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2013 ACC preseason poll: Clemson and Miami favored, plus All-ACC Team

Tajh Boyd and the Tigers headline the preseason ACC picks. Full All-ACC team and ACC standings projections below.

By Steven Muma@akulawolf Updated Jul 24, 2013, 11:11am EDT

Clemson is officially the preseason pick to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title in 2013, and the Tigers are projected to face Miami in the league championship game. The ACC also announced its preseason all-conference team on Monday afternoon, and the Tigers have multiple selections there, including quarterback Tajh Boyd.

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Here is the preseason poll:

ACC Championship Votes
1.	Clemson	95
2.	Florida State	15
T3.	Georgia Tech	3
T3.	Miami	3
T3.	North Carolina	3
6.	Virginia Tech	1
Atlantic Division
1.	Clemson (102)	815
2.	Florida State (18)	731
3.	NC State	490
4.	Wake Forest	392
5.	Maryland	373
6.	Syracuse	320
7.	Boston College	211

Coastal Division
1.	Miami (65)	736
2.	Virginia Tech (27)	654
3.	North Carolina (22)	649
4.	Georgia Tech (6)	522
5.	Pitt	313
6.	Virginia	230
7.	Duke	228

ACC Player of the Year
1.	Tajh Boyd, Clemson	105
2.	Duke Johnson, Miami	4
T3.	Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech	3
T3.	Sammy Watkins, Clemson	3
5.	Bryn Renner, North Carolina	2
T6.	Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech	1
T6.	Lamarcus Joyner, Florida State	1
T6.	Stephen Morris, Miami	1

ACC Championship Game Predictions
Clemson over Miami	55
Clemson over Virginia Tech	19
Clemson over North Carolina	18
Florida State over Miami	7
Florida State over Virginia Tech	7
Clemson over Georgia Tech	3
Georgia Tech over Clemson	3
Miami over Clemson	2
North Carolina over Florida State	2
Virginia Tech over Clemson	1
North Carolina over Clemson	1
Miami over Florida State	1
Miami over Florida State	1
Florida State over North Carolina	1

And the preseason All-ACC team:

2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Team

Offense

Pos.	Name (Votes)	Ht	Wt	Class	Hometown
WR	Sammy Watkins, CL (57)	6-1	205	Jr.	Fort Myers, Fla.
WR	Michael Campanaro, WF (20)	5-11	190	Sr.	Clarksville, Md.
TE	Eric Ebron, UNC (35)	6-4	245	Jr.	Greensboro, N.C.
T	James Hurst, UNC (37)	6-7	305	Sr.	Plainfield, Ind.
T	Morgan Moses, UVa (35)	6-6	325	Sr.	Richmond, Va.
G	Tre' Jackson, FSU (46)	6-4	330	Jr.	Jesuup, Ga.
G	Brandon Linder, UM (28)	6-6	317	Sr.	Southwest Ranches, Fla.
C	Bryan Stork, FSU (29)	6-4	298	Sr.	Vero Beach, Fla.
QB	Tajh Boyd, CL (59)	6-1	225	Sr.	Hampton, Va.
RB	Duke Johnson, UM (58)	5-9	194	So.	Miami, Fla.
RB	James Wilder Jr., FSU (23)	6-2	229	Jr.	Tampa, Fla.

Defense

Pos.	Name (Votes)	Ht	Wt	Class	Hometown
DE	Jeremiah, Attaochu, GT (39)	6-3	242	Sr.	Washington, D.C.
DE	Kareem Martin, UNC (37)	6-6	265	Sr.	Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
DT	Nikita Whitlock, WF (35)	5-11	250	Sr.	Wylie, Texas
DT	Timmy Jernigan, FSU (34)	6-2	294	Jr.	Lake City, Fla.
LB	Jack Tyler, VT (42)	6-1	236	Sr.	Oakton, Va.
LB	Christian Jones, FSU (38)	6-4	232	Sr.	Winter Park, Fla.
LB	Kevin Pierre-Louis, BC (21)	6-1	215	Sr.	Norwalk, Conn.
CB	Ross Cockrell, DU (48)	6-0	180	Sr.	Waxhaw, N.C.
CB	Lamarcus Joyner, FSU (32) *	5-8	190	Sr.	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
S	Tre Boston, UNC (30)	6-1	205	Sr.	Ft. Myers, Fla.
S	Jason Hendricks, PITT (18)	6-0	180	Sr.	Brooklyn, N.Y.

