SHARON, Pa. -- Pitt's football team was picked by media members to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division, despite winning the league's championship last season, the ACC announced on Tuesday.
Pitt was projected behind Miami, which received 98 of a potential 164 first-place votes in the poll. The Panthers received 38 first-place votes, followed by North Carolina at 18.
Clemson was overwhelmingly picked to win the ACC Championship Game this season, with 103 voters tabbing the Tigers as the favorite. NC State earned 38 votes for league champion, followed by Miami (eight), Wake Forest (four), Pitt (three), and Virginia (three). The nod as preseason ACC favorite is Clemson's fifth in a row and eighth in the last 10 years.
Clemson was tabbed as the Atlantic Division favorite after earning 111 first-place votes. NC State earned 44 votes to win the Atlantic, followed by Wake Forest's six votes.
Here are the full polling results from the 164 voters:
ACC CHAMPION
Clemson - 103
NC State - 38
Miami - 8
Wake Forest - 4
Pitt – 3
Virginia - 3
Florida State - 2
North Carolina - 2
Boston College - 1
COASTAL DIVISION CHAMPION
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Miami (98) - 1,036 points
Pitt (38) - 911
North Carolina (18) - 823
Virginia (6) - 667
Virginia Tech (3) - 592
Georgia Tech (1) - 343
Duke - 220
ATLANTIC DIVISION CHAMPION
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Clemson (111) - 1,080 points
NC State (44) - 959
Wake Forest (6) - 783
Louisville - 591
Florida State (2) - 509
Boston College (1) - 469
Syracuse - 201
