Editing Atlantic Coast Conference (section)

==Football==
{{See also|Atlantic Coast Conference football champions|ACC Championship Game}}
The ACC is considered to be one of the [[Power Four conferences]], all of which receive automatic placement of their football champions into one of the six major bowl games. Seven of its members claim [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|football national championships]] in their history, with two having won the now-defunct Bowl Championship Series (BCS) during its existence between 1998 and 2014 and one having won under the current College Football Playoff (CFP) system. Five of its members are among the top 25 of college football's all-time winningest programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_ia_wins.php |title=Division I-A All-Time Wins |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828063314/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_ia_wins.php |archive-date=August 28, 2013 }}</ref> Three ACC teams, Florida State, Miami, and Clemson, are listed in the top 10 of most successful football programs since 2000.

===Divisions and scheduling===
In 2005, the ACC began divisional play in football. At the time, the ACC was the only NCAA Division I conference whose divisions were not divided geographically (e.g., north–south, East/West),<ref>{{cite web|title=2021 College Football Standings|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/standings|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=ESPN|language=en}}</ref> but rather into Atlantic and Coastal (this arrangement continues today for the sports of baseball and men's soccer). The two division leaders then competed in the [[ACC Championship Game]] to determine the conference championship, which guarantees a berth in a New Year's Six bowl game. The inaugural Championship Game was played on December 3, 2005, in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], at the venue then known as [[EverBank Stadium|Alltel Stadium]], in which Florida State defeated Virginia Tech to capture its 12th championship since it joined the league in 1992. Notre Dame began playing several ACC teams each year in 2014, but is not considered a football member and is not eligible to play in the ACC Championship Game.<ref name="notredame">{{cite news|title=Notre Dame sets ACC schedule for 2014–16|author=Chip Patterson|work=CBSSports.com|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2014|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24381940/notre-dame-sets-acc-schedule-for-2014-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428005428/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24381940/notre-dame-sets-acc-schedule-for-2014-16|archive-date=April 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 28, 2022, the ACC approved a new football schedule format, set to take effect in the 2023 season. Under this format, the conference will remove divisions, and instead play a 3–5–5 format, where each team plays 3 designated rivals every year along with two separate 5-team rotations that flip every other year, such that every team will have at least one home game and one away game against every other team in a four-year cycle (the standard length of a college player's career). Participation in the ACC championship game will also no longer be determined by the winners of the two divisions; the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage will play instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/acc-football-schedule-league-approves-3-5-5-format-with-all-teams-in-one-division-starting-in-2023/ |title=ACC football schedule: League approves 3–5–5 format with all teams in one division starting in 2023|work=CBS Sports|date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://theacc.com/news/2022/6/28/acc-announces-football-schedule-model-for-2023-26.aspx |title=ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26 |publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference |date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref> The designated rivals under this system were as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ ACC permanent matchups (2023 only)
|-
! scope="col" | School
! scope="col" | Rival 1
! scope="col" | Rival 2
! scope="col" | Rival 3
|-
| '''Boston College'''
| Miami
| Pittsburgh
| Syracuse
|-
| '''Clemson'''
| Florida State
| Georgia Tech
| NC State
|-
| '''Duke'''
| North Carolina
| NC State
| Wake Forest
|-
| '''Florida State'''
| Clemson
| Miami
| Syracuse
|-
| '''Georgia Tech'''
| Clemson
| Louisville
| Wake Forest
|-
| '''Louisville'''
| Georgia Tech
| Miami
| Virginia
|-
| '''Miami'''
| Boston College
| Florida State
| Louisville
|-
| '''North Carolina'''
| Duke
| NC State
| Virginia
|-
| '''NC State'''
| Clemson
| Duke
| North Carolina
|-
| '''Pittsburgh'''
| Boston College
| Syracuse
| Virginia Tech
|-
| '''Syracuse'''
| Boston College
| Florida State
| Pittsburgh
|-
| '''Virginia'''
