| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23 | 9 | 1-0 | 84 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Sep 30 | 7 | 2-0 | 220 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Oct 7 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Oct 14 | 8 | 3-1 | 146 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Oct 21 | 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.