| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 11 | 0-0 | 394 | 2 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 21 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Oct 5 | 7 | 1-0-1 | 446 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Oct 12 | 6 | 2-0-1 | 575 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Oct 19 | 14 | 2-1-1 | 87 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 26 | 11 | 3-1-1 | 241 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Nov 2 | 14 | 3-1-2 | 58 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 9 | NR | 0 | 0 |
Note: Purdue'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.