| Louisville
| North Carolina
| Virginia Tech
|-
| '''Virginia Tech'''
| Pittsburgh
| Virginia
| Wake Forest
|-
| '''Wake Forest'''
| Duke
| Georgia Tech
| Virginia Tech
|}

With the 2024 arrival of California, SMU, and Stanford, the ACC adopted a new scheduling model effective that season and running through the 2030 season. A total of 16 matchups will be protected, with 11 retained from the 2023 model, two (Miami–Virginia Tech and NC State–Wake Forest) restored from the former divisional format, and the three new members filling the remaining three slots. All teams will play each other at least twice in the cycle (once home, once away). Each of the pre-2024 members will play three times in California during the cycle, and none will travel to California in back-to-back seasons.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://theacc.com/news/2023/10/30/acc-announces-future-conference-football-schedule-model.aspx |title=ACC Announces Future Conference Football Schedule Model |publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference |date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ ACC permanent matchups (2024–present)
|-
! scope="col" | School
! scope="col" | Rival 1
! scope="col" | Rival 2
! scope="col" | Rival 3
|-
| '''Boston College'''
| Pittsburgh
| Syracuse
|
|-
| '''California'''
| SMU
| Stanford
|
|-
| '''Clemson'''
| Florida State
| 
| 
|-
| '''Duke'''
| North Carolina
| NC State
| Wake Forest
|-
| '''Florida State'''
| Clemson
| Miami
| 
|-
| '''Georgia Tech'''
| colspan=3 | ''None''
|-
| '''Louisville'''
| colspan=3 | ''None''
|-
| '''Miami'''
| Florida State
| Virginia Tech
| 
|-
| '''North Carolina'''
| Duke
| NC State
| Virginia
|-
| '''NC State'''
| Duke
| North Carolina
| Wake Forest
|-
| '''Pittsburgh'''
| Boston College
| Syracuse
| 
|-
| '''SMU'''
| California
| Stanford
|
|-
| '''Stanford'''
| California
| SMU
|
|-
| '''Syracuse'''
| Pittsburgh
| Boston College
| 
|-
| '''Virginia'''
| North Carolina
| Virginia Tech
| 
|-
| '''Virginia Tech'''
| Miami
| Virginia
| 
|-
| '''Wake Forest'''
| Duke
| NC State
| 
|}

Additionally, this allows for each team to schedule four non-conference games. Since the 2014 season, one of the four non-conference games is against Notre Dame every two to three years, as Notre Dame plays against five ACC opponents in non-conference games each season. ACC members are also required to play at least one non-conference game each season against a team in the "[[Power Five conferences|Power 5]]" conferences since 2017. Games against Notre Dame also meet the requirement. In January 2015, the conference announced that games against another [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|FBS independent]], [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]], would also count toward the requirement.{{efn|With BYU's move to the [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] in 2023, it will no longer be an independent.}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12247690/acc-count-games-byu-cougars-nonleague-power-5-opponent |title=ACC: BYU to count as Power 5 team |first=Brett |last=McMurphy |work=ESPN.com |date=January 29, 2015 |access-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203060353/http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12247690/acc-count-games-byu-cougars-nonleague-power-5-opponent |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> This requirement can also be met by scheduling other ACC teams in non-conference games; the first example of this was also announced in January 2015, when North Carolina and Wake Forest announced that they would play a home-and-home non-conference series in 2019 and 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12230742/acc-rivals-north-carolina-tar-heels-wake-forest-demon-deacons-agree-nonconference-series |title=UNC, Wake agree to non-ACC series |first=Andrea |last=Adelson |work=ESPN.com |date=January 26, 2015 |access-date=February 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204070424/http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12230742/acc-rivals-north-carolina-tar-heels-wake-forest-demon-deacons-agree-nonconference-series |archive-date=February 4, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Prior to this, the division format was as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ ACC Football Divisions {{nowrap|(2005–2022)}}
|-
! scope="col" | Atlantic
! scope="col" | Coastal
|-
| Boston College
| Virginia Tech
|-
| Clemson
| Georgia Tech
|-
| Florida State
| Miami
|-
| Louisville
| Virginia
|-
| NC State
| North Carolina
|-
| Syracuse
| Pittsburgh
|-
| Wake Forest
| Duke
|}
* Six games within its division (three home, three away, one against each opponent).
* One game against a designated ''permanent rival'' from the other division (not necessarily the school's closest traditional rival, even within the conference), similar to the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] setup.
