Which teams are in the ACC? Full list of conference teams with additions of Stanford, Cal, SMU
A new era of ACC football beckons this fall, with the somewhat controversial additions of Stanford, California and SMU extending the league's membership from coast to coast.
This offseason has been a tumultuous one off the field for the ACC, as Clemson and Florida State are currently embroiled in lawsuits regarding the league's grant of rights agreement attached to its media rights contract with ESPN. It all suggests they want out of the conference sooner rather than later.
That promises to be a focal point of the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff, which is the ACC's version of media days beginning Monday in Charlotte. But it's also going to be the first official public appearance for Stanford, Cal and SMU as ACC schools. Stanford and Cal arrive from the ashes of the Pac-12, while SMU spent tens of millions of dollars to facilitate its move away from the American Athletic Conference. So the ACC will have 17 teams competing for its football title this season (and 18 in every other ACC sport Notre Dame competes in).
It means this week's ACC Football Kickoff will take place over four days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). SMU coach Rhett Lashlee and Mustangs players will speak to reporters on Tuesday, while Stanford and Cal are scheduled to be available to the media on Wednesday.
Here's the full list of teams in the ACC this year and what you should know about this week's schedule at the ACC Football Kickoff:
Which teams are in the ACC in 2024?
Schools listed in alphabetical order
Here's the full list of ACC teams for the 2024 football season:
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
NC State
North Carolina
Pitt
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
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How many teams are in the ACC?
With the additions of SMU, Stanford and California, the ACC now features 17 teams in football. (Notre Dame competes in the ACC in every sport but ice hockey and football, in which it competes out of the Big Ten and as an independent, respectively). Stanford and Cal technically can't officially join the ACC until Aug. 2 due to the Pac-12's previous operating calendar, but they are being allowed to participate in the ACC Kickoff event.
The ACC previously had 14 members dating back to when it added Pittsburgh and Syracuse from the Big East ahead of the 2013-14 season. Though it lost Maryland to the Big Ten in 2014, the ACC added Louisville the same year to remain at 14 members.
The ACC expanded to 12 members in 2004 and 2005 when it added Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech. Prior to that, Florida State was the league's last addition in 1992.
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ACC Football Media Days Schedule 2024
Here's the full schedule for the ACC Football Kickoff event:
Monday, July 22
News conferences with players and coaches will take place between Noon and 5 p.m. ET.Schools listed in alphabetical order.
Florida State (Coach Mike Norvell, DT Joshua Farmer, DE Patrick Payton and OL Darius Washington)
Georgia Tech (Coach Brent Key, DL Zeek Biggers, RB Jamal Haynes, QB Haynes King)
SMU (Coach Rhett Lashlee, QB Kevin Jennings, TE RJ Maryland, DE Elijah Roberts, QB Preston Stone)
Commissioner's Forum with Jim Phillips, 1 p.m. ET
Tuesday, July 23
News conferences with players and coaches will take place between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET.Schools listed in alphabetical order.
Cal (Coach Justin Wilcox, QB Fernando Mendoza, RB Jaydn Ott, QB Chandler Rogers, DB Craig Woodson)
Pitt (Coach Pat Narduzzi, TE Gavin Bartholomew, DB Donovan McMillon, QB Nate Yarnell)
Stanford (Coach Troy Taylor, WR Elic Ayomanor, QB Ashton Daniels, LB Tristan Sinclair)
Virginia (Coach Tony Eliott, DE Chico Bennett Jr., LB Kam Butler, QB Tony Muskett)
Virginia Tech (Coach Brent Pry, QB Kyron Drones, DL Antwaun Powell-Ryland, CB Dorian Strong)
Wednesday, July 24
News conferences with players and coaches will take place between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET.Schools listed in alphabetical order.
Boston College (Coach Bill O'Brien, QB Thomas Castellanos, DE Donovan Ezeiruaku, OL Drew Kendall)
Duke (Coach Manny Diaz, QB Grayson Loftis, WR Jordan Moore, QB Maalik Murphy, OL Justin Pickett, DB Jaylen Stinson)
Louisville (Coach Jeff Brohm, DL Ashton Gillotte, DB Quincy Riley, QB Tyler Shough)
Miami (Coach Mario Cristobal, LB Francisco Mauigoa, OL Jalen Rivers, QB Cam Ward)
Wake Forest (Coach Dave Clawson, DL Jasheen Davis, OL DeVonte Gordon, WR Taylor Morin)
Thursday, July 25
News conferences with players and coaches will take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET.Schools listed in alphabetical order.
Clemson (Coach Dabo Swinney, LB Barrett Carter, QB Cade Klubnik, RB Phil Mafah, DB R.J. Mickens)
North Carolina (Coach Mack Brown, LB Power Echols, RB Omarion Hampton, QB Conner Harrell, QB Max Johnson, LB Kaimon Rucker)
NC State (Coach Dave Doeren, QB Grayson McCall, DE Davin Vann, RB Jordan Waters)
Syracuse (Coach Fran Brown, RB LeQuint Allen, DB Justin Barron, DL Fadil Diggs, QB Kyle McCord)
How to watch ACC Football Kickoff 2024
All press conferences with coaches, players and ACC commissioner Jim Phillips will be broadcast on the ACC Network and/or streamed on ACC Network Xtra.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: ACC teams in 2024: Full list of conference teams for college football season