Interesting list from Collegefootballnews.com, looking at criteria such as wins/losses, grad rates, attendence, players drafted, conference records, and more to rank every div 1A program. GT comes in at #36 using their scoring system. Here is what they said about GT:
36. Georgia Tech ... Score: 52.79
2003 Ranking: 23
Program Analysis: You always know what you're getting with Georgia Tech; a winning season, a decent bowl game, a few great performances, and a middle of the pack ACC finish. Things are going to be more difficult in the new ACC world, but the Yellow Jackets should hold their own. A key will be to avoid the Bad Losses after losing to BYU and Duke last year.
Attendance Score: 4.59 Graduation Score: 5.7
Quality Wins from 2001-2003: 11
Total D-I Wins from 2001-2003: 21
Players Drafted Score from 2001-2003: 3.0
Conference Winning % Score from 2001-2003: 5.0
Elite Win Score: 4.5 Bad Losses: 2
By the way, notice the graduation rates from 2003. GT's team had a 57% grad rate by these numbers, very much in line with the overall student body, unless something has changed in recent years.
Here's how all the ACC teams fared in their overall scores:
ACC
1 Miami 94.33
9 Florida St 76.41
13 Maryland 69.40
20 Va Tech 61.17
25 Clemson 56.86
31 NC State 54.37
33 Virginia 53.67
36 Ga Tech 52.79
57 W Forest 40.50
69 No Carolina 33.40
105 Duke 12.19
Thursday, July 29, 2004
3 Year Program Rankings
Posted by Scott at Thursday, July 29, 2004