CLEMSON, S.C. — The USA TODAY Sports/American Football Coaches Association preseason coaches poll was released on Monday with Clemson headlining the ACC's representation in that top 25 poll.
The Tigers are ranked fourth in the preseason poll behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Georgia.
The Crimson Tide received 54 first-place votes, while the Buckeyes and Bulldogs collected five and six first-place votes, respectively. The Tigers did not receive any first-place votes.
As far as the ACC teams in the poll, N.C. State was ranked 13th, Pitt was picked 16th with Miami at No. 17 and Wake Forest checking in at No. 19.
The ACC’s five ranked teams are second-most among all conferences.
NC State and Wake Forest claimed their highest preseason ranking ever in the coaches poll, and defending ACC champ Pitt holds its highest preseason spot since 2010.
Pitt is the defending ACC Champion and Wake Forest is the defending Atlantic Division champion.
Clemson is coming off a season where it won its final six games to finish 10-3, the 11th consecutive season of double-digit wins. The Tigers are the pick to win the ACC, based on the preseason media poll which was released in late July. Clemson won six consecutive ACC championships from 2015-2020.