The Atlantic Coast Conference awards championships in 26 sports—12 men's, 13 women's, and one coeducational (fencing, which was relaunched as an official conference sport in 2014–15 after having been absent since 1980). In all sports except football and volleyball, champions are determined by a post-season tournament or meet. In football, the teams with the best conference records from the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions play in the ACC Championship Game for the conference title. The volleyball title is awarded based on regular-season play.
Summary
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The ACC Baseball champion was determined by regular season finish from 1954 until 1972 and in 1979. The ACC Tournament has determined the champion since 1973.[1] All schools but Syracuse field a baseball team. Syracuse last sponsored baseball in the 1972 season, more than 40 years before joining the ACC in 2013.
All 15 full members sponsor women's basketball. The ACC began sponsoring women's basketball in the 1977–78 season.[3]
Year
Regular Season champion
Tournament champion
1977–78
NC State
Maryland†
1978–79
Maryland†
1979–80
NC State
1980–81
Clemson
Maryland†
1981–82
Maryland†
1982–83
NC State
Maryland†
1983–84
Virginia
North Carolina
1984–85
NC State
1985–86
Virginia
Maryland†
1986–87
Virginia
NC State
1987–88
Virginia
Maryland†
Maryland†
1988–89
Maryland†
1989–90
NC State
Virginia
1990–91
Virginia
NC State
1991–92
Virginia
1992–93
Virginia
1993–94
Virginia
North Carolina
1994–95
Virginia
North Carolina
1995–96
Virginia
Clemson
1996–97
North Carolina
1997–98
Duke
North Carolina
1998–99
Duke
Clemson
1999–00
Virginia
Duke
2000–01
Duke
2001–02
Duke
2002–03
Duke
2003–04
Duke
2004–05
North Carolina
North Carolina
Duke
2005–06
North Carolina
2006–07
Duke
North Carolina
2007–08
North Carolina
2008–09
Maryland†
Maryland†
Florida State
2009–10
Duke
Duke
Florida State
2010–11
Duke
Duke
Miami
2011–12
Duke
Maryland†
2012–13
Duke
2013–14
Notre Dame
2014–15
Notre Dame
2015–16
Notre Dame
2016–17
Notre Dame
2017–18
Louisville
Louisville
Notre Dame
2018-19
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Louisville
2019-20
Louisville
NC State
2020-21
Louisville
NC State
2021-22
NC State
Cross country
Men's
The 1953 and 1955 champions were determined based on regular season standings; all others have been determined at a post-season meet. All schools sponsor men's cross country.[4][5][6]
Four schools—Boston College, Duke, North Carolina, and Notre Dame—relaunched ACC fencing in the 2014–15 school year after the sport had been absent from the conference since 1980. Fencing was a men's sport during the first era of ACC fencing from 1971 to 1980. Today, ACC fencing is a coeducational sport, with teams fielding separate men's and women's squads and all bouts involving a single sex. Although the NCAA Fencing Championships award only a single team title, the ACC Fencing Championships award separate men's and women's team titles.[8]
The ACC football champion was determined based on regular season finish from 1953 until 2004. In 2005, the conference split into two divisions, and the division winners meet in the ACC Championship Game.[11] Notre Dame is not an ACC member in football. They remain independent but have a yearly 5-game scheduling agreement with the ACC.
