At the conclusion of the 2014 NCAA College Football season USA Today provided their opinion of the performance of FBS team efforts in their periodic re-ranking. After the Hokies defeated Cincinnati in the 2014 Military Bowl USA Today re-rankings had them as the 63rd team in the nation. In that place the Hokies were relegated to the sweet, creamy middle of college football just ahead of San Diego State (7-6) and behind Houston (8-5). As Hokie faithful know, Virginia Tech is not comfortable near the center and are much more accustomed to being frontrunners.
This year the top teams in the initial re-ranking are essentially a slight shuffle of the representative programs in the official Amway Coaches poll.