| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 10 | 0-0 | 319 | 1 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 19 | 2 | 1-0 | 364 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Sep 26 | 3 | 2-0 | 701 | 11 | ||
| 3 | Oct 3 | 4 | 3-0 | 1108 | 9 | ||
| 4 | Oct 10 | 5 | 4-0 | 881 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Oct 17 | 13 | 4-1 | 83 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 24 | 12 | 5-1 | 111 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Oct 31 | 8 | 6-1 | 597 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 7 | 11 | 6-1-1 | 292 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Nov 14 | 10 | 7-1-1 | 272 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Nov 21 | 9 | 7-1-1 | 369 | 0 | ||
| Final | Nov 28 | 7 | 8-1-1 | 1301 | 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.