The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football season was the 66th season of College Football play for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It was played from August 30, 2018 until January 2019. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The entire 2018 schedule was released on January 17, 2018.
The 2018 ACC Football Kickoff event was held on July 18 & 19 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 6, the ACC announced 28 student athletes from 14 schools that addressed the media at the kickoff event. Press also released preseason polls (shown below) at the event.
The 2018 ACC Preseason Poll was announced following the ACC Football Kickoff event. Clemson and Miami were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. Clemson was selected the favorite to win the ACC Championship, receiving 139 out of 148 votes, or 94% of the vote. The poll was voted on by 148 media members, all of which were in attendance for the ACC Football Kickoff.
ACC Championship Votes
Atlantic Division
Coastal Division
Source:
1 A. J. Dillon (RB) - Boston College - 45 <br> 2 Christian Wilkins (DT) - Clemson - 42 <br> 3 Ryan Finley (QB) - NC State - 37 <br> 4 Cam Akers (RB) - Florida State - 13 <br> 5 Greg Dortch (WR) - Wake Forest â 3 <br> T6 Joe Giles-Harris (LB) - Duke, TaQuon Marshall (QB) - Georgia Tech â 2 <br> T8 Zach Allen - (DE) - Boston College, Eric Dungey (QB) - Syracuse, Jaylen Smith (WR) - Louisville, Olamide Zaccheaus (HB) - Virginia â 1
Source:
Notes:
â denotes Homecoming game
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.
Regular Season
Post Season
<small>Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. ACC teams shown in bold.</small>
Source:
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
Bold â Exceeded capacity<br> â Season High