Wolfpack Picked To Finish 2nd In ACC Football Race

Jerricho Cotchery and the Pack picked to finish 2nd in ACC Football race.

Wolfpack Picked To Finish 2nd In ACC Football Race

7/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football

July 22, 2002

Pinehurst, N.C.-Media members covering the annual ACC Football Kickoff in Pinehurst have picked NC State to finish 2nd in the 2002 ACC football race. With 82 first place votes and 770 points overall, Florida State was selected as the team to beat for the title. With 642 points overall, the Wolfpack was the only other team to receive first place consideration, garnering four votes for the top spot.

Defending league champ Maryland picked up 571 points to finish third in the voting, followed by Georgia Tech, Clemson, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Virginia and Duke.

NC State will open its season against New Mexico at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh on August 24.

2002 Preseason ACC Football Poll

TEAM                             POINTS         1st PLACE VOTES
1. Florida State                 770                 82
2. NC State                      642                  4
3. Maryland                      571                  0
4. Georgia Tech                  460                  0
5. Clemson                       434                  0
6. N. Carolina                   331                  0
7. Wake Forest                   298                  0
8. Virginia                      275                  0
9. Duke                           89                  0