| Rnk | Team | W0: Aug21 | W1: Aug28 | W2: Sep4 | W3: Sep11 | W4: Sep18 | W5: Sep25 | W6: Oct2 | W7: Oct9 | W8: Oct16 | W9: Oct23 | W10: Oct30 | W11: Nov6 | W12: Nov13 | W13: Nov20 | W14: Nov27 | W15: Dec4 | W16: Dec11 |
| 36 | Illinois | | W Ill(Fri) | @ 50 Duke | 107 W MI | @ 18 Indiana† | 21 USC† | @ 111 Purdue† | 1 OSU† | | @ 40 Washington† | 53 Rutgers† | | 70 Maryland† | @ 49 WIS† | 88 NW† | | |
| Opp Scheds |
| 137 | Western Illinois | | @ 36 Illinois(Fri) | @ 88 NW(Fri) | Valpo | @ E WA | E Illinois† | @ TN Tech† | @ TN Mart† | Charleston So† | @ TN St† | | Lindenwood† | SEMO† | @ Gardner-Webb† | | | |
| 50 | Duke | | Elon(Thu) | 36 Illinois | @ 42 Tulane | 63 NC St† | @ 48 Syracuse† | @ 64 CAL† | | 48 GT† | | @ 18 Clemson† | @ 87 UConn | 80 VA† | @ 56 UNC† | 89 WF† | | |
| 107 | Western Michigan | | @ 72 MSU(Fri) | 101 UNT | @ 36 Illinois | 73 Toledo† | RI | @ 132 Mass† | 125 Ball St† | | @ 79 Miami-OH† | 123 CMU† | 76 Ohio†(Tue) | @ 83 NIU†(Tue) | @ 118 E Michigan†(Tue) | | | |
| 18 | Indiana | | 93 ODU | 134 Kennesaw | Indiana St(Fri) | 36 Illinois† | @ 26 Iowa† | | @ 5 Oregon† | 72 MSU† | 50 UCLA† | @ 70 Maryland† | @ 5 PSU† | 49 WIS† | | @ 111 Purdue†(Fri) | | |
| 21 | Southern California | | 123 MO State | 85 Georgia So | @ 111 Purdue† | 72 MSU† | @ 36 Illinois† | | 17 Michigan† | @ 3 ND | | @ 44 Nebraska† | 88 NW†(Fri) | 26 Iowa† | @ 5 Oregon† | 50 UCLA† | | |
| 111 | Purdue | | 125 Ball St | SIU | 21 USC† | @ 3 ND | | 36 Illinois† | @ 31 Minnesota† | @ 88 NW† | 53 Rutgers† | @ 17 Michigan† | 1 OSU† | @ 40 Washington† | | 18 Indiana†(Fri) | | |
| 1 | Ohio State | | 5 Texas | Grambling | 76 Ohio | | @ 40 Washington† | 31 Minnesota† | @ 36 Illinois† | @ 49 WIS† | | 5 PSU† | @ 111 Purdue† | 50 UCLA† | 53 Rutgers† | @ 17 Michigan† | | |
| 40 | Washington | | 96 CSU | UC Davis | | @ 66 Wash St | 1 OSU† | @ 70 Maryland† | 53 Rutgers†(Fri) | @ 17 Michigan† | 36 Illinois† | | @ 49 WIS† | 111 Purdue† | @ 50 UCLA† | 5 Oregon† | | |
| 53 | Rutgers | | 76 Ohio(Thu) | 79 Miami-OH | Norfolk St | 26 Iowa†(Fri) | @ 31 Minnesota† | | @ 40 Washington†(Fri) | 5 Oregon† | @ 111 Purdue† | @ 36 Illinois† | 70 Maryland† | | @ 1 OSU† | 5 PSU† | | |
| 70 | Maryland | | 121 FAU | 83 NIU(Fri) | Towson | @ 49 WIS† | | 40 Washington† | 44 Nebraska† | @ 50 UCLA† | | 18 Indiana† | @ 53 Rutgers† | @ 36 Illinois† | 17 Michigan† | v 72 MSU† | | |
| 49 | Wisconsin | | 79 Miami-OH(Thu) | 131 MTSU | @ 8 Alabama | 70 Maryland† | | @ 17 Michigan† | 26 Iowa† | 1 OSU† | @ 5 Oregon† | | 40 Washington† | @ 18 Indiana† | 36 Illinois† | @ 31 Minnesota† | | |
| 88 | Northwestern | | @ 42 Tulane | W Ill(Fri) | 5 Oregon† | | 50 UCLA† | 118 ULM | @ 5 PSU† | 111 Purdue† | @ 44 Nebraska† | | @ 21 USC†(Fri) | 17 Michigan† | 31 Minnesota† | @ 36 Illinois† | | |
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