The 2026 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll was released today, and NC State was picked to finish 6th in the conference.
The Wolfpack were slotted 7th in last year’s preseason poll and went on to exceed expectations, finishing 4th in the ACC. That trend of outperforming projections could once again be in play heading into the 2026 season.
Here’s a look at the Official Preseason Coaches Poll
ACC Preseason Coaches Poll (2026)
First-place votes in parenthesis
- Georgia Tech, 237 points (7 first-place votes)
- North Carolina, 236 (6)
- Florida State, 221 (1)
- Louisville, 196
- Clemson, 185 (2)
- NC State, 169
- Virginia, 165
- Miami, 159
- Wake Forest, 145
- Stanford, 99
- Virginia Tech, 89
- Notre Dame, 87
- Duke, 67
- Pitt, 45
- California, 41
- Boston College, 35
National Perspective
While ACC coaches slotted NC State 6th, national analysts view the Wolfpack a bit higher.