Jan. 27, 2012
GREENSBORO, N.C. -
North Carolina has been selected as the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference preseason favorite in a vote of the league's 12 head coaches the conference office announced Friday. The Tar Heels have been named the preseason favorite four times in the last six years.
The Tar Heels were named by seven coaches as this year's ACC team to beat, while Georgia Tech received four first place votes and Florida State one.
North Carolina received 63 points to lead the Coastal Division with seven first place votes. Georgia Tech finished second followed by Miami and Virginia with both receiving 47 total points. Virginia Tech and Duke rounded out the Coastal Division.
Clemson and Florida State were the runaway favorites in the Atlantic Division with 67 and 64 points, while NC State was tabbed third in the division. Wake Forest, Maryland and Boston College finished out the Atlantic Division.
The Tar Heels are coming off their fifth College World Series appearance in the last six years and were tabbed the ACC favorite for the fourth time since the 2007 season.
2012 ACC BASEBALL COACHES PRESEAON POLL
OVERALL CHAMPION: North Carolina (7)
Also receiving votes: Georgia Tech (4), Florida State (1)
ATLANTIC DIVISION
| Team |
Points |
| Clemson (7) |
67 |
| Florida State (5) |
64 |
| NC State |
46 |
| Wake Forest |
34 |
| Maryland |
27 |
| Boston College |
14 |
COASTAL DIVISION
| Team |
Points |
| North Carolina (7) |
63 |
| Georgia Tech (4) |
57 |
| Miami (1) |
47 |
| Virginia |
47 |
| Virginia Tech |
20 |
| Duke |
18 |
