Regardless of how folks feel about it, the college football polls really do mean something to the teams. It’s fodder for recruiting. The NCAA sports polls provide focus for the pro scouts, and media notoriety to the programs. The ‘middle of the pack’ doesn’t show up in the sports news trackers. It’s more often than not the Top 25 of one or another flavor.
For the first time this season, the Virginia Tech Hokies appear in the Coaches Poll. It was a pretty solid jump from #26 to #23. The usual suspects are 1-5 with a surprise Utah at #6.