The USA Today Amway Pre-Season Coaches Poll was released on Thursday morning, and three ACC teams (plus Notre Dame) made the list. Florida State ironically is higher than pre-season conference favorite Clemson. The ‘Noles cracked the list at 8, while Clemson is ranked 12th. Georgia Tech sits at number 17 in the nation entering the season, while the kinda-sorta-ACC-football-member Notre Dame enters the season at number 11 in the country.
The ACC also has many teams sitting just outside the ranking in the “receiving votes” category. Virginia Tech leads the way with 70 votes, followed by Louisville with 27 votes a bit further down the list. Miami, Duke, and North Carolina State also are receiving some votes to gain entry into the ranking.
The full USA Today Amway Coaches Poll can be found below.
The Poll
1. Ohio State
2. TCU
3. Alabama
4. Baylor
5. Oregon
6. Michigan State
7. Auburn
8. Florida State
9. Georgia
10. USC
11. Notre Dame
12. Clemson
13. LSU
14. UCLA
15. Ole Miss
16. Arizona State
17. Georgia Tech
18. Wisconsin
19. Oklahoma
20. Arkansas
21. Stanford
22. Arizona
23. Missouri
24. Boise State
25. Tennessee
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