ACC
17 current members, three former. Our membership records under this name start in 1953; its titles go back further. 2025 champion: Duke.
2004 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–1 | 10–3 | 10 | 1719 | WWWWL | ||
| 6–2 | 9–3 | 15 | 1703 | LWWLW | ||
| 5–3 | 9–3 | 11 | 1736 | LWWLW | ||
| 5–3 | 8–4 | 23 | 1637 | WLWLL | ||
| 5–3 | 6–6 | 1487 | WLWWL | |||
| 4–4 | 7–5 | 1586 | WWLLW | |||
| 4–4 | 6–5 | 1600 | WWWLW | |||
| 3–5 | 5–6 | 1533 | LLLLW | |||
| 3–5 | 5–6 | 1558 | LWLLW | |||
| 1–7 | 4–7 | 1439 | LWLLL | |||
| 1–7 | 2–9 | 1344 | LLLWL |
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, 2004
ACC teams are 27–13 outside the conference.
- Big East9–3
- Conference USA5–1
- FCS teams5–0
- SEC2–3
- Mid-American Conference3–0
- Independent1–1
- Western Athletic Conference1–1
- Big 120–1
- Big Ten0–1
- Mountain West Conference0–1
- Pac-100–1
- Sun Belt Conference1–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
All-ACC teams, 2004
First team 25
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Wide receiver | Airese CurrieClemson | Clemson |
| Calvin JohnsonGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech | |
| Tackle | Alex BarronFlorida St | Florida St |
| D’Brickashaw FergusonVirginia | Virginia | |
| Guard | Elton BrownVirginia | Virginia |
| C.J. BrooksMaryland | Maryland | |
| Center | Jason BrownNorth Carolina | North Carolina |
| Tight end | Heath MillerVirginia | Virginia |
| Quarterback | Bryan RandallVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| Running back | Alvin PearmanVirginia | Virginia |
| Chris BarclayWake Forest | Wake Forest |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive lineman | Darryl TappVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| Shawne MerrimanMaryland | Maryland | |
| Travis JohnsonFlorida St | Florida St | |
| Mario WilliamsNC State | NC State | |
| Linebacker | D’Qwell JacksonMaryland | Maryland |
| Leroy HillClemson | Clemson | |
| Ahmad BrooksVirginia | Virginia | |
| Defensive back | Antrel RolleMiami | Miami |
| Jimmy WilliamsVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| James ButlerGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech | |
| Antonio CromartieFlorida St | Florida St |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Brandon PaceVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| Punter | Ryan PlackemeierWake Forest | Wake Forest |
| Return specialist | Devin HesterMiami | Miami |
Second team 25
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Wide receiver | Chauncey StovallFlorida St | Florida St |
| Roscoe ParrishMiami | Miami | |
| Tackle | Chris MyersMiami | Miami |
| Jon DunnVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| Guard | Steve VallosWake Forest | Wake Forest |
| Kyle RalphNorth Carolina | North Carolina | |
| Center | Zac YarbroughVirginia | Virginia |
| Tight end | Jeff KingVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| Quarterback | Brock BerlinMiami | Miami |
| Running back | Frank GoreMiami | Miami |
| Leon WashingtonFlorida St | Florida St |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive lineman | Manny LawsonNC State | NC State |
| Jim DavisVirginia Tech | Virginia Tech | |
| Eric HendersonGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech | |
| Chauncey DavisFlorida St | Florida St | |
| Linebacker | Darryl BlackstockVirginia | Virginia |
| Gerris WilkinsonGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech | |
| Ernie SimsFlorida St | Florida St | |
| Defensive back | John TalleyDuke | Duke |
| Eric KingWake Forest | Wake Forest | |
| Bryant McFaddenFlorida St | Florida St | |
| Domonique FoxworthMaryland | Maryland | |
| Justin MillerClemson | Clemson |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Travis BellGeorgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| Punter | Adam PodleshMaryland | Maryland |
From Wikipedia’s 2004 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).