ACC No Football Title Game After CFP Expansion

ACC Championship Game Ends

The Atlantic Coast Conference will not have a football conference championship game next season or any season in the near future as the conference adapts to a College Football Playoff that will expand to 24…

2026 ACC Championship Final

As a result, the 2026 ACC championship game will be the conference’s final annual championship game.

CFP Expansion Process

The conferences and the CFP are still working on the process to determine the ACC champion and automatic qualifier for next year’s 24-team College Football Playoff.

2026 Championship Date

This year the ACC will play its 22nd and final conference championship game on Saturday, December 5, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Starting time will be 9 a.m. Pacific time.

Cal Bears Standings

Cal is just 2-4 in ACC games, so the Bears have no chance to finish first or second in the ACC standings and get a berth in the conference title game.

2025 ACC Title Game

Duke won the ACC title game last year, beating Virginia, which had the best regular-season ACC record. However, neither Virginia nor Duke received a berth in the 2025 College Football Playoff.

ACC Commissioner Statement

The ACC Football Championship Game has been an important and meaningful part of our Conference’s history, and we are deeply appreciative of the student-athletes, coaches, institutions, fans, corporate partners and host communities that have contributed…

“The ACC Football Championship Game has been an important and meaningful part of our Conference’s history, and we are deeply appreciative of the student-athletes, coaches, institutions, fans, corporate partners and host communities that have contributed to its success.”