| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 5 | 22 | 1-0 | 195 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Sep 12 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Oct 24 | 21 | 6-1 | 255 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Oct 31 | 20 | 6-1 | 354 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Nov 7 | 23 | 6-2 | 85 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Nov 14 | 23 | 7-2 | 147 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Nov 21 | 22 | 8-2 | 286 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Nov 28 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| Final | Jan 3 | 19 | 9-3 | 382 | 0 |
Note: Syracuse'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.