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Media Selects Wake Forest as Pre-season Favorite
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October 31, 2004

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest was the top pick in the media's pre-season poll conducted today at the 43rd annual Atlantic Coast Conference Operation Basketball at the Grandover Resort and Conference Center. The Demon Deacons received 65 of a possible 91 votes for 965 points. North Carolina was second with 13 first place votes and 866 points, followed by Georgia Tech with 836 points and Duke with 746. The Yellow Jackets received 10 first place votes while the Blue Devils registered three first place votes.

Wake Forest sophomore guard Chris Paul edged out NC State's Julius Hodge for pre-season ACC Player of the Year honors by a 38-to-35 count. North Carolina's Marvin Williams was the media's clear cut choice as the pre-season ACC Rookie of the Year, receiving 60 of 87 ballots cast.

Paul and Hodge joined North Carolina's Rashad McCants and Sean May and Duke's J.J. Redick on the pre-season All-ACC team.

2004-05 Pre-Season ACC Poll (1st place votes)
1. Wake Forest (65)965
2. North Carolina (13)866
3. Georgia Tech (10)836
4. Duke (3)746
5. NC State607
6. Maryland605
7. Florida State414
8. Virginia394
9. Clemson256
10. Virginia Tech171
11. Miami146

2004-05 Pre-Season All-ACC Team
Chris Paul, So., Wake Forest85
Julius Hodge, Sr., NC State85
Rashad McCants, Jr., North Carolina70
Sean May, Jr., North Carolina34
J.J. Redick, Jr., Duke33

2004-05 Pre-Season ACC Player of the Year
Chris Paul, So., Wake Forest38
Julius Hodge, Sr., NC State38
Rashad McCants, Jr., North Carolina8
Sean May, Jr., North Carolina3
Justin Gray, Jr., Wake Forest2
Jarrett Jack, Jr., Georgia Tech2
B.J. Elder, Sr., Georgia Tech1
J.J. Redick, Jr., Duke1

2004-05 ACC Pre-Season ACC Rookie of the Year
Marvin Williams, North Carolina60
Sean Singletary, Virginia7
DeMarcus Nelson, Duke5
Marquie Cooke, Virginia Tech3
James Gist, Maryland3
Isaiah Swann, Florida State3
Ra'Sean Dickey, Georgia Tech2
Cheyenne Moore, Clemson1
Diego Romero, Florida State1
Cedric Simmons, NC State1
Deron Washington, Virginia Tech1