| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | NR | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | DNP | |
| 6 | Oct 27 | 14 | 4-2 | 118 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Nov 3 | 13 | 4-2 | 116 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 10 | 17 | 4-3 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Nov 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.