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See the full story · 1 sourcesFlorida State football has reached a new low, predicted to finish 11th in the ACC in the conference's preseason poll.
It's the lowest preseason projection for the Seminoles in conference history. Despite the low overall ranking, FSU managed three first-place votes, the fifth most in the conference.
With a 7-17 record and no road wins over the last two seasons, the Seminoles' prediction is in line with the recent production from the program. Miami was the runaway pick to win the conference with 165 first-place votes, with SMU and Louisville rounding out the top three.
The Seminoles are entering year seven under Mike Norvell, and start preseason camp on July 29. It's a pivotal season for the program, which owes Norvell over $50 million if it chooses to move on from him. Norvell is back in the play-calling seat with Ashton Daniels under center and the return of Duce Robinson at wide receiver, leaving his future in his hands.
FSU opens the season on Aug. 29 against New Mexico State at Doak Campbell Stadium in week 0.
ACC predicted order of finish
From the ACC
First-place votes in parentheses. The rightmost number tallies points earned through voting.
Miami (165) 3159
SMU (6) 2794
Louisville (4) 2569
Clemson (7) 2520
Georgia Tech (2) 2006
Virginia 1981
NC State 1964
Virginia Tech 1962
Pitt 1740
Duke 1452
Florida State (3) 1439
California 1392
Wake Forest 1103
Syracuse 878
North Carolina 831
Boston College 491
Stanford (1) 483
Florida State football schedule 2026
vs. New Mexico State | Aug. 29
vs. SMU* | Sept. 7
Bye
at Alabama | Sept. 19
vs. Central Arkansas | Sept. 26
vs. Virginia* | Oct. 3
at Louisville* | Oct. 9
at Miami* | Oct. 17
Bye
vs. Clemson* | Oct. 31
at Boston College* | Nov. 7
at Pittsburgh* | Nov. 13
vs. NC State* | Nov. 21
vs. Florida | Nov. 27
Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @__liamrooney .
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU football predicted to finish 11th in ACC, lowest ever in preseason poll
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