Atlantic Coast Conference/NCAA LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL The Atlantic Coast Conference Tradition of Excellence The Wolfpack walked away with Consistency. It is the mark of true the coveted crown in 1974 and 1983, excellence in any endeavor. while the Orange claimed their national However, in today’s intercollegiate championship in 2003. athletics, competition has become so The ACC has posted 10 or more balanced and so competitive that it is NCAA Tournament wins 15 times overall Atlantic Coast Conference virtually impossible to maintain a high and with its record-setting 19-7 mark in 512 Weybridge Lane level of consistency. the 2016 NCAA Tournament, the ACC Greensboro, NC 27407 Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has extended its non-losing streak in NCAA www.theacc.com defied the odds. Now in its 64th year of Tournament play to 29 years in a row. competition, the ACC has long enjoyed The Big Ten is second with a streak of Switchboard (336) 854-8787 the reputation as one of the strongest and John Swofford 10 straight non-losing seasons, while the Fax (336) 854-8797 most competitive intercollegiate confer- SEC is third at seven. ences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, A year ago, ACC teams combined to win an won 77 national team titles over the last 19 years the numbers support it. NCAA-record 19 NCAA Tournament games, eclipsing and has won two or more NCAA titles in 33 of the Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schools the previous mark of 18 set by the Big East in 1985. past 35 years. have captured 146 national championships, includ- Over the past two years, ACC teams have Academically, the member institutions of the ing 74 in women’s competition and 72 in men’s. In combined to win an NCAA-record 36 Tournament Atlantic Coast Conference again led the way among addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC games, bettering the previous mark of 28 set by the Autonomy 5 conferences in the “Best Colleges” rank- student-athletes 163 times in men’s competition and Big East in 2008-09 and the Big Ten in 1999-2000. ings released by US News & World Report. 129 times in women’s action. In 2016-17, the ACC will feature four of the six ACC History If success is best measured in terms of wins and active Division I coaches that are in the Naismith The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May losses, then the ACC is unrivaled in NCAA basket- Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - Duke’s Mike 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., ball annals. Seven of the last 16 NCAA Basketball Krzyzewski, Louisville’s Rick Pitino, North Carolina’s with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, Championships have been won by teams currently Roy Williams and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim. North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina competing in the ACC. The ACC’s current membership further enhances and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws. No conference has compiled a better NCAA the league’s reputation in college basketball. The 15 The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Tournament record than the ACC. Since the inaugural schools that comprise the ACC in 2015-16 have Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, tournament in 1939, league teams have posted an made 62 trips to the Final Four and have won 16 during the Southern Conference’s annual spring meet- NCAA Tournament-best mark of 412-210 NCAA Championships, including seven ing. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in ACC for a sterling .662 winning percentage of the last 16. Current league members Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the against the nation’s toughest competition. Membership have won 23,375 games and have had name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. The 15 teams currently in the ACC Boston College 749 NBA draft picks, including 240 first- On December 4, 1953, conference officials met have combined for 601 NCAA Tourna- Clemson round selections. again at Sedgefield and officially admitted Virginia as ment victories - 178 more than the next Duke Fourteen of the 15 league mem- the league’s eighth member. The first withdrawal of a nearest conference. bers have 1,000 or more all-time wins, school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when Since 1985, the ACC has produced Florida State including eight schools with 1,500 or South Carolina tendered its resignation. The ACC 26 Final Four teams, four more than any Georgia Tech more victories. operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, other conference. The ACC has had at Louisville Championships in 27 Sports when Georgia Tech was admitted. The Atlanta school least one Final Four team in 21 of the Miami The ACC will conduct championship had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in last 28 