| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Oct 5 | 13 | 4-0 | 412 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Oct 12 | 8 | 5-0 | 824 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Oct 19 | 19 | 5-1 | 267 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Oct 26 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| Final | Jan 3 | 19 | 8-4 | 85 | 0 |
Note: Missouri'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.