Pitt Picked To Finish 8th In ACC Preseason Poll

September 5, 2020 3:55 am

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Top-ranked Clemson is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship for a sixth straight season. The league released voting results Friday from media members for predicted order of finish and preseason all-conference picks. Those picks included quarterback Trevor Lawrence as the preseason pick for player of the year. No. 10 Notre Dame was picked to finish second as it gives up its football independence amid the coronavirus pandemic to play for the ACC title. No. 18 North Carolina was third, followed by Louisville, Virginia Tech to round out the top five in the 15-team league.