| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 21 | 16 | 1-0 | 106 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Sep 28 | 7 | 2-0 | 267 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Oct 5 | 3 | 3-0 | 665 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Oct 12 | 4 | 4-0 | 713 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Oct 19 | 9 | 4-1 | 280 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 26 | 9 | 5-1 | 344 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Nov 2 | 19 | 5-2 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Nov 9 | 15 | 6-2 | 92 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Nov 16 | 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.