years. competition in 27 sports during the 2016- January of 1964. The ACC expanded to nine members Since the NCAA Tournament ex- North Carolina 17 academic year - 14 for women and 13 on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State. panded to 64 teams in 1985, ACC teams NC State for men. The first ACC championship was The conference expanded to 11 members on have compiled a 313-157 (.666) record, Notre Dame held in swimming on February 25, 1954. July 1, 2004, with the addition of Miami and Virginia including 85 Sweet 16 appearances and Pittsburgh The 13 sports for men include football, Tech. On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted 46 Regional Final berths - all NCAA Tour- cross country, soccer, basketball, fencing, an invitation to become the league’s 12th member nament bests. Since 1985, over half of Syracuse swimming and diving, indoor and outdoor starting July 1, 2005. the league teams (85-of-166) receiving Virginia track & field, wrestling, baseball, tennis, The ACC added its 13th and 14th members NCAA berths have won at least two NCAA Virginia Tech golf and lacrosse. on Sept. 18, 2011, when Pittsburgh and Syracuse Tournament games. Wake Forest Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 accepted invitations to join the conference. The two Teams currently in the ACC have with the first championship meet held in schools officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013. Notre combined to win 16 NCAA Championships. Duke tennis at Wake Forest University. Dame also officially joined the ACC on July 1, 2013, and North Carolina lead all league schools with five Championships for women are currently con- after announcing on Sept. 12, 2012 its intention to NCAA titles each. Louisville is next with three titles, ducted in cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, enter the league for competition in all sports but NC State with two and Syracuse one. fencing, swimming and diving, indoor and outdoor track football, bringing the membership of the conference The Blue Devils claimed their fifth title in 2015, & field, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing, with to 15. The Fighting Irish will play five games with ACC following earlier championships in 2010, 2001, 1992 volleyball deciding its champion by regular-season play. schools each year. and 1991. The Tar Heels won NCAA titles in 1957, Five National Titles in 2015-16 On July 1, 2014, Louisville entered the ACC on 1982, 1993, 2005 and 2009, while the Cardinals’ The 2015-16 academic year saw five ACC teams the same day Maryland withdrew, keeping the confer- three titles came in 2013, 1986 and 1980. capture NCAA national team titles. In all, the ACC has ence’s membership at 15 institutions. 112 University of Louisville | gocards.com LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL The Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Staff 2015-16 ACC Final Standings ACC Sponsored Sports Commissioner John D. Swofford School AAC All Tourn. Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Cecilia DiAmico North Carolina 14-4 33-7 NCAA Men's Sports (13) Women's Sports (14) Sr. Assoc. Commissioner/Chief of External Affairs Amy Yakola Virginia 13-5 29-8 NCAA Baseball Basketball Miami 13-5 27-8 NCAA Sr. Assoc. Commissioner/Chief of Internal Affairs Brad Hostetter Basketball Cross Country Louisville 12-6 23-8 Cross Country Fencing Sr. Assoc. Commissioner/Chief Financial Officer Jeff Elliott Notre Dame 11-7 24-12 NCAA Fencing Field Hockey Sr. Assoc. Commissioner/Football Michael Strickland Duke 11-7 25-11 NCAA Football Golf Sr. Assoc. Commissioner/Men's Basketball Paul Brazeau Virginia Tech 10-8 20-15 NIT Golf Lacrosse Clemson 10-8 17-14 Sr. Assoc Commissioner/Women’s Basketball Nora Lynn Finch Lacrosse Rowing Pittsburgh 9-9 21-12 NCAA Sr. Assoc. Commissioner/Championships &SWA Kris W. Pierce Soccer Soccer Syracuse 9-9 23-14 NCAA Sr. Assoc. Commissioner/Brand Marketing Tim Lynde Georgia Tech 8-10 21-15 NIT Swimming & Diving Softball Assoc. Commissioner/Compliance & Governance Matt Burgermeister Florida State 8-10 20-14 NIT Tennis Swimming & Diving Assoc. Commissioner/Football Communications Mike Finn NC State 5-13 16-17 Indoor Track & Field Tennis Outdoor Track & Field Indoor Track & Field Assoc. Commissioner/Advanced Media W. Scott Burney Wake Forest 2-16 11-20 Boston College 0-18 7-25 Wrestling Outdoor Track & Field Assoc. Commissioner/Men’s Basketball Comm. Brian Morrison Volleyball Assoc. Commissioner/Football, Multimedia & Legal Affairs Ben Tario Note: North Carolina won the 2016 ACC Tour- nament, beating Virginia 61-57 in the title game. Asst. Commissioner/Men’s Basketball Lee Butler Conference Shifting for the Cards — The Asst. Commissioner/Championships Brandon Neff University of Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Con- Coordinator of Women’s Basketbal Officials Charlene Curtis ference on July 1, 2014, its third different conference in three years.