# Which ACC schools use Learfield?

9 of the 18 ACC athletic departments covered by Whistle (50%) use Learfield, the multimedia rights holder (Sports Properties, Varsity Network), as of 4 Nov 2026: Duke University, North Carolina State University, Southern Methodist University, Stanford University, Syracuse University, University of California, Berkeley and 3 more. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 153 use Learfield (14%), so the ACC is above the national adoption rate. Among multimedia rights vendors detected in the ACC, Learfield ranks No. 1 of 3.

_Data as of 4 Nov 2026._
Source: automated detection on each ACC department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 18 covered ACC schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/acc_

## Learfield in the ACC at a glance

- **Vendor:** [Learfield](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield) — Multimedia rights holder (Sports Properties, Varsity Network)
- **Category:** Multimedia rights
- **Conference:** [ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc)
- **ACC schools using it:** 9 of 18 covered (50%)
- **All NCAA schools using it:** 153 of 1,085 covered (14%)
- **Rank among multimedia rights vendors in the ACC:** No. 1 of 3

## Which ACC schools use Learfield?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked staff positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Duke University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/duke) | Division I | Durham, North Carolina | 380 | 2026-10-31 |
| [North Carolina State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ncstate) | Division I | Raleigh, North Carolina | 341 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Southern Methodist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/smu) | Division I | Dallas, Texas | 251 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Stanford University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/stanford) | Division I | Stanford, California | 404 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Syracuse University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/syracuse) | Division I | Syracuse, New York | 265 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of California, Berkeley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cal) | Division I | Berkeley, California | 399 | 2026-10-24 |
| [University of Louisville](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/louisville) | Division I | Louisville, Kentucky | 349 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northcarolina) | Division I | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 444 | 2026-11-01 |
| [Wake Forest University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wakeforest) | Division I | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 291 | 2026-11-01 |

## Which other multimedia rights vendors do ACC schools use?

Vendors in the same category detected at covered ACC departments. A school can appear under more than one vendor when it runs, say, one system for season tickets and another for single-game sales.

| Vendor | ACC schools | Share of covered schools |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| **Learfield** | 9 | 50% |
| JMI Sports | 1 | 6% |
| Van Wagner | 1 | 6% |

## Where else is Learfield used?

- [Learfield in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/big-ten) — 12 schools
- [Learfield in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/sec) — 11 schools
- [Learfield in the Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/big-12) — 9 schools
- [Learfield in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/big-sky) — 8 schools
- [Learfield in the MVC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/mvc) — 8 schools
- [Learfield in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/big-east) — 7 schools
- [Learfield in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/mac) — 7 schools
- [Learfield in the Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/sun-belt) — 7 schools
- [Learfield in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/aac) — 6 schools
- [Learfield in the Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/pac-12) — 6 schools
- [Learfield in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/atlantic-10) — 5 schools
- [Learfield in the Mountain West](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield/mountain-west) — 5 schools

## Method

A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references Learfield with at least medium confidence. Detection is automated and re-run as directories refresh: absence means not detected, not not used, and contracts change, so confirm with the department before relying on a single listing.

This page is published when at least 2 covered ACC schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is [ACC Athletics Staff Directory](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc); every Learfield school nationally is on [Which colleges use Learfield?](https://gowhistle.io/technology/learfield).

## Frequently asked questions

**How many ACC schools use Learfield?**

9 of the 18 covered ACC athletic departments (50%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Duke University, North Carolina State University, Southern Methodist University, Stanford University, Syracuse University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Louisville, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University.

**Is Learfield more common in the ACC than elsewhere?**

50% of covered ACC schools use Learfield against 14% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments.

**Who at these schools buys or runs multimedia rights?**

The multimedia rights staff listed in each department's directory. Whistle shows their names, titles, emails and phones (where published) on [paid plans](https://gowhistle.io/pricing), with alerts when the role changes hands.

**Where does this technology data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

Selling against Learfield in the ACC, or integrating with it? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) gives you the current multimedia rights contacts at each of these schools and tells you when someone new takes over.

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