BLACKSBURG – Preseason accolades are beginning to roll in, as the Virginia Tech men’s track and field team will start the 2017 indoor season in the top 25 of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Preseason Indoor National Team Computer Rankings released on Monday afternoon.
Florida enters as the preseason favorite, securing 151.28 points in the poll, with defending national champion Oregon (140.45) checking in second. LSU (123.55) and Arkansas (99.02) sit in third and fourth, respectively, followed by Syracuse in fifth (78.15).
The Hokie men are one of three Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams ranked in the top 25.