| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 7 | 0-0 | 558 | 5 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 20 | 5 | 1-0 | 375 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sep 27 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Oct 11 | 19 | 3-1 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Oct 18 | 15 | 4-1 | 84 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 25 | NR | 0 | 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.