During the 2018 ACC Kickoff event last week, members of the media voted on how they saw the conference football season shaking out, and expectations regarding Pitt’s upcoming campaign were subdued. Likely owing to their 5-7 record in 2017, the Panthers were picked to finish in fifth place in the ACC Coastal Division and joined Virginia in receiving zero first-place votes.
The media placed Miami atop the Coastal with 122 first-place votes, and Virginia Tech came in second with 16 votes, reflecting last year’s ACC standings. In the Atlantic Division, Clemson was the resounding favorite with 145 first-place votes, and Florida State was a distant second.