Consider this: On a per-game average, Phil Steele projects Florida State to out-score its opponents by 29 points and out-gain its opponents by 273 yards.
That’s just one way to illustrate just how good the defending champions look. Another: Florida State earned 104 of 108 media votes to win the ACC this fall. Clemson and Virginia Tech each received two votes to win the ACC. Ninety-nine voters also picked Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston to win conference player of the year.
The full voting breakdown:
ACC Championship
Florida State: 108 votes
Clemson: 2 votes
Miami: 2 votes
Player of the Year
Jameis Winston: 99 votes
Vic Beasley: 6 votes
Duke Johnson: 1 vote
Jamison Crowder: 1 vote
Brenden Motley: 1 vote
Atlantic Division
Florida State: 670 (109 first-place votes)
Clemson: 660 (3 first-place votes)
Louisville: 564
Syracuse: 368
N.C. State: 326
Boston College: 301
Wake Forest: 136
Coastal Division
Miami: 614 (26 first-place votes)
Duke: 597 (33 first-place votes)
Virginia Tech: 571 (23 first-place votes)
North Carolina: 570 (27 first-place votes)
Georgia Tech: 322 (1 first-place vote)
Pitt: 319 (2 first-place votes)
Virginia: 142