The ACC began basketball competition in the 1953-54 season. Twenty-one years passed before the NCAA tournament began accepting multiple entrants from the same league.
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| Number In ACC | Number Since '75 | Most Recent | Ongoing In Row | Most Bids In Row | |
| North Carolina | 36 | 31 | 2007 | 3 | 27 (1975-01) |
| Duke | 31 | 25 | 2007 | 12 | 12 (1996-07) |
| Maryland | 22 | 20 | 2007 | 1 | 11 (1984-94) |
| Wake Forest | 18 | 16 | 2005 | 0 | 7 (1991-97) |
| N.C. State | 19 | 14 | 2006 | 5 | 5 (1985-89) (2002-06) |
| Virginia | 16 | 16 | 2007 | 1 | 4 (1981-84) |
| Georgia Tech | 15 | 14 | 2007 | 1 | 9 (1985-93) |
| Clemson | 7 | 7 | 1998 | 0 | 3 (1996-98) |
| Florida State | 10 | 8* | 1998 | 0 | 3 (1991-93) |
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| Boston College | 2 | 14& | 2007 | 4 | 3 (1981-83) (2004-06) |
| Miami | 0 | 4$ | 2002 | 0 | 3 (1998-00) |
| Virginia Tech | 1 | 5$ | 2007 | 1 | 2 (1980,81) (1985,86) |
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| Most NCAA Bids In Row: | ||
| 27 | NC | 1975-2001 |
| 12 | D | 1996-2007 |
| 11 | M | 1994-2004 |
| 11 | D | 1984-1994 |
| 9 | GT | 1985-1994 |
| 7 | WF | 1991-1997 |