^Georgia Tech's 2009 championship was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions[12]
Golf
Men's
All schools except Miami, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse sponsor men's golf.[13]
Season
Champion
1954
Duke
1955
Wake Forest
1956
North Carolina
1957
Wake Forest
1958
Wake Forest
1959
Duke
1960
North Carolina
1961
Duke
1962
Duke
1963
Wake Forest
1964
South Carolina
1965
North Carolina
1966
Duke
1967
Wake Forest
1968
Wake Forest
1969
Wake Forest
1970
Wake Forest
1971
Wake Forest
1972
Wake Forest
1973
Wake Forest
1974
Wake Forest
1975
Wake Forest
1976
Wake Forest
1977
North Carolina
1978
Wake Forest
1979
Wake Forest
1980
Wake Forest
1981
North Carolina
1982
Clemson
1983
North Carolina
1984
North Carolina
1985
Georgia Tech
1986
North Carolina
1987
Clemson
1988
Clemson
1989
Wake Forest
1990
Clemson
1991
Georgia Tech
1992
Georgia Tech
1993
Georgia Tech
1994
Georgia Tech
1995
North Carolina
1996
North Carolina
1997
Clemson
1998
Clemson
1999
Georgia Tech
2000
Clemson
2001
Georgia Tech
2002
Georgia Tech
2003
Clemson
2004
Clemson
2005
Duke
2006
Georgia Tech
2007
Virginia Tech
2008
Florida State
2009
Georgia Tech
2010
Georgia Tech
2011
Georgia Tech
2012
Georgia Tech
2013
Duke
2014
Georgia Tech
2015
Georgia Tech
2016
Clemson
2017
Duke
2018
Georgia Tech
2019
Georgia Tech
2020
Clemson
2022
Wake Forest
School
Last conference title
Number of ACC titles
Boston College
never
0
Clemson
2020
11
Duke
2017
8
Florida State
2008
1
Georgia Tech
2019
17
Louisville
never
0
Maryland
1964
1
North Carolina
2006
10
NC State
never
0
Notre Dame
never
0
South Carolina
1964
1
Virginia
never
0
Virginia Tech
2007
1
Wake Forest
2022
19
Women's
All schools except Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse sponsor women's golf.[14] The most recent additions to ACC women's golf were Clemson, which added the sport in 2013–14 (2014 season),[15] and Virginia Tech, which added it in 2015–16 (2016 season).[16]
Season
Champion
1984
Duke
1985
Duke
1986
Wake
1987
Not held
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
North Carolina
1993
Duke
1994
Wake
1995
Wake
1996
Duke
1997
Duke
1998
Duke
1999
Duke
2000
Duke
2001
Duke
2002
Duke
2003
Duke
2004
Duke
2005
Duke
2006
Duke
2007
Duke
2008
Duke
2009
Wake
2010
Wake
2011
North Carolina
2012
Duke
2013
Duke
2014
Duke
2015
Virginia
2016
Virginia
2017
Duke
2018
Duke
2019
Wake
2021
Duke
2022
Wake
School
Last conference title
Number of ACC titles
Boston College
never
0
Clemson
never
0
Duke
2021
22
Florida State
never
0
Louisville
never
0
Maryland
never
0
Miami
never
0
North Carolina
2011
2
NC State
never
0
Notre Dame
never
0
Virginia
2016
2
Virginia Tech
never
0
Wake
2022
7
Gymnastics
Women's
The ACC sponsored women's gymnastics for one season, 1984. Duke discontinued their program following the season, and the conference stopped sponsoring the sport.[17] The conference initially planned to resume sponsoring gymnastics once Pittsburgh joined in 2013–14,[18] but backed away from those plans once Maryland announced its 2014 departure for the Big Ten.
Season
Champion
1984
NC State
School
Last conference title
Number of ACC titles
Duke
never
0
Maryland
never
0
North Carolina
never
0
NC State
1984
1
Indoor track and field
Men's
No indoor championships were held between 1981 and 1986. All schools sponsor men's indoor track & field.[19][20]
Champions were determined through regular-season standings until 1988, after which time an ACC Lacrosse Championship tournament was held to determine the conference champion (with exceptions being in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, which again used conference standings). Five schools—Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, and Virginia—sponsor men's lacrosse[22] with the most recent additions being Notre Dame and Syracuse, both added in the 2014 season (2013-14 school year). Former ACC school Maryland moved to the Big Ten Conference in 2015. North Carolina State sponsored men's lacrosse from 1973 to 1982.