**The permanent cross-division matchups are as follows,<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.theacc.com/genrel/101804aaa.html |title=ACC Unveils Future League Seal, Divisional Names |date=October 18, 2004 |publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference |access-date=October 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525205210/http://www.theacc.com/genrel/101804aaa.html |archive-date=May 25, 2013 }}</ref> with the Atlantic Division member listed first: [[Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry|Boston College–Virginia Tech]]; [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry|Clemson–Georgia Tech]]; [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)|Duke–Wake Forest]]; [[Florida State–Miami football rivalry|Florida State–Miami]]; Louisville–Virginia; [[North Carolina–NC State football rivalry|NC State–North Carolina]]; [[Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry|Syracuse–Pittsburgh]].
* One rotating game against a team in the other division, for a total of two cross-division games.
**Non-permanent cross-division opponents face each other in the regular season twice in a span of twelve years.
**Prior to the addition of Syracuse and Pittsburgh in 2013, teams played two rotating cross-division games (for a total of three cross-division games), with a total of eight conference games. The addition of one team to each division meant the loss of one cross-division game per year.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8456886/acc-keep-8-game-league-football-schedule | title=ACC sticks with 8-game schedule | date=October 2, 2012 | publisher=espn | access-date=October 2, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004063506/http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8456886/acc-keep-8-game-league-football-schedule | archive-date=October 4, 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>

For the 2020 season, changes were made to the football schedule model due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of divisions was suspended, with conference games being scheduled on a regional basis. The top two teams by winning percentage against conference opponents advanced to the ACC Championship Game. All teams played 10 conference games and were permitted to play one non-conference game of their choice as long as the game was played in-state. In addition, Notre Dame played an ACC conference schedule and was eligible to (and ultimately did) play in the ACC Championship Game.<ref name=":0" />

===Bowl games===
Within the [[College Football Playoff]], the [[Orange Bowl]] serves as the home of the ACC champion against Notre Dame or another team from the SEC or Big Ten. If the conference's champion is selected for the CFP, another ACC team will be chosen in its place.

The other bowls pick ACC teams in the order set by agreements between the conference and the bowls.

Beginning in 2014, Notre Dame is eligible for selection as the ACC's representative to any of its contracted bowl games. The ACC's bowl selection will no longer be bound by the rigidity of a "one-win rule" but will have a general list of criteria to emphasize regionality and quality matchups on the field. A one-win rule does apply to Notre Dame's participation in the ACC Bowl structure. Notre Dame is now eligible for ACC Bowl selection beginning with the ReliaQuest Bowl (previously named the Outback Bowl) and continuing through the league's bowl selections. However, Notre Dame must be within one win of the ACC available team which has the best overall record, in order to be chosen. In other words, if an ACC team were 9–3, a 7–5 Notre Dame team could not be chosen in its place. Notre Dame would have to be 8–4 to be chosen over a 9–3 league team. For the 2020 season only, Notre Dame competed for the ACC conference championship and was eligible for all games, including the Orange Bowl.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Order of selection for ACC bowl participants<ref name="theacc2">{{cite web|url = https://theacc.com/news/2019/7/11/football-acc-announces-bowl-agreements-for-2020-25.aspx |title = ACC Announces Bowl Agreements for 2020–25| date=July 11, 2019 }}</ref>
|-
! Pick
! Tier
! Name
! Location
! Opposing Conference
! Opposing Pick
|-
| 1{{Efn|group=Tiers|If the ACC Champion is not in one of the semifinal games it will appear in the Orange Bowl or, if the Orange Bowl is a semifinal site, either the [[Peach Bowl]] or the [[Fiesta Bowl]]. There is no limit on how many teams the College Football Playoff may choose from a particular conference.}}
| –
| [[Orange Bowl (game)|Orange Bowl]]
| [[Miami Gardens, Florida]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]], [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] or [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| –
|-
| rowspan = 9 | 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
| rowspan = 9 |Tier 1{{efn|group=Tiers|All have equal selection status.}}
| [[ReliaQuest Bowl]]{{Efn|group=Tiers|Only if the ACC opponent in the Orange Bowl, in a non-semifinal year is a team from the Big Ten, a maximum of three times in six years.}}
