Atlantic Coast Conference facts for kids
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.
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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.
| School | Location | Founded | Type (affiliation) |
Nickname | Joined ACC |
ACC Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | 1863 | Private (Catholic) | Eagles | 2005 | Atlantic |
| Clemson University | Clemson, South Carolina | 1889 | Public | Tigers | 1953 | Atlantic |
| Duke University | Durham, North Carolina | 1838 | Private (nonsectarian) | Blue Devils | 1953 | Coastal |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida | 1851 | Public | Seminoles | 1991 | Atlantic |
| Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) | Atlanta, Georgia | 1885 | Public | Yellow Jackets | 1979 | Coastal |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, Kentucky | 1798 | Public | Cardinals | 2014 | Atlantic |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, Florida | 1925 | Private (nonsectarian) | Hurricanes | 2004 | Coastal |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 1789 | Public | Tar Heels | 1953 | Coastal |
| North Carolina State University | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1887 | Public | Wolfpack | 1953 | Atlantic |
| University of Notre Dame | South Bend, Indiana | 1842 | Private (Catholic) | Fighting Irish | 2013 | Atlantic |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1787 | State-related | Panthers | 2013 | Coastal |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | 1870 | Private (nonsectarian) | Orange | 2013 | Atlantic |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | 1819 | Public | Cavaliers | 1953 | Coastal |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) |
Blacksburg, Virginia | 1872 | Public | Hokies | 2004 | Coastal |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1834 | Private (nonsectarian) | Demon Deacons | 1953 | Atlantic |
Former members
Two schools have left the ACC:
| School | Location | Founded | Type (affiliation) |
Joined | Left | Current conference | Nickname |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | 1801 | Public | 1953 | 2014 | Big Ten Conference | Terrapins |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | 1801 | Public | 1953 | 1971 | Southeastern Conference | Gamecocks |
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.
- Baseball (men only)
- Basketball (both)
- Cross country (both)
- Fencing (coeducational)
- Field hockey (women only)
- Football (men only)
- Golf (both)
- Lacrosse (both)
- Rowing (women only)
- Soccer (both)
- Softball (women only)
- Swimming and diving (both)
- Tennis (both)
- Track and field, indoor (both)
- Track and field, outdoor (both)
- Volleyball (women only)
- Wrestling (men only)
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Commissioner John Swofford
See also
In Spanish: Atlantic Coast Conference para niños
