| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 17 | RV | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | NR | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 3 | RV | 1-0 | 8 | 0 | RV | -- | W 70-0 vs Elon |
| 2 | Sep 8 | RV | 1-0 | 10 | 0 | RV | -- | DNP |
| 3 | Sep 15 | RV | 2-0 | 17 | 0 | RV | -- | W 38-14 at Duke |
| 4 | Sep 22 | RV | 3-0 | 30 | 0 | RV | -- | W 28-20 vs North Carolina |
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.