Sharing membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since 2013,[4] the Panthers and Orange are designated cross-divisional opponents.

The Panthers and Orange were designated primary opponents, ensuring they will meet annually.

The Big East became more unstable starting in 2011 when Pittsburgh and Syracuse submitted formal applications to join the ACC, which were accepted on September 18, 2011.

[14] The teams of the ACC have a permanent inter-divisional opponent, where a team from the Atlantic and Coastal divisions will play annually which was added for traditional rivalries like the North Carolina–NC State football rivalry to continue annually despite not being in the same division.

[5] In 2023, after additions of California, SMU, and Stanford, the ACC announced a new scheduling format, which eliminated divisions and protects 16 annual matchups.