Tigers Picked Fourth in Preseason Poll

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2005 ACC Football pre-season poll

Note first place votes in paranthes

Atlantic Division


Rk Team		        pts


1. Florida State (65)	522


2. Boston College (24)  458


3. N.C. State	(2)	346


4  Clemson (1)		265


5. Maryland		222


6. Wake Forest	        119


Coastal Division


Rk Team		        pts


1. Virginia Tech (62)	517


2. Miami (29)		487


3. Virginia (1)		356


4. Georgia Tech	        281


5. North Carolina	197


6. Duke		         94

The 2005 ACC Pre-season All-ACC Football team

Voted on by the media that covers Atlantic Coast Conference Athletics

OFFENSE


Position	Name			School


QB		Charlie Whitehurst	Clemson


RB		Chris Barclay		Wake Forest


RB		Leon Washington	        Florida State


WR		Calvin Johnson	        Georgia Tech


WR		Tramain Hall		N.C. State


TE		Jeff King		Virginia Tech


OL		D’Brick  Ferguson	Virginia


OL		Will Montgomery	        Virginia Tech


OL		Kyle Ralph		North Carolina


OL 		Steve Vallos		Wake Forest


OL 		Eric Winston		Miami


DEFENSE


DL		Mathias Kiwanuka	Boston College	


DL		Manny Lawson	        NC State


DL		Darryl Tapp		Virginia Tech


DL		Mario Williams	        NC State


LB		Ahmad Brooks	        Virginia


LB		D’Qwell Jackson	        Maryland


LB		Ernie Sims		Florida State


DB		Tye Hill		Clemson


DB		Greg Threat		Miami


DB		Pat Watkins		Florida State


DB		Jimmy Williams	        Virginia Tech


SPECIAL TEAMS


PK		Connor Hughes	        Virginia


P		Ryan Placemeier	        Wake Forest


SP		Devin Hester		Miami


PLAYER OF THE YEAR


Mathias Kiwanuka			Boston College

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