No. 14 Georgia Tech averted a catastrophe when placekicker Aidan Birr’s 23-yard field goal attempt sailed through the uprights with 11 seconds remaining to give the Yellow Jackets a 36-34 victory over BC on Saturday night at Alumni Stadium.

After hammering Texas in SEC play on Saturday, Georgia climbed into the No. 4 spot vacated by Alabama in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.

Aidan Birr kicked a 23-yard field goal with 11 seconds left and No. 14 Georgia Tech rallied for a 36-34 victory over struggling Boston College to remain tied for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In this scenario, Georgia Tech (7-1 in ACC) locks in berth as first-place team, awaits Virginia or who wins tiebreaker. In this scenario, Virginia (7-1) locks in berth as first-place team; Georgia Tech or Pitt or SMU for second.

The Yellow Jackets entered the bye week on a sour note, fresh off their first loss of the season to N.C. State. A top-10 ranked Georgia Tech team slid to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 and No. 17 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released on Nov.

Texas Tech surged in the odds to make the College Football Playoff while BYU dropped. Who else made moves in Week 11?

Coming off their best win of the season, the Red Raiders should advance two spots in Tuesday night's new rankings. No. 3 in game control with the most favorable slate left among title contenders, Texas Tech should cruise the rest of the way to conference championship weekend. Last week's ranking: No. 8

The No. 10 Texas Longhorns suffered a devastating blow to their SEC title game and CFP bid hopes in Saturday's 35-10 loss at No. 5 Georgia.