| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | CFP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Aug 11 | RV | 0-0 | 63 | 0 | NR | -- | DNP |
| 1 | Sep 2 | RV | 67 | 0 | RV | -- | W 27-20 at Colorado | |
| 2 | Sep 7 | RV | 78 | 0 | RV | -- | W 59-12 vs Gardner-Webb | |
| 3 | Sep 14 | 18 | 3-0 | 511 | 0 | 19 | -- | W 24-21 vs #12 Clemson |
| 4 | Sep 21 | 16 | 4-0 | 598 | 0 | 17 | -- | W 45-24 vs Temple |
| 5 | Sep 28 | 17 | 5-0 | 549 | 0 | 16 | -- | W 30-29 (1OT) at Wake Forest |
| 6 | Oct 5 | 13 | 5-0 | 782 | 0 | 13 | -- | DNP |
| 7 | Oct 12 | 12 | 6-0 | 904 | 0 | 12 | -- | W 35-20 vs Virginia Tech |
| 8 | Oct 19 | 7 | 7-0 | 1144 | 0 | 7 | -- | W 27-18 at Duke |
| 9 | Oct 26 | 8 | 8-0 | 1172 | 0 | 7 | -- | W 41-16 vs Syracuse |
| 10 | Nov 2 | 16 | 8-1 | 667 | 0 | 14 | 17 | L 48-36 at NC State |
| 11 | Nov 9 | 14 | 8-1 | 775 | 0 | 12 | 16 | DNP |
| 12 | Nov 16 | 15 | 9-1 | 768 | 0 | 12 | 16 | W 36-34 at Boston College |
| 13 | Nov 23 | 23 | 9-2 | 228 | 0 | 19 | 23 | L 42-28 at Pittsburgh |
| 14 | Nov 30 | 24 | 9-3 | 90 | 0 | 23 | 22 | L 16-9 vs #4 Georgia |
| 15 | Dec 7 | 24 | 9-3 | 147 | 0 | 22 | 22 | DNP |
| Final | Jan 20 | RV | 44 | 0 | 24 | -- | L 25-21 vs #12 BYU (Pop-Tarts Bowl) |
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.