| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 12 | 6 | 3-0 | 300 | 5 | |
| 2 | Oct 19 | 6 | 4-0 | 487 | 1 | |
| 3 | Oct 26 | 5 | 5-0 | 668 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nov 2 | 3 | 6-0 | 902.5 | 3.83 | |
| 5 | Nov 9 | 2 | 7-0 | 988 | 14 | |
| 6 | Nov 16 | 2 | 8-0 | 1095 | 13 | |
| 7 | Nov 23 | 2 | 9-0 | 1044 | 50 | |
| Final | Nov 30 | 5 | 9-1 | 705 | 0 |
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.