| 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 | Kentucky | 16 to 24 | 7 | 67 |
| 2 | 405 | -0.400 | (1,1) | -0.400 | WKU | 45 to 21 | 622 | 78 |
| 3 | 198 | 0.625 | (2,1) | 0.292 | Morgan St | 60 to 0 | 420 | 394 |
| 4 | 163 | 0.770 | (2,2) | 0.770 | W Michigan | 13 to 14 | 116 | 56 |
| 5 | 115 | 1.102 | (3,2) | 0.902 | Akron | 45 to 3 | 234 | 183 |
| 6 | 116 | 1.066 | (3,2) | 0.866 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 142 | 0.907 | (3,3) | 0.907 | Bowling Green | 23 to 28 | 90 | 192 |
| 8 | 137 | 0.896 | (4,3) | 0.753 | Kent | 45 to 10 | 186 | 162 |
| 9 | 143 | 0.851 | (4,4) | 0.851 | Washington St | 7 to 28 | 57 | 61 |
| 10 | 143 | 0.858 | (4,4) | 0.858 | --bye-- |
| 11 | 135 | 0.898 | (5,4) | 0.787 | N Illinois | 42 to 3 | 219 | 224 |
| 12 | 116 | 1.085 | (6,4) | 0.885 | Miami OH | 24 to 3 | 126 | 119 |
| 13 | 106 | 1.108 | (7,4) | 0.835 | Ball St | 38 to 9 | 167 | 169 |
| 14 | 103 | 1.151 | (8,4) | 0.818 | C Michigan | 21 to 3 | 130 | 132 |
| 15 | 102 | 1.155 | (8,4) | 0.822 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 100 | 1.153 | (8,4) | 0.819 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 94 | 1.175 | (8,4) | 0.842 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 102 | 1.129 | (8,5) | 0.898 | Louisville | 22 to 27 | 37 | 38 |
| 19 | 100 | 1.131 | (8,5) | 0.900 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |