| Week | Date | Rank | Rec | Points | FPV | CP | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 19 | 13 | 1-0 | 53 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Sep 26 | 10 | 2-0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Oct 3 | NR | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Oct 10 | 19 | 3-1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Oct 17 | NR | 0 | 0 |
Note: Georgia Tech'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.