| [[Tampa, Florida]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| | TBD <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.secsports.com/article/18165241/bowl-selection-process |title=Bowl Selection Process |publisher=SECSports.com }}</ref>
|-
| [[Pop-Tarts Bowl]]
| [[Orlando, Florida]]
| {{sort|Big 12 Conference|[[Big 12]]}}
| 3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cardchronicle.com/2013/8/7/4600306/acc-finalizes-bowl-lineup-for-2014-through-2019 |title=ACC finalizes bowl lineup for 2014 through 2019 |publisher=Card Chronicle |date= August 8, 2013|access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711075027/http://www.cardchronicle.com/2013/8/7/4600306/acc-finalizes-bowl-lineup-for-2014-through-2019 |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Duke's Mayo Bowl]]
| [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] or [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| rowspan = 6|TBD<ref name="theacc2"/>
|-
| [[Fenway Bowl]]
| [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| [[Gator Bowl]]
| [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| [[Holiday Bowl]]
| [[San Diego, California]]
| [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
|-
| [[Military Bowl]]
| [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
| [[Pinstripe Bowl]]
| [[The Bronx|The Bronx, New York]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| [[Sun Bowl]]
| [[El Paso, Texas]]
| [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
| 5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/350165 |title=Pac-12 Conference – 2014 Football Media Guide |publisher=Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218003235/http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/350165 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan = 4 | 10
| rowspan = 4 |Tier 2{{efn|group=Tiers|One ACC school will be selected to play in one of the following games.}}
|-
| [[Birmingham Bowl]]
| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| [[Conference USA|C-USA]], [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| TBD
|-
| [[First Responder Bowl]]
| [[Dallas, Texas]]
| TBD
| TBD
|-
| [[Gasparilla Bowl]]
| [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
| TBD
|}
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===National championships===
Although the NCAA does not determine an official [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national champion]] for Division I FBS football, several ACC members claim national championships awarded by various "major selectors" of national championships as recognized in the official ''NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records''.<ref name="full list">{{cite book | url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/FBS.pdf | title=2011 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records | pages=70–75 | publisher=The National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=August 2011 | location=Indianapolis | access-date=October 17, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719183250/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/FBS.pdf | archive-date=July 19, 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref> Since 1936 and 1950 respectively, these include what are now the most pervasive and influential selectors, the [[Associated Press]] poll and [[Coaches Poll]]. In addition, from 1998 to 2013 the [[Bowl Championship Series]] (BCS) used a mathematical formula to match the top two teams at the end of the season. The winner of the BCS was contractually awarded the Coaches' Poll national championship and its [[AFCA National Championship Trophy]] as well as the [[MacArthur Trophy]] from the [[National Football Foundation]]. Maryland won one championship as a member of the ACC in 1953.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:110px;"| School
! style="width:150px;"| Claims of non-poll<br/>"major selectors"
! style="width:150px;"| Associated Press
! style="width:150px;"| Coaches Poll
! style="width:150px;"| Bowl Championship Series
! style="width:150px;"| College Football Playoff
|-
| California
| ''1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1937''
| 
| 
|
| 
|-
| Clemson
|
| 1981, 2016, 2018
| 1981, 2016, 2018
|
| 2016, 2018
|-
| Duke
| ''1936''{{efn| Duke has an NCAA recognized football National Championship from major selector Berryman(QPRS) from 1936, though Duke does not recognize the championship.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/FBS.pdf | title=2012 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records | pages=71–73 | publisher=The National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=August 2012 | location=Indianapolis, IN | access-date=December 28, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004213318/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/fbs.pdf | archive-date=October 4, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|
|
|
|
|-
| Florida State
|
| 1993, 1999, 2013
| 1993, 1999, 2013
| 1999, 2013
|
|-
| Georgia Tech
| ''1917, 1928, 1952''
|
| 1990
|
|
|-
| Miami
|
| ''1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001''
| ''1983, 1987, 1989, 2001''
