| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 11 | 0-0 | 326 | 0 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 23 | 3 | 1-0 | 374 | 0 | W 13-0 vs #20 Kentucky | |
| 2 | Sep 30 | 14 | 1-0-1 | 110 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Oct 7 | 17 | 1-0-1 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Oct 14 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Nov 4 | 18 | 3-2-1 | 61 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 11 | NR | 0 | 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.