Pack Picked To Finish Fourth

Tailback Ray Robinson and the Wolfpack have been tabbed to finish fourth in ACC

7/23/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football

July 23, 2001

Isle of Palms, S.C.--Media members covering the annual ACC Football Kickoff in Isle of Palms, South Carolina have given Florida State the nod as the team to beat in this year's ACC Football race.

NC State, which posted an 8-4 mark last season, was picked to finish fourth this fall.

The Seminoles received 64 first place votes and 624 total points. FSU has won outright or shared the last nine ACC football titles.

Georgia Tech picked up five first place votes and is predicted to finish second in 2001. Clemson, which had one first place vote, received 492 total points to finish third.

2001 ACC Football Preseason Poll

1. Florida State (64) 624

2. Georgia Tech (5) 554

3. Clemson (1) 492

4. NC State 402

5. Virginia 315

6. North Carolina 299

7. Maryland 248

8. Wake Forest 123

9. Duke 93