| ''2001''
|
|-
| Pittsburgh
| ''1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936''{{efn|A "list of college football's mythical champions as selected by every recognized authority since 1924" was printed in ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' in 1967.<ref>{{Cite magazine | last = Jenkins | first = Dan | title = This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open | magazine = Sports Illustrated | date = September 11, 1967 | pages = 30–33 | volume = 27 | issue = 11 | publisher = Time, Inc. | location = Chicago | url = https://www.si.com/vault/issue/43168/36/2 | access-date = March 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160602011648/http://www.si.com/vault/issue/43168/36/2 | archive-date = June 2, 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref> Together with the 1976 national championship which would come later, the national championship selections listed by ''Sports Illustrated'' have since served as the historical basis of the university's national championship claims.<ref name="2008 Pitt Football Media Guide">{{Cite book | editor1-last = Borghetti | editor1-first = E.J. | editor2-last = Nestor | editor2-first = Mendy | editor3-last = Welsh | editor3-first = Celeste | title = 2008 Pitt Football Media Guide | publisher = University of Pittsburgh | year = 2008 | location = Pittsburgh | page = 156 | url = http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2008FBMediaGuide.pdf | access-date = July 7, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110523130245/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2008FBMediaGuide.pdf | archive-date = May 23, 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> For the 1934 season, the ''Sports Illustrated'' article included a selection by [[Parke H. Davis|Parke Davis]], then deceased, which had appeared the 1935 edition of the annual ''Spalding's Football Guide'' under Davis' byline. The 1934 selection is not documented in the ''Official [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Football Records Book'' with the rest of Pitt's claimed seasons, although additional major selections for Pitt, which are not claimed by the university, are listed in 1910, 1980, and 1981.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/FBS.pdf | title=2012 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records | pages=71–73 | publisher=The National Collegiate Athletic Association | date=August 2012 | location=Indianapolis, IN | access-date=December 28, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004213318/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2012/fbs.pdf | archive-date=October 4, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref> College Football Data Warehouse recognizes nine championships for Pitt (1910, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1936, 1937, and 1976)<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pittsburgh/national_champs.php | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse| title=Pittsburgh Recognized National Championships| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819085537/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pittsburgh/national_champs.php| archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> out of the 16 years which it has documented that Pitt was named as a national champion by various selectors.<ref name="cfbdwPittrecognized">{{cite web | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pittsburgh/all_national_champs.php | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | title=Pittsburgh Total National Championships | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105101701/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/p/pittsburgh/all_national_champs.php | archive-date=November 5, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| ''1937, 1976''
| ''1976''
| 
|
|-
| SMU
| ''1935, 1981, 1982''
| 
| 
|
| 
|-
| Stanford
| ''1926, 1940''
| 
| 
|
| 
|-
| Syracuse
|
| ''1959''
| ''1959''
| 
|
|}
* ''Italics'' denote championships won before the school joined the ACC.
* In addition, non-football member Notre Dame claims 11 national titles. Many sources, however, credit the Fighting Irish with 13. See [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football#National championships|Notre Dame Fighting Irish football national championships]] for more details.

{{reflist|group=o}}
{{notelist}}

===Intra-conference football rivalries===
The members of the ACC have longstanding rivalries with each other, especially on the football field. The following is a list of active rivalries and protected annual matchups in the ACC with totals & records through the completion of the [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024 season]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Teams
! scope="col" | Rivalry name
! scope="col" | Trophy
! scope="col" | Meetings
! scope="col" | Record
! scope="col" | Series leader
! scope="col" | Current streak
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| Clemson
| [[O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy|Boston College–Clemson football rivalry]]
| [[O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy]]
