Virginia Tech is used to being on the bubble in basketball. This year they are dealing with it in another sport: baseball. With six games remaining in ACC play, the Hokies are fighting for not only an ACC tournament berth, but a trip to the NCAA Tournament as well.
Eight teams are invited to the ACC Tournament in Greensboro. The top two teams in each division get an invite, and then the next four teams regardless of division. Right now, Virginia Tech is one of those eight teams. Here is a look at the ACC standings based on the ACC Tournament, with both divisions combined together.
| Rank | Preseason Rank | Position | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | DE | Jonathan Allen |  |
| 2 | 4 | QB | Christian Hackenberg |  |
| 3 | 2 | RB | Derrick Green |  |
| 4 | 3 | RB | Taquan Mizzell |  |
| 5 | 8 | LB | E.J. Levenberry |  |
| 6 | 6 | DL | Wyatt Teller |  |
| 7 | 9 | TE | Bucky Hodges | |
| 8 | 7 | LB | Holland Fisher | |
| 9 | 5 | LB | Matt Rolin |  |
| 10 | 10 | QB | Ryan Burns |  |
| 11 | 11 | DB | Tim Harris | |
| 12 | 12 | LB | Doug Randolph |  |
| 13 | 17 | DT/OL | Donta Wilkins | |
| 14 | 15 | S | Anthony Shegog | |
| 15 | 14 | ATH | DaeSean Hamilton | |
| 16 | NR | S | Malcolm Cook | |
| 17 | 16 | OL | Braxton Pfaff | |
| 18 | 13 | ATH | DJ Reid | |
| 19 | 28 | QB | Corwin Cutler | |
| 20 | 21 | LB | Andrew Motuapuaka | |
| 21 | 25 | LB | Oren Burks |  |
| 22 | 24 | CB | Cequan Jefferson | |
| 23 | 27 | DB | Chuck Clark | |
| 24 | 30 | ATH | Deon Newsome | |
| 25 | 20 | ATH | Ryheem Lockley |  |
| 26 | 22 | WR | Zack Jones | |
| 27 | 23 | WR | David Prince | |
| 28 | 26 | OL | Parker Osterloh | |
| 29 | 18 | S/LB | Michael Parker | None |
| 30 | 19 | WR | Kwamane Bowens |  |
| 31 | 34 | DT/TE | Jack English | |
| 32 | 35 | OT | Eric Tetlow | |
| 33 | 29 | CB | Evrett Edwards |  |
| 34 | 33 | TE | Chris Burton |  |
| 35 | 31 | ATH | Chris Holmes | |
| 36 | 36 | DT | Demitri McGill |  |
| 37 | 38 | RB | Josh Marriner |  |
| 38 | NR | OL/DL | Tanner Hartman | |
| 39 | 39 | TE | Cam Serigne |  |
| 40 | NR | WR/TE | Melvin Vaughn |  |
The ACC is a very good baseball league, particularly this year, with 10 of their 12 teams ranked in the top 37 of the RPI. Five of the six Coastal Division teams are ranked in the top 30 of the RPI. The Hokies play in arguably the toughest baseball division in America. Pete Hughes has done a great job with the Tech program, considering the talent level when he took over and the competition he has faced year in and year out.