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2005-2013
1997-2004
1991-1997
1953-1991
ACC Tournament
National Championships
1918-Syracuse*
1924-North Carolina
1926-Syracuse*
1927-Norte Dame*
1928-Pittsburgh*
1930-Pittsburgh*
1936 Norte Dame*
1957-North Carolina
1974-North Carolina St.
1980-Louisville*
1982-North Carolina
1983-North Carolina St.
1991-Duke
1992-Duke
1993-North Carolina
2001-Duke
2002-Maryland
2003-Syracuse*
2005-North Carolina
2009-North Carolina
2010-Duke
2013-Louisville
2015-Duke
2017-North Carolina
National Runners-Up
1946-North Carolina
1964-Duke
1968-North Carolina
1972-Florida St.
1977-North Carolina
1978-Duke
1981-North Carolina
1986-Duke
1987-Syracuse*
1990-Duke
1994-Duke
1996-Syracuse*
1999-Duke
2004-Georgia Tech
2016-North Carolina
Final Fours by school
20-North Carolina
16-Duke
10-Louisville#
5-Syracuse#
3-North Carolina St.
2-Virginia
2-Georgia Tech
1-Norte Dame*
1-Florida St.
1-Wake Forrest
1-Pittsburgh*
* Occurred prior to joining ACC
# Has appearances before and as a member of ACC
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Founded: 1953
Members: 15
National Titles: 23
2 titles were retroactively given (Syracuse 1918, UNC 1924)
7 titles won before NCAA tournament
First Title: 1918 Syracuse
First title as ACC: 1957 North Carolina
Last Title: 2017 North Carolina
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School | Location | Founded | Years in the ACC | Enrollment | Arena | Capacity | |
Boston College Eagles | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | 1863 | 2005–present | 14,500 | Conte Forum | 8,606 | |
Clemson Tigers | Clemson, South Carolina | 1889 | 1953–present | 17,165 | Littlejohn Coliseum | 10,000 | |
Duke Blue Devils | Durham, North Carolina | 1838 | 1953–present | 6,247 | Cameron Indoor Stadium | 9,314 | |
Florida State Seminoles | Tallahassee, Florida | 1851 | 1991–present | 38,886 | Donald L. Tucker Center | 13,800 | |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Atlanta, Georgia | 1885 | 1978–present | 19,393 | Hank McCamish Pavilion | 8,600 | |
Louisville Cardinals | Louisville, Kentucky | 1798 | 2014–present | 23,262 | KFC Yum! Center | 22,090 | |
Miami Hurricanes | Coral Gables, Florida | 1925 | 2004–present | 15,520 | BankUnited Center | 7,972 | |
North Carolina Tar Heels | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 1789 | 1953–present | 26,878 | Dean Smith Center | 21,750 | |
NC State Wolfpack | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1887 | 1953–present | 29,957 | PNC Arena | 19,722 | |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | South Bend, Indiana | 1842 | 2013–present | 11,733 | Edmund P. Joyce Center | 9,149 | |
Pittsburgh Panthers | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1787 | 2013–present | 28,823 | Petersen Events Center | 12,508 | |
Syracuse Orange | Syracuse, New York | 1870 | 2013–present | 20,407 | Carrier Dome | 35,446 | |
Virginia Cavaliers | Charlottesville, Virginia | 1819 | 1953–present | 20,399 | John Paul Jones Arena | 14,593 | |
Virginia Tech Hokies | Blacksburg, Virginia | 1872 | 2004–present | 28,000 | Cassell Coliseum | 9,847 | |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1834 | 1953–present | 6,451 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 14,407 |
The ACC was created in 1953 when 7 schools from the Southern Conference, upset at the conferences post season ban on football, joined together and formed a new conference. All the schools where from the South Atlantic States region based around the Carolina's. The schools met in 1953 in Greensboro, NC to set up a series of bylaws by which to govern their conference.
The original 7 members where Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Clemson, Maryland, South Carolina and Wake Forrest. Shortly before starting as a conference the members voted to allow an 8th member, Virginia, to join; previously Virginia had been independent since 1937. The conference began play in 1954 and stayed at 8 members until 1971 when South Carolina joined the SEC. The conference stood at 7 teams until 1978 when it added George Tech.
The conference grew in notoriety in the 1970s and 1980s as Duke, North Carolina, and North Carolina State became national powers. With the rise in popularity of the NBA at the same time the ACC became a hot bed of action as many former players went on to become stars in the NBA, the most notable of these being North Carolina's Michael Jordan.
in 1991 the ACC added Florida State. The 1990s also seen Duke become the first team since UCLA to win back-to-back titles. The 90s were a good era for the conference as it captured three straight national titles in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
In 2005 the ACC controversially added 3 teams from the Big East; Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College. The additions became embroiled in a lawsuit as former members of the Big East sued. The legal dispute was settled and the 3 schools were allowed to join the conference.
The 2010 realignment affected the ACC as Pittsburgh, Norte Dame, and Syracuse all joined the conference. Founding school Maryland also left the ACC to join the Big Ten leaving the conference with its 15 members it has today.
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