| 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 |
| 17 | Michigan | | 117 NM | @ 21 Oklahoma | 123 CMU | @ 44 Nebraska† | | 49 WIS† | @ 21 USC† | 40 Washington† | @ 72 MSU† | 111 Purdue† | | v 88 NW† | @ 70 Maryland† | 1 OSU† | | |
| Opp Scheds |
| 117 | New Mexico | | @ 17 Michigan | Idaho St | @ 50 UCLA(Fri) | | 131 NM State | @ 90 San Jose St†(Fri) | @ 25 Boise† | 115 Nevada† | 111 Utah St† | @ 65 UNLV† | | 96 CSU† | @ 97 AFA† | 120 SDSU†(Fri) | | |
| 21 | Oklahoma | | Illinois St | 17 Michigan | @ 128 Temple | 51 Auburn† | | 136 Kent | v 5 Texas† | @ 17 S Car† | 8 Ole Miss† | @ 10 TEN† | | @ 8 Alabama† | 24 Mizzou† | 16 LSU† | | |
| 123 | Central Michigan | | @ 90 San Jose St(Fri) | @ 56 Pitt | @ 17 Michigan | Wagner | 118 E Michigan† | @ 126 Akron† | | @ 89 Bowl Grn† | 132 Mass† | @ 107 W MI† | 93 Buffalo†(Wed) | @ 136 Kent†(Wed) | | 73 Toledo† | | |
| 44 | Nebraska | | 59 Cincinnati(Thu) | 126 Akron | Houston Bap | 17 Michigan† | | 72 MSU† | @ 70 Maryland† | @ 31 Minnesota†(Fri) | 88 NW† | 21 USC† | @ 50 UCLA† | | @ 5 PSU† | 26 Iowa†(Fri) | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 72 | Michigan State | | 107 W MI(Fri) | 57 BC | Youngstown St | @ 21 USC† | | @ 44 Nebraska† | 50 UCLA† | @ 18 Indiana† | 17 Michigan† | @ 31 Minnesota† | | 5 PSU† | @ 26 Iowa† | 70 Maryland† | | |
| 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) | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
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