| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | NR | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 9 | 18 | 0-0 | 50 | 0 | DNP | |
| 2 | Sep 16 | NR | 0 | 0 |
Note: Missouri'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.