ACC Media Day is full under way, which means the preseason polls are coming out. Clemson has been named the clear favorite to win the conference this year, with Tajh Boyd the runaway favorite to win the ACC Player of the Year award.
Clemson and Florida State are the only two teams in the Atlantic Division to receive any first-place votes, with NC State a distant third and Wake Forest behind them at fourth. Right behind Wake is Maryland, in fifth place, with Syracuse and something called "Boston College" behind the Terps.
The media thinks the Coastal Division race will be much tighter, with four teams receiving first-place votes. Miami leads the pack, with Virginia Tech, North Carolina and Georgia Tech right behind. After that is a significant drop-off, where you can find Pitt, Virginia and Duke.
Boyd is the clear favorite for the Player of the Year award, with more than one hundred more votes than Duke Johnson, the next-best option. Logan Thomas, Sammy Watkins, Bryn Renner, Jeremiah Attaochu, Lamarcus Joyner and Stephen Morris also received votes, but curiously missing is Stefon Diggs.
Here's the full results of the poll:
ACC Championship Votes | ||
1. | Clemson | 95 |
2. | Florida State | 15 |
T3. | Georgia Tech | 3 |
T3. | Miami | 3 |
T3. | North Carolina | 3 |
6. | Virginia Tech | 1 |
Atlantic Division | ||
1. | Clemson (102) | 815 |
2. | Florida State (18) | 731 |
3. | NC State | 490 |
4. | Wake Forest | 392 |
5. | Maryland | 373 |
6. | Syracuse | 320 |
7. | Boston College | 211 |
Coastal Division | ||
1. | Miami (65) | 736 |
2. | Virginia Tech (27) | 654 |
3. | North Carolina (22) | 649 |
4. | Georgia Tech (6) | 522 |
5. | Pitt | 313 |
6. | Virginia | 230 |
7. | Duke | 228 |
ACC Player of the Year | ||
1. | Tajh Boyd, Clemson | 105 |
2. | Duke Johnson, Miami | 4 |
T3. | Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech | 3 |
T3. | Sammy Watkins, Clemson | 3 |
5. | Bryn Renner, North Carolina | 2 |
T6. | Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech | 1 |
T6. | Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State | 1 |
T6. | Stephen Morris, Miami | 1 |
ACC Championship Game Predictions | ||
Clemson over Miami | 55 | |
Clemson over Virginia Tech | 19 | |
Clemson over North Carolina | 18 | |
Florida State over Miami | 7 | |
Florida State over Virginia Tech | 7 | |
Clemson over Georgia Tech | 3 | |
Georgia Tech over Clemson | 3 | |
Miami over Clemson | 2 | |
North Carolina over Florida State | 2 | |
Virginia Tech over Clemson | 1 | |
North Carolina over Clemson | 1 | |
Miami over Florida State | 1 | |
Miami over Florida State | 1 | |
Florida State over North Carolina | 1 |