| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 0 | 694 | -0.500 | (0,1) | 0.500 | Hawaii | 20 to 23 | 1 | 65 |
| 1 | 697 | -0.875 | (0,1) | 0.125 | --bye-- |
| 2 | 672 | -2.400 | (0,2) | -1.400 | BYU | 3 to 27 | 617 | 6 |
| 3 | 338 | 0.030 | (1,2) | 0.363 | Boston College | 30 to 20 | 445 | 160 |
| 4 | 229 | 0.452 | (1,3) | 0.952 | Virginia | 20 to 48 | 78 | 20 |
| 5 | 119 | 1.090 | (2,3) | 1.290 | San Jose St | 30 to 29 | 195 | 168 |
| 6 | 111 | 1.080 | (2,3) | 1.280 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 119 | 1.034 | (2,4) | 1.367 | SMU | 10 to 34 | 63 | 36 |
| 8 | 81 | 1.278 | (3,4) | 1.421 | Florida St | 20 to 13 | 71 | 83 |
| 9 | 81 | 1.274 | (3,5) | 1.524 | Miami FL | 7 to 42 | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | 86 | 1.266 | (3,6) | 1.600 | Pittsburgh | 20 to 35 | 35 | 46 |
| 11 | 115 | 1.064 | (3,7) | 1.464 | North Carolina | 15 to 20 | 113 | 115 |
| 12 | 114 | 1.094 | (3,7) | 1.494 | --bye-- |
| 13 | 97 | 1.186 | (4,7) | 1.459 | California | 31 to 10 | 83 | 68 |
| 14 | 95 | 1.173 | (4,8) | 1.506 | Notre Dame | 20 to 49 | 10 | 9 |
| 15 | 99 | 1.167 | (4,8) | 1.501 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 98 | 1.159 | (4,8) | 1.492 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 92 | 1.178 | (4,8) | 1.511 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 94 | 1.165 | (4,8) | 1.498 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 92 | 1.201 | (4,8) | 1.535 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |