| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 20 | 20 | 2-0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Sep 27 | 19 | 3-0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Oct 4 | 14 | 4-0 | 139 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Oct 11 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Oct 18 | 19 | 5-1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Oct 25 | NR | 0 | 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.