List of Atlantic Coast Conference national championships
Encyclopedia
The list of ACC national champions begins in the Atlantic Coast Conference
's first full academic year of competition in 1953 and totals 120 NCAA-sanctioned team national championships. In the 2009-2010 academic year, ACC members won a total of six national championships including men's soccer (Virginia
), women's soccer (North Carolina
), men's basketball (Duke
), men's ice hockey (Boston College
), men's lacrosse (Duke), and women's lacrosse (Maryland).
Listed below are all championship teams of NCAA sponsored events, as well as the titles won in football, which is not an official NCAA-sanctioned championship. Up to 1982, teams representing member schools also claimed five Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships.
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
's first full academic year of competition in 1953 and totals 120 NCAA-sanctioned team national championships. In the 2009-2010 academic year, ACC members won a total of six national championships including men's soccer (Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
), women's soccer (North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State...
), men's basketball (Duke
Duke Blue Devils
Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry...
), men's ice hockey (Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
), men's lacrosse (Duke), and women's lacrosse (Maryland).
Listed below are all championship teams of NCAA sponsored events, as well as the titles won in football, which is not an official NCAA-sanctioned championship. Up to 1982, teams representing member schools also claimed five Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships.
Totals by school
The following table ranks the current ACC schools by the number of NCAA recognized national championships each school has won as an ACC member. This does not include Division I-A/FBS football championships, or Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships.| Institution | Nickname | Location | Founded | Joined Conference | Varsity Sports | NCAA Championships (As of June 1, 2011) |
Pre-ACC Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
Eagles Boston College Eagles The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. The women's crew team competes in the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing... |
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Chestnut Hill is a wealthy New England village located six miles west of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Like all Massachusetts villages, Chestnut Hill is not an incorporated municipal entity, but unlike most of them, it encompasses parts of three separate municipalities, each of... |
1863 | 2005 | 31 | 4 | 2 |
| Tigers Clemson Tigers The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.... |
Clemson, South Carolina Clemson, South Carolina Clemson is a college town located in Pickens County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 11,939 at the 2000 census and center of an urban cluster with a total population of 42,199... |
1889 | 1953 | 19 | 3 | 0 | |
| Blue Devils Duke Blue Devils Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry... |
Durham, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
1838 | 1953 | 20 | 12 | 0 | |
| Seminoles Florida State Seminoles The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a... |
Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by... |
1851 | 1991 | 17 | 6 | 4 | |
| Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that... |
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
1885 | 1978 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| Terrapins Maryland Terrapins The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 27 men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition... |
College Park, Maryland College Park, Maryland College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S... |
1856 | 1953 | 27 | 24 | 0 | |
| Hurricanes Miami Hurricanes The Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports... |
Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Downtown Miami, in the United States. The city is home to the University of Miami.... |
1925 | 2004 | 17 | 5 | 5 | |
| Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State... |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
1789 | 1953 | 28 | 37 | 0 | |
| Wolfpack NC State Wolfpack The athletic teams of the North Carolina State University, known as the Wolfpack, compete in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports. NC State is a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and has won eight national championships: two NCAA championships, two AIAW championships, and four titles... |
Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
1887 | 1953 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cavaliers Virginia Cavaliers The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for... |
1819 | 1953 | 25 | 18 | 1 | |
| Hokies Virginia Tech Hokies The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams officially representing Virginia Tech in college sports. The Hokies participate in the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference in 19 varsity sports. Virginia Tech's men's sports are football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, soccer,... |
Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which... |
1872 | 2004 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Demon Deacons Wake Forest Demon Deacons Originally, Wake Forest's athletic teams were known as the Fighting Baptists, due to its association with the Baptist Convention... |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to... |
1834 | 1953 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
Women's cross country (4)
