| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 15 | 0-0 | 110 | 2 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 20 | 19 | 0-0 | 42 | 0 | DNP | |
| 2 | Sep 27 | 7 | 1-0 | 617 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Oct 4 | 6 | 2-0 | 622 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 11 | 6 | 2-0-1 | 889 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Oct 18 | 19 | 2-1-1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 25 | 16 | 3-1-1 | 75 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Nov 1 | 11 | 4-1-1 | 174 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 8 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Nov 22 | 20 | 6-2-1 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Final | Nov 29 | 14 | 7-2-1 | 160 | 0 |
Note: Duke'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.