| 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 |
| 16 | SMU | | TAMU-Comm | 35 Baylor | @ 123 MO State | @ 32 TCU | | 48 Syracuse† | 101 Stanford† | @ 18 Clemson† | @ 89 WF† | 14 Miami† | @ 57 BC† | | 20 LOU† | @ 64 CAL† | | |
| Opp Scheds |
| 137 | East Texas A&M | | @ 16 SMU | @ 76 FSU | | @ Grambling | NC Central | @ NW La† | Lamar† | @ Incarnate Word† | SF Austin† | @ SE La† | McNeese St† | Houston Bap† | @ † | | | |
| 35 | Baylor | | 51 Auburn(Fri) | @ 16 SMU | Samford | 29 ASU† | @ 69 OK St† | 20 KSU† | | @ 32 TCU† | @ 59 Cincinnati† | 62 UCF† | | 45 Utah† | @ 85 Arizona† | 88 Houston† | | |
| 123 | Missouri State | | @ 21 USC | @ 74 Marshall | 16 SMU | TN Mart | 97 WKU† | @ 131 MTSU†(Wed) | | @ 131 NM State†(Wed) | 124 FIU†(Wed) | | @ 77 Liberty† | 129 UTEP† | @ 134 Kennesaw† | 116 La Tech† | | |
| 32 | TCU | | @ 56 UNC(Mon) | | Abilene Ch. | 16 SMU | @ 29 ASU†(Fri) | 43 Colorado† | @ 20 KSU† | 35 Baylor† | @ 64 WV† | | 22 Iowa St† | @ 25 BYU† | @ 88 Houston† | 59 Cincinnati† | | |
| 48 | Syracuse | | v 10 TEN | 87 UConn | Colgate(Fri) | @ 18 Clemson† | 50 Duke† | @ 16 SMU† | | 56 Pitt† | @ 48 GT† | 56 UNC†(Fri) | @ 14 Miami† | | @ 3 ND | 57 BC† | | |
| 101 | Stanford | @ 114 Hawaii | | @ 25 BYU | 57 BC† | @ 80 VA† | | | @ 16 SMU† | 76 FSU† | @ 14 Miami†
90 San Jose St(Mon) | 56 Pitt† | @ 56 UNC† | | 64 CAL† | 3 ND | | |
| 18 | Clemson | | 16 LSU | 95 Troy | @ 48 GT† | 48 Syracuse† | | @ 56 UNC† | @ 57 BC† | 16 SMU† | | 50 Duke† | 76 FSU† | @ 20 LOU†(Fri) | Furman | @ 17 S Car | | |
| 89 | Wake Forest | | 134 Kennesaw(Fri) | WCU | 63 NC St†(Thu) | | 48 GT† | @ 44 VT† | @ 78 OR ST | | 16 SMU† | @ 76 FSU† | @ 80 VA† | 56 UNC† | 126 Delaware | @ 50 Duke† | | |
| 14 | Miami-Florida | | 3 ND(Sun) | B-C College | 94 USF | 23 Florida | | @ 76 FSU† | | 20 LOU†(Fri) | 101 Stanford† | @ 16 SMU† | 48 Syracuse† | 63 NC St† | @ 44 VT† | @ 56 Pitt† | | |
| 57 | Boston College | | Fordham | @ 72 MSU | @ 101 Stanford† | | 64 CAL† | @ 56 Pitt† | 18 Clemson† | 87 UConn | @ 20 LOU† | 3 ND | 16 SMU† | 48 GT† | | @ 48 Syracuse† | | |
| 20 | Louisville | | EKU | 55 JMU(Fri) | | 89 Bowl Grn | @ 56 Pitt† | 80 VA† | | @ 14 Miami†(Fri) | 57 BC† | @ 44 VT† | 64 CAL† | 18 Clemson†(Fri) | @ 16 SMU† | 50 Kentucky | | |
| 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† | | |
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