ACC ditching divisions, moving to 3-5-5 schedule format in 2023
The ACC will eliminate divisions starting in 2023 and move to a 3-5-5 scheduling structure, the conference announced Tuesday.
Under the new format from 2023-26, each team will play three primary opponents every year and face the other 10 teams twice over a four-year cycle, with the matchup alternating between home and away.
With the loss of the Atlantic and Coastal divisions, the two top teams in the conference (based on conference winning percentage) will meet in the ACC championship game on the first Saturday of December.
Commissioner Jim Phillips said the scheduling model will provide "significant enhancements" for the schools and conference, pointing to student-athletes' ability to compete against every school during the four-year format.
Here are every ACC school's primary opponents from 2023-26:
#ACC is officially ditching divisions and moving to 3-5-5 scheduling model in 2023.
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) June 28, 2022
That's 3 permanent opponents. Team faces the other 10 twice during four-year cycle, once at home and once on the road. pic.twitter.com/KhlpPF5sc6