| 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 |
| 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) | | |
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| 125 | Ball State | | @ 111 Purdue | @ 51 Auburn | NH | @ 87 UConn | | 76 Ohio† | @ 107 W MI† | 126 Akron† | @ 83 NIU† | 136 Kent†(Wed) | | 118 E Michigan† | @ 73 Toledo† | @ 79 Miami-OH† | | |
| 137 | Southern Illinois | | Thomas More | @ 111 Purdue | @ TN Mart | @ SEMO | | Indiana St† | @ ND St† | UND† | UNI† | @ Murray St† | @ Youngstown St† | S Dakota† | @ Illinois St† | | | |
| 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† | | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | | @ 14 Miami(Sun) | | 24 TAM | 111 Purdue | @ 42 Arkansas | 25 Boise | 63 NC St | 21 USC | | @ 57 BC | 70 Navy | @ 56 Pitt | 48 Syracuse | @ 101 Stanford | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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) | | |
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