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2005 NCAA conference realignment

Led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, the football schools that would be left behind under this initial plan — UConn, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia — filed two lawsuits, one against the ACC, and the other against Miami and BC, accusing them of improper disclosure of confidential information and of conspiring to weaken the Big East.

2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football season

As a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) conference, the ACC's constituent members competed within the framework of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

2011 ACC Under-19 Elite Cup

The ACC Under-19 Elite Cup 2011 was a cricket tournament organised by the ACC for Under-19 teams from its member nations held in Bangkok, Thailand on 1-10 Feb 2011.

2011–12 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

However, their ACC winning streak was snapped by Florida State when Michael Snaer hit a buzzer beating three pointer to stun the Duke home crowd.

2012–13 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

Michael Snaer has been honored with ACC Player of the Week recognition.

2012–13 NCAA football bowl games

Georgia Tech applied for a waiver, distinct from the bowl-eligibility contingency plan, stating that they were forced to play the ACC Championship Game because higher finishing Miami self-imposed a postseason ban in a bid to lessen possible NCAA sanctions resulting from their school's 2011 athletics scandal.

A March to Madness

It was written about the 1996-97 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball season, chronicling each ACC school's team's season, from the first practice, to the Big Dance.

Acura RL

For 2006, the Acura RL was also offered in a second trim level, the optional 'Technology Package' which included three new features: adaptive cruise control (ACC), Collision Mitigation Braking System, and Michelin PAX System run-flat tires on unique PAX 235 mm x 460 mm A ("A" for asymmetric) aluminum alloy wheels with unique 245-680R460A Michelin Pilot HX MXM 4 all-season Grand Touring type radials designed for the Michelin PAX System.

Al Groh

During Groh's second year as head coach, Virginia amassed a 9–5 record with a schedule ranked the 11th toughest in the nation by Jeff Sagarin of USA Today, and Groh was voted the ACC Coach of the Year.

Alpine Club of Canada

The club's activism concerning the construction of dams put the ACC at the forefront of conservation groups, which helped it to create the National Parks of Canada in 1923.

Amal Peiris

Peiris made his cricketing debut in 2000, playing six matches in the ACC Under-15s Trophy, alongside such names as Upul Tharanga and Farveez Maharoof.

American College of Cardiology

As early as the 1980s, the ACC partnered with the American Heart Association (AHA) to develop the first clinical practice guidelines for cardiovascular practice.

American Country Countdown

In 1974 when the show was up and running, Bustany tapped Bob Kingsley, who had been program director at country station KLAC-Los Angeles, to be ACC's producer.

Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church

The ACC has accepted major modifications in sacramental theology and principles of church government from the Church of Sweden (Lutheran), the Oxford Movement of the Anglican Communion, and the documents and teachings of the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church which includes the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994).

Apostolic Christian Church

The Apostolic Christian Church (ACC) is a religious body in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Japan that originates from the Anabaptist movement.

Arabian Cement Co.

These included an expansion of ACC's cement plants in Libda and Zliten, valued at $242 million and $169 million respectively.

Army Cadet College

The Kitchner College became the ACC in 1960, and in 1964 it relocated to Ghorpuri, near Pune, to take over the campus of the erstwhile OTI (merged into OTA Madras).

Australian Christian Churches

There has been significant attention drawn to the denomination's relationship to the Family First Party, particularly in light of the party's founder, Andrew Evans, being a former superintendent of the movement, and its one-time leader, Andrea Mason, attending an ACC church.

Australian Crime Commission

Consequently, the amalgamation of the former National Crime Authority (NCA), the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence (ABCI) and the Office of Strategic Crime Assessment (OSCA) took place and the ACC was formed.

Basketbowl

It was announced on April 15, 2008 that Ford Field would host "BasketBowl II" between the Spartans and North Carolina as part of the ACC–Big Ten Challenge on December 3 of that year.

Byrd Stadium

In November 2001, as the football team once again became an ACC-title contender, temporary bleachers were brought in for an additional 3,000 seats.

Chad Holbrook

Holbrook attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill from 1990 to 1993, receiving second-team All-ACC honors as a senior.

Charlie Taaffe

Shaun Hill flourished at quarterback and was a second team All-ACC selection.

Chris Carrawell

Along with teammate Nate James, he is one of only two players in ACC history to play on teams that won four straight ACC regular-season championships.

