| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 1 | 11 | 2-0 | 203 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Oct 8 | 8 | 3-0 | 275 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Oct 15 | 5 | 4-0 | 689 | 12 | ||
| 4 | Oct 22 | 3 | 5-0 | 1022 | 16 | ||
| 5 | Oct 29 | 5 | 6-0 | 904 | 9 | ||
| 6 | Nov 5 | 8 | 6-0-1 | 383 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Nov 12 | 7 | 7-0-1 | 519 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 19 | 7 | 8-0-1 | 673 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 26 | 6 | 9-0-1 | 727 | 1 | ||
| Final | Dec 3 | 5 | 10-0-1 | 1555 | 8 |
Note: Georgia Tech's ranking in the final 1961 poll has been changed to unranked after the original AP wire story and poll was revisited and confirmed across several newspapers.