| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8 | RV | 1-0 | 72 | 0 | RV | -- | W 16-6 vs #21 Stanford |
| 2 | Sep 13 | 23 | 2-0 | 170 | 0 | 24 | -- | W 41-0 vs Eastern Illinois |
| 3 | Sep 20 | 17 | 3-0 | 469 | 0 | 19 | -- | W 19-10 at Duke |
| 4 | Sep 27 | 16 | 4-0 | 566 | 0 | 17 | -- | W 24-19 vs Ball State |
| 5 | Oct 4 | 13 | 5-0 | 753 | 0 | 14 | -- | W 27-0 vs Minnesota |
| 6 | Oct 11 | 20 | 5-1 | 317 | 0 | 21 | -- | L 38-0 at #18 Michigan |
| 7 | Oct 18 | RV | 5-2 | 4 | 0 | RV | -- | L 40-10 vs #17 Iowa |
| 8 | Oct 25 | RV | 6-2 | 10 | 0 | RV | -- | W 30-28 at Nebraska |
| 9 | Nov 1 | RV | 6-2 | 21 | 0 | RV | 21 | DNP |
| 10 | Nov 8 | 24 | 7-2 | 177 | 0 | 24 | 18 | W 23-21 vs Penn State |
| 11 | Nov 15 | 20 | 8-2 | 397 | 0 | 21 | 20 | W 21-14 vs Purdue |
| 12 | Nov 22 | 17 | 9-2 | 593 | 0 | 17 | 16 | W 13-7 at #21 Wisconsin |
| 13 | Nov 29 | 13 | 10-2 | 711 | 0 | 13 | 14 | W 24-14 at Illinois |
| 14 | Dec 6 | 12 | 10-2 | 776 | 0 | 12 | 13 | DNP |
| Final | Jan 12 | 23 | 10-3 | 203 | 0 | 22 | -- | L 45-6 vs Tennessee (Outback) |