The ACC released its preseason media projections, and in no surprise, Florida State is the overwhelming favorite to win the conference once again. While the Atlantic Division races doesn’t look like much of one, the Coastal Division figures to be interesting. Miami was picked to win the division, but had the third-most first-place votes, behind Duke (picked second) and North Carolina (picked fourth).
Florida State leads 2014 Preseason All-ACC Team with 9 members
Elsewhere, North Carolina has more first-place votes than Coastal favorite Miami, and Virginia Tech has more picks to win the conference. The Coastal is a big crowd again this year, you see.
Here are all the projections, from the ACC:
ACC Championship
1. Florida State - 104
2. Clemson - 2
3. Virginia Tech - 2
(4 voters made no selection)
Atlantic Division
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Florida State (109) - 670
2. Clemson (3) - 660
3. Louisville - 564
4. Syracuse - 368
5. NC State - 326
6. Boston College - 301
7. Wake Forest - 136
Coastal Division
(First place votes in parenthesis)
1. Miami (26) - 614
2. Duke (33) - 597
3. Virginia Tech (23) - 571
4. North Carolina (27) - 570
5. Georgia Tech (1) - 322
6. Pitt (2) -319
7. Virginia -142
ACC Player of the Year
1. Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State - 99
2. Vic Beasley, DE, Clemson - 6
3. Duke Johnson, RB, Miami - 1
4. Jamison Crowder, WR, Duke - 1
5. Brenden Motley, QB, Virginia Tech -1
(4 voters made no selection)
And the All-ACC team, led by nine Seminoles:
| 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Team | |||||
| Offense | |||||
| Pos. | Name (Votes) | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| WR | Jamison Crowder, Duke (68) | 5-9 | 175 | Senior | Monroe, N.C. |
| WR | Rashad Greene, Florida State (56) | 6-0 | 178 | Senior | Albany, Ga. |
| WR | DeVante Parker, Louisville (32) | 6-3 | 208 | Senior | Louisville, Ky. |
| TE | Nick O'Leary, Florida State (86) | 6-3 | 244 | Senior | Palm Beach, Fla. |
| T | Cameron Erving, Florida State (82) | 6-6 | 302 | Senior-R | Moultrie, Ga. |
| T | Sean Hickey, Syracuse (26) | 6-5 | 300 | Senior | Murrysville, Pa. |
| G | Tre' Jackson, Florida State (82) | 6-4 | 339 | Senior | Jesup, Ga. |
| G | Laken Tomlinson, Duke (52) | 6-3 | 330 | Senior-R | Chicago, Ill. |
| C | Andy Gallik, Boston College (39) | 6-3 | 304 | Senior-R | Evergreen Park, Ill. |
| QB | Jameis Winston, Florida State (97) | 6-4 | 235 | Sophomore-R | Bessemer, Ala. |
| RB | Duke Johnson, Miami (95) | 5-9 | 206 | Junior | Miami, Fla. |
| RB | Karlos Williams, Florida State (37) | 6-1 | 219 | Senior | Davenport, Fla. |
| Defense | |||||
| Pos. | Name (Votes) | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| DE | Vic Beasley, Clemson (96) | 6-2 | 235 | Senior-R | Adairsville, Ga. |
| DE | Mario Edwards, Jr., Florida State (66) | 6-3 | 294 | Junior | Gautier, Miss. |
| DT | Luther Maddy, Virginia Tech (74) | 6-1 | 291 | Senior | Delray Beach, Fla. |
| DT | Grady Jarrett, Clemson (61) | 6-1 | 295 | Senior | Conyers, Ga. |
| LB | Denzel Perryman, Miami (82) | 6-0 | 242 | Senior | Coral Gables, Fla. |
| LB | Kelby Brown, Duke (74) | 6-2 | 230 | Senior-R | Matthews, N.C. |
| LB | Stephone Anthony, Clemson (55) | 6-2 | 245 | Senior | Polkton, N.C. |
| CB | Kendall Fuller, Virginia Tech (80) | 5-11 | 195 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Md. |
| CB | P.J. Williams, Florida State (60) | 6-0 | 196 | Junior | Ocala, Fla. |
| S | Anthony Harris, Virginia (80) | 6-1 | 185 | Senior | Chesterfield, Va. |
| S | Jeremy Cash, Duke (56) | 6-2 | 205 | Junior-R | Miami, Fla. |
| Specialists | |||||
| Pos. | Name (Votes) | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown |
| PK | Roberto Aguayo, Florida State (79) | 6-1 | 209 | Sophomore | Mascotte, Fla. |
| P | A.J. Hughes, Virginia Tech (29) | 6-1 | 212 | Junior | Terra Haute, Ind.. |
| SP | Ryan Switzer, North Carolina (68) | 5-10 | 180 | Sophomore | Charleston, W. Va. |
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