (5,3) | 1.062 | Florida Intl | 28 to 21 | 145 | 104 |
| 11 | 63 | 1.409 | (6,3) | 1.076 | Liberty | 21 to 17 | 132 | 156 |
| 12 | 59 | 1.459 | (7,3) | 1.059 | UTEP | 38 to 24 | 201 | 234 |
| 13 | 72 | 1.346 | (7,4) | 1.073 | Kennesaw | 34 to 41 | 58 | 52 |
| 14 | 90 | 1.199 | (7,5) | 1.032 | Louisiana Tech | 30 to 42 | 98 | 85 |
| 15 | 88 | 1.216 | (7,5) | 1.050 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 88 | 1.210 | (7,5) | 1.043 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 106 | 1.119 | (7,6) | 1.042 | Arkansas St | 28 to 34 | 111 | 109 |
| 18 | 106 | 1.111 | (7,6) | 1.034 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 102 | 1.129 | (7,6) | 1.052 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |