ACC media picks has Clemson as the clear favorite to win the conference
The defending conference champions have been voted the preseason favorite to win the 2025 ACC title, according to a poll of more than 180 media members who attended last week's ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte.
After going 10–4 in 2024, including a 7–1 mark in ACC play, the Tigers capped off the season with an ACC Championship and their seventh College Football Playoff appearance. They finished ranked No. 11 in the Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the AP Poll.
Clemson received 167 first-place votes and led all teams with 3,083 total points in the media poll. Miami came in second with 2,679 points and seven first-place votes, while SMU took third with 2,612 points. Georgia Tech and Louisville rounded out the top five.
Florida State received four first-place votes but was picked to finish seventh. Other first-place votes went to SMU, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech.
The 2025 ACC Championship Game is scheduled for primetime on Saturday, December 6 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, live from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
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