ACC NETWORK COVERAGE
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), which is one of the Power 4 conferences and is made up of 18 universities, has a long history of success in intercollegiate athletics.
Established in 1953, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it.
Through the years of competition, ACC schools have captured over 170 NCAA team championships. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes north of 300 times.
Since 2015, the ACC has won seven national championships in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball. The ACC is the only conference to win each of those four titles over that stretch.
DESTINATIONS
Since the launch of the ACC Network in August 2019, exposure for the conference has never reached greater heights. The 24/7 national network dedicated to the league is available in nearly 70 million households and provides coverage of over 500 exclusive ACC events annually.
There are specific shows for football (The Huddle) and basketball (Nothing But Net), while numerous Olympic sporting events take place on the network, as well. ACCN regularly comes to Blacksburg, hosting The Huddle and its ACC Football Roadtrip.
There are also some Hokie ties to the network, with former Virginia Tech football wide receiver Eddie Royal ('08) serving as an ACC Network analyst.
ACC NETWORK PRODUCTION
All the way from Boston to Miami and somewhere in between, the ACC boasts a widespread conference full of exciting locations student-athletes get to see when they travel with their fellow teammates and coaches for road trips.
From trips to The Triangle (Duke, North Carolina and NC State) to Atlanta, Dallas and the Bay Area, Hokies will gain an appreciation for what the league has to offer for travel.
All 15 schools within the league have bolstered their production arm on their respective campuses, ranging from producer, director, camera operators, graphics personnel and more.
Virginia Tech puts on more than 120 live events every academic year that is either linear (ESPN, ESPN2, ACC Network) or digital (ACC Network Extra).
The Hokies have 70-plus full-time and student assistants that have a role on a game day for a production. For days when it's three or four events at once on campus, this group always steps up to the plate and delivers a quality show.
For the 18th consecutive year – and now with 18 member institutions – the Atlantic Coast Conference leads the way nationally among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences in the “Best Colleges” rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.
“ACC schools are dedicated to providing every student-athlete with a world-class academic experience and the highest level of athletic competition," stated ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “Our schools' unwavering commitment to comprehensive excellence continues to be prominently recognized. We must never lose sight of the academic connection to intercollegiate athletics and the importance of these experiences for the long-term future of our student-athletes. We are proud our institutions collectively remain the standard of academic and athletic success."