| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nov 12 | 19 | 4-3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 19 | 18 | 5-3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Nov 26 | NR | 0 | 0 |
Note: Rice'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.