The most notable current example of such an arrangement involves the University of Notre Dame and the Atlantic Coast Conference . In 2013 , Notre Dame joined the ACC as a full but non-football member , wishing to retain its status as an FBS independent in football . Notre Dame and the ACC agreed that in football , the Fighting Irish would play five games each season against other ACC schools , and also would play each ACC school at least once every three years
FBS independent
NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
Scheduling alliance