ACC pulls athletic championships from North Carolina

<p>Higher-ups from the Atlantic Coast Conference said Wednesday they, too, are <a href="http://www.theacc.com/news/statements-from-the-atlantic-coast-conference-09-14-2016" target="_blank">moving their "neutral site championships" out of North Carolina</a> for the 2016-2017 academic year because of the state's controversial House Bill 2. </p><p>The National Collegiate Athletic Association decided Monday to <a href="http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-relocate-championships-north-carolina-2016-17" target="_blank">move seven scheduled championships</a> out of the state for the exact same reason. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/ncaa-pulls-march-madness-games-over-north-carolina-s-hb2/">The NCAA's Opposition To HB2 Is Giving North Carolina March Sadness</a></b></p><p>This is a pretty big move because the ACC is pretty much a North Carolina institution.</p><p>The conference was founded in Greensboro, North Carolina. The conference headquarters is in Greensboro as is the conference's hall of fame, known as the ACC Hall of Champions. </p><p>Four out of the 15 member schools are in North Carolina: Duke, NC State, UNC and Wake Forest. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/north-carolina-is-suing-the-doj-over-the-controversial-bathroom-bill/">North Carolina And The DOJ Are Suing Each Other Over The Bathroom Bill</a></b></p><p>And although the ACC men's basketball tournament will be played in New York next year, that tournament has only been played outside of North Carolina 12 times since 1954. </p><p>If the ACC is deciding to relocate championship games out of North Carolina over HB2, it's hard to say what'll go next. </p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/the-nfl-will-spend-100m-to-protect-players-from-concussions/">The NFL Will Spend Another $100M To Protect Players From Concussions</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/russian-hackers-accuse-williams-sisters-and-biles-of-doping/">Russian Hackers Accuse US Olympians Of Doping</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/ncaa-pulls-march-madness-games-over-north-carolina-s-hb2/">The NCAA's Opposition To HB2 Is Giving North Carolina March Sadness</a></li></ul>