| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 15 | 19 | 0-0 | 337 | 0 | DNP | |
| 1 | Aug 29 | 19 | 0-0 | 345 | 0 | DNP | |
| 2 | Sep 5 | 17 | 1-0 | 529 | 0 | W 41-9 vs Pacific | |
| 3 | Sep 12 | 17 | 2-0 | 509 | 0 | W 20-19 vs Georgia Tech | |
| 4 | Sep 19 | 25 | 2-1 | 116 | 0 | L 9-7 at Illinois | |
| 5 | Sep 26 | NR | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | L 31-10 vs USC |
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.