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Opinion Week: Making Predictions About the ACC Coastal in 2016 is a Waste of Time -- It's Impossible to Predict

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Coming off a 3-9 season that every Jacket fan desperately wants to forget, Tech fans probably should not be holding their breath in anticipation of being picked highly by the ACC media. Most preseason predictions have the Jackets in the lower half of the league and the basement of the division. However, what does this mean for the Jackets actual 2016 performance? Probably nothing, given the Coastal division's notoriety for consistently turning out differently than everyone expects.

Season GT Preseason Pick GT Actual Finish Coastal Media Pick Coastal Champion
2015 1st 7th GT UNC
2014 5th 1st Miami GT
2013 4th 4th Miami Duke
2012 2nd 1st VT GT
2011 4th 3rd VT VT
2010 3rd 3rd VT VT
2009 2nd 1st VT GT
2008 4th 2nd VT VT

The chart above breaks down the Coastal division in every season Paul Johnson has been at Georgia Tech.