| 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 |
| 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) | | |
| Opp Scheds |
| 59 | Cincinnati | | v 44 Nebraska(Thu) | 89 Bowl Grn | NW La | | @ 44 Kansas† | 22 Iowa St† | 62 UCF† | @ 69 OK St† | 35 Baylor† | @ 45 Utah† | | 85 Arizona† | 25 BYU† | @ 32 TCU† | | |
| 126 | Akron | | 106 Wyoming(Thu) | @ 44 Nebraska | @ 116 UAB | Duquesne | @ 73 Toledo† | 123 CMU† | 79 Miami-OH† | @ 125 Ball St† | @ 93 Buffalo† | 132 Mass†(Tue) | 136 Kent†(Tue) | @ 89 Bowl Grn†(Tue) | | | | |
| 137 | Houston Christian | | Ark Bap(Thu) | @ EKU | @ 44 Nebraska | N CO | | @ † | NW La† | @ McNeese St† | SE La† | @ Nicholls St† | SF Austin† | @ TAMU-Comm† | Incarnate Word† | | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 50 | UCLA | | 45 Utah | @ 65 UNLV | 117 NM(Fri) | | @ 88 NW† | 5 PSU† | @ 72 MSU† | 70 Maryland† | @ 18 Indiana† | | 44 Nebraska† | @ 1 OSU† | 40 Washington† | @ 21 USC† | | |
| 5 | Penn State | | 115 Nevada | 124 FIU | Villanova | | 5 Oregon† | @ 50 UCLA† | 88 NW† | @ 26 Iowa† | | @ 1 OSU† | 18 Indiana† | @ 72 MSU† | 44 Nebraska† | @ 53 Rutgers† | | |
| 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) | | |
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