The 2022 ACC Championship Game was a

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conference championship game that was played on December 3, 2022, at

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to determine the champion of the

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(ACC) for the 2022 season. The game featured the

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, the champion of the Atlantic Division, and the

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, the champion of the Coastal Division. The 18th annual

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, the contest began at 8:00 p.m. EST and aired on

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. Sponsored by restaurant chain Subway, the game was officially known as the Subway ACC Championship Game.

Teams

The 2022 ACC Championship Game featured the

, champions of the Atlantic Division, and the

, champions of the Coastal Division. The last time these two teams met in the ACC Championship Game was in

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, where the Tigers beat the Tar Heels 45-37.

Clemson

The Tigers clinched a spot in the game as the champion of the ACC's Atlantic Division following Pittsburgh's defeat of

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on November 5.

North Carolina

The Tar Heels clinched a spot in the game as the champion of the ACC's Coastal Division following their defeat of Wake Forest on November 12.

Game summary

Statistics

References

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