| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Oct 8 | 22 | 4-1 | 267 | 0 | -- | W 31-15 at #18 USC | |
| 8 | Oct 15 | 21 | 5-1 | 378 | 0 | -- | W 53-47 (3OT) vs Washington State | |
| 9 | Oct 22 | 24 | 5-2 | 201 | 0 | NR | L 14-10 at Oregon | |
| 10 | Oct 29 | NR | 0 | 0 | NR | L 27-24 vs UCLA |
Note: Arizona'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.