Where were NC State, UNC, Duke picked in ACC football preseason poll?

Rodd Baxley, Fayetteville Observer

N.C. State football is projected to be the best ACC team in North Carolina, according to the conference’s 2024 preseason media poll released Wednesday.

The Wolfpack picked up the fourth-most votes (8) to win the ACC title in a poll of 170 voters. Florida State, the reigning league champion, is projected to win back-to-back championships.

The Seminoles received 81 first-place votes, followed by Clemson (55) and Miami (17). Virginia Tech (5), Cal (2), Boston College (1) and Georgia Tech (1) also received first-place votes.

As for the predicted conference standings, UNC was slotted eighth, between SMU and the Yellow Jackets. Duke, which is entering its debut season under Manny Diaz, was picked to finish 11th in the 17-team league.

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The ACC is entering its second season without divisions, so the top two teams in the conference standings will meet in Charlotte on Dec. 7 to play for the ACC Championship at Bank of America Stadium.

The preseason all-conference selections will be announced Thursday. Here’s a look at the full predicted order of finish.

ACC football preseason poll 2024

(First-place votes in parentheses) 

1.   Florida State (81)

2.   Clemson (55)

3.   Miami (17)

4.   NC State (8)

5.   Louisville

6.   Virginia Tech (5)

7.   SMU

8.   North Carolina

9.   Georgia Tech (1)

10. Cal (2)

11. Duke

12. Syracuse

13. Pitt

14. Boston College (1)

15. Wake Forest 

16. Virginia

17. Stanford

Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on X/Twitter. 

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: ACC football preseason poll 2024: Will Florida State repeat as champ?

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