1961 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 55th water polo championship in Hungary. There were twelve teams who played two-round match for the title.
| Team | M | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Szolnoki Dózsa | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 130 | 59 | 39 | Champion |
| 2. | Ferencvárosi TC | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 109 | 54 | 39 | |
| 3. | Újpesti Dózsa | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 119 | 56 | 36 | |
| 4. | Bp. Honvéd | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 104 | 62 | 30 | |
| 5. | BVSC | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 94 | 79 | 25 | |
| 6. | 20px Egri Dózsa | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 123 | 95 | 24 | |
| 7. | Vasas SC | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 103 | 93 | 20 | |
| 8. | Vasas Izzó | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 93 | 102 | 20 | |
| 9. | Bp. Spartacus | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 91 | 114 | 19 | |
| 10. | Csepel Autó | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 126 | 6 | Relegated to Országos Bajnokság II |
| 11. | MTK | 22 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 69 | 142 | 5 | |
| 12. | Bp. Vörös Meteor | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 137 | 1 |