| 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 | Miami FL | 24 to 27 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 686 | -2.985 | (0,1) | -1.985 | --bye-- |
| 3 | 212 | 0.577 | (0,2) | 1.577 | Texas A&M | 40 to 41 | 49 | 13 |
| 4 | 35 | 1.732 | (1,2) | 2.066 | Purdue | 56 to 30 | 92 | 111 |
| 5 | 25 | 1.943 | (2,2) | 1.943 | Arkansas | 56 to 13 | 93 | 141 |
| 6 | 16 | 2.078 | (3,2) | 1.878 | Boise St | 28 to 7 | 68 | 50 |
| 7 | 13 | 2.203 | (4,2) | 1.870 | NC State | 36 to 7 | 42 | 35 |
| 8 | 11 | 2.250 | (5,2) | 1.821 | USC | 34 to 24 | 21 | 14 |
| 9 | 10 | 2.165 | (5,2) | 1.736 | --bye-- |
| 10 | 17 | 2.057 | (6,2) | 1.557 | Boston College | 25 to 10 | 201 | 160 |
| 11 | 10 | 2.129 | (7,2) | 1.573 | Navy | 49 to 10 | 44 | 25 |
| 12 | 11 | 2.197 | (8,2) | 1.597 | Pittsburgh | 37 to 15 | 45 | 46 |
| 13 | 10 | 2.165 | (9,2) | 1.529 | Syracuse | 70 to 7 | 105 | 123 |
| 14 | 10 | 2.150 | (10,2) | 1.484 | Stanford | 49 to 20 | 95 | 92 |
| 15 | 10 | 2.166 | (10,2) | 1.500 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 9 | 2.159 | (10,2) | 1.493 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 9 | 2.169 | (10,2) | 1.502 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 10 | 2.150 | (10,2) | 1.483 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 9 | 2.168 | (10,2) | 1.502 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |