The ACC Has Officially Abolished Divisions And Unveiled Its New Scheduling Model Set To Start In 2023

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Soon enough, we'll all be able to say goodbye to divisions in college football. The ACC has announced what its scheduling model will look like starting in 2023, with each team playing three permanent opponents every season and five of the remaining 10 every other year. It's the second conference to officially abolish divisions, following the Pac-12.

This is a big win for everybody. All the schools in the league actually play each other on a regular basis and the two best teams meet in the championship game. No more 6-6 Georgia Tech playing for a conference title — yes, that really happened.

I'm most interested in what the SEC's format will look like and what the permanent opponents will be, but every conference that does away with divisions is to be celebrated. The ACC doesn't have too many rivalries that were difficult to protect annually — the only noticeable omission off the top of my head is Georgia Tech-Virginia Tech — so this worked out pretty nicely. Having schools play only three guaranteed opponents a year will be markedly more difficult for the SEC.

If you hate divisions as much as I do, though, today is a good day.