ACC to Adopt New Model in 2023, BC's Three Permanent Opponents Set
The band's getting back together. The boys are back in town. Take your pick of a reunion catch phrase because it's happening.
The ACC announced Tuesday that, starting in 2023, the league will adopt a 3-5-5 scheduling model that will do away with divisions and call for all 14 conference members to face three primary league opponents annually and square off against the other 10 ACC teams twice during a four-year cycle (once at home and once on the road).
The top-two teams in the conference, based on win percentage, will meet every year in the ACC Championship.
BC's three primary opponents are old Big East foes: Pitt, Syracuse and Miami.
COMPLETE LIST OF ACC PRIMARY OPPONENTS
BC: Pitt, Syracuse, Miami
Clemson: Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State
Duke: North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest
Florida State: Clemson, Miami, Syracuse
Georgia Tech: Clemson, Louisville, Wake Forest
Louisville: Georgia Tech, Miami, Virginia
Miami: Boston College, Florida State, Louisville
North Carolina: Duke, NC State, Virginia
NC State: Clemson, Duke, North Carolina
Pitt: Boston College, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
Syracuse: Boston College, Florida State, Pitt
Virginia: Louisville, North Carolina, Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Pitt, Virginia, Wake Forest
Wake Forest: Duke, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech
SO HOW DID THIS COME TO BE?
— The structure was adopted by the league’s athletic directors and faculty athletic representatives.
— The model allows every conference member to play all 13 other league foes, home and away, over the course of a four-year period.
— The model cleared a major hurdle this spring when the NCAA Division I Council approved the deregulation of the rule that prevented an individual conference from deciding its league championship game participants.
— So, starting in 2023, there will no longer be ACC Atlantic and Coastal Divisions for football.
"The future ACC football scheduling model provides significant enhancements for our schools and conference, with the most important being our student-athletes having the opportunity to play every school both home and away over a four-year period," ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said in a statement.
"We appreciate the thoughtful discussions within our membership, including the head football coaches and athletic directors. In the end, it was clear this model is in the best interest of our student-athletes, programs and fans, at this time."
WHAT DO THE NEXT FOUR YEARS LOOK LIKE FOR BC?
The ACC also revealed its first four-year cycle for every conference member. Here's BC's lineup of ACC home and away opponents for 2023-26.
2023
HOME: Florida State, Miami, Virginia, Virginia Tech
AWAY: Georgia Tech, Louisville, Pitt, Syracuse
2024
HOME: Clemson, Pitt, Syracuse, Wake Forest
AWAY: Duke, FSU, Miami, North Carolina
2025
HOME: GT, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina State
AWAY: Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech
2026
HOME: Duke, UNC, Pitt, Syracuse
AWAY: Clemson, Miami, N.C. State, Wake Forest