The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are picked to finish second behind Virginia Tech in the ACC's Coastal Division. Florida State is the overwhelming favorite to win the conference grabbing 60 of 95 votes. Virginia Tech is a distant second and Clemson came in the third. Georgia Tech received three votes as conference champion.
Clemson's Sammy Watkins narrowly beat out Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas as preseason player of the year in the ACC. E.J. Manuel and Tajh Boyd finished third and fourth. No Georgia Tech player received any votes for preseason player of the year.
Here is a look at the projected conference standings as voted on by the ACC Media:Atlantic Division
1. Florida State (72)
2. Clemson (17)
3. N.C. State
4. Wake Forest
5. Boston College
6. Maryland
Coastal Divison
1. Virginia Tech (83)
2. Georgia Tech (10)
3. North Carolina (2)
4. Virginia
5. Miami
6. Duke
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