The ACC football media predicted Clemson would win the championship in its preseason poll. With the Tigers winning the Coastal Division over Virginia Tech, and the Cavaliers finishing sixth in the division with not much respect given to either team's talent (Tech, Virginia land 1 each on preseason All-ACC team).
The Roanoke Times sports staff takes a look at each team as we count down to the 2013 ACC football season:
Atlantic Division
- 1. Clemson (102) 815: Championship chase starts early at Clemson, Aug. 4, 2013
- 2. Florida State (18) 731: Seminoles retool for ACC title defense, Aug. 3, 2013
- 3. NC State 490: Doeren predicts wins for N.C. State, July 28, 2013
- 4. Wake Forest 392: Wake Forest coach: 'We shouldn't have been 5-7' in 2012, Aug. 1, 2013
- 5. Maryland 373: Maryland wants to leave ACC on a high note, July 27, 2013
- 6. Syracuse 320: Syracuse ready for ACC football, July 30, 2013
- 7. Boston College 211: New coach brings fresh energy to Boston College, July 29, 2013
Coastal Division
- 1. Miami (65) 736: Miami football faces continued uncertainty, July 31, 2013
- 2. Virginia Tech (27) 654: roanoke.com/sports/virginiatech
- 3. North Carolina (22) 649: Recovering UNC looks for better defense, Aug. 2, 2013
- 4. Georgia Tech (6) 522: Georgia Tech football needs to shore up defense, July 26, 2013
- 5. Pittsburgh 313: Pittsburgh ready for challenge in ACC, July 25, 2013
- 6. Virginia 230: roanoke.com.sports/uva
- 7. Duke 228: Duke works to not regress, Aug. 2, 2013