GREENSBORO, N.C. – For the first time since 2010, Boston College was selected to finish third in the ACC's Atlantic Division, according to a preseason poll of 147 media voters.
In the Atlantic Division preseason voting, Clemson led the way with 146 first-place votes and 1,028 total points. NC State, which was tabbed as the likely second-place finisher, picked up the remaining first-place vote while accumulating 804 points.
BC (638 points) was picked for a third-place Atlantic Division finish, followed by Florida State (510), Wake Forest (472), Louisville (462) and Syracuse (202).
In the Coastal Division forecast, North Carolina received 109 first-place votes and amassed 979 total points.