| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 25 | 8 | 0-0 | 1054 | 0 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 3 | 17 | 0-1 | 514 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Sep 10 | 17 | 0-1 | 467 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Sep 17 | 17 | 1-1 | 491 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Sep 23 | 19 | 2-1 | 498 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Sep 30 | 21 | 2-2 | 275 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 7 | RV | 8 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Dec 2 | NR | 7-5 | 0 | 0 | RV |
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.