The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the United States, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The ACCs fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)s Division I, and ACC football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-seven sports with many of its member institutions held in high regard nationally. The current members of the conference are:

• Boston College
• Clemson University
• Duke University
• Florida State University
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• University of Louisville
• University of Miami
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• North Carolina State University
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Pittsburgh
• Syracuse University
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
• University of Virginia
• Wake Forest University

Seven ACC institutions are members of the prestigious Association of American Universities: Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, and Virginia. Syracuse was a member until 2011.