GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina, 2019 ACC Tournament runner-up, has been selected fourth in the 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference preseason softball poll, as voted on by the ACC head coaches and released Wednesday by the league office. Additionally, senior Brittany Pickett and redshirt-junior Kristina Burkhardt have been named to the preseason all-ACC team.
The Tar Heels earned 117 points behind preseason favorite, Florida State, winner of the past six ACC Tournaments, who picked up 141 points and 10 first-place votes. Virginia Tech, winner of the 2019 Coastal Division, Notre Dame and North Carolina were separated by six votes in second (123 points, two first-place votes), third (121 points, one first-place vote) and fourth (117 points), respectively.