The media is skeptical of Virginia Tech’s 2022 ACC football preseason selection

On Tuesday, the ACC released the 2022 ACC Preseason Poll, which surveyed media expectations for Atlantic and Coastal Division teams. The poll was conducted by loyal media during last week’s ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina. Atlantic Clemson is favored not only to win their division, but also to be the 2022 ACC Champions. Miami Beach is favored to take the Beach crown, followed by distant second-place Pittsburgh.

Virginia Tech has received three votes to claim the ACC Coastal Division crown by certified media. Their 592 polling points put them behind Miami (1,036), Pittsburgh (959), North Carolina (823) and Virginia (667). Miami Mario Cristobal and Virginia Tony Elliott. They are in their first year as head coaches for their respective programs. Brent Pry is in his first year as coach in Blacksburg, Virginia and is looking to improve on last season’s results.

The Hokies are slated to finish 5th in the division in 2021 following a 6-7 record. The Hokies will play against Boston College, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Miami, NC State, Georgia Tech, Duke and Virginia for their 2022 ACC schedule. . In addition to playing every Coastal opponent, Boston College (No. 6 Atlantic) and NC State (No. 2 Atlantic) will be benchmarks for their out-of-class ACC foes.

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ACC preliminary selection
(Total 164 votes)

Overall champion
Clemson – 103
NC State – 38
Miami – 8
Wake Forest – 4
Pit – 3
Virginia – 3
Florida State – 2
North Carolina – 2
Boston College – 1

Atlantic Division
(Primary votes in parentheses)
Clemson (111) – 1,080
NC State (44) – 959
Wake Forest (6) – 783
Louisville – 591
Florida State (2) – 509
Boston College (1) – 469
Sirac – 201

Beach room
(Primary votes in parentheses)
Miami (98) – 1,036
Pete (38) – 911
North Carolina (18) – 823
Virginia (6) – 667
Virginia Tech (3) – 592
Georgia Tech (1) – 343
Duke – 220