| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 16 | RV | 32 | -- | ||||
| 1 | Sep 2 | RV | 6 | -- | ||||
| 15 | Dec 7 | RV | 1 | NR | ||||
| Final | Jan 9 | RV | 11 | 0 | -- |
Note: Rutgers' 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.