ACC
17 current members, three former. Our membership records under this name start in 1953; its titles go back further. 2025 champion: Duke.
1996 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Florida State | 8–0 | 11–1 | 3 | 1799 | WWWWL | |
 North Carolina | 6–2 | 10–2 | 10 | 1694 | WWLWW | |
 Clemson | 6–2 | 7–5 | 1567 | WWWLL | ||
 Virginia | 5–3 | 7–5 | 1605 | WLWLL | ||
 Georgia Tech | 4–4 | 5–6 | 1464 | WLLLL | ||
 Maryland | 3–5 | 5–6 | 1442 | WWLWL | ||
 NC State | 3–5 | 3–8 | 1416 | LWLWL | ||
 Wake Forest | 1–7 | 3–8 | 1276 | LLLWL | ||
 Duke | 0–8 | 0–11 | 1284 | LLLLL |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, final (else the final AP rank). Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 1996
ACC teams are 15–16 outside the conference.
- Independent3–5
- Big East3–3
- SEC1–5
- Big Ten1–2
- Conference USA3–0
- Big 121–1
- FCS teams2–0
- Mid-American Conference1–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
All-ACC teams, 1996
First team 25
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Wide receiver | Harvey MiddletonGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| Andre CooperFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Tackle | Curtis McGeeGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| Jim BundrenClemson | Clemson | |
| Guard | Chad BatesFlorida State | Florida State |
| Jeremy RaleyVirginia | Virginia | |
| Center | Jeff SaturdayNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Tight end | Freddie JonesNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Quarterback | Chris KeldorfNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Running back | Tiki BarberVirginia | Virginia |
| Warrick DunnFlorida State | Florida State |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive lineman | Peter BoulwareFlorida State | Florida State |
| Reinard WilsonFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Greg EllisNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Trevor PryceClemson | Clemson | |
| Linebacker | Anthony SimmonsClemson | Clemson |
| Jamie SharperVirginia | Virginia | |
| Brian SimmonsNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Defensive back | Dre BlyNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Ronde BarberVirginia | Virginia | |
| Anthony PoindexterVirginia | Virginia | |
| Byron CapersFlorida State | Florida State |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Specialists | Leon JohnsonNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Kicker | Marc PrimantiNC State | NC State |
| Punter | Will BriceVirginia | Virginia |
Second team 23
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Wide receiver | Desmond ClarkWake Forest | Wake Forest |
| E.G. GreenFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Tackle | Todd FordhamFlorida State | Florida State |
| Walter JonesFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Guard | Glenn RoundtreeClemson | Clemson |
| Lonnie GilbertNC State | NC State | |
| Center | Jamie TrimbleClemson | Clemson |
| Tight end | Lamont HallClemson | Clemson |
| Quarterback | Thad BusbyFlorida State | Florida State |
| Running back | Raymond PriesterClemson | Clemson |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive lineman | Duane AshmanVirginia | Virginia |
| Todd WhiteVirginia | Virginia | |
| Rick TerryNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Andre WadsworthFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Linebacker | Daryl BushFlorida State | Florida State |
| Kivuusama MaysNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| James FarriorVirginia | Virginia | |
| Defensive back | Omar BrownNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Robert WilliamsNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Dexter McCleonClemson | Clemson | |
| Nate PerrymanGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Rafael GarciaVirginia | Virginia |
| Punter | John KruegerDuke | Duke |
From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article (CC BY-SA): each player on the best team any selector named him to (the coaches’, the media’s or the AP’s), in the article’s order. Players link to their pages where we could match them.
Champions
Most titles
| Clemson | 22 | last 2024 |
| Florida State | 16 | last 2023 |
| Maryland | 9 | last 2001 |
| Duke | 8 | last 2025 |
| NC State | 7 | last 1979 |
| Troy | 6 | last 1969 |
| North Carolina | 5 | last 1980 |
| Jacksonville State | 5 | last 1966 |
| Virginia Tech | 4 | last 2010 |
| Georgia Tech | 3 | last 2009 |
By year
| 2025 | Duke |
| 2024 | Clemson |
| 2023 | Florida State |
| 2022 | Clemson |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh |
| 2020 | Clemson |
| 2019 | Clemson |
| 2018 | Clemson |
| 2017 | Clemson |
| 2016 | Clemson |
| 2015 | Clemson |
| 2014 | Florida State |
64 earlier seasons, back to 1939
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Members
Every school and its years (20)
Members now
- Clemson 1953 on
- Duke 1953 on
- NC State 1953 on
- North Carolina 1953 on
- Wake Forest 1953 on
- Virginia 1954 on
- Georgia Tech 1983 on
- Florida State 1992 on
- Miami 2004 on
- Virginia Tech 2004 on
- Boston College 2005 on
- Pittsburgh 2013 on
- Syracuse 2013 on
- Louisville 2014 on
- California 2024 on
- SMU 2024 on
- Stanford 2024 on
Former members
- Notre Dame 2020
- Maryland 1953–2013
- South Carolina 1953–1970
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1953; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
| Season | School | Move | Announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | Joined from Pac-12 | September 1, 2023 | |
| 2024 | SMU | Joined from American Athletic Conference | September 1, 2023 | |
| 2024 | Stanford | Joined from Pac-12 | September 1, 2023 | |
| 2014 | Louisville | Joined from American Athletic Conference | November 28, 2012 | |
| 2014 | Maryland | Left for Big Ten | November 19, 2012 | |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh | Joined from Big East | Source | |
| 2013 | Syracuse | Joined from Big East | September 18, 2011 | |
| 2005 | Boston College | Joined from Big East | Source | |
| 2004 | Miami | Joined from Big East | Source | |
| 2004 | Virginia Tech | Joined from Big East | Source | |
| 1992 | Florida State | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1983 | Georgia Tech | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1971 | South Carolina | Left to play as an independent | Source | |
| 1953 | Clemson | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1953 | Duke | Joined from SoCon | Source |
6 earlier moves
| 1953 | Maryland | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1953 | NC State | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1953 | North Carolina | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1953 | South Carolina | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1953 † | Virginia | Joined (independent before) | Source | |
| 1953 | Wake Forest | Joined from SoCon | Source |
Full members that play football elsewhere: Notre Dame (independent).
