By Jerry Ratcliffe
Fresh off its fifth consecutive win, Virginia’s football team climbed two spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll today, moving into the No. 16 slot.
The Cavaliers, 6-1, have steadily risen in the poll during their streak, from No. 24 to 19, then 18, to today’s No. 16 position. The No. 16 ranking is Virginia’s highest since Nov. 18, 2007, when Al Groh coached the Wahoos.
UVA won again in dramatic fashion late Saturday night, edging visiting Washington State from the Pac-12, using a late safety for a 22-20 victory. The game was tied at 20-20 until Kam Robinson and Hunter Osborne tackled Cougars running back Kirby Vorhees in the end zone with 2:41 to play.
There are four ACC teams ranked in this week’s poll, after seeing No. 2 Miami lose at home against Louisville on Friday night. The Hurricanes dropped to No. 9, while Georgia Tech moved up to No. 7 after knocking off Duke. Louisville, with its only loss coming to Virginia, is No. 19.
Others Receiving Votes: USC 97, Utah 40, Tulane 37, Houston 34, Navy 28, San Diego State 7, James Madison 6, Boise State 4, TCU 2, Minnesota 1.
Dropped From Rankings: USC (20), Memphis (22), Utah (23), Nebraska (25)
This Week’s ACC Schedule
Friday
California at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday
Virginia at North Carolina, Noon (ACC Network)
Syracuse at Georgia Tech, Noon (ESPN)
SMU at Wake Forest, Noon (The CW)
NC State at Pitt, 3:30 p.m. (ACC Network)
Stanford at Miami, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Boston College at Louisville, 7:30 p.m. (ACC Network)
