CLEMSON, S.C. — The team which has won the last six ACC titles is the overwhelming favorite to be on the stage in Charlotte in early December.
A poll of 147 ACC media members revealed 125 votes for Clemson as the preseason pick to be the ACC Champion followed by North Carolina with 16, Miami with three and one vote each to Georgia Tech, N.C. State and Virginia.
The Tigers were selected as the likely ACC champion in the media preseason poll for the fourth consecutive season and the seventh time in the last nine years.
In the Atlantic Division preseason voting, Clemson led the way with 146 first-place votes and 1,028 total points. NC State, which was picked as the likely second-place finisher, picked up the one remaining first-place vote while accumulating 804 points.
In the Coastal Division forecast, North Carolina received 109 first-place votes and 979 total points. Miami (28 first-place votes) was next with 881 points.
The Atlantic and Coastal Division winners will meet in the 2021 ACC Football Championship Game on Saturday, December 4, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
ACC Preseason Poll
(147 total votes)
Overall Champion
Clemson – 125
North Carolina – 16
Miami – 3
Virginia – 1
Georgia Tech – 1
NC State – 1
Atlantic Division
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Clemson – 1,028 (146)
NC State – 804 (1)
Boston College – 638
Florida State – 510
Wake Forest – 472
Louisville – 462
Syracuse – 202
Coastal Division
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
North Carolina – 979 (109)
Miami – 881 (28)
Virginia Tech – 582 (3)
Pitt – 576 (1)
Virginia – 540 (2)
Georgia Tech – 340 (4)
Duke – 218