| 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 | Toledo | 24 to 16 | 518 | 101 |
| 2 | 129 | 0.600 | (1,1) | 0.600 | Mississippi | 23 to 30 | 55 | 7 |
| 3 | 103 | 1.137 | (2,1) | 0.804 | E Michigan | 48 to 23 | 447 | 188 |
| 4 | 47 | 1.603 | (2,1) | 1.270 | --bye-- |
| 5 | 70 | 1.490 | (2,2) | 1.490 | South Carolina | 13 to 35 | 44 | 78 |
| 6 | 86 | 1.267 | (2,3) | 1.467 | Georgia | 14 to 35 | 17 | 4 |
| 7 | 88 | 1.310 | (2,3) | 1.510 | --bye-- |
| 8 | 102 | 1.124 | (2,4) | 1.458 | Texas | 13 to 16 | 44 | 17 |
| 9 | 102 | 1.126 | (2,5) | 1.554 | Tennessee | 34 to 56 | 25 | 42 |
| 10 | 80 | 1.296 | (3,5) | 1.546 | Auburn | 10 to 3 | 63 | 72 |
| 11 | 58 | 1.436 | (4,5) | 1.547 | Florida | 38 to 7 | 66 | 70 |
| 12 | 50 | 1.576 | (5,5) | 1.576 | Tennessee Tech | 42 to 10 | 93 | 109 |
| 13 | 57 | 1.502 | (5,6) | 1.593 | Vanderbilt | 17 to 45 | 16 | 22 |
| 14 | 62 | 1.410 | (5,7) | 1.576 | Louisville | 0 to 41 | 36 | 37 |
| 15 | 63 | 1.422 | (5,7) | 1.588 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 62 | 1.416 | (5,7) | 1.583 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 62 | 1.424 | (5,7) | 1.591 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 64 | 1.407 | (5,7) | 1.574 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 67 | 1.394 | (5,7) | 1.560 | --bye-- |
| 20 | 66 | 1.380 | (5,7) | 1.547 | --bye-- |
| 21 | 66 | 1.378 | (5,7) | 1.545 | --bye-- |