| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 21 | 19 | 2-0 | 23 | 0 | NR | |
| 3 | Sep 28 | 15 | 3-0 | 94 | 0 | 16 | |
| 4 | Oct 5 | 13 | 4-0 | 131 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Oct 12 | 16 | 4-1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 19 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Nov 16 | 17 | 7-3 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Nov 23 | 16 | 7-3 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Nov 30 | 13 | 8-3 | 95 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Dec 7 | 13 | 8-3 | 93 | 0 | ||
| Final | Jan 5 | 13 | 9-3 | 124 | 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.