| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oct 14 | 16 | 2-1 | 19 | 0 | |
| 3 | Oct 21 | 16 | 3-1 | 43 | 0 | |
| 4 | Oct 28 | 8 | 4-1 | 465.8 | 0 | |
| 5 | Nov 4 | 5 | 5-1 | 489 | 0 | |
| 6 | Nov 11 | 14 | 5-2 | 86.5 | 0 | |
| 7 | Nov 18 | 12 | 6-2 | 98 | 0 | |
| 8 | Nov 25 | 13 | 7-2 | 76 | 0 | |
| Final | Dec 2 | 10 | 8-2 | 207 | 0 |
Note: Rice'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.