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Florida State and Miami were voted preseason favorites to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
The state rivals were selected Monday by media members covering the league's annual football kickoff to win their divisions and earn a Dec. 2 rematch for the title game in Jacksonville.
Florida State, the defending conference champs and winners of 12 of the last 14 titles, received 49 first-place votes in the Atlantic Division. Clemson (13) was picked to finish second, followed by Boston College (3), Maryland, North Carolina State and Wake Forest.
Miami received 52 first-place votes in the Coastal Division. Virginia Tech (10) was predicted to finish second, followed by Georgia Tech (3), Virginia, North Carolina and Duke.
"The championship still goes through the state of Florida," Clemson coach Tommy Bowden said. "It's going to be played in Florida and it's going to go through Miami and Tallahassee. It used to be just Tallahassee. It hasn't changed. There's 10 [teams] chasing two. There's really nine chasing three because you've got to throw Virginia Tech in that league."
Florida State beat Virginia Tech in the inaugural ACC championship game last year.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/07/24/acc.notebook.ap/index.html
The state rivals were selected Monday by media members covering the league's annual football kickoff to win their divisions and earn a Dec. 2 rematch for the title game in Jacksonville.
Florida State, the defending conference champs and winners of 12 of the last 14 titles, received 49 first-place votes in the Atlantic Division. Clemson (13) was picked to finish second, followed by Boston College (3), Maryland, North Carolina State and Wake Forest.
Miami received 52 first-place votes in the Coastal Division. Virginia Tech (10) was predicted to finish second, followed by Georgia Tech (3), Virginia, North Carolina and Duke.
"The championship still goes through the state of Florida," Clemson coach Tommy Bowden said. "It's going to be played in Florida and it's going to go through Miami and Tallahassee. It used to be just Tallahassee. It hasn't changed. There's 10 [teams] chasing two. There's really nine chasing three because you've got to throw Virginia Tech in that league."
Florida State beat Virginia Tech in the inaugural ACC championship game last year.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/07/24/acc.notebook.ap/index.html