Colt Defense

Colt was the original producer of the M16 rifle, rights to which it purchased from designer ArmaLite, and today offers a complete “Family of Weapons” based around the derivative M4 Carbine, which includes a heavy barreled rifle (HBAR®), a carbine with sliding stock (M4 & ACC-M), a personal defense weapon with folding-collapsible buttstock (SCW), a piston carbine (APC), a Commando® M4 with a 10.5 in.

D'Brickashaw Ferguson

He was placed on the all-Atlantic Coast Conference first team two years in a row, and he became Virginia's first All-ACC offensive tackle since 1998.

Dane County Regional Airport

Conveyed to local civil authorities, the Madison Municipal Airport became the home of the Wisconsin Air National Guard and its present day 115th Fighter Wing (115 FW), an Air National Guard fighter wing operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC) and which still operates from the base, flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Dick Edell

He was also the second-winningest active head coach by wins, behind Jack Emmer of Army with 289, and the winningest all-time ACC coach, with 171 wins, ahead of Jim Adams of Virginia with 137.

Dré Bly

Bly set the ACC record for career interceptions (20), which was later broken by Alphonso Smith of Wake Forest (21).

EJ Manuel

Manuel led the Seminoles to numerous wins over ACC rivals, an ACC Championship, and an Orange Bowl win against Northern Illinois for a 12-2 finish to his senior season.

Elmar Bolowich

The 1987 edition of the Tar Heels won their first ACC tournament championship and advanced to their first Final Four (1987 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship where North Carolina lost to Clemson University in the semi-final round.

ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime

Since debuting in 1984, it has broadcast games from numerous conferences including the SEC, ACC, Big Ten and the Big East.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball

In 1996, the team finished first in the ACC's regular season and returned to the tournament behind future NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury.

Jay Heaps

He was named first team All-ACC all four of his years, was a three-time finalist for the Hermann Award, and as a senior was awarded the Hermann Trophy by the Missouri Athletic Club, marking him as the nation's top college player.

John Forslund

Nationally, Forslund has served as a play-by-play announcer for the ESPN National Hockey Night, NHL on Versus, and has called ACC and SEC basketball for Fox Sports Net.

John Swofford

During his tenure he has doubled the ACC's annual revenue, served as Chairman of the Bowl Championship Series in college football in 2000 and 2001, and expanded the ACC to include Boston College, Virginia Tech, the University of Miami, the University of Pittsburgh, Syracuse University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Louisville by 2014.

Joseph M. Pettit

Pettit also oversaw Georgia Tech's application and admittance into the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), an athletic league founded in 1953 which included seven charter members.

Lacy Janson

Janson repeated the ACC double in 2003 and took her first major college title at the NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship.

Lisa Cole

2005-2006 Florida State University, Women's Soccer Assistant Coach, under Head Coach Mark Krikorian 2005 - NCAA FINAL FOUR - ACC Playoffs

Little Things Mean a Lot

Otto Leisner wrote lyrics for a Danish rendering entitled "Småting kan sige alt" recorded by Raquel Rastenni, acc.

Mike Balson

On the men's side, he oversaw the NCAA quarterfinals from 2000 to 2003 while officiating the ACC men's finals.

Neneh Dabo

She is the Director of Corruption Prevention and Community Relations of the Sierra Leone Anti-corruption Commission (ACC).

North Canton, Ohio

Dickie Hemric, held the ACC record for points in NCAA basketball for 51 years and still leads in most rebounds for the conference at Wake Forest.

Oman national cricket team

In January 2009, Oman participated in the ACC Cup, Challenge tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Preston Parker

Rivals.com and Phil Steele awarded him All-ACC second team honors as a wide receiver.

Ron Dart

Ronald Samuel Dart (born 1950, Toronto), BA (Lethbridge); DCS, MCS (Regent College), MA (UBC), PhD studies at McMaster University, is a university professor, author, and ACC mountaineer.

South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball

USC also posted a 69-16 overall record from 1968 to 1971, and John Roche won consecutive ACC Player of the Year Awards (1969–1970).

Terry Holland

Holland has also been a highly-requested television analyst, working primarily for ESPN and the ACC Television Network from 1990 to 1996, handling approximately 20 games per year.

Virginia Tech Hokies

In April 2003, Mike Tranghese, commissioner of the Big East, dropped a bombshell — that the ACC was secretly trying to lure away Big East members.


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