| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 3 | 20 | 0-2 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2 | Oct 10 | NR | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Oct 17 | 18 | 2-2 | 37 | 0 | |
| 4 | Oct 24 | 16 | 3-2 | 52 | 0 | |
| 5 | Oct 31 | NR | 0 | 0 | ||
| Final | Nov 28 | 20 | 7-3 | 20 | 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.