On May 8, 1953, the Atlantic Coast Conference was formed at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. In the intervening 49 years, the league has come a long way since those early days developing into a national leader in intercollegiate athletics. This coming year, the 2002-2003 season, the Conference will celebrate its 50th birthday in style. A series of events have been planned to commemorate the ACC 50 years of excellence in intercollegiate athletics. Fiftieth Anniversary Teams will be selected in all of the conferences sports and a Top 50 overall men's and women's list will be chosen by a Blue Ribbon Committee of media, coaches, administrators and veteran observers of the Conference.

The following is a list of the release date for each ACC Top 50 team as well as links to information on UNC's honorees as they become available.