| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 16 | 0-0 | 73 | 0 | DNP | |
| 1 | Oct 2 | 14 | 2-0 | 175 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | Oct 9 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Oct 16 | NR | 0 | 0 | RV |
Note: Duke'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.