Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is one of the oldest collegiate athletic leagues in the United States. Founded in 1953, one year before the formation of the Ivy League, the ACC's twelve member universities compete in twenty sports in the NCAA's Division I. Spanning the Eastern Seaboard, from New England to the Everglades, its member institutions are located in the Atlantic coastal states of Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

History

Charter members of the ACC were Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest. In early December, 1953, officials convened in Greensboro, North Carolina and agreed to invite Virginia. The seven ACC charter members were originally aligned with the Southern Conference. After drafting a set of bylaws for the creation of a new league, they formally withdrew from the Southern Conference at the Spring Meeting on the morning of May 8, 1953. The bylaws were ratified and the ACC officially came into existence on June 14, 1953. They left the Southern Conference primarily due to the league's ban on postseason play.

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Clemson - Duke - Maryland - North Carolina - North Carolina State - South Carolina - Wake Forest - December - 1953 - Greensboro - North Carolina - Virginia - Southern Conference - May 8 - June 14

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In 1971, for the first and only time, the ACC lost a member in the University of South Carolina, now a member of the Southeastern Conference. The ACC operated with seven members until the addition of former Southeastern Conference member Georgia Tech, on April 3, 1978. The addition of Florida State on July 1, 1991, brought the total to nine. In 2003's cycle of conference alignment, the ACC added three more members: Miami and Virginia Tech joined on July 1, 2004, and Boston College joined on July 1, 2005 as the league's twelfth member.

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1971 - University of South Carolina - Southeastern Conference - Georgia Tech - April 3 - 1978 - Florida State - July 1 - 1991 - Miami - Virginia Tech - 2004 - Boston College - 2005

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