Overview
- The ACC released its preseason media poll following the league’s kickoff, and Miami was the clear choice to win the conference after media voting on Tuesday.
- Miami collected 165 of 188 first-place votes and 3,159 points in the poll while SMU, Louisville and Clemson rounded out the next three spots.
- The conference also released a preseason All-ACC team with Miami claiming roughly a third of the slots and transfer quarterback Darian Mensah voted preseason Player of the Year.
- Florida State was projected 11th with three first-place votes and North Carolina was picked 15th, showing some surprising low projections and a few isolated first-place ballots for lower-ranked teams.
- The poll reflects predictions from 188 media members credentialed for ACC media days and does not guarantee results on the field; the league also unveiled tiebreaker changes and the ACC title now carries an automatic CFP berth, which raises the stakes for regular-season positioning.