CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WSYR-TV) - The ACC's annual media poll has been released for football, and Syracuse is projected to finish 12th in the conference.

Fran Brown and the Orange is coming off a 10-3 season in 2024. Defending ACC Champion Clemson has been selected as the preseason favorite, receiving 167 of the 183 first place votes.

2025 ACC Preseason Football Poll: 1. Clemson (167) 2. Miami (7) 3. SMU (2) 4. Georgia Tech (2) 5. Louisville 6. Duke 7. Florida State (4) 8. North Carolina 9. Pittsburgh 10. NC State 11. Virginia Tech (1) 12. Syracuse 13. Boston College 14. Virginia 15. California 16. Wake Forest 17. Stanford

Syracuse opens the season on Saturday, August 30th against Tennessee down in Atlanta, Georgia on NewsChannel 9 at noon.

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