CBS Sports Ranks NC State’s Dave Doeren as the 3rd Best Coach in the ACC

CBS Sports has released their 2024 preseason ACC Coach Rankings, and NC State’s Dave Doeren is ranked 3rd. Prior to last season, he was ranked 5th.

Dave Doeren (No. 16 overall): A model of consistency in a league that has seem plenty of turnover, Doeren has won either eight or nine games in every season but one since the start of 2017. The Wolfpack have been a bowl team in nine of the last 10 years as well, and their player development has powered a steady production of NFL talent despite not always ranking among the top ACC teams on signing day. Last year: 5 in the ACC (CBS)

Here’s a look at CBS Sports’ 2024 Preseason ACC Coach Rankings:

1. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)
2. Mike Norvell (FSU)
3. Dave Doeren (NC State)
4. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)
5. Dave Clawson (Wake Forest)
6. Mario Cristobal (Miami)
7. Mack Brown (UNC)
8. Pat Narduzzi (Pitt)
9. Rhett Lashlee (SMU)
10. Manny Diaz (Duke)
11. Brent Pry (VT)
12. Bill O’Brien (BC)
13. Brent Key (GT)
14. Justin Wilcox (Cal)
15. Troy Taylor (Stanford)
16. Tony Elliott (UVA)
17. Fran Brown (Syracuse)