| 31
| 9–21–2
| Clemson
| Clemson won 12
|-
| Pittsburgh
| Boston College–Pittsburgh football rivalry
| rowspan="4" | None
| 34
| 16–18
| Pittsburgh
| Boston College won 1
|-
| Syracuse
| Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry
| 58
| 24–34
| Syracuse
| Boston College won 2
|-
| Virginia Tech
| [[Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry]]
| 33
| 11–22
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech won 3
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[California Golden Bears football|California]]
| SMU
| California–SMU football rivalry
| 2
| 0–2
| SMU
| SMU won 2
|-
| Stanford
| [[Big Game (American football)|Big Game]]
| [[Stanford Axe]]
| 127
| 51–65–11
| Stanford
| California won 4
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]
| Boston College
| [[O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy|Boston College–Clemson football rivalry]]
| [[O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy]]
| 31
| 21–9–2
| Clemson
| Clemson won 12
|-
| Florida State
| [[Clemson–Florida State football rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 37
| 16–21
| Florida State
| Clemson won 1
|-
| Georgia Tech
| [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry]]
| 89
| 56–50–2
| Georgia Tech
| Clemson won 9
|-
| NC State
| [[Textile Bowl]]
| [[Textile Bowl]]
| 92
| 61–30–1
| Clemson
| Clemson won 1
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke]]
| North Carolina
| [[Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)|Duke–North Carolina football rivalry]]
| [[Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)|Victory Bell]]
| 108
| 39–65–4
| North Carolina
| Duke won 1
|-
| NC State
| [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)|Tobacco Road]]
| rowspan="3" | None
| 85
| 43–37–5
| Duke
| Duke won 2
|-
| Wake Forest
| [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)|Tobacco Road]]
| 102
| 60–40–2
| Duke
| Duke won 3
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]
| Clemson
| [[Clemson–Florida State football rivalry]]
| 37
| 21–16
| Florida State
| Clemson won 1
|-
| Miami
| [[Florida State–Miami football rivalry]]
| [[Florida Cup]]
| 69
| 33–36
| Miami
| Miami won 1
|-
| Virginia
| [[Jefferson-Eppes Trophy|Florida State–Virginia football rivalry]]
| [[Jefferson-Eppes Trophy]]
| 19
| 15–4
| Florida State
| Virginia won 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]]
| Clemson
| [[Clemson–Georgia Tech football rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 88
| 50–36–2
| Georgia Tech
| Clemson won 9
|-
| Virginia Tech
| [[Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech football rivalry]]
| 20
| 8–12
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech won 1
|-
| [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]]
| Miami
| [[Louisville–Miami football rivalry]]
| Schnellenberger Trophy
| 17
| 4–12–1
| Miami
| Miami won 1
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]]
| Florida State
| [[Florida State–Miami football rivalry]]
| [[Florida Cup]]
| 69
| 36–33
| Miami
| Miami won 1
|-
| Louisville
| [[Louisville–Miami football rivalry]]
| Schnellenberger Trophy
| 17
| 12–4–1
| Miami
| Miami won 1
|-
| Virginia Tech
| [[Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry]]
| None
| 41
| 26–15
| Miami
| Miami won 4
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]]
| Duke
| [[Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)|Duke–North Carolina football rivalry]]
| [[Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)|Victory Bell]]
| 108
| 65–39–4
| North Carolina
| Duke won 1
|-
| NC State
| [[North Carolina–NC State football rivalry]]
| rowspan="3" | None
| 114
| 68–40–6
| North Carolina
| NC State won 4
|-
| Virginia
| [[South's Oldest Rivalry]]
| 129
| 66–60–4
| North Carolina
| North Carolina won 1
|-
| Wake Forest
| [[North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry]]
| 111
| 73–36–2
| North Carolina
| North Carolina won 4
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]]
| Clemson
| [[Textile Bowl]]
| [[Textile Bowl]]
| 92
| 30–61–1
| Clemson
| Clemson won 1
|-
| Duke
| [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)|Tobacco Road]]
| rowspan="7" | None
| 85
| 37–43–5
| Duke
| Duke won 2
|-
| North Carolina
| [[North Carolina–NC State football rivalry]]
| 114
| 40–68–6
| North Carolina
| NC State won 4
|-
| Wake Forest
| [[NC State–Wake Forest rivalry]]
| 118
| 69–43–6
| NC State
| Wake Forest won 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]
| Boston College
| Boston College–Pittsburgh football rivalry
| 34
| 18–16
| Pittsburgh
| Boston College won 1
|-
| Syracuse
| [[Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry]]
| 80
| 44–33–3
| Pittsburgh
| Pittsburgh won 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]
| California
| California–SMU football rivalry
| 2
| 2–0
| SMU
| SMU won 2
|-
| Stanford
| SMU–Stanford football rivalry
| 2
| 1–1
| Even
| SMU won 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]]
| California
| [[Big Game (American football)|Big Game]]
| [[Stanford Axe]]
| 127
| 65–51–11
| Stanford
| California won 4
|-
| SMU
| SMU–Stanford football rivalry
