Our colleague Chris Low pointed out the teams he is buying and selling heading into 2017, so this is the perfect opportunity to look at the top 5 returning ACC teams and determine whether they are playoff contenders or pretenders.
Previous: Clemson
Next: Florida State
Reasons the Seminoles are contenders: No ACC program recruits at a higher level than Florida State. Nationally, only Alabama (and maybe Ohio State) outpace the Seminoles on the recruiting circuit. So in most seasons, the Seminoles will enter the fall with the conference roster with the highest ratio of blue-chip players.