ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference
Established	2013
Association	CFBHC
Division	Division I FBS
Members	14
Region	East Coast
Headquarters	Greensboro, North Carolina
Commissioner	Dean (since 2024)
Locations

The ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) is a CFBHC conference that is predominately located on the Atlantic Coast of the United States. The 2013 Season was their first competitive season. Florida State and Miami won their divisions in the inaugural year with Florida State defeating Miami in the Championship Game for the inaugural ACC crown.

Locations of the Atlantic Coast Conference member institutions.

Members

Institution	Location	Joined	Nickname
Atlantic Division
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	2013	Eagles
Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	2013	Tigers
Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	2013	Seminoles
University of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	2013	Cardinals
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	2013	Wolfpack
Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	2013	Orange
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	2013	Demon Deacons
Coastal Division
Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	2014	Blue Devils
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, Georgia	2013	Yellow Jackets
University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	2013	Hurricanes
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	2013	Tar Heels
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	2014	Panthers
University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	2013	Cavaliers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, Virginia	2013	Hokies

Football Teams

Team Name	Coach	Home Stadium	Seating Capacity	Conference Titles (most recent)	Division Titles (most recent)
Atlantic Division
Boston College Eagles	Dean	Alumni Stadium	44,500	1 (2017)	3 (2021)
Clemson Tigers	Emperor_of_Orange	Memorial Stadium	80,301	2 (2022)	3 (2022)
Florida State Seminoles	DStack11	Doak Campbell Stadium	82,300	3 (2015)	4 (2016)
Louisville Cardinals	Broletariat	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium	55,000	-	-
NC State Wolfpack	Dean_Craig_Pelton	Carter Finley Stadium	60,000	-	-
Syracuse Orange	CoachAnson	Carrier Dome	49,250	-	-
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Vacant	BB&T Field	31,500	-	-
Coastal Division
Duke Blue Devils	Darman	Wallace Wade Stadium	33,941	2 (2023)	3 (2023)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	statsheetstuffer	Bobby Dodd Stadium	55,000	-	-
Miami Hurricanes	ajyoungmark	Sun Life Stadium	76,500	2 (2018)	3 (2018)
North Carolina Tar Heels	ObliviousLAX	Kenan Stadium	60,000	-	1 (2014)
Pittsburgh Panthers	TheLiberator	Heinz Field	65,050	-	2 (2019)
Virginia Cavaliers	beeznik	Scot Stadium	60,000	1 (2020)	1 (2020)
Virginia Tech Hokies	vtgorilla	Lane Stadium	66,233	-	1 (2017)

