GREENSBORO, N.C. — Clemson is favored to claim the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football title for the seventh time in the last eight years, according to a preseason poll of 164 media voters.
The Tigers, who recorded their 11th consecutive double-digit win season with a 10-3 finish in 2021, were also chosen as likely Atlantic Division winners. Miami was picked to finish atop the Coastal Division following a 7-5 campaign last season that included wins in five of the final six games.
The 2022 ACC Preseason Poll was conducted via a vote of a media panel, including those who were credentialed for last week’s ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Clemson was named the likely 2022 ACC champion on 103 ballots. NC State picked up 38 votes, followed by Miami with eight and Wake Forest with four. Pitt (3), Virginia (3), Florida State (2), North Carolina (2), and Boston College (1) also received votes.
In the Atlantic Division preseason voting, Clemson led the way with 111 first-place votes and 1,080 total points. NC State, which was tabbed as the likely second-place finisher, picked up 44 first-place votes while accumulating 959 points.
In the Coastal Division forecast, Miami received 98 first-place votes and amassed 1,036 total points.
The Atlantic and Coastal Division winners will meet in the 2022 ACC Football Championship Game on Saturday, December 3, at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.
ACC Preseason Poll (164 total votes) Overall Champion: Clemson – 103 NC State – 38 Miami – 8 Wake Forest – 4 Pitt – 3 Virginia – 3 Florida State – 2 North Carolina – 2 Boston College – 1
Atlantic Division (First-place votes in parenthesis): Clemson (111) – 1,080 NC State (44) – 959 Wake Forest (6) – 783 Louisville – 591 Florida State (2) – 509 Boston College (1) – 469 Syracuse – 201
Coastal Division (First-place votes in parenthesis): Miami (98) – 1,036 Pitt (38) – 911 North Carolina (18) – 823 Virginia (6) – 667 Virginia Tech (3) – 592 Georgia Tech (1) – 343 Duke – 220