| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 12 | 2 | 0-0 | 1490 | 15 | 2 | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 1478 | 5 | 2 | -- | W 52-6 vs Akron |
| 2 | Sep 8 | 3 | 2-0 | 1476 | 5 | 2 | -- | W 56-0 vs Western Michigan |
| 3 | Sep 15 | 3 | 2-0 | 1461 | 5 | 3 | -- | DNP |
| 4 | Sep 22 | 3 | 3-0 | 1432 | 5 | 3 | -- | W 49-14 vs Marshall |
| 5 | Sep 29 | 3 | 4-0 | 1445 | 4 | 3 | -- | W 38-7 at Michigan State |
| 6 | Oct 6 | 2 | 5-0 | 1473 | 9 | 2 | -- | W 35-7 vs Iowa |
| 7 | Oct 13 | 4 | 5-1 | 1357 | 0 | 5 | -- | L 32-31 at #3 Oregon |
| 8 | Oct 20 | 4 | 5-1 | 1353 | 0 | 4 | -- | DNP |
| 9 | Oct 27 | 4 | 6-1 | 1324 | 0 | 4 | -- | W 21-17 vs Nebraska |
| 10 | Nov 3 | 3 | 7-1 | 1442 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W 20-13 at #3 Penn State |
| 11 | Nov 10 | 2 | 8-1 | 1484 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W 45-0 vs Purdue |
| 12 | Nov 17 | 2 | 9-1 | 1485 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W 31-7 vs Northwestern |
| 13 | Nov 24 | 2 | 10-1 | 1463 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W 38-15 vs #5 Indiana |
| 14 | Dec 1 | 7 | 10-2 | 1174 | 0 | 8 | 6 | L 13-10 vs Michigan |
| 15 | Dec 8 | 6 | 10-2 | 1233 | 0 | 7 | 6 | DNP |
| Final | Jan 21 | 1 | 14-2 | 1400 | 56 | 1 | -- | W 34-23 vs #3 Notre Dame (CFP Final) |