NC State picked 4th in Atlantic Division by media; Florida State is the ACC title favorite

In totally expected news, NC State has been picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic Division and did not receive any first-place votes. Also expected: the three teams with the most votes to win the ACC title are all in the Atlantic. So it goes.

There’s not much surprising about any of the predictions from the media, though someone did pick Duke to not only win the Coastal but also capture the league title. Maybe a little ambitious there.

Lamar Jackson is the preseason player of the year, and JaySam finished fifth in the voting.

Full results:

ACC Championship Votes

1. Florida State - 118

2. Clemson - 35

3. Louisville - 7

T4. Virginia Tech – 3

T4. Miami – 3

6. Duke – 1

Atlantic Division

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

1. Florida State (121) – 1,108

2. Clemson (37) – 1,007

3. Louisville (9) - 843

4. NC State - 658

5. Wake Forest – 415

6. Syracuse - 362

7. Boston College - 283

Coastal Division

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

1. Miami (103) – 1,065

2. Virginia Tech (40) – 932

3. Georgia Tech (9) – 708

4. Pitt (7) – 673

5. North Carolina (4) - 606

6. Duke (4) - 473

7. Virginia - 219

ACC Player of the Year

1. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville - 113

2. Deondre Francois, QB, Florida State - 23

3. Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson - 11

4. Harold Landry, DE, Boston College - 8

5. Jaylen Samuels, AP, NC State - 7

6. Eric Dungey, QB, Syracuse - 2

T7. Shaquille Quarterman, LB, Miami - 1

T7. Ahmmon Richards, WR, Miami - 1

T7. Daniel Jones, QB, Duke -1