Editing Atlantic Coast Conference (section)

===2010–present===
==== 2010–2022 ====
{{Further|2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment}}
{{See also|2010–2013 Big East Conference realignment|2010–2014 Big Ten Conference realignment}}
The ACC Hall of Champions opened on March 2, 2011, next to the Greensboro Coliseum arena, making the ACC the second college sports conference to have a [[hall of fame]] after the [[Southern Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ACC Hall of Champions Debuts|date=March 2, 2011|publisher=Source Interlink Magazines, LLC|work=SlamOnline.com|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/college-hs/college/2011/03/acc-hall-of-champions-debuts/|access-date=March 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304000357/http://www.slamonline.com/online/college-hs/college/2011/03/acc-hall-of-champions-debuts/|archive-date=March 4, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>{{refn|group=n|The [[Southern Conference Hall of Fame]] opened in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=Southern Conference Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class|publisher=Southern Conference|date=January 28, 2009|access-date=January 28, 2009|url=http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=3655202|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723151109/http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=3655202|archive-date=July 23, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

On September 17, 2011, Big East Conference members Syracuse University and the University of Pittsburgh both applied to join the ACC.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thamel |first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |title=Big East Exit Is Said to Begin for Syracuse and Pittsburgh |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/sports/big-east-exit-is-said-to-begin-for-syracuse-and-pittsburgh.html |access-date=September 17, 2011 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917170548/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/sports/big-east-exit-is-said-to-begin-for-syracuse-and-pittsburgh.html |archive-date=September 17, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The two schools were accepted into the conference the following day, once again expanding the conference footprint like previous expansions.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clarke |first=Liz |title=ACC expands to 14 with addition of Syracuse, Pittsburgh |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/acc-expands-to-14-with-addition-of-syracuse-pittsburgh/2011/09/18/gIQAL4aOcK_story.html |access-date=September 18, 2011 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113090300/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/acc-expands-to-14-with-addition-of-syracuse-pittsburgh/2011/09/18/gIQAL4aOcK_story.html |archive-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Because the Big East intended to hold Pitt and Syracuse to the 27-month notice period required by league bylaws, the most likely entry date into the ACC (barring negotiations) was July 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor |first=John |title=Big East to force Pitt, Syracuse to stay until 2014 |url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/20/big-east-to-force-pitt-syracuse-to-stay-until-2014/related/ |work=College Football Talk |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=September 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925073932/http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/20/big-east-to-force-pitt-syracuse-to-stay-until-2014/related |archive-date=September 25, 2011 |date=September 20, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, in July 2012, the Big East came to an agreement with Syracuse and Pitt that allowed the two schools to leave the Big East on July 1, 2013.<ref name="SU Leaves Big East in 2013">{{cite web|title=SU, BIG EAST Reach Agreement for Orange to Move to ACC in 2013|url=http://suathletics.com/news/2012/7/16/GEN_0716123244.aspx|publisher=Syracuse Athletics|access-date=July 16, 2012|date=July 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724024144/http://suathletics.com/news/2012/7/16/GEN_0716123244.aspx|archive-date=July 24, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/235709/big-east-conference-university-of-pittsburgh-reach-agreement-on-pittsburgh-depa.aspx|title=BIG EAST Conference, University of Pittsburgh Reach Agreement on Pittsburgh Departure From The BIG EAST|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722052326/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/235709/big-east-conference-university-of-pittsburgh-reach-agreement-on-pittsburgh-depa.aspx|archive-date=July 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On September 12, 2012, Notre Dame agreed to join the ACC in all conference sports except football and men's ice hockey (as the ACC does not sponsor men's ice hockey; of all other ACC universities, only [[Boston College]] sponsors men's ice hockey) as the conference's first member in the [[Midwestern United States]]. As part of the agreement, Notre Dame committed to play five football games each season against ACC schools beginning in 2014.<ref name="espn_notre_dame">{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=John|title=Sources: Notre Dame to ACC|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8369070/notre-dame-sports-football-hockey-acc|work=College Football Talk|date=September 12, 2012|publisher=ESPN|access-date=September 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912223252/http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8369070/notre-dame-sports-football-hockey-acc|archive-date=September 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 12, 2013, Notre Dame and the Big East announced they had reached a settlement allowing Notre Dame to join the ACC effective July 1, 2013.<ref name="nd_join_date">{{cite web|last=McMurphy|first=Brett|title=Big East, Notre Dame agree on exit|date=March 12, 2013|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9042949/notre-dame-big-east-agree-irish-exit-2-years-early-join-acc|publisher=ESPN|access-date=March 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312211826/http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9042949/notre-dame-big-east-agree-irish-exit-2-years-early-join-acc|archive-date=March 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 19, 2012, the University of Maryland's Board of Regents voted to withdraw from the ACC to join the [[Big Ten Conference]] effective in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Prewitt|first=Alex|title=Maryland moving to Big Ten|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/terrapins-insider/wp/2012/11/19/maryland-approves-move-to-big-ten-reports-say/|access-date=November 19, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=November 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085728/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/terrapins-insider/wp/2012/11/19/maryland-approves-move-to-big-ten-reports-say/|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The following week, the Big East's University of Louisville accepted the ACC's invitation to become a full member, replacing Maryland effective July 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=ACC snags Louisville as replacement for Maryland |website=[[CBS News]] |date=November 28, 2012 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/acc-snags-louisville-as-replacement-for-maryland/ |access-date=March 8, 2020}}</ref>

