Atlantic Coast Conference

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The Atlantic Coast Conference is a major collegiate athletic conference in the United States, known for sponsoring high-level competition in numerous sports among universities primarily located along the East Coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I conference
collegiate athletic conference
abbreviation ACC
commissioner Jim Phillips
competitionLevel high-level collegiate competition
country United States of America
surface form: United States
founded 1953
foundingLocation Raleigh
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina
geographicFocus East Coast of the United States
surface form: Atlantic Coast
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association
hasMember Boston College
Clemson University
Duke University
Florida State University
Georgia Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
Syracuse University
University of Louisville
University of Miami
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
surface form: University of Notre Dame (non-football)

University of Pittsburgh
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
hasNotableSport football
men's basketball
headquartersLocation Charlotte, North Carolina
language English
numberOfMemberInstitutions 15
previousHeadquartersLocation Greensboro, North Carolina
regionServed East Coast of the United States
Eastern United States
sponsorsSport baseball
cross country
football
golf
lacrosse
men's basketball
rowing
soccer
softball
swimming and diving
tennis
track and field
volleyball
women's basketball
sportLevel college sports
subdivision Football Bowl Subdivision
surface form: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
televisionPartner ABC
ACC Network
ESPN

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ACC Network focusesOn Atlantic Coast Conference
this entity surface form: Atlantic Coast Conference athletics
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball formerConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team formerConference Atlantic Coast Conference
ACC fullName Atlantic Coast Conference
this entity surface form: Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer
subject surface form: Boston College Eagles men's basketball
this entity surface form: Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball
Virginia Cavaliers baseball governingConferenceDivision Atlantic Coast Conference
this entity surface form: ACC Coastal Division
Football Bowl Subdivision hasConference Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA Division I softball hasConferenceParticipation Atlantic Coast Conference
NCAA Division I women's lacrosse hasConferences Atlantic Coast Conference
Division I baseball conferences include Atlantic Coast Conference
Bowl Alliance includedConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Bowl Championship Series includesConference Atlantic Coast Conference
P5 includesConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Power Five includesConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Power conferences includesCurrently Atlantic Coast Conference
Power conferences includesFormerly Atlantic Coast Conference
subject surface form: Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Blue Devils league Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College Eagles softball league Atlantic Coast Conference
Horace Grant leagueOfAward Atlantic Coast Conference
Kamilla Cardoso leagueParticipatedIn Atlantic Coast Conference
Bowl Coalition memberConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Blue Devils memberOf Atlantic Coast Conference
subject surface form: Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Duke University memberOf Atlantic Coast Conference
Jim Phillips memberOf Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh Panthers football (assistant coach) memberOf Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Pittsburgh memberOf Atlantic Coast Conference
Wake Forest University memberOf Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College Eagles softball memberOfConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College Eagles baseball playsIn Atlantic Coast Conference
this entity surface form: Atlantic Division of the ACC
Eagles primaryConference Atlantic Coast Conference
Boston College Eagles men’s basketball representsIn Atlantic Coast Conference
subject surface form: Boston College Eagles men's basketball
this entity surface form: Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball competitions
SEC rival Atlantic Coast Conference
subject surface form: Southeastern Conference