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Georgia Tech bowl projections, computer rankings for week 4

September 22, 2016 Atlanta - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Justin Thomas (5) looks for a space for a pass in the second half at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Thursday, September 22, 2016. Clemson Tigers won 26 - 7 over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
September 22, 2016 Atlanta - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Justin Thomas (5) looks for a space for a pass in the second half at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Thursday, September 22, 2016. Clemson Tigers won 26 - 7 over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Sept 27, 2016

Georgia Tech’s 26-7 loss to Clemson may have been a deflating moment for Yellow Jackets fans, but it didn’t much impact its standings in various polls and bowls projections. The Jackets even went up in one set of rankings.

Bowl projections

Week 1 2 3 4
David Hale, ESPN Ind. Ind. Ind. Ind.
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Military Military Ind. Ind.
Brett McMurphy, ESPN Military Military Ind. Ind.
Jerry Palm, CBS Sports N/A Ind. Ind. Military
Bill Bender, Sporting News N/A Pinstripe Pinstripe Pinstripe
Week Pre. 1 2 3 4
Rank 46 46 56 49 51
Projected win-loss 5.7-6.3 6.4-5.7 6.3-5.7 7.1-4.9 6.6-5.4
% chance of winning out 0 0 0 0 0
% chance of winning ACC .3 .5 .4 .5 .3
Remaining SOS 22 41 30 25 37

This week between: Penn State and San Diego State

ACC champion probability leaders: Louisville, 55.4 percent, Florida State, 2.2 percent, Clemson, 22.4 percent, Miami, 8.4 percent, North Carolina, 5.6 percent, Virginia Tech, 5.0 percent.

Week 2 3 4
Rank 42 39 43

This week between: Pittsburgh and Arizona State

Week 1 2 3 4
Rank 42 44 43 44

This week between: Texas Tech and San Diego State

Week Pre. 1 2 3 4
Rank 64 54 54 43 42

This week between: Iowa and Texas Tech

Week 2

About the Author

Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.

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