| rowspan="3" | None
| 2
| 1–1
| Even
| SMU won 1
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]]
| Boston College
| Boston College–Syracuse football rivalry
| 58
| 34–24
| Syracuse
| Boston College won 2
|-
| Pittsburgh
| [[Pittsburgh–Syracuse football rivalry]]
| 80
| 34–43–3
| Pittsburgh
| PIttsburgh won 1
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
| Florida State
| [[Jefferson-Eppes Trophy|Florida State–Virginia football rivalry]]
| [[Jefferson-Eppes Trophy]]
| 19
| 4–15
| Florida State
| Virginia won 1
|-
| North Carolina
| [[South's Oldest Rivalry]]
| None
| 129
| 60–66–4
| North Carolina
| North Carolina won 1
|-
| Virginia Tech
| [[Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry|Commonwealth Clash]]
| Commonwealth Cup
| 105
| 38–62–5
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech won 4
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]]
| Boston College
| [[Boston College–Virginia Tech football rivalry]]
| rowspan="3" | None
| 33
| 22–11
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech won 3
|-
| Georgia Tech
| [[Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech football rivalry]]
| 20
| 12–8
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech won 1
|-
| Miami
| [[Miami–Virginia Tech football rivalry]]
| 41
| 15–26
| Miami
| Miami won 4
|-
| Virginia
| [[Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry|Commonwealth Clash]]
| Commonwealth Cup
| 105
| 62–38–5
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech won 4
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]]
| Duke
| [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)|Tobacco Road]]
| rowspan="3" | None
| 102
| 40–60–2
| Duke
| Duke won 3
|-
| North Carolina
| [[North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry]]
| 111
| 36–73–2
| North Carolina
| North Carolina won 4
|-
| NC State
| [[NC State–Wake Forest rivalry]]
| 118
| 43–69–6
| NC State
| Wake Forest won 1
|}

===Interconference football rivalries===
Notre Dame is a non-football member of the ACC, but has several rivalries with ACC members.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Teams
! scope="col" | Rivalry name
! scope="col" | Trophy
! scope="col" | Meetings
! scope="col" | Record
! scope="col" | Series leader
! scope="col" | Current streak
! scope="col" | Opposing conference
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| [[Boston University Terriers football|Boston University]]
| [[Green Line Rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 32
| 27–4–1
| Boston College
| Boston College won 3
| Program defunct since 1997
|-
| [[Holy Cross Crusaders football|Holy Cross]]
| [[Boston College–Holy Cross football rivalry]]
| 84
| 50–31–3
| Boston College
| Boston College won 10
| [[Patriot League]]<br/>([[NCAA Division I FCS|FCS]])
|-
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| [[Holy War (Boston College–Notre Dame)|Holy War]]
| Ireland Trophy<br/>Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl
| 27
| 9–17
| Notre Dame
| Notre Dame won 8
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
|-
| [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass]]
| [[Boston College–UMass football rivalry]]
| rowspan="5" | None
| 27
| 22–5
| Boston College
| Boston College won 11
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[California Golden Bears football|California]]
| [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
| [[California–UCLA football rivalry]]
| 94
| 35–57–1
| UCLA
| California won 1
| |[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]
| [[Alabama–Clemson football rivalry]]
| 19
| 5–14
| Alabama
| Clemson won 1
| rowspan="10" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]]
| [[Auburn–Clemson football rivalry]]
| 51
| 15–34–2
| Auburn
| Clemson won 4
|-
| [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
| [[Clemson–Georgia football rivalry]]
| 66
| 18–44–4
| Georgia
| Georgia won 3
|-
| [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]
| [[Clemson–South Carolina rivalry#Football|Clemson–South Carolina football rivalry]]
| Palmetto Trophy
| 121
| 73–44–4
| Clemson
| South Carolina won 1
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]
| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]
| [[Florida–Florida State football rivalry]]
| Makala Trophy
| 68
| 28–38–2
| Florida
| Florida won 1
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]]
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]
| [[Alabama–Georgia Tech football rivalry]]
| rowspan="5" | None
| 52
| 21–28–3
| Alabama
| Georgia Tech won 1
|-
| [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]]
| [[Auburn–Georgia Tech football rivalry]]
| 92
| 41–47–4
| Auburn
| Georgia Tech won 2
|-
| [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
| [[Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate]]
| 118
| 41–72–5
| Georgia
| Georgia won 7
|-
| [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]]
| [[Georgia Tech–Tennessee football rivalry]]
| 44
| 17–25–2
| Tennessee
| Tennessee won 2
|-
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt]]
| [[Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry]]
| 39
