Recruiting classes Notes: • Rankings are up to date as of November 3, 2021 • NR stands for not ranked.
Preseason watchlists Preseason polls ACC Preseason Media poll The Preseason Media Poll and Preseason All-ACC teams were voted on after a tipoff event held at the
Charlotte Marriott City Center in
Charlotte, North Carolina on October 12, 2021. Voting for the polls opened on October 13 and concluded on October 18. The polls and teams were announced on the
ACC Network on October 19, 2021. Duke was selected the preseason favorite.
Preseason poll • Duke – 1,132 (47) • Florida State – 1,034 (14) • North Carolina – 1,001 (5) • Virginia – 949 (9) • Virginia Tech – 857 (5) • Louisville – 791 (1) • Syracuse – 781 • Notre Dame – 599 • NC State – 555 • Georgia Tech – 524 • Clemson – 430 • Miami – 428 • Wake Forest – 274 • Pitt – 253 • Boston College – 112 First-place votes shown in parentheses.
Preseason All-ACC teams ACC preseason player of the year •
Paolo Banchero – Duke (28) •
Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech (16) •
Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse (13) •
Armando Bacot – North Carolina (12) •
Kihei Clark – Virginia (5) •
Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke (3) •
Caleb Love – North Carolina(2) •
Mark Williams – Duke (2)
ACC Preseason Freshman of the year •
Paolo Banchero – Duke (64) •
Trevor Keels – Duke (5) •
Terquavion Smith – NC State (3) • Dontrez Styles – North Carolina (3) • Igor Miličić Jr. – Virginia (3) • Wooga Poplar – Miami (1) •
Benny Williams – Syracuse (1) • Cameron Hildreth – Wake Forest (1)
Early season tournaments Source: == Regular season ==