After throttling #17 North Carolina on the road 34-3, Virginia Tech has moved up in both polls. The Hokies rose from #25 to #17 in this week's Associated Press football poll. The Hokies have entered the Amway Coaches Poll for the first time in 2016, debuting at #19.
The ranking is Tech's highest since being ranked #17 in Week 3 of the 2014 season, after beating #8 Ohio State on the road. This is the first time the Hokies have been ranked in consecutive weeks since October of 2013, when they spent two weeks in a row in the rankings.
The Hokies are one of five ACC teams ranked this week:
- AP Poll: Clemson #3, Louisville #7, Florida State #14, Miami #16, VT #17
- Coaches Poll:Â Clemson #3, Louisville #7, Florida State #16, Miami #17, VT #19
In the coaches poll, the Hokies are tied with Arizona State as the top mover in the poll, rising from #31 (also receiving votes) last week to #19 this week, a +12 move. Arizona State moved from #36 to #24.