BREAKING: Georgia Tech Ranked No.23 In Latest AP Poll

The Yellow Jackets find themselves ranked after a 2-0 start to the season

Aug 31, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wide receiver Malik Rutherford (8) runs after a catch against Georgia State Panthers in the third quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports / brett davis-usa today sports

The new AP poll was just released and after a 2-0 start to the 2024 season, Georgia Tech has been ranked as the No. 23 team in the country.

Georgia Tech (2-0, 1-0 ACC) is in the AP Top 25 for the first time since it was ranked No. 20 in the poll released on Sept. 20, 2015. The Yellow Jackets earned their first national ranking in nine years with wins over No. 10 Florida State (24-21 in Dublin, Ireland) and Georgia State (35-12) to open the season. The Yellow Jackets are one of five Atlantic Coast Conference teams in this week’s AP Top 25, joining No. 12 Miami (Fla.), No. 22 Louisville, No. 24 NC State and No. 25 Clemson.

Georgia Tech does find themselves at No. 25 in ESPN's latest college football power rankings, with analyst David Hale saying this about the start to the season for the Yellow Jackets:

"It might not be the most stylish way to win games, but Georgia Tech is a perfect mirror of its coach, former O-lineman Brent Key. The team has 16 former linemen on its staff, and physicality is the foundation of everything Key wants to do on both sides of the ball. So far, it has worked.

In upsetting Florida State in Week 0, the Jackets dominated the line of scrimmage. In a win over Georgia State on Saturday night, Tech ran for 225 yards and three scores. It's exactly the recipe Key thinks can carry the program to the next level."

Georgia Tech was also one of four ACC teams in the new ESPN power rankings and they were behind Miami (9th), NC State (22nd), and Clemson (24th). You could argue that the Yellow Jackets are off to a more impressive start than either Clemson or NC State.

The next test for Georgia Tech is going to come on the road this Saturday at Syracuse. The Orange were not perfect by any means in their win over Ohio on Saturday, but their passing game looked explosive and it was a great debut for Ohio State transfer quarterback Kyle McCord, who threw for four touchdowns. Star pass catcher Oronde Gadsden looked good in his first game back from last seasons injury and this will be the toughest passing game that Georgia Tech has faced so far this year. On the other hand though, Syracuse had a tough time stopping the run on Saturday and that is not the weakness you want your team to have when facing Georgia Tech.

It is very early in the season and power rankings don't mean anything right now, but it is good to see the program get recognition for the start.