per wikiepeida:
Divisions
In 2005, the ACC began divisional play in football. Division leaders compete in a playoff game to determine the ACC championship. The inaugural Championship Game was played on December 3, 2005, in
Jacksonville, Florida, at the stadium then known as
Alltel Stadium, in which Florida State defeated Virginia Tech to capture its 12th championship since it joined the league in 1992. The
2011 ACC Championship Game was played at
Bank of America Stadium in
Charlotte, North Carolina with Clemson defeating Virginia Tech 38–10.
The ACC was the only NCAA Division I conference whose divisions were not divided geographically (North/South, East/West)
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Big Ten announced its division names after the 2010 regular season.
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The existing division structure leads to each team playing the following games:
- Five games within its division (one against each opponent)
- One game against a designated permanent rival from the other division (not necessarily the school's closest traditional rival, even within the conference); this is similar to the SEC setup
- Two rotating games (one home, one away) against teams in the other division
- Four out-of-conference games.
On February 3, 2012, the ACC announced a new regular-season scheduling format which added Syracuse to the Atlantic division and Pittsburgh to the Coastal division. These new teams will be cross-divisional rivals. This change will take effect once Pitt and Syracuse officially enter the conference in July 2013. On October 3, 2012 it was announced that the extra in division game will result in one fewer cross-division game.
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In the table below, each column represents one division. Each team's designated permanent rival is listed in the same row in the opposing column.
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PS - I just changed the page to read Maryland Blows, under the divisions. It wouldnt let me write Maryland Sucks, but Maryland Blows was perfectly acceptable.