Eight schools—Boston College, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia, and Virginia Tech—sponsor women's lacrosse. Maryland left the ACC in 2015 to join the Big Ten Conference.[23]
Season
Champion
1997
Maryland
1998
Virginia
1999
Maryland
2000
Maryland
2001
Maryland
2002
North Carolina
2003
Maryland
2004
Virginia
2005
Duke
2006
Virginia
2007
Virginia
2008
Virginia
2009
Maryland
2010
Maryland
2011
Maryland
2012
Maryland
2013
Maryland
2014
Maryland
2015
Syracuse
2016
North Carolina
2017
North Carolina
2018
North Carolina
2019
North Carolina
2020
Not held
2021
North Carolina
2022
North Carolina
School
Last conference title
Number of ACC titles
Boston College
never
0
Duke
2005
1
Louisville
never
0
Maryland
2014
11
North Carolina
2022
7
Syracuse
2015
1
Virginia
2008
5
Virginia Tech
never
0
Outdoor track and field
Men's
All 15 schools sponsor men's outdoor track and field.[24]
All schools except Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Miami sponsor men's soccer.[27]
Season
Champion
1953
Maryland
1954
Maryland
1955
Maryland
1956
Maryland
1957
Maryland
1958
Maryland
1959
Maryland
1960
Maryland
1961
Maryland
1962
Maryland
1963
Maryland
1964
Maryland
1965
Maryland
1966
Maryland North Carolina
1967
Maryland
1968
Maryland
1969
Virginia
1970
Virginia
1971
Maryland
1972
Clemson
1973
Clemson
1974
Clemson
1975
Clemson
1976
Clemson
1977
Clemson
1978
Clemson
1979
Clemson
1980
Duke
1981
Clemson
1982
Clemson
1983
Virginia
1984
Virginia
1985
Clemson
1986
Virginia
1987
North Carolina
1988
Virginia
1989
Wake Forest
1990
NC State
1991
Virginia
1992
Virginia
1993
Virginia
1994
Virginia
1995
Virginia
1996
Maryland
1997
Virginia
1998
Clemson
1999
Duke
2000
North Carolina
2001
Clemson
2002
Maryland
2003
Virginia
2004
Virginia
2005
Duke
2006
Duke
2007
Boston College
2008
Maryland
2009
Virginia
2010
Maryland
2011
North Carolina
2012
Maryland
2013
Maryland
2014
Clemson
2015
Syracuse
2016
Wake Forest
2017
Wake Forest
2018
Louisville
2019
Virginia
2020
Clemson
2022
Syracuse
School
Last conference title
Number of ACC titles
Boston College
2007
1
Clemson
2021
16
Duke
2006
4
Louisville
2018
1
Maryland
2013
22
North Carolina
2011
4
NC State
1990
1
Notre Dame
never
0
Pittsburgh
never
0
South Carolina
never
0
Syracuse
2022
2
Virginia
2019
16
Virginia Tech
never
0
Wake Forest
2017
3
Women's
All schools except Georgia Tech currently sponsor women's soccer.[28]
Season
Champion
1987
North Carolina
1988
NC State
1989
North Carolina
1990
North Carolina
1991
North Carolina
1992
North Carolina
1993
North Carolina
1994
North Carolina
1995
North Carolina
1996
North Carolina
1997
North Carolina
1998
North Carolina
1999
North Carolina
2000
North Carolina
2001
North Carolina
2002
North Carolina
2003
North Carolina
2004
Virginia
2005
North Carolina
2006
North Carolina
2007
North Carolina
2008
North Carolina
2009
North Carolina
2010
Wake Forest
2011
Florida State
2012
Virginia
2013
Florida State
2014
Florida State
2015
Florida State
2016
Florida State
2017
North Carolina
2018
Florida State
2019
North Carolina
2020
North Carolina
2021
Virginia
2022
North Carolina
School
Last conference title
Number of ACC titles
Boston College
never
0
Clemson
never
0
Duke
never
0
Florida State
2018
6
Louisville
never
0
Maryland
never
0
Miami
never
0
North Carolina
2022
25
NC State
1988
1
Notre Dame
never
0
Pittsburgh
never
0
Syracuse
never
0
Virginia
2021
3
Virginia Tech
never
0
Wake Forest
2010
1
Softball
All schools except Miami and Wake sponsor softball.[29] Duke added softball beginning in the 2018 season (2017–18 school year), and Clemson has announced it will add the sport in the 2020 season.
