| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | N/A | 9 | 0-0 | 654 | 0 | DNP | |
| 1 | Sep 8 | 20 | 0-1 | 107 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Sep 15 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Oct 27 | 20 | 5-2 | 90 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Nov 3 | 17 | 6-2 | 260 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Nov 10 | 16 | 7-2 | 339 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Nov 17 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| Final | Jan 4 | 17 | 9-3 | 198.33 | 0 |
Note: Purdue'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.