The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 65th season of College Football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was played from August 31, 2017, to January 1, 2018. The Atlantic Coast Conference consisted of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The entire 2017 schedule was released on January 24, 2017. The defending ACC Champions were the Clemson Tigers. The Atlantic Division regular season champions were Clemson, and the Coastal Division regular season champions were Miami. The 2017 ACC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Clemson defeated Miami by a score of 38âÂÂ3.
The 2017 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 13âÂÂ14. Florida State and Miami were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. Lamar Jackson of Louisville was voted the Preseason ACC Player of the Year. It was voted on by 167 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff.
ACC Championship Votes
Atlantic Division
Coastal Division
Source:
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
â denotes Homecoming game
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This is a list of the power conference teams (Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The ACC plays in the non-conference games. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
2017 records against non-conference foes (as of January 2, 2018):
Regular Season
Post Season
<small>Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.</small>
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
ACC Player of the Year
ACC Rookie of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year
ACC Offensive Player of the Year
ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year
Unanimous selection: Bradley Chubb - NC State
Bradley Chubb - NC State, Clelin Ferrell - Clemson,
Lamar Jackson - Louisville, Mitch Hyatt - Clemson, Christian Wilkins - Clemson, Dorian O'Daniel - Clemson, Derwin James - Florida State,
Tyrone Crowder - Clemson, Jaylen Samuels - NC State, Steve Ishmael - Syracuse, Austin Bryant - Clemson, Micah Kiser - Virginia, Tremaine Edmunds - Virginia Tech, Quin Blanding - Virginia,
Bradley Chubb - NC State
Steve Ishmael - Syracuse, Mitch Hyatt - Clemson, Lamar Jackson - Louisville, Austin Bryant - Clemson, Christian Wilkins - Clemson, Micah Kiser - Virginia, Joe Giles-Harris - Duke, Derwin James - Florida State, Quin Blanding - Virginia, Lukas Denis - Boston College
Bradley Chubb - NC State, Austin Bryant - Clemson, Derwin James - Florida State,
Lamar Jackson - Louisville, Steve Ishmael - Syracuse, Mitch Hyatt - Clemson, Clelin Ferrell - Clemson, Micah Kiser - Virginia, Quin Blanding - Virginia,
Bold â Exceeded capacity<br> â Season High
There were a total of 45 athletes from the Atlantic Coast Conference selected in the 2018 NFL Draft. This was the second most from a single conference in the draft, and the third most from the ACC allâÂÂtime. Georgia Tech was the only member university to not have a player drafted.