| 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 |
| 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† | | |
| Opp Scheds |
| 76 | Ohio | | @ 53 Rutgers(Thu) | 64 WV | @ 1 OSU | Gardner-Webb | 89 Bowl Grn† | @ 125 Ball St† | | 83 NIU† | @ 118 E Michigan† | 79 Miami-OH†(Tue) | @ 107 W MI†(Tue) | 132 Mass†(Tue) | | @ 93 Buffalo†(Fri) | | |
| 79 | Miami-Ohio | | @ 49 WIS(Thu) | @ 53 Rutgers | | 65 UNLV | Lindenwood | @ 83 NIU† | @ 126 Akron† | 118 E Michigan† | 107 W MI† | @ 76 Ohio†(Tue) | 73 Toledo†(Wed) | @ 93 Buffalo†(Wed) | | 125 Ball St† | | |
| 137 | Norfolk State | | Towson(Thu) | VA St | @ 53 Rutgers | Sacred Ht | @ Wagner | @ Hampton | @ Wofford | | SC State† | v Delaware St†(Thu) | @ NC Central† | Morgan St† | @ Howard† | | | |
| 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) | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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) | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
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