GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – With the opening of the 2021 college baseball season just two days away, Atlantic Coast Conference teams continue to garner their usual share of preseason attention.

Led by No. 6 Louisville, the ACC placed six teams among the top 20 of the NCBWA preseason poll announced Feb. 2. The Cardinals were followed by No. 10 Miami, No. 11 NC State,  No. 15 Virginia, No. 16 Florida State and No. 18 Georgia Tech.
 
Led by No. 5 Virginia, the ACC placed three teams among the top 10 of the Baseball America preseason poll announced Jan. 25. The Cavaliers were followed by No. 7 Louisville and No. 9 Florida State. No. 11 Miami, No. 16 Duke, No. 17 NC State and No. 22 Georgia Tech rounded out the ACC’s representation in the top 25.

The ACC placed at least six teams in each of the six major preseason polls.  Both Perfect Game (No. 2 Louisville, No. 7 Miami and No. 9 Virginia) and Baseball America have ranked three ACC teams among the top 10.
 
Please see the lists below for complete ACC team rankings.

USA Today Coaches Top 25
6. Louisville
12. NC State
14. Virginia
15. Miami
17. Georgia Tech
21. Florida State
25. Wake Forest

NCBWA Top 35
6. Louisville
10. Miami
11. NC State
15. Virginia
16. Florida Stte
18. Georgia Tech
27. Duke
30. Wake Forest
32. Clemson

Baseball America Top 25
5. Virginia
7. Louisville
9. Florida State
11. Miami
16. Duke
17. NC State
22. Georgia Tech

 D1Baseball Top 25
5. Louisville
13. NC State
15. Georgia Tech
16. Virginia
17. Wake Forest
21. Miami
24. Florida State
 
Perfect Game Top 25
2. Louisville
7. Miami
9. Virginia
16. NC State
19. Georgia Tech
21. Florida State
 
Collegiate Baseball Top 50
6. Miami
11. Louisville
13. NC State
14. Virginia
25. Clemson
28. Florida State
34. Georgia Tech
36. Duke
47. Notre Dame
 
In addition, 28 different ACC players have been named to a least one preseason All-America team:

NCBWA
First team
C – Henry Davis, Louisville
3B – Zack Gelof, Virginia
UT – Davis Sharpe, Clemson
RP – Michael Kirian, Louisville
Second team
C – Adrian Del Castillo, Miami
RP – Stephen Schoch, Virgnia
Third team
3B – Cody Morissette, Boston College
OF – Chris Newell, Virginia
SP - Cooper Stinson, Duke

Baseball America
First team
C – Adrian Del Castillo, Miami
1B – Alex Toral, Miami
3B – Alex Binelas, Louisville
Second team
C –  Henry Davis, Louisville
1B – Bobby Seymour, Wake Forest
3B – Zack Gelof, Virginia
SS – Cody Morissette, Boston College
OF – Sal Frelick, Boston College
OF – Levi Usher, Louisville
SP – Ryan Cusick, Wake Forest
Third Team
1B – Nick Kavadas, Notre Dame
OF – Robby Martin, Florida State
SP – Mason Pelio, Boston College
RP– Jack Perkins, Louisville

D1Baseball
First team
C–  Henry Davis, Louisville
3B – Cody Morissette, Boston College
OF – Chris Newell, Virginia
 DH – Adrian Del Castillo, Miami
UT – Davis Sharpe, Clemson
Second team
1B – Bobby Seymour, Wake Forest
3B – Alex Binelas, Louisville
SS – Luke Waddell, Georgia Tech
OF – Sal Frelick, Boston College
OF – Levi Usher, Louisville
Third Team
C – Michael Rothenberg, Duke
1B – Alex Toral, Miami
SS – Jose Torres, NC State
OF – Tyler McDonough, NC State
RP – Stephen Schoch, Virgnia

