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Georgia Tech bowl projections, computer rankings for week 5

September 10, 2016 Atlanta - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Paul Johnson instructs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Isiah Willis (3) in the first half at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, September 10, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
September 10, 2016 Atlanta - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Paul Johnson instructs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets running back Isiah Willis (3) in the first half at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday, September 10, 2016. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Oct 5, 2016

After Georgia Tech's 35-21 loss to No. 10 Miami this past Saturday, the Yellow Jackets' computers rankings didn't budge much. But bowl projections all went through something of a readjustment, evidently a shift in the way the Jackets' prospects are viewed.

Bowl projections

Week 1 2 3 4 5
David Hale, ESPN Ind. Ind. Ind. Ind. St. Petersburg
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Military Military Ind. Ind. St. Petersburg
Brett McMurphy, ESPN Military Military Ind. Ind. St. Petersburg
Jerry Palm, CBS Sports N/A Ind. Ind. Military Ind.
Bill Bender, Sporting News N/A Pinstripe Pinstripe Pinstripe Quick Lane
Week Pre. 1 2 3 4 5
Rank 46 46 56 59 51 53
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
% chance of winning out 0 0 0 0 0 .1
% chance of winning ACC .3 .5 .4 .5 .3 .1
Remaining SOS 22 41 30 25 37 48

This week between: Toledo and Arizona

ACC champion probability leaders: Clemson, 59.8, Louisville, 14.0, North Carolina, 12.0, Miami, 9.3, Virginia Tech, 3.5.

Week 2 3 4 5
Rank 42 39 43 44

This week between: N.C. State and BYU

Week 1 2 3 4 5
Rank 42 44 43 44 46

This week between: Texas Tech and Penn State

Week Pre. 1 2 3 4 5
Rank 64 54 54 43 42 47

This week between: Missouri and Texas Tech

Week 2

Week 3

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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