Clemson, once again, is the media's pick to win the ACC football title.

The Tigers, who went 11-3 last year and claimed the ACC crown, were the choice of 103 of the 176 media members who participated in the preseason voting.

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Florida State was the No. 2 pick with 67 first-place votes.

It is the eighth time in the last nine years that Clemson was picked to win the conference. The Tigers have won the ACC title in seven of the last eight years. Pittsburgh claimed the crown in 2021. Clemson won it each year from 2015 to 2020 and then again in 2022.

"Every year we start over," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said at last week's ACC Kickoff event in Charlotte. "Man, we're just trying to win the opener, honestly. That's really — that's the same mindset.

"If your mindset is any different than that this time of year, you're probably not in the right head space. Man, you got to take it one at a time. You can't win two games until you win one. You certainly can't win 10 until you win nine. It just all builds."

UNC (five first-place votes) and NC State (one) were the only other teams to receive a first-place vote.

The Tar Heels, coming off a 9-5 season that ended with four consecutive losses, are led by quarterback Drake Maye. UNC lost in the ACC title game to Clemson last season.

NC State, which started four quarterbacks during its 8-5 season, has revamped its offense in the offseason.

The ACC scrapped its divisional format for the 2023 season. The teams with the two best conference records will meet for the ACC title in Charlotte on Dec. 2.

Clemson opens the season at Duke on Monday, Sept. 4. The Blue Devils went 9-4 under first-year coach Mike Elko, who signed an extension in the offseason. Quarterback Riley Leonard is back for Duke.

2023 ACC Preseason Poll

1. Clemson (103 first-place votes), 2370 points

2. Florida State (67), 2304

3. North Carolina (5), 1981

4. NC State (1), 1662

5. Miami, 1553

T6. Duke, 1511

T6. Pitt, 1511

8. Louisville, 1344

9. Wake Forest, 1181

10. Syracuse, 826

11. Virginia Tech, 678

12. Georgia Tech, 633

13. Boston College, 561

14. Virginia, 365