After dropping their second conference game on the season last Saturday against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to bring their record to 7-3 overall (5-2 ACC), the Virginia Tech Hokies fell out of the newest ESPN College Football Playoff Poll that was released on Tuesday night.
The Hokies were ranked at number 14 in the second poll of the season that was released last week, but after turnovers mired their debacle against the listless Yellow Jackets, the Hokies were promptly dropped from the newest version of the only rankings that matter during this time of year.
Although the Hokies never had a truly realistic chance to make the playoff after losses to Tennessee and Syracuse, the Georgia Tech loss signified that this Hokies team may not be quite as good as many made them out to be.