Florida State was picked to finish second in the ACC Atlantic Division in the preseason baseball poll released Thursday in a vote by the league’s 14 head coaches.
The Seminoles are behind only projected conference winner Louisville.
In the Coastal Division, Miami earned 12 of 14 first-place votes.
The preseason poll is voted on by the league’s 14 head coaches.
The Seminoles will host Louisville and Miami at Dick Howser Stadium in 2020, as well as NC State and Georgia Tech. Notre Dame, led by first-year head coach Link Jarrett, a former Seminole shortstop and assistant coach, also comes to Tallahassee this year.
2020 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
Overall Champion – Louisville
Atlantic
1. Louisville 97 points, 13 first-place votes
2. Florida State 79 points
3. NC State 68 points
T4. Clemson 52 points, 1 first-place vote
T4. Wake Forest 52 points
6. Boston College 27 points
7. Notre Dame 17 points
Coastal
1. Miami 93 points, 12 first-place votes
2. North Carolina 68 points, 1 first-place vote
3. Georgia Tech 66 points, 1 first-place vote
4. Duke 65 points
5. Virginia 55 points
6. Virginia Tech 27 points
7. Pitt 18 points