| Year | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NC State | AIAW Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships. It evolved out of the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women . The association was one of the biggest... |
| 1980 | NC State | AIAW Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships. It evolved out of the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women . The association was one of the biggest... |
| 1981 | Virginia | |
| 1982 | Virginia |
Field hockey (16)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Maryland |
| 1989 | North Carolina |
| 1993 | Maryland |
| 1995 | North Carolina |
| 1996 | North Carolina |
| 1997 | North Carolina |
| 1999 | Maryland |
| 2002 | Wake Forest |
| 2003 | Wake Forest |
| 2004 | Wake Forest |
| 2005 | Maryland |
| 2006 | Maryland |
| 2007 | North Carolina |
| 2008 | Maryland |
| 2009 | North Carolina |
| 2010 | Maryland |
Football (5)
The NCAA does not name an official champion for Division I-A/FBS football. The following table lists national titles that are reported by the NCAA's web page.| Year | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Maryland | AP, Coaches, UPI |
| 1981 | Clemson 1981 Clemson Tigers football team The 1981 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by head coach Danny Ford and played their home games in Memorial Stadium... |
AP, Coaches, UPI |
| 1990 | Georgia Tech 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Yellow Jackets participated in the... |
Coaches |
| 1993 | Florida State 1993 Florida State Seminoles football team The 1993 Florida State Seminoles football team was the national champion of the 1993 college football season. The team finished with a 12-1 record.-Regular season:... |
AP, Coaches |
| 1999 | Florida State 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team The 1999 Florida State Seminoles football team was the national champion of the 1999 college football season. The team finished with a perfect 12-0 record, and was the first in NCAA history to go "wire-to-wire," being ranked continuously as the nation's #1 team from the preseason through the bowl... |
AP, BCS, Coaches |
- Prior to joining the ACC in 1978, Georgia TechGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets footballThe Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
was named national champion in 1917, 1928, 1952 by the Helms Athletic Foundation. - Prior to joining the ACC in 2005, Boston CollegeBoston College Eagles footballThe Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division...
claims a national championship in 1940. - Prior to joining the ACC in 1953, MarylandMaryland Terrapins footballThe Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
claims a national championship in 1951. - Prior to joining the ACC in 2004, MiamiMiami HurricanesThe Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports...
was named national champion in 1983 (AP & UPI), 1987 (AP & UPI), 1989 (AP & Coaches), 1991 (AP), and 2001 (AP, Coaches, BCS). - Prior to joining the ACC in 2013, Syracuse was named national champion in 1959 (AP, Coaches' Poll, UPI & the Helms Athletic Foundation)
- Prior to joining the ACC in 2013, Pittsburgh claims the national championship 9 times (1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, and 1976) and has been named national champion by a "major selector" (as determined by the Official NCAA Records Book) 12 times .
Men's soccer (14)
| Year | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Maryland | Shared with Michigan State Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic team that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 25 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white... ; championship match was tied after two overtime periods. |
| 1984 | Clemson | |
| 1987 | Duke | |
| 1988 | Clemson | |
| 1989 | Virginia | Shared with Santa Clara Santa Clara Broncos The Broncos are various sports teams of Santa Clara University. The athletic program currently has 19 varsity sports, 9 men's sports and 10 women's. Additionally there are 18 club sports teams that compete intercollegiately. The school colors are red and white... ; championship match was stopped after two overtime periods due to weather. |
| 1991 | Virginia | |
| 1992 | Virginia | |
| 1993 | Virginia | |
| 1994 | Virginia | |
| 2001 | North Carolina | |
| 2005 | Maryland | |
| 2007 | Wake Forest | |
| 2008 | Maryland | |
| 2009 | Virginia |
Women's soccer (21)
| Year | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | North Carolina | AIAW Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships. It evolved out of the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women . The association was one of the biggest... |
| 1982 | North Carolina | |
| 1983 | North Carolina | |
| 1984 | North Carolina | |
| 1986 | North Carolina | |
| 1987 | North Carolina | |
| 1988 | North Carolina | |
| 1989 | North Carolina | |
| 1990 | North Carolina | |
| 1991 | North Carolina | |
| 1992 | North Carolina | |
| 1993 | North Carolina | |
| 1994 | North Carolina | |
| 1996 | North Carolina | |
| 1997 | North Carolina | |
| 1999 | North Carolina | |
| 2000 | North Carolina | |
| 2003 | North Carolina | |
| 2006 | North Carolina | |
| 2008 | North Carolina | |
| 2009 | North Carolina |
Men's basketball (12 official, 1 more claimed)
| Year | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | North Carolina | Awarded by the Helms Athletic Foundation |
| 1957 | North Carolina | |
| 1974 | North Carolina State | |
| 1982 | North Carolina | |
| 1983 | North Carolina State | |
| 1991 | Duke | |
| 1992 | Duke | |
| 1993 | North Carolina | |
| 2001 | Duke | |
| 2002 | Maryland | |
| 2005 | North Carolina | |
| 2009 | North Carolina | |
| 2010 | Duke |
- Prior to 1939 the NCAA did not sanction a post-season tournamentNCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThe NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
to determine a national champion. Some schools claim basketball national championships based on polls from this era.
