GTWreck - The ACC Area Sports Journal does a review each year of the academic credentials of all of the incoming recruits.
The last 2 years, GT has ranked 2nd, behind Duke, for avg. SAT/ACT score. In addition, for the last 2 years in a row, GT and Duke were the only schools in the ACC who had every signee qualified.
In addition, they recently reported on the last 8 years of incoming signees. You guessed it, GT ranked #2 in avg SAT/ACT. To put it in their words, the rankings went Duke and GT, followed by big drop to the next 4 (I believe Wake, UVA, UNC, and MD, but don't quote me on that).
While we may have a player or 2 that is below the avg, the facts back up the statement that GT has significantly higher academic qualifications for its signees.
It has also been widely reported that Duke has just recently lower their football player requirements, to the same level of their basketball players.
Look for GT to have the highest req's in the ACC now.