| 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 |
| 31 | Minnesota | | 93 Buffalo(Thu) | NW La | @ 64 CAL | | 53 Rutgers† | @ 1 OSU† | 111 Purdue† | 44 Nebraska†(Fri) | @ 26 Iowa† | 72 MSU† | | @ 5 Oregon†(Fri) | v 88 NW† | 49 WIS† | | |
| Opp Scheds |
| 93 | Buffalo | | @ 31 Minnesota(Thu) | St Francis | @ 136 Kent† | 95 Troy | 87 UConn | 118 E Michigan† | | @ 132 Mass† | 126 Akron† | @ 89 Bowl Grn† | @ 123 CMU†(Wed) | 79 Miami-OH†(Wed) | | 76 Ohio†(Fri) | | |
| 137 | Northwestern State | | Alcorn St(Thu) | @ 31 Minnesota | @ 59 Cincinnati | @ Prairie View | | TAMU-Comm† | @ Houston Bap† | @ SE La† | Lamar† | @ McNeese St† | Incarnate Word† | @ Nicholls St† | SF Austin†(Thu) | | | |
| 64 | California | | @ 78 OR ST | TX Sou | 31 Minnesota | @ 120 SDSU | @ 57 BC† | 50 Duke† | | 56 UNC†(Fri) | @ 44 VT†(Fri) | 80 VA† | @ 20 LOU† | | @ 101 Stanford† | 16 SMU† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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) | | |
| 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) | | |
| 26 | Iowa | | Albany | @ 22 Iowa St | 132 Mass | @ 53 Rutgers†(Fri) | 18 Indiana† | | @ 49 WIS† | 5 PSU† | 31 Minnesota† | | 5 Oregon† | @ 21 USC† | 72 MSU† | @ 44 Nebraska†(Fri) | | |
| 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† | | |
| 5 | Oregon | | Montana St | 69 OK St | @ 88 NW† | 78 OR ST | @ 5 PSU† | | 18 Indiana† | @ 53 Rutgers† | 49 WIS† | | @ 26 Iowa† | 31 Minnesota†(Fri) | 21 USC† | @ 40 Washington† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
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