| 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 |
| 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† | | |
| Opp Scheds |
| 45 | Utah | | @ 50 UCLA | Cal Poly | @ 106 Wyoming | 39 Texas Tech† | @ 64 WV† | | 29 ASU† | @ 25 BYU† | 43 Colorado† | 59 Cincinnati† | | @ 35 Baylor† | 20 KSU† | @ 44 Kansas†(Fri) | | |
| 65 | UNLV | | v 107 SHSU(Fri) | 50 UCLA | Idaho St | @ 79 Miami-OH | | @ 106 Wyoming† | 97 AFA† | @ 25 Boise† | | 117 NM† | @ 96 CSU† | 111 Utah St† | 114 Hawaii†(Fri) | @ 115 Nevada† | | |
| 117 | New Mexico | | @ 17 Michigan | Idaho St | @ 50 UCLA(Fri) | | 131 NM State | @ 90 San Jose St†(Fri) | @ 25 Boise† | 115 Nevada† | 111 Utah St† | @ 65 UNLV† | | 96 CSU† | @ 97 AFA† | 120 SDSU†(Fri) | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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) | | |
| 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) | | |
| 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† | | |
| 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† | | |
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