ACC
17 current members, three former. Our membership records under this name start in 1953; its titles go back further. 2025 champion: Duke.
1997 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Florida State | 8–0 | 11–1 | 3 | 1836 | WWWLW | |
 North Carolina | 7–1 | 11–1 | 6 | 1740 | WLWWW | |
 Virginia | 5–3 | 7–4 | 1594 | LWWLW | ||
 Georgia Tech | 5–3 | 7–5 | 25 | 1542 | LWWLW | |
 Clemson | 4–4 | 7–5 | 1572 | WWLWL | ||
 NC State | 3–5 | 6–5 | 1512 | LLWWW | ||
 Wake Forest | 3–5 | 5–6 | 1416 | WWLWL | ||
 Maryland | 1–7 | 2–9 | 1321 | LLLLL | ||
 Duke | 0–8 | 2–9 | 1307 | 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, 1997
ACC teams are 22–9 outside the conference.
- Big East8–1
- SEC1–4
- Big Ten3–1
- Independent2–1
- Conference USA1–1
- FCS teams2–0
- Mid-American Conference1–1
- Pac-102–0
- Western Athletic Conference2–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
All-ACC teams, 1997
First team 25
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Wide receiver | E.G. GreenFlorida State | Florida State |
| Torry HoltNC State | NC State | |
| Tackle | Jim BundrenClemson | Clemson |
| Tra ThomasFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Guard | Lonnie GilbertNC State | NC State |
| Glenn RountreeClemson | Clemson | |
| Center | Jeff SaturdayNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Tight end | Melvin PearsallFlorida State | Florida State |
| Quarterback | Thad BusbyFlorida State | Florida State |
| Running back | Raymond PriesterClemson | Clemson |
| Tremayne StephensNC State | NC State |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive lineman | Antonio DingleVirginia | Virginia |
| Greg EllisNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Vonnie HollidayNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Andre WadsworthFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Linebacker | Sam CowartFlorida State | Florida State |
| Kivuusama MaysNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Anthony SimmonsClemson | Clemson | |
| Defensive back | Dré BlyNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Samari RolleFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Anthony PoindexterVirginia | Virginia | |
| Robert WilliamsNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Sims LenhardtDuke | Duke |
| Punter | Rodney WilliamsGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| Return specialist | Tony HorneClemson | Clemson |
Second team 26
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Wide receiver | Peter WarrickFlorida State | Florida State |
| Tackle | Ken CelajGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| Doug KarczewskiVirginia | Virginia | |
| Guard | Jason WhitakerFlorida State | Florida State |
| Chad MelitaDuke | Duke | |
| Center | Kevin LongFlorida State | Florida State |
| Tight end | Alge CrumplerNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Quarterback | Brian KuklickWake Forest | Wake Forest |
| Running back | Jonathan LintonNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Travis MinorFlorida State | Florida State |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive lineman | Greg SpiresFlorida State | Florida State |
| Raymond WhiteClemson | Clemson | |
| Ralph HughesGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech | |
| Chris CombsDuke | Duke | |
| Lorenzo BromellClemson | Clemson | |
| Linebacker | Brian SimmonsNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Keith BrookingGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech | |
| Daryl BushFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Defensive back | Dexter JacksonFlorida State | Florida State |
| Shevin SmithFlorida State | Florida State | |
| Omar BrownNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Antuan EdwardsClemson | Clemson | |
| D’Angelo SolomonWake Forest | Wake Forest |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Sebastian JanikowskiFlorida State | Florida State |
| Punter | Tripp MooreWake Forest | Wake Forest |
| Return specialist | Scottie MontgomeryDuke | Duke |
From Wikipedia’s 1997 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).