Georgia Tech bowl projections, computer rankings for week 9
So much for the value of a win. After beating Duke, Georgia Tech fell in all four of the indices followed in this space after the Yellow Jackets’ 38-35 win over the Blue Devils.
Tech did receive two projections into the Belk Bowl, which is arguably the most prestigious (relatively speaking) bowl game that the Jackets have been named to.
Bowl projections
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| David Hale, ESPN | Ind. | Ind. | Ind. | Ind. | St. Pete | St. Pete | Ind. | Ind. | Belk |
| Mark Schlabach, ESPN | Military | Military | Ind. | Ind. | St. Pete | Quick Lane | St. Pete | St. Pete | Pinstripe |
| Brett McMuprhy, ESPN | Military | Military | Ind. | Ind. | St. Pete | St. Pete | Ind. | Quick Lane | Belk |
| Jerry Palm, CBS Sports | N/A | Ind. | Ind. | Military | Ind. | Military | Military | Military | Military |
| Bill Bender, Sporting News | N/A | Pinstripe | Pinstripe | Pinstripe | Quick Lane | Quick Lane | Quick Lane | Quick Lane | Military |
| Week | Pre. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank | 46 | 46 | 56 | 59 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 52 |
| Projected win-loss | 5.7-6.3 | 6.4-5.7 | 6.3-5.7 | 7.1-4.9 | 6.6-5.4 | 6.2-5.8 | 6.1-5.9 | 6.3-5.7 | 6.2-5.8 | 6.5-5.5 |
| % chance of winning out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .6 | 1.1 |
| % chance of winning ACC | .3 | .4 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remaining SOS | 22 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 37 | 48 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 24 |
North Carolina: 21
This week between: Temple and N.C. State
| Week | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank | 42 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 |
North Carolina: 28
This week between: Texas Tech and N.C. State
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank | 42 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 50 |
North Carolina: 28
This week between: Stanford and Indiana
| Week | Pre. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Rank | 64 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 50 |
North Carolina: 13
This week between: UCLA and Indiana
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.
