User:Mpejkrm/2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season will be the 64th season of college football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It will be played from September 2016 to January 2017. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 14 members in two divisions. The Atlantic Division consists of Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina State, Syracuse, and Wake Forest. The Coastal Division consists of Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Virginia Tech.

Preseason poll
Atlantic Division
 * 1. Clemson
 * 2. Florida State
 * 3. Louisville
 * 4. NC State
 * 5. Syracuse
 * 6. Boston College
 * 7. Wake Forest

Coastal Division
 * 1. North Carolina
 * 2. Miami (FL)
 * 3. Pittsburgh
 * 4. Duke
 * 5. Virginia Tech
 * 6. Georgia Tech
 * 7. Virginia

Head coaches
Atlantic
 * Steve Addazio, Boston College – 4th year
 * Dabo Swinney, Clemson – 9th year
 * Jimbo Fisher, Florida State – 6th year
 * Paul Petrino, Louisville – 7th year
 * Dave Doeren, NC State – 4th year
 * Dino Babers, Syracuse - 1st year
 * Dave Clawson, Wake Forest - 3rd year

Coastal
 * David Cutcliffe, Duke – 9th year
 * Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech – 9th year
 * Mark Richt, Miami (FL) – 1st year
 * Larry Fedora, North Carolina – 5th year
 * Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh – 2nd year
 * Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia – 1st year
 * Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech - 1st year

Conference awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Atlantic Coast Conference football coaches at the end of the season