Women's basketball (2)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1994 | North Carolina |
| 2006 | Maryland |
Men's ice hockey (2)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Boston College |
| 2010 | Boston College |
- The ACC does not sanction men's ice hockey. Boston College competes as a member of Hockey EastHockey EastHockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
. The Eagles also won national championships in 1949 and 2000 prior to their joining the ACC in 2005.
Women's indoor track & field (1)
| Year | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Virginia | AIAW Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships. It evolved out of the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women . The association was one of the biggest... |
Baseball (1)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Wake Forest |
- Prior to joining the ACC in 2004, Miami won national championships in baseball in 1982, 1985, 1999, and 2001.
Men's golf (4)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Wake Forest |
| 1975 | Wake Forest |
| 1986 | Wake Forest |
| 2003 | Clemson |
Women's golf (5)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Duke |
| 2002 | Duke |
| 2005 | Duke |
| 2006 | Duke |
| 2007 | Duke |
- Prior to joining the ACC in 2004, Miami won the DGWS championship in 1970, AIWA championships in 1972, 1977, and 1978, and an NCAA national championship in 1984.
- Prior to joining the ACC in 1991, Florida State won the AIWA championship in 1981.
Men's lacrosse (17)
| Year | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Maryland | Wingate Memorial Trophy Wingate Memorial Trophy The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971.... |
| 1956 | Maryland | Wingate Memorial Trophy Wingate Memorial Trophy The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971.... |
| 1959 | Maryland | Wingate Memorial Trophy Wingate Memorial Trophy The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971.... |
| 1967 | Maryland | Wingate Memorial Trophy Wingate Memorial Trophy The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971.... |
| 1970 | Maryland | Wingate Memorial Trophy Wingate Memorial Trophy The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971.... |
| 1972 | Virginia | |
| 1973 | Maryland | |
| 1975 | Maryland | |
| 1981 | North Carolina | |
| 1982 | North Carolina | |
| 1986 | North Carolina | |
| 1991 | North Carolina | |
| 1999 | Virginia | |
| 2003 | Virginia | |
| 2006 | Virginia | |
| 2010 | Duke | |
| 2011 | Virginia |
- Note: the NCAA began sanctioning men's lacrosse in 1971. Prior championships were awarded by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationUnited States Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationThe United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is an association of institutions with varsity college lacrosse programs in all three NCAA divisions, founded in 1885.-Awards:...
. - Prior to joining the ACC in 1953, Maryland won non-NCAA national championshipsWingate Memorial TrophyThe Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971....
in 1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, and 1940. - Prior to joining the ACC in 1953, Virginia won a non-NCAA national championshipWingate Memorial TrophyThe Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971....
in 1952.
Women's lacrosse (14)
| Year | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Maryland | AIAW Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships. It evolved out of the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women . The association was one of the biggest... |
| 1986 | Maryland | |
| 1991 | Virginia | |
| 1992 | Maryland | |
| 1993 | Virginia | |
| 1995 | Maryland | |
| 1996 | Maryland | |
| 1997 | Maryland | |
| 1998 | Maryland | |
| 1999 | Maryland | |
| 2000 | Maryland | |
| 2001 | Maryland | |
| 2004 | Virginia | |
| 2010 | Maryland |
Men's outdoor track & field (2)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Florida State |
| 2008 | Florida State |
- Florida State's 2007 national championship was vacated by the NCAA's Committee on Infractions.
Women's rowing (1)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Virginia |
Women's tennis (2)
| Year | School |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Georgia Tech |
| 2009 | Duke |