With media days wrapping up and fall camps set to open, North Carolina Football News continues to track various preseason conference polls involving our state’s college teams.
Check back as more conferences release their preseason voting.
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FBS – Atlantic Coast Conference
- Florida State (81) 2708
- Clemson (55) 2657
- Miami (17) 2344
- NC State (8) 2318
- Louisville 1984
- Virginia Tech (5) 1968
- SMU 1798
- North Carolina 1712
- Georgia Tech (1) 1539
- Cal (2) 1095
- Duke 1056
- Syracuse 1035
- Pitt 1016
- Boston College (1) 890
- Wake Forest 784
- Virginia 629
- Stanford 477
FBS – Sun Belt Conference
East Division
1. App State – 96 Points (12 first-place votes)
2. James Madison – 79 Points (2)
3. Coastal Carolina – 67 Points
4. Georgia Southern – 50 Points
5. Marshall – 49 Points
6. Old Dominion – 32 Points
7. Georgia State – 19 Points
West Division
1. Texas State – 92 Points (9)
2. Troy – 68 Points (4)
3. Louisiana – 66 Points (1)
4. Arkansas State – 65 Points
5. South Alabama – 54 Points
6. Southern Miss – 31 Points
7. ULM – 16 Points
FBS – American Athletic Conference
1. Memphis (23 first-place votes) – 409
2. UTSA (4) – 368
3. Tulane (2) – 362
4. South Florida – 339
5. Army (1) – 236
6. Florida Atlantic – 228
T7. East Carolina – 219
T7. Rice – 219
9. North Texas – 216
10. UAB – 192
11. Navy – 150
12. Tulsa – 95
13. Charlotte – 77
14. Temple – 40
FCS – Big South/OVC
- UT Martin (5 first-place votes)
- Eastern Illinois (2)
- Southeast Missouri (2)
- Tennessee State
- Gardner-Webb
- Charleston Southern
- Tennessee Tech
- Lindenwood
- Western Illinois
FCS – Coastal Athletic Association
- Villanova (9 first-place votes) – 217
- Richmond (1 first-place vote) – 189
- UAlbany (3 first-place votes) – 179
- William & Mary – 175
- Delaware (3 first-place votes) – 163
- Elon – 157
- New Hampshire – 150
- Rhode Island – 142
- Towson – 114
- Monmouth – 95
- Campbell – 83
- Hampton – 62
- Maine – 57
- North Carolina A&T – 49
- Bryant – 46
- Stony Brook – 42
FCS – MEAC
- North Carolina Central (4 first-place votes) – 110
- Howard (4) – 92
- Morgan State (1) – 80
- S.C. State (2) – 78
- Norfolk State (1) – 50
- Delaware State – 22
FCS – Pioneer Football League
- Drake (8 first-place votes) – 98
- St. Thomas (1) – 87
- Davidson (1) – 81
- Butler – 72
- San Diego – 67
- Dayton – 49
- Presbyterian – 39
- Marist – 37
- Morehead State – 35
- Valparaiso – 22
- Stetson – 18
FCS – Southern Conference
- Chattanooga (5 first-place votes) – 61
- Furman (3) – 56
- Western Carolina (1) – 49
- Mercer – 45
- Samford – 37
- ETSU – 26
- VMI – 23
- Wofford – 19
- The Citadel – 8
D2 – CIAA
1. Virginia State
2. Virginia Union
3. Fayetteville State
4. Johnson C. Smith
5. Bowie State
6. Winston-Salem State
7. Shaw
8. Lincoln (Pa.)
9. Livingstone
10. Elizabeth City State
11. Bluefield State
D2 – Gulf South Conference
1. Valdosta State (5 first-place votes) – 46 points
2. West Florida (1) – 42 points
3. Delta State (2) – 41 points
4. West Alabama – 30 points
5. North Greenville – 24 points
6. Mississippi College – 21 points
t7. Chowan – 10 points
t7. Erskine – 10 points
D2 – South Atlantic Conference
- Lenoir-Rhyne (6 first-place votes) 104
- Wingate (3) 94
- Limestone 92
- Mars Hill (2) 87
- Newberry 73
- Tusculum 60
- Catawba 51
- Carson-Newman 49
- Barton 47
- Emory & Henry 33
- UVA Wise 20
- Anderson 16