| 20–16–3
| Georgia Tech
| Vanderbilt won 1
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]]
| [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]]
| [[The Keg of Nails|Cincinnati–Louisville football rivalry]]
| [[The Keg of Nails]]
| 54
| 23–30–1
| Cincinnati
| Louisville won 1
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]]
| [[Governor's Cup (Kentucky)|Kentucky–Louisville football rivalry]]
| [[Governor's Cup (Kentucky)|Governor's Cup]]
| 36
| 16–19
| Kentucky
| Louisville won 1
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| [[Memphis Tigers football|Memphis]]
| [[Louisville–Memphis rivalry|Louisville–Memphis football rivalry]]
| None
| 43
| 24–19
| Louisville
| Louisville won 4
| [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]]
| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]
| [[Florida–Miami football rivalry]]
| Seminole War Canoe Trophy
| 57
| 30–27
| Miami
| Miami won 1
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| [[Miami–Nebraska football rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 12
| 6–6
| Even
| Miami won 1
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]]
| [[South Carolina Gamecocks|South Carolina]]
| [[North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry]]
| 60
| 36–20–4
| North Carolina
| North Carolina won 1
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]]
| [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina]]
| [[East Carolina–NC State rivalry#Football|East Carolina–NC State football rivalry]]
| Victory Barrel
| 33
| 19–14
| NC State
| East Carolina won 1
| [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]
| [[Duquesne Dukes football|Duquesne]]
| [[City Game#Football|City Game]]
| rowspan="5" | None
| 8
| 5–3
| Pittsburgh
| Duquesne won 1
| [[Northeast Conference]]<br/>([[NCAA Division I FCS|FCS]])
|-
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| [[Notre Dame–Pittsburgh football rivalry]]
| 73
| 21–50–1
| Notre Dame
| Notre Dame won 4
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
|-
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| [[Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry]]
| 100
| 43–53–4
| Penn State
| Penn State won 3
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]
| [[Backyard Brawl]]
| 107
| 63–41–3
| Pittsburgh
| Pittsburgh won 1
| rowspan="2" | [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]
| [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]]
| [[Houston–SMU rivalry#Football|Houston–SMU football rivalry]]
| 37
| 14–22–1
| Houston
| SMU won 1
|-
| [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]]
| [[Gansz Trophy|Navy–SMU football rivalry]]
| [[Gansz Trophy]]
| 25
| 12–13
| Navy
| SMU won 4
| rowspan="3" | [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
|-
| [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]]
| [[Safeway Bowl]]
| None
| 43
| 36–6–1
| SMU
| SMU won 5
|-
| [[Rice Owls football|Rice]]
| [[Rice–SMU football rivalry]]
| Mayor's Cup
| 91
| 49–41–1
| SMU
| SMU won 1
|-
| [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]]
| [[SMU–TCU football rivalry]]
| Iron Skillet
| 103
| 43–53–7
| TCU
| SMU won 1
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| [[Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry]]
| Legends Trophy
| 38
| 14–23
| Notre Dame
| Notre Dame won 2
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
|-
| [[San Jose State Spartans football|San Jose State]]
| [[Bill Walsh Legacy Game]]
| rowspan="8" | None
| 68
| 52–15–1
| Stanford
| San Jose State won 1
| [[Mountain West Conference|MWC]]
|-
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
| [[Stanford–USC football rivalry]]
| 103
| 34–65–3
| USC
| USC won 2
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]]
| [[Colgate Raiders football|Colgate]]
| [[Colgate–Syracuse football rivalry]]
| 68
| 32–31–5
| Syracuse
| Syracuse won 17
| [[Patriot League]]<br/>([[NCAA Division I FCS|FCS]])
|-
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| [[Penn State–Syracuse football rivalry]]
| 71
| 23–43–5
| Penn State
| Penn State won 5
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| [[UConn Huskies football|UConn]]
| [[Syracuse–UConn rivalry#Football|Syracuse–UConn football rivalry]]
| 13
| 6–5
| UConn
| Syracuse won 5
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
|-
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]
| [[Syracuse–West Virginia football rivalry]]
| 61
| 34–27
| Syracuse
| Syracuse won 4
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
| [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
| [[Maryland–Virginia football rivalry]]
| 80
| 32–46–2
| Maryland
| Maryland won 4
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]]
| [[VMI Keydets football|VMI]]
| [[VMI–Virginia Tech football rivalry]]
| 79
| 49–25–5
| Virginia Tech
| Virginia Tech won 3
| [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]<br/>([[NCAA Division I FCS|FCS]])
|-
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]
| [[Virginia Tech–West Virginia football rivalry]]
| Black Diamond Trophy
| 54
| 23–30–1
| West Virginia
| West Virginia won 2
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|}