Today is July 1st, 2024, which means the ACC grew by three today, with SMU, Cal and Stanford officially joining the conference.

The ACC is now officially an 18-team conference (17 in football…Notre Dame).

Here’s a rundown of the accolades of the three schools:

Cal by the Numbers

• 21 of Cal’s 30 teams made the postseason in 2023-24.
• Three teams finished the 2023-24 season ranked No. 2 in the nation.
• Nine teams finished the 2023-24 season ranked in the top 10.
• Three 2023-24 Pac-12 Coaches of the Year.
• Six 2023-24 Pac-12 Players of the Year.
• Two student-athletes won 2023-24 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors.
• 104 all-time team national championships.
• 331 all-time individual national championships.
• 223 Olympic medals, including 121 gold medals.
• In the last two years, Cal has had a 91 percent GSR – the highest in its history.

SMU by the Numbers

• Program-record eight AAC championship teams in 2023-24.
• 28 event conference titles won by student-athletes in 2023-24.
• 10 coaches and/or staffs of the year in 2023-24.
• 15 teams in the 2023-24 postseason.
• Nine teams finished in the top 35 of the NCAA or national rankings in 2023-24.
• 109 all-conference honors in 2023-24.
• 81.1 percent home winning percentage in 2023-24.
• 13 AAC Player of the Year honors in 2023-24.
• 20 All-America honors in 2023-24.
• 213 all-time team conference championships.
• 10 all-time team national titles.
• More than 150 Olympic appearances.

Stanford by the Numbers

• The nation’s all-time leader in NCAA team championships, having won 136 NCAA titles (71 men, 65 women) and 167 national championships overall (77 men, 88 women, 2 coed).
• Has won at least one NCAA team championship during each of the last 48 seasons, dating back to the 1976-77 campaign.
• Won four national championships during the 2023-24 campaign, winning a fifth consecutive men’s gymnastics title while cruising to a dominant run in women’s golf. Stanford also added a pair of national titles in sailing.
• During the 2018-19 campaign, Stanford captured seven national championships overall, a haul that included NCAA crowns in women’s volleyball, women’s swimming, men’s gymnastics, women’s water polo, women’s tennis and men’s golf, as well as an IRA title for rowing. The six NCAA titles matched the school record for an academic year, with the Cardinal also winning six back in 1996-97.
• Stanford has won the Learfield Directors’ Cup in 26 of the possible 30 seasons, including a 25-year streak from 1995-2019. The Cardinal has also claimed 10 Capital One Cup crowns, as a three-time winner on the men’s side and a seven-time champion of the women’s program.
• Stanford has produced 562 individual NCAA champions and 645 overall. The Cardinal boasted 10 individual national champions during the 2023-24 campaign, led by Asher Hong (men’s gymnastics) collecting three NCAA titles.
• Highlighting Stanford’s individual performances in 2023-24 was Cameron Brink, named the Naismith Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year and recipient of the Lisa Leslie Award, given to the nation’s top center. A three-time All-American, Brink was selected second overall in the WNBA Draft by the Los Angeles Sparks after averaging 17.4 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game.
• Stanford’s commitment to academic achievement continued in 2023-24, as the Cardinal registered an overall graduation rate of 97 percent in the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR), with 17 varsity teams earning a 100 percent graduation rate.
• 177 Stanford-affiliated athletes have won a combined total of 296 medals (150 gold, 79 silver, 67 bronze) in Olympic competition, including a school-record 27 medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and 57 Olympians with Cardinal ties at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

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This upcoming Football season, NC State will play at Cal, and host Stanford. In 2026, the Wolfpack will host Cal, and go to Stanford. In 2028, NC State will host SMU, and go to Cal. In 2029, the Wolfpack will play at SMU. In 2030, NC State will host Stanford.