| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 14 | 18 | 0-0 | 525 | 0 | -- | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 5 | 19 | 1-0 | 535 | 0 | -- | ||
| 2 | Sep 12 | 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.