| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oct 5 | RV | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Oct 26 | 8 | 6-0 | 80 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Nov 2 | 7 | 7-0 | 174 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Nov 9 | 10 | 7-1 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 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.