Since July 1 , 2014 , the 15 members of the ACC are : On July 1 , 2014 , The University of Maryland departed for The Big Ten Conference as The University of Louisville joined from The American Athletic Conference ( formerly , The Big East Conference ) . In 1971 , The University of South Carolina left The ACC to become an independent , later joining The Metro Conference in 1983 and moving to its current home , The Southeastern Conference , in 1991
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