| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 17 | 8 | 0-0 | 1080 | 0 | 8 | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 2 | 7 | 1-0 | 1093 | 0 | 6 | -- | W 45-7 vs Jacksonville State |
| 2 | Sep 7 | 13 | 1-1 | 751 | 0 | 13 | -- | L 46-27 at #3 Oregon |
| 3 | Sep 14 | 11 | 1-1 | 832 | 0 | 11 | -- | DNP |
| 4 | Sep 21 | 9 | 2-1 | 905 | 0 | 9 | -- | W 73-14 vs Eastern Michigan |
| 5 | Sep 28 | 10 | 3-1 | 944 | 0 | 10 | -- | W 56-14 vs Wyoming |
| 6 | Oct 5 | 8 | 4-1 | 981 | 0 | 8 | -- | W 27-22 vs #19 Nebraska |
| 7 | Oct 12 | 8 | 5-1 | 1015 | 0 | 6 | -- | W 45-31 at Purdue |
| 8 | Oct 19 | 8 | 6-1 | 1066 | 0 | 5 | -- | W 56-17 at Indiana |
| 9 | Oct 26 | 8 | 7-1 | 1086 | 0 | 5 | 8 | W 35-11 vs Michigan |
| 10 | Nov 2 | 7 | 7-1 | 1120 | 0 | 6 | 8 | DNP |
| 11 | Nov 9 | 12 | 7-2 | 782 | 0 | 12 | 12 | L 49-37 vs #13 Ohio State |
| 12 | Nov 16 | 10 | 8-2 | 941 | 0 | 9 | 11 | W 37-15 at Maryland |
| 13 | Nov 23 | 10 | 9-2 | 971 | 0 | 8 | 10 | W 45-3 vs Rutgers |
| 14 | Nov 30 | 7 | 10-2 | 1048 | 0 | 7 | 8 | W 34-10 at Penn State |
| 15 | Dec 7 | 7 | 10-2 | 1105 | 0 | 7 | 8 | DNP |
| Final | Jan 13 | 5 | 11-2 | 1212 | 0 | 5 | -- | W 42-41 vs #4 Baylor (Cotton) |