The College Football News ACC preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.
The College Football News ACC preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.
ACC Preseason Predictions: Atlantic
ACC Atlantic Predicted Finish
1. Clemson
2. NC State
T3. Boston College
T3. Louisville
5. Florida State
6. Wake Forest
7. Syracuse
Boston College Eagles
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020: 6-5, Prediction: 5-6
2019: 6-7, Prediction: 7-5
Sept. 4 Colgate W
Sept. 11 at UMass W
Sept. 18 at Temple W
Sept. 25 Missouri L
Oct. 2 at Clemson L
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 NC State L
Oct. 23 at Louisville L
Oct. 30 at Syracuse W
Nov. 5 Virginia Tech W
Nov. 13 at Georgia Tech L
Nov. 20 Florida State W
Nov. 27 Wake Forest W
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Clemson Tigers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 12-0
2020: 10-2, Prediction: 10-1
2019: 14-1, Prediction: 11-1
Sept. 4 Georgia (in Charlotte) W
Sept. 11 South Carolina State W
Sept. 18 Georgia Tech W
Sept. 25 at NC State W
Oct. 2 Boston College W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 15 at Syracuse W
Oct. 23 at Pitt W
Oct. 30 Florida State W
Nov. 6 at Louisville W
Nov. 13 UConn W
Nov. 20 Wake Forest W
Nov. 27 at South Carolina W
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Florida State Seminoles
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020: 3-6, Prediction: 6-5
2019: 6-7, Prediction: 7-5
Sept. 5 Notre Dame L
Sept. 11 Jacksonville State W
Sept. 18 at Wake Forest L
Sept. 25 Louisville W
Oct. 2 Syracuse W
Oct. 9 at North Carolina L
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 UMass W
Oct. 30 at Clemson L
Nov. 6 NC State W
Nov. 13 Miami L
Nov. 20 at Boston College L
Nov. 27 at Florida L
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Louisville Cardinals
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020: 4-7, Prediction: 6-5
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 4-8
Sept. 6 Ole Miss (in Atlanta) L
Sept. 11 Eastern Kentucky W
Sept. 17 UCF W
Sept. 25 at Florida State L
Oct. 2 at Wake Forest L
Oct. 9 Virginia W
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 Boston College W
Oct. 30 at NC State L
Nov. 6 Clemson L
Nov. 13 Syracuse W
Nov. 18 at Duke W
Nov. 27 Kentucky L
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NC State Wolfpack
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2020: 8-4, Prediction: 6-5
2019: 4-8, Prediction: 7-5
Sept. 2 USF W
Sept. 11 at Mississippi State L
Sept. 18 Furman W
Sept. 25 Clemson L
Oct. 2 Louisiana Tech W
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 at Boston College W
Oct. 23 at Miami L
Oct. 30 Louisville W
Nov. 6 at Florida State L
Nov. 13 at Wake Forest W
Nov. 20 Syracuse W
Nov. 26 North Carolina W
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Syracuse Orange
2021 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2020: 1-10, Prediction: 5-6
2019: 5-7, Prediction: 7-5
Sept. 4 at Ohio W
Sept. 11 Rutgers L
Sept. 18 Albany W
Sept. 24 Liberty L
Oct. 2 at Florida State L
Oct. 9 Wake Forest W
Oct. 15 Clemson L
Oct. 23 at Virginia Tech L
Oct. 30 Boston College L
Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
Nov. 13 at Louisville L
Nov. 20 at NC State L
Nov. 27 Pitt W
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2021 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020: 4-5, Prediction: 4-7
2019: 8-4, Prediction: 6-6
Sept. 3 Old Dominion W
Sept. 11 Norfolk State W
Sept. 18 Florida State W
Sept. 24 at Virginia L
Oct. 2 Louisville W
Oct. 9 at Syracuse L
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 at Army W
Oct. 30 Duke W
Nov. 6 at North Carolina* L
Nov. 13 NC State L
Nov. 20 at Clemson L
Nov. 27 at Boston College L
*Not considered an ACC game
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