Media poll picks Clemson 13th in ACC |
Clemson basketball has some ground to make up in ACC action this season.
The Tigers were picked 13th in the league by the ACC media Thursday. Defending ACC champion Duke led the poll with 57 of 69 first-place votes. Defending NCAA champion North Carolina (seven first-place votes) placed second in the predicted order of finish, followed by Notre Dame (four first-place votes), Miami (one first-place vote) and Louisville. ACC preseason voters selected Virginia sixth, followed by Virginia Tech, Florida State and Georgia Tech. Syracuse was picked 10th, while Wake Forest, NC State, Clemson, Boston College and Pittsburgh rounded out the voting. Clemson was predicted to finish 11th last season and placed 12th with a 6-12 conference mark (17-16 overall). The regular season begins for all 15 ACC teams the weekend of November 10. In addition to an 18-game regular-season conference schedule, the 65th annual ACC Tournament will be played for the second consecutive year at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, tipping off with first round games on Tuesday, March 6, and concluding with the Saturday night championship game on March 10. ACC Operation Basketball 2017-18 Preseason Poll (First-place votes in parenthesis) Team & Points 1. Duke (57) - 1020 2. North Carolina (7) - 921 3. Notre Dame (4) - 852 4. Miami (1) - 809 5. Louisville - 733 6. Virginia - 690 7. Virginia Tech - 549 8. Florida State – 519 9. Georgia Tech - 468 10. Syracuse - 420 11. Wake Forest - 378 12. NC State - 310 13. Clemson - 289 14. Boston College - 181 15. Pittsburgh – 141 2017-18 Preseason All-ACC Team (votes in parenthesis) First Team Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame (64) Grayson Allen, Duke (60) Joel Berry II, North Carolina (58) Marvin Bagley III, Duke (26) Ben Lammers, Georgia Tech (25) Second Team Bruce Brown Jr., Miami (22) Quentin Snider, Louisville (12) Deng Adel, Louisville (12) Josh Okogie, Georgia Tech (11) Jerome Robinson, Boston College (11) ACC Preseason Player of the Year Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame (49) Grayson Allen, Duke (9) Joel Berry II, North Carolina (9) Bruce Brown Jr., Miami (1) Jerome Robinson, Boston College (1) ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year Marvin Bagley III, Duke (58) Lonnie Walker IV, Miami (3) Lavar Batts Jr., NC State (2) M.J. Walker, Florida State (2) Jalek Felton, North Carolina (1) Aamir Simms, Clemson (1) Oshae Brissett, Syracuse (1) De’Andre Hunter, Virginia (1)
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