| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 15 | 11 | 0-0 | 979 | 0 | -- | DNP | |
| 1 | Aug 30 | 10 | 0-0 | 1048 | 0 | -- | DNP | |
| 2 | Sep 6 | 10 | 1-0 | 1091 | 0 | -- | ||
| 3 | Sep 12 | 12 | 1-1 | 981 | 0 | -- | ||
| 4 | Sep 19 | 10 | 2-1 | 1101 | 0 | -- | ||
| 5 | Sep 26 | 9 | 2-1 | 1153 | 0 | -- | ||
| 6 | Oct 3 | 7 | 3-1 | 1294 | 0 | -- | ||
| 7 | Oct 10 | 8 | 4-1 | 1258 | 0 | -- | ||
| 8 | Oct 17 | 8 | 5-1 | 1247 | 0 | -- | ||
| 9 | Oct 24 | 7 | 5-1 | 1329 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Oct 31 | 7 | 6-1 | 1331 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Nov 7 | 13 | 6-2 | 853 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 12 | Nov 14 | 14 | 7-2 | 898 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 13 | Nov 21 | 20 | 7-3 | 415 | 0 | NR | ||
| 14 | Nov 28 | 17 | 8-3 | 652 | 0 | NR | ||
| 15 | Dec 5 | 17 | 8-3 | 672 | 0 | NR | ||
| Final | Jan 5 | 20 | 8-4 | 345 | 0 | -- | L 28-13 vs #23 Miami (FL) (Gator) |
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.