"If you look at where we were last year, this time, it's almost impossible to see how we could have gotten so far, so fast.”

Now that ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) has been updated ahead of Week 11, here's some quick tidbits on how Virginia Tech, as a whole, stands on the index before we get to game-by-game projections.

It took time, but Virginia football coach Tony Elliott's Cavaliers now have a recruiting footprint — and success — in one of the state's talent-rich areas.

The No. 15 Virginia Cavaliers face the California Golden Bears on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif.

After averaging 3.6 wins in his first three seasons at Virginia, Tony Elliott has the Cavs at 7-1 and ranked No. 15 nationally.

Check out the latest Virginia high school football computer rankings for every classification as of November 3, 2025

Tamika insists she tries not to let her stress show while watching her husband’s games. Married to a football coach since 2006, she’s plenty battle-tested by now. She’s endured it all, from close losses to a last-second win in the 2016-17 national championship game while Tony was Clemson University’s co-offensive coordinator.

West Virginia is riding high as it enters a Big 12 tilt against a reeling Colorado squad on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.