After bye week, Georgia Tech moves up two spots in AP poll

The Yellow Jackets come in at No. 14, the highest of 5 ACC teams in the Top 25.

After a bye weekend, Haynes King (center) and 8-1 Georgia Tech look to get back to their winning ways at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Boston College. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

By Chad Bishop

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The off weekend was good for the Yellow Jackets as far as the national polls are concerned.

Georgia Tech (8-1, 5-1 ACC) was ranked No. 14 on Sunday in the latest Associated Press Top 25. Tech did not play this weekend after losing 48-36 at North Carolina State on Nov. 1 and fell to No. 16 after that result.

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The Jackets were No. 17 in Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings. The second edition of the CFP rankings is scheduled to be released at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Tech is one of five ACC teams ranked in this week’s AP poll: Miami (7-2) rose to No. 16, Louisville (7-2) fell to No. 19, Virginia (8-2) fell to No. 20 and Pittsburgh (7-2), which plays at Tech on Nov. 22, came in at No. 23.

The Jackets also face No. 5 Georgia (8-1) on Nov. 28 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

In the US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday, Tech was ranked No. 12. In the Football Writers Association of America-National Football Federation Super 16 poll released Sunday, the Jackets were slotted 13th.

Tech plays at Boston College (1-9, 0-6 ACC) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday on the ACC Network.

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