Specialists

Pos.	Name (Votes)	Ht	Wt	Class	Hometown
PK	Chandler Catanzaro, CU (41)	6-2	195	Gr.	Greenville, S.C.
P	Will Monday, DU (41)	6-4	210	So.	Flowery Branch, Ga.
SP	Stefon Diggs, MD (34)	6-1	185	So.	Gaithersburg, Md.

* FSU's Joyner also received 11 votes at the safety position

The Voting By Position:
(Top Four in Voting Only)

Quarterback
1.	Tajh Boyd, CU	59
2.	Logan Thomas, VT	2
	Bryn Renner, UNC	2
	Stephen Morris, UM	2

Running Back (Top 2)
1.	Duke Johnson, UM	58
2.	James Wilder Jr., FSU	23
3.	Jerome Smith, SYR	17
4.	Devonta Freeman, FSU	8

Wide Receiver (Top 2)
1.	Sammy Watkins, CU	57
2.	Michael Campanoro, WF	20
3.	Stefon Diggs, MD	19
4.	Rashad Greene, FSU	10

Tight End
1.	Eric Ebron, UNC	35
2.	Nick O'Leary, FSU	12
3.	Jake McGee, UVA	11
4.	Braxton Deaver, DU	4

Offensive Tackle (Top 2)
1.	James Hurst, UNC	37
2.	Morgan Moses, UVA	35
3.	Brandon Thomas, CU	28
4.	Seantrel Henderson, UM	17

Offensive Guard (Top 2)
1.	Tre' Jackson, FSU	46
2.	Brandon Linder, UM	28
3.	Will Jackson, GT	20
4.	Tyler Shatley, CU	9

Center
1.	Bryan Stork, FSU	29
2.	Macky MacPherson, SYR	15
3.	Jay Finch, GT	9
4.	Andrew Miller, VT	6

Defensive End (Top 2)
1.	Jeremiah Attaochu, GT	39
2.	Kareem, Martin, UNC	37
3.	James Gayle, VT	20
4.	Mario Edwards, FSU	10


Defensive Tackle (Top 2)
1.	Nikita Whitlock, WF	35
2.	Timmy Jernigan, FSU	34
3.	Aaron Donald, PITT	32
4.	Derrick Hopkins, VT	7

Linebacker (Top 3)
1.	Jack Tyler, VT	42
2.	Christian Jones, FSU	38
3.	Kevin Pierre-Louis, BC	21
4.	Steele Divitto, BC	18

Cornerback (Top 2)
1.	Ross Cockrell, DU	48
2.	Lamarcus Joyner, FSU	32
3.	Antone Exum, VT	21
4.	Kyle Fuller, VT	7

Safety (Top 2)
1.	Tre' Boston, UNC	30
2.	Jason Hendricks, PITT	18
3.	Kyshoen Jarrett, VT	15
4.	Travis Blanks, CU	13

Placekicker
1.	Chandler Catanzaro, CU	41
2.	Ross Martin, DU	14
3.	Cody Journell, VT	5
4.	Nate Frese, BC	2
	Ross Krautman, SYR	2

Punter
1.	Will Monday, DU	41
2.	Tommy Hibbard, UNC	11
3.	Matt Yoklic, PITT	4
4.	Carson Beatty, FSU	3

Specialist
1.	Stefon Diggs, MD	34
2.	Duke Johnson, UM	9
3.	Jamal Golden, GT	6
	Sammy Watkins, CU	6