History

The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded in 1953 by seven schools that had left the Southern Conference. The original seven members were Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest. The University of Virginia joined the ACC in December of 1953.

South Carolina withdrew from the conference after the 1970-71 school year.

Georgia Tech joined the ACC in 1978, bringing membership to eight. Since then, the conference has expanded to 12 members, with the addition of Florida State in 1991, the University of Miami and Virginia Polytech in 2004, and Boston College in 2005.

With the expansion to 12 members, the ACC split into two divisions and began holding a conference championship football game between the two division champions.

The ACC conducts 20 championships for men and women.

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Membership Changes

1953 - Charter members

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Current Members

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