The Official ACC Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll isn’t always spot on, but this year was no different, but it nailed NC State smack dab on the head in 2018-19.
The Wolfpack was picked to finish 8th this season, and the enter the 2019 ACC Tournament as the #8 seed.
ACC Operation Basketball 2018-19 Preseason Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
1-Duke (52) – 1709
2-Virginia (47) – 1699
3-North Carolina (20) – 1641
4-Syracuse (1) – 1268
5-Virginia Tech – 1187
6-Clemson (1) -1148
7-Florida State – 1127
8-NC State – 885
9-Notre Dame – 859
10-Miami – 816
11-Louisville – 735
12-Boston College – 568
13-Georgia Tech – 324
14-Wake Forest – 313
15-Pittsburgh – 241 (ACC)
Out of 15 schools, Virginia Tech was the only other school the preseason poll got exactly right.