CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Three-time defending champion Clemson is the preseason favorite to claim another Atlantic Coast Conference football championship, according to a poll of 148 media members who attended last week's 2018 ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Tigers, who posted a 12-2 overall record en route to earning a College Football Playoff berth for the third consecutive year in 2017, were also picked to repeat as Atlantic Division winners. Miami was picked to finish atop the Coastal Division for the second consecutive year.
Clemson was named the likely 2018 ACC champion on 139 ballots, with Miami a distant second with five votes.