Clemson was picked to finish 11th out of 15 teams in the ACC this season, as voted on by media members at 2019 Operation Basketball.
Duke was selected as the favorite to win the 2019-20 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Championship. Picked as the preseason ACC favorite for the fourth straight season and the sixth time in seven years, the Blue Devils were followed by North Carolina, Louisville and reigning national champion Virginia atop the poll.
Duke received 51 first-place votes out of the 111 total votes and finished with 1,564 points. UNC picked up 19 first-place votes and 1,493 points, while Louisville earned 29 first-place votes and 1,448 points.