Standings

2013 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic x #3 Florida State   7 – 1         11 – 3   Syracuse   5 – 2         6 – 7   NC State   4 – 3         4 – 8   Boston College   3 – 4         5 – 7   Clemson   1 – 6         4 – 8   Wake Forest   0 – 7         2 – 10   Coastal x #4 Miami   6 – 2         12 – 2   #5 Virginia Tech   6 – 1         11 – 2   #19 Louisville   5 – 2         9 – 4   Georgia Tech   3 – 4         5 – 7   North Carolina   2 – 5         5 – 7   Virginia   2 – 5         2 – 10   ACC Championship Game: Florida State 31, Miami 17 x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2014 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic x Florida State   8 – 0         13 – 2   Boston College   4 – 3         7 – 6   NC State   4 – 3         6 – 6   Clemson   2 – 5         6 – 6   Wake Forest   2 – 5         4 – 8   Syracuse   2 – 5         2 – 10   Louisville   1 – 6         1 – 11   Coastal x North Carolina   6 – 2         9 – 5   Virginia   5 – 2         8 – 5   Miami   4 – 3         8 – 5   Virginia Tech   4 – 3         8 – 5   Pittsburgh   4 – 3         7 – 6   Georgia Tech   2 – 5         5 – 7   Duke   2 – 5         3 – 9   ACC Championship Game: Florida State 40, North Carolina 21 x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2015 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic x-Florida State   8 – 0         13 – 2   Boston College   6 – 1         9 – 4   Clemson   5 – 2         11 – 2   Syracuse   3 – 4         6 – 7   NC State   2 – 5         4 – 8   Louisville   2 – 5         3 – 9   Wake Forest   1 – 6         1 – 11   Coastal North Carolina   7 – 0         9 – 3   x-Pittsburgh   4 – 4         7 – 7   Virginia Tech   4 – 3         6 – 6   Virginia   4 – 3         5 – 7   Georgia Tech   3 – 4         4 – 8   Duke   1 – 6         3 – 9   Miami   0 – 7         1 – 11   ACC Championship Game: Florida State 41, Pittsburgh 24 x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2016 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic x-Florida State   7 – 1         10 – 4   Boston College   5 – 2         9 – 4   NC State   5 – 2         9 – 4   Clemson   4 – 3         9 – 4   Louisville   3 – 4         5 – 7   Wake Forest   1 – 6         3 – 9   Syracuse   0 – 7         1 – 11   Coastal x-Miami (FL)   6 – 2         10 – 4   x-North Carolina   5 – 2         9 – 4   x-Pittsburgh   5 – 2         9 – 4   x-Georgia Tech   5 – 2         7 – 6   Virginia Tech   2 – 5         7 – 5   Virginia   1 – 6         2 – 10   Duke   1 – 6         3 – 9   ACC Championship Game: Miami 27, Florida State 24 x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2017 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic #3 Boston College x†   7 – 1         13 – 2   Wake Forest   6 – 1         7 – 6   Clemson   4 – 3         7 – 6   Florida State   3 – 4         5 – 7   Louisville   3 – 4         7 – 6   Syracuse   1 – 6         2 – 10   NC State   0 – 7         0 – 12   Coastal #10 Virginia Tech x   6 – 2         12 – 2   North Carolina   6 – 1         8 – 5   Pittsburgh   5 – 2         7 – 6   Georgia Tech   4 – 3         6 – 7   Miami (FL)   3 – 4         6 – 7   Virginia   2 – 5         5 – 7   Duke   0 – 7         1 – 11   ACC Championship Game: [Boston College 21, Virginia Tech 7] x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2018 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic Boston College x   6 – 1         13 – 3   Florida State   5 – 2         9 – 4   Clemson   5 – 2         10 – 3   Syracuse   4 – 3         5 – 7   Louisville   2 – 5         5 – 7   Wake Forest   1 – 6         2 – 10   NC State   0 – 7         1 – 11   Coastal Miami (FL) x†   7 – 0         12 – 2   Georgia Tech   5 – 2         7 – 6   Pittsburgh   5 – 2         9 – 4   Virginia   4 – 3         7 – 6   North Carolina   2 – 5         5 – 7   Duke   2 – 5         5 – 7   Virginia Tech   1 – 6         4 – 8   ACC Championship Game: Miami (FL) 24, Boston College 17 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2019 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic #2 Clemson x†   7 – 0         15 – 1   #17 Syracuse   5 – 2         10 – 3   #22 Boston College   4 – 3         9 – 4   #15 Florida State   4 – 3         10 – 3   Louisville   3 – 4         6 – 7   NC State   2 – 5         6 – 7   Wake Forest   0 – 7         0 – 12   Coastal Pittsburgh x   6 – 1         9 – 5   Virginia   6 – 1         10 – 3   Virginia Tech   5 – 2         6 – 7   Georgia Tech   4 – 3         5 – 8   North Carolina   2 – 5         4 – 8   Miami (FL)   1 – 6         3 – 9   Duke   0 – 7         4 – 8   ACC Championship Game: #1 Clemson 45, #16 Pittsburgh 23 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2020 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic #18 Clemson x   7 – 1         10 – 4   Louisville   5 – 3         8 – 5   Boston College   5 – 3         5 – 7   Florida State   4 – 4         7 – 6   Syracuse   3 – 5         4 – 8   Wake Forest   1 – 7         2 – 10   NC State   1 – 7         2 – 10   Coastal #8 Virginia †   7 – 1         12 – 2   #4 Pittsburgh   7 – 1         12 – 2   North Carolina   5 – 3         7 – 6   Duke   5 – 3         9 – 4   Miami (FL)   3 – 5         3 – 9   Virginia Tech   2 – 6         4 – 8   Georgia Tech   1 – 7         2 – 10   ACC Championship Game: Virginia 14 Clemson 6 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2021 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic #15 Boston College x   7 – 2         10 – 3   Clemson   6 – 2         7 – 5   #24 Louisville   6 – 2         9 – 3   Wake Forest   3 – 5         6 – 6   Syracuse   3 – 5         5 – 7   Florida State   3 – 5         4 – 8   NC State   1 – 7         3 – 9   Coastal #7 Duke x†   9 – 0         11 – 2   Virginia Tech   5 – 3         8 – 4   Virginia   4 – 4         6 – 6   Pittsburgh   4 – 4         6 – 6   Georgia Tech   3 – 5         6 – 6   Miami (FL)   2 – 6         6 – 6   North Carolina   1 – 7         1 – 11   ACC Championship Game: Boston College 24, Duke 31 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2022 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic #2 Clemson †   8 – 0         13 – 1   NC State   5 – 3         8 – 5   Florida State   4 – 4         7 – 6   Louisville   3 – 5         6 – 7   Wake Forest   2 – 6         5 – 7   Boston College   2 – 6         4 – 8   Syracuse   2 – 6         4 – 8   Coastal #17 Duke x   7 – 1         10 – 4   #16 Virginia Tech   6 – 2         11 – 2   Miami (FL)   6 – 2         8 – 5   Virginia   5 – 3         9 – 4   Pittsburgh   5 – 3         8 – 5   Georgia Tech   1 – 7         4 – 8   North Carolina   0 – 8         1 – 11   ACC Championship Game: 2022 ACC Championship Game † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2023 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic Clemson x   7 – 2         11 – 2   Louisville   6 – 2         9 – 3   Boston College   5 – 3         7 – 5   Florida State   4 – 4         6 – 6   NC State   2 – 6         4 – 8   Syracuse   1 – 7         2 – 10   Wake Forest   0 – 8         1 – 11   Coastal Duke †   9 – 0         12 – 1   Virginia Tech   6 – 2         9 – 3   Pittsburgh   4 – 4         6 – 6   North Carolina   4 – 4         7 – 5   Miami (FL)   4 – 4         6 – 6   Virginia   4 – 4         7 – 5   Georgia Tech   1 – 7         2 – 10   ACC Championship Game: Clemson 21, Duke 41 † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

