Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the major college sports conferences in the United States. It was formed in 1953 by a group of seven colleges and universities that left the Southern Conference.

Members

The 15 schools in the conference are split into two groups—the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions—in football and baseball. Notre Dame does not play football in the ACC; in that sport, it remains an "independent" school that does not play in a conference. However, it has agreed to play five of its 12 regular-season games each year against other ACC schools. Syracuse does not have a baseball team; Notre Dame takes its place in the Atlantic Division for that sport.

SchoolLocationFoundedType
(affiliation)
NicknameJoined
ACC
ACC
Division
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts1863Private (Catholic)Eagles2005Atlantic
Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina1889PublicTigers1953Atlantic
Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina1838Private (nonsectarian)Blue Devils1953Coastal
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida1851PublicSeminoles1991Atlantic
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)Atlanta, Georgia1885PublicYellow Jackets1979Coastal
University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky1798PublicCardinals2014Atlantic
MiamiUniversity of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida1925Private (nonsectarian)Hurricanes2004Coastal
North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina1789PublicTar Heels1953Coastal
North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina1887PublicWolfpack1953Atlantic
Notre DameUniversity of Notre DameSouth Bend, Indiana1842Private (Catholic)Fighting Irish2013Atlantic
PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1787State-relatedPanthers2013Coastal
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York1870Private (nonsectarian)Orange2013Atlantic
VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia1819PublicCavaliers1953Coastal
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(Virginia Tech)
Blacksburg, Virginia1872PublicHokies2004Coastal
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina1834Private (nonsectarian)Demon Deacons1953Atlantic

Former members

Two schools have left the ACC:

SchoolLocationFoundedType
(affiliation)
JoinedLeftCurrent conferenceNickname
University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland1801Public19532014Big Ten ConferenceTerrapins
University of South CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina1801Public19531971Southeastern ConferenceGamecocks

Sports

As of the 2014–15 school year, the ACC holds championships in 26 sports. Twelve of these are men's sports and 13 are women's sports. One sport, fencing, has separate ACC men's and women's team championships, but has a single coeducational (men's and women's) NCAA team championship.

References

  • "Atlantic Coast Conference". theacc.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
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