July 25, 2005
New Divisional Alignment | 2005 Composite Schedule
Members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association cast their preseason ballots on Monday afternoon at the 2005 ACC Football Kickoff at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. The results were as follows:
| Atlantic Division | (1st) | Total | Coastal Division | (1st) | Total |
| 1. Florida State | (65) | 522 | 1. Virginia Tech | (62) | 517 |
| 2. Boston College | (24) | 458 | 2. Miami | (24) | 487 |
| 3. NC State | (2) | 346 | 3. Virginia | (1) | 356 |
| 4. Clemson | (1) | 265 | 4. Georgia Tech | | 281 |
| 5. Maryland | | 222 | 5. North Carolina | | 197 |
| 6. Wake Forest | | 119 | 6. Duke | | 94 |