Season
Champion
1992
Florida State
1993
Florida State
1994
Virginia
1995
Florida State
1996
Florida State
1997
Florida State
1998
Florida State
1999
Florida State
2000
Florida State
2001
North Carolina
2002
Georgia Tech
2003
Florida State
2004
Florida State
2005
Georgia Tech
2006
NC State
2007
Virginia Tech
2008
Virginia Tech
2009
Georgia Tech
2010
Georgia Tech
2011
Florida State
2012
Georgia Tech
2013
NC State
2014
Florida State
2015
Florida State
2016
Florida State
2017
Florida State
2018
Florida State
2019
Florida State
2021
Duke
2022
Florida State
School
Last conference title
Number of ACC titles
Boston College
never
0
Clemson
never
0
Duke
2021
1
Florida State
2022
18
Georgia Tech
2012
5
Louisville
never
0
North Carolina
2001
1
NC State
2013
2
Notre Dame
never
0
Pittsburgh
never
0
Syracuse
never
0
Virginia
1994
1
Virginia Tech
2008
2
Swimming and diving
Men's
From 1954 until 1961, the champion was determined by regular season competition. From 1962 to 1964, the champion was determined by a combination of the regular-season finish and placement in the championship meet. Starting with the 1965 season, the champion has been determined by the championship meet.[30] Miami currently competes in diving only, and Clemson, Syracuse, and Wake Forest do not compete in swimming or diving.[31][4]
^ abFlorida State's 2006–2007 season was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
^Maryland dropped men's and women's swimming and diving in 2012, two years before it left for the Big Ten.
^Wake Forest has dropped men's swimming and diving.
Women's
Syracuse and Wake Forest do not sponsor women's swimming or diving.[4][31][32] Clemson dropped women's swimming after the 2011–12 season, and dropped women's diving after the 2016–17 season.[33]
^Maryland dropped men's and women's swimming and diving in 2012, two years before it left for the Big Ten.
Tennis
Men's
Before 1964, the team champion was based on regular season performance. Thirteen current members sponsor men's tennis, Pittsburgh and Syracuse the exceptions.[34][35]
The women's volleyball championship was determined through a tournament from 1980 until 2004. Since 2005, champions have been based on the regular season.[38]
Season
Champion
1980
North Carolina
1981
North Carolina
1982
North Carolina
1983
North Carolina
1984
Duke
1985
Duke
1986
Duke
1987
NC State
1988
North Carolina
1989
North Carolina
1990
Maryland
1991
Duke
1992
Duke
1993
Duke
1994
Duke
1995
Georgia Tech
1996
Maryland
1997
Clemson
1998
Florida State
1999
North Carolina
2000
North Carolina
2001
North Carolina
2002
Georgia Tech
2003
Maryland
2004
Maryland
2005
Maryland North Carolina
2006
Duke
2007
Clemson
2008
Duke North Carolina
2009
Florida State
2010
Duke
2011
Florida State
2012
Florida State
2013
Duke
2014
North Carolina
2015
Louisville
2016
North Carolina
2017
Louisville Pittsburgh
2018
Pittsburgh
2019
Pittsburgh
2020
Louisville
2021
Louisville
2022
Louisville Pittsburgh
School
Last conference title
Number of ACC titles
Boston College
never
0
Clemson
2007
2
Duke
2013
10
Florida State
2012
4
Georgia Tech
2002
2
Louisville
2022
5
Maryland
2005
5
Miami
never
0
North Carolina
2016
13
NC State
1987
1
Notre Dame
never
0
Pittsburgh
2022
4
Syracuse
never
0
Virginia
never
0
Virginia Tech
never
0
Wake Forest
never
0
Wrestling
The championship was determined on dual meets in 1954 and 1955, with the tournament beginning in 1956. Six schools (Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and Virginia Tech) currently compete in wrestling.[39] The most recent changes to the ACC include the entry of Pitt in 2013 and departure of Maryland in 2014.
^No tournament; the champion was determined by regular season finish.
^No tournament due to conflict with exams; the champion was determined by regular season finish.
^Declared league champion after ACC Tournament was canceled (COVID-19 pandemic).
^ abFlorida State's 2006–2007 season was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
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