The 176 media members who voted in the ACC Championship Poll tagged defending champion Clemson as the team to beat in 2023. The poll was conducted via a vote of a media panel, including those who were credentialed for last week’s ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte. It’s the eighth time in the last nine years Clemson was picked by the media to win the championship.
The Tigers received 103 first place votes and 2370 points overall. Florida State was second with 67 first place votes and 2304 points. North Carolina finished third in the voting with five first place votes.
2023 ACC Pre-Season Poll
- Clemson (103), 2370
- Florida State (67), 2304
- North Carolina (5), 1981
- NC State (1), 1662
- Miami, 1553
- T6. Duke, 1511
- T6. Pitt, 1511
- Louisville, 1344
- Wake Forest, 1181
- Syracuse, 826
- Virginia Tech, 678
- Georgia Tech, 633
- Boston College, 561
- Virginia, 365
