For years football in the Atlantic Coast Conference was referred to as Florida State and the eight dwarves. Expansion was supposed to change all that. It did. With the release of the 2004 Preseason ACC media football poll last week, we learned that with the addition of Miami and Virginia Tech the conference is now Florida State and the 10 dwarves. For the 13th consecutive season, the Seminoles were picked to win the ACC.

1. Florida State (49) 925

2. Miami (36) 913

3. Virginia (2) 697

4. Clemson (1) 664

5. Maryland 653

6. Virginia Tech 511

7. NC State 509

8. Georgia Tech 365

9. Wake Forest 273

10. North Carolina 184

11. Duke 114

(First-place votes in parentheses)

The Edge takes a look at some of the superlatives from the 2004 preseason media poll.

Most Overrated Team: Maryland (5th)

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