ACC unveils new conference championship trophy to honor all 18 members

The ACC Championship has an all-new trophy for the winner of their conference titles.

The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled a new trophy design on Tuesday. They did so ahead of the first postseasons on the calendar for the league later this week.

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Every detail of the new ACC Championship Trophy represents 70+ years of conference excellence.

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“With the new era of the ACC and our now 18 member schools, this trophy represents an evolution to a sleeker, more modern design while still paying respect to our previous trophy,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D., in the conference’s press release. “We are incredibly proud of our 28 sponsored sports and the amazing student-athletes that compete at the highest level for ACC and NCAA Titles. The new ACC trophy will be a fitting award for our teams’ capturing a hard-earned championship.”

This trophy will be the reward for the conference champions in 27 of 28 sports in the ACC. That starts with men’s and women’s cross country after their competition at the end of this week on November 1st.

Football, though, will be keeping their current edition ahead of the 2024 ACC Championship on December 7th in Charlotte.

The ACC worked with Jostens for the trophy with several new aspects to but similar features for it. Most importantly, though, was the update to add the three new members of the conference to it. It hadn’t changed since they had last realigned back in 2014-2015.

“The new trophy weighs 22½ pounds and stands 26 inches tall, but is more compact, which will make it easier to hold and hoist. It builds on the previous iteration of the trophy and features many of the same components,” the release continued. “The color scheme and materials are consistent with those of the previous version, while the base features a similar design and the same material as its predecessor. The league’s 18 schools are represented in the middle panel, while the year, sport and winning institution are listed on the front panel. The trophy also features the league’s tagline “Accomplish Greatness” on each side as well as ACC logos in multiple positions so the conference logo is visible from all angles.”

With this, this trophy will now be the end-of-season prize for all of the 18 teams across sporting events in the Atlantic Coast Conference.