Virginia Voted Third in Pre-Season ACC Poll

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July 21, 1998

ATLANTA, Ga.–The Florida State Seminoles have been voted as overwhelming favorites to repeat once again as ACC Football Champions.

The results, as voted by the members of the media at the ACC Football Kickoff Weekend, list the Seminoles as a unanimous choice to finish atop the conference standings with North Carolina and Virginia selected in the second and third spots.

The Cavaliers were only three votes short of the second place Tar Heels, but a full 91 votes ahead of fourth place Georgia Tech.

Virginia opens the 1998 season September 5th at Auburn.

Listed below are the full results from the poll:

Place  School (1st place votes)            Points1.     Florida State (66)                  5942.     North Carolina                      4863.     Virginia                            4834.     Georgia Tech                        3925.     Clemson                             3036.     Wake Forest                         2717.     North Carolina State                2388.     Duke                                1159.     Maryland                             87