2024 ACC football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Atlantic Clemson x   7 – 1         11 – 1   Florida State   6 – 2         9 – 3   Boston College   6 – 2         9 – 3   Louisville   3 – 5         7 – 5   Syracuse   3 – 5         5 – 7   NC State   3 – 5         4 – 8   Wake Forest   0 – 8         1 – 11   Coastal Miami (FL) x   7 – 1         10 – 2   Pittsburgh   6 – 2         9 – 3   Duke   6 – 2         10 – 2   Virginia Tech   4 – 4         7 – 5   Virginia   4 – 4         8 – 4   North Carolina   1 – 7         1 – 11   Georgia Tech   0 – 8         1 – 11   ACC Championship Game: Clemson vs Miami (FL) † – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Bowl Tie-Ins

Pick	Name	Location	Opposing Conference
1*	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, Florida	SEC, Big Ten, or Notre Dame
2**	Orlando Bowl	Orlando, Florida	SEC
Tier One All have equal selection status
4/5/6/7	Sun Bowl	El Paso, Texas	Pac-12
	Charlotte Bowl	Charlotte, North Carolina	SEC
	Music City Bowl*****	Nashville, Tennessee	SEC
	Gator Bowl*****	Jacksonville, Florida	SEC
	Pinstripe Bowl	The Bronx, New York	Big Ten
Tier Two
8	Military Bowl	Annapolis, Maryland	The American
9	Independence Bowl	Shreveport, Louisiana	SEC
10	Detroit Bowl	Detroit, Michigan	Big Ten
11***	St. Petersburg Bowl	St. Petersburg, Florida	The American
12****	Birmingham Bowl	Birmingham, Alabama	C-USA, MAC

* If the ACC Champion is not in one of the semifinal games it will appear in the Orange Bowl, or, if the Orange Bowl is a semifinal or national championship site, one of the Playoff "host" bowls, either the Fiesta, Cotton or Chick-fil-A Peach. There is no limit on how many teams the College Football Playoff may choose from a particular conference.

** Only if the ACC opponent in the Orange Bowl, in a non-semifinal year is a team from the Big Ten, a maximum of three times in six years.

*** After the 2014 and 2016 seasons; all others as conditional selection if not filled by C-USA or The American.

**** Conditional all years if not filled by SEC or The American.

***** The Gator Bowl has first choice of ACC or Big Ten representatives. The conference that the Gator Bowl does not choose sends their representative to the Music City Bowl instead.