DURHAM, N.C.—The preseason awards continue to roll in for the Blue Devils as Inside Lacrosse revealed its preseason All-America teams and the ACC announced the All-ACC squad and the predicted ACC order of finish according to the conference's head coaches.
Duke, tabbed the nation's No. 1 team heading into the 2021 campaign, was picked to finish second in the ACC in a vote of the five head coaches. Syracuse topped the list with 21 points, while Duke had 20. Virginia is third, while North Carolina and Notre Dame round out the group. All five programs are ranked in the top eight of the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook Preseason Poll.