| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Sep 13 | 3 | 0-0 | 1128 | 24 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 28 | 9 | 1-0-1 | 242 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Oct 5 | 10 | 2-0-1 | 277 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Oct 12 | 6 | 3-0-1 | 490 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Oct 19 | 4 | 4-0-1 | 769 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Oct 26 | 8 | 4-1-1 | 376 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Nov 2 | 6 | 5-1-1 | 545 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Nov 9 | 5 | 6-1-1 | 650 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 16 | 12 | 6-2-1 | 151 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Nov 23 | 10 | 7-2-1 | 415 | 0 | ||
| Final | Nov 30 | 8 | 7-2-1 | 839 | 0 |
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.