After finishing 2014 ranked #7 in the final Coaches' Poll, the Jackets open up the 2015 season ranked lower, but still in the top 20.
As we draw ever nearer to the start of the college football season, the 2015 Preseason Coaches' Poll was released on Thursday, featuring Georgia Tech at #17. It is the first time they've been ranked in the preseason poll since 2010, when they were also ranked #17 by the coaches. The Jackets are the third-highest ranked team in the ACC, behind Florida State (#8) and Clemson (#12).
Four of Georgia Tech's opponents are ranked in the poll -- FSU, georgia (#9), Notre Dame (#11), and Clemson (#12).