The votes from Greensboro are in and to no surprise, Clemson is the overwhelming favorite to capture another ACC championship.
Of the 173 media members polled at 2019 ACC Media Days, 170 picked Clemson to win the league championship this fall. While the Tigers are the heavy favorite to win the Atlantic Division, the Coastal is up for complete grabs as each of the division’s seven teams received at least one vote to play in the league title game.
Here is a complete breakdown of how the votes were cast at 2019 ACC Media Days:
Atlantic Division
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
- Clemson (171) – 1,209 points
- Syracuse (2) – 913 points
- Florida State – 753 points
- NC State – 666 points
- Boston College – 588 points
- Wake Forest – 462 points
- Louisville – 253 points
Coastal Division
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
- Virginia (82) – 1,003 points
- Miami (55) – 992 points
- Virginia Tech (20) – 827 points
- Pitt (8) – 691 points
- Duke (6) – 566 points
- North Carolina (1) – 463 points
- Georgia Tech (1) – 302 points
ACC Championship Votes
- Clemson – 170
- Syracuse – 2
- Virginia – 1
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
