2002 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2006-07 MARYLAND 2004 ACC CHAMPIONS MEN’S BASKETBALL 27 SPORTS ABOUT THE ACC THE TRADITION Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. Atlantic Coast Conference However, in today’s intercollegiate athletics, competition has 4512 Weybridge Lane become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible Greensboro, NC 27407 to maintain a high level of consistency. Phone 336-851-6062 ACC Media Relations Staff Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now in Media Relations Fax 336-854-8797 Brian Morrison Assistant Commissioner its 53rd year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputa- 336-547-6261 Jason Leturmy Associate Director tion as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate Administrative Fax 336-316-6097 Lindsey Rogers Associate Director conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the E-Mail [email protected] Kristie Le Assistant Director John Swofford, numbers support it. Web Address theacc.com Barb Dery Administrative Assistant ACC Commissioner Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 100 national champion-ships, including 52 in women’s competition and and 48 in men’s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 2005-06 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Field Hockey . .Maryland Men’s Soccer . Maryland 130 times in men’s competition and 71 in women’s action. Women’s Basketball . .Maryland Men’s Lacrosse . Virginia If success is best measured in terms of wins and losses, then the ACC is unrivaled in Women’s Golf . .Duke Men’s Track & Field . Florida State NCAA annals. With North Carolina’s victory over Illinois in the 2005 NCAA title game, ACC teams have captured 10 NCAA basketball championships, including six over the last 16 years. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS No conference has posted a better NCAA Tournament record than the ACC since the The conference will conduct championship competition in 25 sports during the 2006-07 NCAA’s inaugural tournament in 1939. With an impressive 58-26 (.690) mark over the past six academic year - 12 for men and 13 for women. years, the 12 current conference members have posted an NCAA Tournament-best mark of The first ACC championship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954. The conference 357-196 for a sterling .646 winning percentage against the nation’s toughest competition. did not conduct championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis during the first year. In the 22 years of the current 64-team field, the ACC has produced 21 Final Four teams, The 12 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor an average of one per year and six more than any other conference. and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Fencing, which was started Since 1985, when the NCAA Tournament was expanded to 64 teams, ACC teams have in 1971, was discontinued in 1981. been even more impressive compiling a 221-105 (.678) NCAA record, including 61 “Sweet Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with the first championship meet being held in 16” appearances and 21 Final Four berths - all NCAA Tournament bests. Since 1985, 61 tennis at Wake Forest University. of the 109 ACC teams receiving NCAA berths have won at least two NCAA Tournament Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, volleyball, field games. hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, Following their title run in 2005, North Carolina’s Tar Heels lead all ACC schools with softball and rowing. four NCAA basketball championships to their credit. Duke has claimed three national titles, NC State two and Maryland one. The Tar Heels have captured NCAA titles in 1957, 1982, A HISTORY 1993 and 2005 while the Blue Devils won their third title in 2001, following back-to-back The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near championships in 1991 and 1992. The Wolfpack walked away with the coveted crown in Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members, Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, 1974 and 1983 while the Terps claimed the 2002 national title. NC State, South Carolina and Wake Forest, drawing up the conference by-laws. The ACC has 10 or more NCAA Tournament wins in four of the last six years and 13 The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morn- times overall and the league has not posted a losing record in NCAA Tournament play since ing of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference’s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1987. The conference’s 18-year non-losing streak in NCAA Tournament is tops among all 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and conferences. the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. In four of the past six years, the ACC has posted a winning record in games versus Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the region’s ranked non-conference foes and since 1990, the ACC - with a 201-195 record - is the only newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, conference with a winning record against ranked non-conference foes. Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Since 1981, the ACC has produced 35 consensus All-Americans - 15 more than any other Southern Seven and the Shoreline. conference. Since 1981, the ACC has accounted for 26 percent of the nation’s consensus Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic All-Americans (35-of-135). Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with The stature of ACC basketball is no where more clearly defined than by its regional and each member institution assessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses. national television exposure as 166 televised games involving ACC teams headlined the On December 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedgefield and officially admit- league’s 2005-06 schedule, including a record-setting 265 appearances. In addition, ACC ted the University of Virginia as the league’s eighth member. The first and only, withdrawal teams made 147 appearances on national television networks this past season. of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina An ACC record 10 teams took part in post-season play in 2005-06, including four NCAA tendered its resignation. Tournament teams. Duke’s Blue Devils captured their seventh ACC title in the last eight The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute years, and 16th overall, with a 78-76 victory over Boston College in the finals of the 53rd of Technology was admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern ACC Tournament. The ACC also set a single-season attendance record drawing 2.1 million Conference in January of 1964. fans over 191 home games. The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University. 2005-06 IN REVIEW The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the The 2005-06 academic year concluded with the league pocketing an all-time high six University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On October 17, national team titles and 15 individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 57 national 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league’s 12th member on July team titles over the last 16 years. The ACC has won two or more NCAA titles in 24 of the 1, 2005. past 26 years. 84 • The ACC 2006-07 MARYLAND MEN’S BASKETBALL 1 TEAM 2007 ACC TOURNAMENT Seed #1 54TH ANNUAL ACC TOURNAMENT Seed #8 March 9, Noon MARCH 8-11, 2007 ST. PETE TIMES FORUM March 8, Noon Winner 8/9 TAMPA, FLA. March 10, 1:30 p.m. Seed #9 Seed #4 Seed #5 March 9, 2 p.m. March 8, 2 p.m. Winner 5/12 CHAMPIONSHIP Seed #12 Seed #2 March 11, 1:00 p.m. Seed #7 March 9, 7 p.m. March 8, 7 p.m. Winner 7/10 Seed #10 Seed #3 March 10, 3:30 p.m. Seed #6 March 9, 9 p.m. March 8, 9 p.m. Winner 6/11 Seed #11 2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, MARCH 16 FRIDAY AND SUNDAY, MARCH 23 AND 18, 2006 AND 25, 2007 TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2007 United Center University of Dayton Arena EAST REGIONAL Chicago, Illinois Continental Airlines Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: Big Ten Conference East Rutherford, New Jersey Host: University of Dayton Host: Rutgers University Nationwide Arena FIRST/SECOND Columbus, Ohio MIDWEST REGIONAL Host: The Ohio State University Edward Jones Dome ROUNDS St. Louis, Missouri THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, New Orleans Arena Host: Missouri Valley Conference MARCH 15 AND 17, 2007 New Orleans, Louisiana HSBC Arena Host: Tulane University Buffalo, New York FINAL FOUR Hosts: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Spokane Memorial Arena SATURDAY AND MONDAY, Canisius College and Niagara University Spokane, Washington MARCH 31 AND APRIL 1, 2007 Georgia Dome Host: Washington State University Rupp Arena Atlanta, Georgia Lexington, Kentucky Host: Georgia Tech Host: University of Kentucky REGIONALS THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, ARCO Arena MARCH 22 AND 24, 2007 Sacramento, California SOUTH REGIONAL Host: University of the Pacific Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Host: University of Texas-San Antonio Winston-Salem, North Carolina Host: Wake Forest University WEST REGIONAL HP Pavilion San Jose, California Host: San Jose State University ACC • 85 The 2002 NCAA CHAMPIONS 2006-07 MARYLAND 2004 ACC CHAMPIONS MEN’S BASKETBALL 27 SPORTS 2006-07 ACC STANDINGS ACC Games Overall Team W L Pct.