Since 1936 the Associated Press has offered their opinion of which college football teams are the best in the nation. On Monday, the AP released their 2017 offering. After five years of being absent the Virginia Tech Hokies made their return to the preseason poll at No. 21! The last time VT’s football team was represented in the preseason AP Poll was back in 2012 when they started at No. 16.
The AP does provide VPI slightly more respect at No. 21 versus the USA Today Coaches Poll which places the Fighting Gobblers at No.