Collegiate Baseball
First team
C – Adrian Del Castillo, Miami
1B – Bobby Seymour, Wake Forest
3B – Zack Gelof, Virginia
UT – Davis Sharpe, Clemson
Second team
C – Henry Davis, Louisville
1B – Alex Toral, Miami
3B – Alex Binelas, Louisville
3B – Cody Morissette, Boston College
OF – Chris Newell, Virginia
UT- Ben Wanger, Miami
SP – Ryan Cusick, Wake Forest
Third Team
C – Luca Tresh, NC State
OF – Levi Usher, Louisville
RP – Andrew Abbott, Virginia
RP – Michael Kirian, Louisville
 
Perfect Game
First Team
C – Adrian Del Castillo, Miami
1B – Bobby Seymour, Wake Forest
2B – Cody Morissette, Boston College
3B – Alex Binelas, Louisville
UT – Davis Sharpe, Clemson
RP – Michael Kirian, Louisville
Second Team
1B – Nick Kavadas, Notre Dame
3B – Zack Gelof, Virginia
OF – Sal Frelick, Boston College
DH – Alex Toral, Miami
UT – Jared Poland, Louisville
RP – Andrew Abbott, Virginia
Third Team
C – Henry Davis, Louisville
OF – Robby Martin, Florida State
OF – Levi Usher, Louisville
UT – JP Gates, Miami
SP – Ryan Cusick, Wake Forest
 
The ACC’s 14 baseball schools are scheduled to open play Feb. 19, with each team playing up to 50 total games. Conference action begins the weekend of Feb. 26-28 and continues through May 20-22. Each ACC team is scheduled to play 12 three-game series versus conference opponents (36 total conference games). The 2021 ACC Baseball Championship is planned for May 25-30. The tournament site will be announced in the coming weeks.
 
Please see below for the schedule of ACC regular-season series. Complete game times and TV listings will be announced closer to opening day.
 
February 26-28
Boston College at Duke
Pitt at Florida State
Georgia Tech at NC State
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia at North Carolina
Notre Dame at Wake Forest
 
March 5-7
Boston College at Wake Forest
Notre Dame at Clemson
Pitt at Duke
Virginia at Florida State
Louisville at Georgia Tech
Miami at NC State
North Carolina at Virginia Tech
 
March 12-14
Boston College at Louisville
Clemson at North Carolina
NC State at Duke
Florida State at Virginia Tech
Pitt at Georgia Tech
Wake Forest at Miami
Notre Dame at Virginia
 
March 19-21
North Carolina at Boston College
Virginia Tech at Clemson
Duke at Notre Dame
Florida State at Miami
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
Louisville at NC State
Pitt at Virginia
 
March 26-28
Clemson at Boston College
Georgia Tech at Duke
Wake Forest at Florida State
Louisville at Notre Dame
Miami at Virginia
NC State at North Carolina
Virginia Tech at Pitt
 
April 2-4
Boston College at Virginia Tech
Clemson at NC State
Duke at Miami
North Carolina at Florida State
Virginia at Georgia Tech
Wake Forest at Louisville
Notre Dame at Pitt
 
April 9-11
NC State at Boston College
Virginia at Clemson
Duke at North Carolina
Florida State at Louisville
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Miami at Pitt
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest
 
April 16-18
Boston College at Florida State
Clemson at Miami
Wake Forest at Duke
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
North Carolina at Pitt
NC State at Notre Dame
Louisville at Virginia
 
April 23-25
Notre Dame at Boston College
Wake Forest at Clemson
Duke at Virginia
Florida State at Georgia Tech
Pitt at Louisville
Miami at North Carolina
Virginia Tech at NC State
 
April 30-May 2
Miami at Boston College
Louisville at Clemson
North Carolina at Notre Dame
NC State at Wake Forest
Virginia at Virginia Tech
 
May 7-9
Boston College at Pitt
Clemson at Georgia Tech
Duke at Louisville
Florida State at Notre Dame
 
May 14-16
Clemson at Florida State
Virginia Tech at Duke
Georgia Tech at Miami
Louisville at North Carolina
NC State at Pitt
Wake Forest at Virginia
 
May 20-22
Virginia at Boston College
Duke at Clemson
Florida State at NC State
North Carolina at Georgia Tech
Miami at Louisville
Note Dame at Virginia Tech
Pitt at Wake Forest