The ACC Media have cast their votes and Miami (FL) has emerged as the clear favorite to win its first ACC football championship, receiving 165 out of 188 first-place votes. Clemson was picked to finish fourth, although the Tigers received the second-highest number of first-place votes.
The Hurricanes haven’t won the ACC Football Championship since joining the conference and have only been selected as the preseason favorite once before this season (2006).
Clemson has been the media’s overwhelming favorite in recent seasons, selected as the conference’s preseason favorite in 2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 before falling to fourth in the predictions this season.
2026 ACC Football Predicted Order of Finish (Media Vote)
Rank Team – Points
- Miami (165) – 3159
- SMU (6) – 2794
- Louisville (4) – 2569
- Clemson (7) – 2520
- Georgia Tech (2) – 2006
- Virginia – 1981
- NC State – 1964
- Virginia Tech – 1962
- Pitt – 1740
- Duke – 1452
- Florida State (3) – 1439
- California – 1392
- Wake Forest – 1103
- Syracuse – 878
- North Carolina – 831
- Boston College – 491
- Stanford (1) – 483
First-place votes in parentheses
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