Football moves from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the season is the first one played in the new conference, and the date the one the lists or their sources give for the announcement. † Our membership records (CollegeFootballData.com) date the move to another season, or don’t show it. Full members from the member tables in the conference’s Wikipedia article. SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 720 team-seasons from 1953. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.
Honors while members
Heisman winners 4
| Florida State | 3 |
| Louisville | 1 |
Consensus All-Americans 146
| Florida State | 35 |
| Clemson | 31 |
| North Carolina | 13 |
| NC State | 12 |
| Maryland | 9 |
NFL first-round picks 203
| Clemson | 39 |
| Florida State | 37 |
| North Carolina | 26 |
| NC State | 18 |
| Miami | 16 |
Counted only in seasons a school was a member on file (from 1953); a draft pick counts for the season before the draft. Heisman and All-America lists from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), draft picks from CollegeFootballData.com.
The money
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to June 2025 reports $826.5 million in revenue, $588.8 million of it from television, and $789.2 million in expenses; it ended the year with $364.4 million in assets. Its best-paid, president James Phillips, was paid $4.7 million.
By year
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Top pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $826M | $789M | $364M | $4.7M |
| 2023-24 | $711M | $705M | $274M | $4.1M |
| 2022-23 | $707M | $694M | $275M | $2.8M |
| 2021-22 | $617M | $607M | $246M | $3.4M |
| 2020-21 | $578M | $573M | $230M | $3.6M |
| 2019-20 | $497M | $500M | $117M | $4.0M |
| 2018-19 | $455M | $445M | $44.9M | |
| 2017-18 | $465M | $458M | $40.8M | $3.5M |
| 2016-17 | $418M | $418M | $46.8M | |
| 2015-16 | $373M | $373M | $44.7M | |
| 2014-15 | $403M | $404M | $47.8M | |
| 2013-14 | $302M | $303M | $76.5M | |
| 2012-13 | $232M | $234M | $53.5M | |
| 2011-12 | $224M | $224M | $42.0M | |
| 2010-11 | $167M | $166M | $40.4M |
Best paid, 2024-25
| James Phillips, president | $4.7 million |
| Pearlynn Houck, chief legal officer & general counsel | $659,000 |
| Ben Tario, treasurer | $480,000 |
| Paul Brazeau, SVP, men’s basketball | $421,000 |
| Brad Hostetter, secretary | $410,000 |
Paid by bowls
| 2024-25 | Orange Bowl | $69,000 |
| 2024-25 | Gator Bowl | $1.9 million |
| 2024-25 | Duke’s Mayo Bowl | $1.9 million |
| 2023-24 | Orange Bowl | $69,000 |
| 2023-24 | Duke’s Mayo Bowl | $4.8 million |
| 2023-24 | Gator Bowl | $2.2 million |
| 2022-23 | Orange Bowl | $66,000 |
| 2022-23 | Gator Bowl | $2.7 million |
| 2022-23 | Duke’s Mayo Bowl | $2.2 million |
Grants it lists, 2024-25
| Clemson | allocation of general support | $55.1 million |
| Syracuse | allocation of general support | $49.4 million |
| Miami | allocation of general support | $48.3 million |
| Duke | allocation of general support | $48.2 million |
| North Carolina | allocation of general support | $47.9 million |
| Louisville | allocation of general support | $47.4 million |
| Boston College | allocation of general support | $47.1 million |
| Virginia Tech | allocation of general support | $46.5 million |
10 more
| NC State | allocation of general support | $46.5 million |
| University of Pittsburgh | allocation of general support | $46.3 million |
| Georgia Tech | allocation of general support | $46.1 million |
| Virginia | allocation of general support | $43.6 million |
| Florida State | allocation of general support | $43.6 million |
| Wake Forest | allocation of general support | $42.8 million |
| California | allocation of general support | $23.0 million |
| Stanford | allocation of general support | $19.6 million |
| Notre Dame | allocation of general support | $18.1 million |
| SMU | allocation of general support | $17.1 million |
From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Fiscal years end in June; top pay is the best-paid person’s total compensation on the return, listed for e-filed years (2018 on). Grants are the ones the conference lists on Schedule I; bowl payments are the ones bowls list on theirs. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 56-0599082).