Teel Time: U.Va., Florida State lead ACC in championships during post-expansion decade

Teel Time: U.Va., Florida State lead ACC in championships during post-expansion decade


"Georgia Tech’s ACC baseball tournament title Sunday concluded not only the conference’s 2013-14 championship docket but also the league’s first decade since adding Virginia Tech and Miami.
In short, an appropriate time to calculate and ponder some numbers.
The ACC’s 25 team champions in 2013-14 broke down as follows:
FLORIDA STATE (7): Women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track, men’s and women’s outdoor track, women’s soccer, football.
VIRGINIA (5): Men’s basketball, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, rowing.
NOTRE DAME (3): Softball, women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse.
MARYLAND (3): Field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s lacrosse.
VIRGINIA TECH (2): Wrestling, men’s swimming.
DUKE (2): Volleyball, women’s golf.
GEORGIA TECH (2): Baseball, men’s golf.
SYRACUSE (1): Men’s cross country.
Clemson, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Miami, North Carolina State and North Carolina were shut out, the Tar Heels for the first time in the ACC’s 61-year history.
Here’s a 10-year snapshot of ACC championships. Since five titles were shared during the 10 years, a total of 255 championships were awarded.
VIRGINIA (51): Rowing (9), men’s tennis (9), men’s swimming (8), women’s swimming (7), women’s lacrosse (3), men’s cross country (3), men’s soccer (2), women’s soccer (2), men’s lacrosse (2), baseball (2), wrestling (1), men’s basketball (1), women’s tennis (1), men’s outdoor track (1). That’s 29 men’s and 22 women’s titles.
FLORIDA STATE (43): Men’s outdoor track (9), men’s indoor track (8), women’s cross country (7), volleyball (3), football (3), women’s indoor track (2), women’s outdoor track (2), women’s soccer (2), men’s cross country (1), women’s swimming (1), men’s swimming (1), men’s basketball (1), men’s golf (1), softball (1), baseball (1). Totals of 25 men’s and 18 women’s.
DUKE (33): Women’s golf (7), men’s basketball (5), volleyball (4), men’s lacrosse (4), women’s basketball (3), women’s cross country (2), men’s soccer (2), men’s golf (2), women’s tennis (2), men’s tennis (1), women’s lacrosse (1). Nineteen women’s and 14 men’s.
NORTH CAROLINA (27): Women’s soccer (5), field hockey (4), women’s basketball (4), wrestling (2), men’s basketball (2), baseball (2), volleyball (2), men’s soccer (1), women’s golf (1), men’s golf (1), women’s tennis (1), men’s lacrosse (1), women’s swimming (1). Eighteen women’s and nine men’s.
MARYLAND (26): Women’s lacrosse (6), field hockey (5), men’s soccer (4), wrestling (4), volleyball (2), men’s lacrosse (2), women’s basketball (2), women’s swimming (1). Sixteen women’s and 10 men’s.
GEORGIA TECH (19): Men’s golf (7), women’s tennis (4), softball (4), baseball (3), football (1). Eleven men’s and eight women’s.
VIRGINIA TECH (18): Football (4), softball (2), wrestling (2), women’s indoor track (2), women’s outdoor track (2), men’s indoor track (2), men’s outdoor track (1), men’s cross country (1), men’s golf (1), men’s swimming (1). Twelve men’s and six women’s.
CLEMSON (13): Women’s indoor track (4), women’s outdoor track (4), volleyball (1), football (1), women’s tennis (1), rowing (1), baseball (1). Eleven women’s and two men’s.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE (8): Men’s cross country (4), softball (2), wrestling (1), women’s cross country (1). Five men’s and three women’s.
MIAMI (7): Women’s indoor track (2), women’s outdoor track (2), men’s basketball (1), baseball (1), women’s tennis (1). Five women’s and two men’s.
WAKE FOREST (5): Women’s golf (2), football (1), women’s soccer (1), field hockey (1). Four women’s and one men’s.
*NOTRE DAME (3): Men’s lacrosse (1), women’s basketball (1), softball (1). Two women’s and one men’s.
**BOSTON COLLEGE (1): Men’s soccer (1).
*SYRACUSE (1): Men’s cross country (1).
* First year of membership.
** Nine years of membership.
Some other morsels from the past decade:

# Virginia, Florida State and Duke are the only schools to win at least one ACC title each academic year. Moreover, the Seminoles have collected a championship each year since starting ACC competition in 1992-93.

# Florida State won championships in 15 of the ACC’s 25 sports. Virginia was next with 14, followed by North Carolina’s 13, Duke’s 11 and Virginia Tech’s 10.

# Florida State is the only school to win titles in football and men’s basketball. Duke and North Carolina are the lone programs to claim championships in men’s and women’s basketball.

# The Seminoles’ football, men’s basketball and baseball league championships in the past 10 years make them a rarity among power five conference members. Only the Southeastern Conference’s LSU and Florida and Big Ten’s Ohio State can make the same claim.

Now let’s look at the 45 national championships won by ACC teams in the last 10 academic years. That total could grow in subsequent weeks with softball, baseball, rowing and men’s and women’s outdoor track still to be determined.
By school, here’s the breakdown:
NORTH CAROLINA (10): Women’s soccer (4), field hockey (2), men’s basketball (2), men’s soccer (1), women’s lacrosse (1).
MARYLAND (10): Field hockey (5), women’s lacrosse (2), men’s soccer (2), women’s basketball (1).
DUKE (9): Women’s golf (4), men’s lacrosse (3), men’s basketball (1), women’s tennis (1).
VIRGINIA (6): Men’s lacrosse (2), rowing (2), men’s soccer (1), men’s tennis (1).
BOSTON COLLEGE (3): Men’s ice hockey (3).
FLORIDA STATE (3): Men’s outdoor track (2), football (1).
WAKE FOREST (2): Field hockey (1), men’s soccer (1).
GEORGIA TECH (1): Women’s tennis (1).
NOTRE DAME (1): Men’s soccer (1).
Here’s the breakdown of national titles by sport:
Field hockey (8), men’s soccer (6), men’s lacrosse (5), women’s golf (4), women’s soccer (4), men’s basketball (3), women’s lacrosse (3), men’s ice hockey (3), men’s outdoor track (2), rowing (2), women’s tennis (2), men’s tennis (1) football (1), women’s basketball (1).
Five of those championships have occurred in 2013-14: Notre Dame men’s soccer, Florida State football, Maryland women’s lacrosse, Duke women’s golf and Duke men’s lacrosse.
Some final conclusions:

# Given the number and depth of conference championships, plus the ACC’s desperately needed national football title, Florida State has been the league’s flagship the last 10 years.

# Among the six schools to have joined the ACC during the last decade, Virginia Tech has been by far the most competitive. The Hokies’ four football championships surprised few, but 14 other ACC titles in nine different sports speak to exponentially improved Olympic programs.
That said, Notre Dame’s 2013-14 debut — three league titles and a men’s soccer national championship — was quite auspicious.
# As 26 ACC and 10 national titles during the last 10 years attest, Maryland’s departure to the Big Ten is hardly insignificant. But with national-caliber programs in football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, baseball and softball, Louisville figures to be a worthy replacement."