ACC Kickoff: Preseason Poll

HOT SPRINGS, VA -- The ACC released the 2005 preseason football poll today at the ACC Kickoff, and North Carolina was picked fifth in the Coastal Division.

The results of the media balloting have been released at the 2005 ACC Kickoff and the preseason ACC finish is (first place votes in parenthesis):

Coastal Division

1. Virginia Tech (62) 517
2. Miami (29) 487
3. Virginia (1) 356
4. Georgia Tech 281
5. UNC 197
6. Duke 94

Atlantic Division

1. Florida State (65) 522
2. Boston College (24) 458
3. NC State (2) 346
4. Clemson (1) 265
5. Maryland 222
6. Wake Forest 119