| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | NR | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | DNP | |
| 2 | Oct 9 | 15 | 2-0 | 178 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Oct 16 | 15 | 3-0 | 255 | 0 | 16 | |
| 4 | Oct 23 | NR | 0 | 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.