Georgia Tech makes an appearance in the preseason Associated Press Poll for the first time since 2010. That year, the Jackets were fresh off an ACC Championship and heading into Paul Johnson’s third season with the program. Like the 2010 preseason poll, Georgia Tech stands in at 16th overall.
The Jackets were also ranked in the preseason Coaches Poll earlier in the offseason, coming in at 17th there.
The top five includes a unanimous #1 Ohio State, two Big 12 teams left out of the first ever College Football Playoff to much chatter, TCU and Baylor, as well as Alabama and Michigan State.