| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 11 | 0-0 | 270 | 0 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 19 | 13 | 0-0 | 80 | 0 | DNP | |
| 2 | Sep 26 | 11 | 1-0 | 208 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Oct 3 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Oct 10 | 15 | 2-0-1 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Oct 17 | 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.