NC State picked fourth in preseason ACC media poll
In a year filled with high expectations, NC State wants to hold itself to a new standard in the ACC. The Wolfpack has the league trophy on its mind, and the conference’s preseason poll seems to be indicative that NC State has a chance to do just that.
NC State was picked to finish fourth in the ACC’s preseason media poll after it received eight first-place votes. The Pack was one of seven programs to garner at least one first-place vote.
Florida State enters as the league favorite with 81 first-place votes, followed by Clemson (55) and Miami (17) to round out the top three. Virginia Tech (5), Cal (2), Georgia Tech (1) and Boston College (1) were the other teams to have a first-place vote allocated to them this preseason.
Full ACC preseason poll
1) Florida State (81)
2) Clemson (55)
3) Miami (17)
4) NC State (8)
5) Louisville
6) Virginia Tech (5)
7) SMU
8) North Carolina
9) Georgia Tech (1)
10) Cal (2)
11) Duke
12) Syracuse
13) Pitt
14) Boston College (1)
15) Wake Forest
16) Virginia
17) Stanford
The Wolfpacker’s projected order of finish
Fleischman—
1) NC State
2) Florida State
3) Miami (Fla.)
4) Clemson
5) SMU
6) North Carolina
7) Virginia Tech
8) Louisville
9) Syracuse
10) Georgia Tech
11) Duke
12) California
13) Wake Forest
14) Pittsburgh
15) Virginia
16) Boston College
17) Stanford
McDowell—
1) Clemson
2) NC State
3) Florida State
4) Miami (Fla.)
5) Virginia Tech
6) Louisville
7) SMU
8) California
9) Georgia Tech
10) North Carolina
11) Boston College
12) Pittsburgh
13) Virginia
14) Wake Forest
15) Syracuse
16) Duke
17) Stanford