The ACC's presidents announced on April 22, 2013, that all 15 schools that would be members of the conference in 2014–15 had signed a grant of media rights (GOR), effective immediately and running through the 2026–27 school year, coinciding with the duration of the conference's then-current TV deal with [[ESPN]]. This move essentially prevents the ACC from being a target for other conferences seeking to expand—under the grant, if a school leaves the conference during the contract period, all revenue derived from that school's media rights for home games would belong to the ACC and not the school.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9200081/acc-media-rights-deal-lock-schools-okd-presidents |title=Media deal OK'd to solidify ACC |first=Brett |last=McMurphy |work=ESPN.com |date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424023137/http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9200081/acc-media-rights-deal-lock-schools-okd-presidents |archive-date=April 24, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The move also left the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] as the only one of the FBS [[Power Five conferences]] without a GOR.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/54697/you-want-stability-look-at-the-acc |title=You want stability? Look at the ACC |first=Andrea |last=Adelson |work=ACC Blog |publisher=ESPN.com |date=April 22, 2013 |access-date=April 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423063747/http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/54697/you-want-stability-look-at-the-acc |archive-date=April 23, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2016, the GOR was extended through the 2035–36 school year, coinciding with the signing of a new 20-year deal with ESPN that would transform the then-current ad hoc ACC Network into a full-fledged network. The new network launched as a digital service in the 2016–17 school year and as a linear network in August 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/17102933/acc-espn-agree-20-year-rights-deal-lead-2019-launch-acc-network |title=Sources: ACC Network to launch by August 2019 |first=Brett |last=McMurphy |work=ESPN.com |date=July 19, 2016 |access-date=July 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722083947/http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/17102933/acc-espn-agree-20-year-rights-deal-lead-2019-launch-acc-network |archive-date=July 22, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On August 24, 2021, the ACC formed an alliance with the [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] and [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] conferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/8/24/general-acc-big-ten-and-pac-12-announce-historic-alliance.aspx|title=ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 Announce Alliance|date=August 24, 2021 |access-date=October 13, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, the ACC brought back old rivalries like the [[Backyard Brawl]] between the [[University of Pittsburgh]] [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Panthers]] and the [[West Virginia University]] [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|Mountaineers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Backyard Brawl sets Pittsburgh sports attendance record |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2022/09/01/backyard-brawl-pitt-west-virginia-college-football-attendance-record-broken/stories/202209010171 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}}</ref> A friendly rivalry between [[University of Pittsburgh]] [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Panthers]] and [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets]] in memory of the [[1956 Sugar Bowl]] and [[Bobby Grier (American football player)|Bobby Grier]], during the last game, actor [[Anthony Mackie]] appeared on field to honor Grier and the game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grier Family Announces Project and Celebrated Juneteenth in Atlanta |url=http://www.africansportsmonthly.com/news/grier-family-announces-project-and-celebrated-juneteenth-in-atlanta |website=AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grier |first1=Rob |title=Bobby Grier Enshrined in Hall of Fame at Pitt GT Game |url=https://bowlgamearmageddon.com/bobby-grier-enshrined-in-hall-of-fame-at-pitt-gt-game/ |website=Bowl Game Armageddon |date=1 October 2022}}</ref>

==== 2024 expansion ====
{{See also|2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment}}
On September 1, 2023, the conference voted to expand and add three new members: [[University of California, Berkeley|California]], [[Southern Methodist University|SMU]], and [[Stanford University|Stanford]]. The announcement was initially controversial, given the distance between the schools and its current members.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2023 |title=ACC votes to add Stanford, Cal, SMU: Conference presidents approve expansion to 18 schools |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/acc-votes-to-add-stanford-cal-smu-conference-presidents-approve-expansion-to-18-schools/ |access-date=September 1, 2023 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref> SMU joined on July 1, 2024, from the [[American Athletic Conference]], while Cal and Stanford joined the ACC on August 2, 2024, due to the fiscal year of the [[Pac-12 Conference]], their former conference, being different from most athletic conferences.