| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | BCS | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 7 | RV | 1 | -- | ||||
| 13 | Nov 23 | RV | 1 | NR | ||||
| 14 | Nov 30 | RV | 3 | NR | ||||
| 15 | Dec 7 | RV | 6 | NR | ||||
| Final | Jan 9 | RV | 8 | 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.