| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 18 | 0-0 | 67 | 0 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 11 | 18 | 0-0 | 55 | 0 | DNP | |
| 2 | Sep 18 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | Dec 4 | 20 | 6-5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Final | Jan 3 | 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.