Here's everything you need to know about the 2026 ACC basketball tournament, which starts Tuesday, March 10 and goes through Saturday, March 14. All games are at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Check out the bracket, schedule and score information below. Duke won the 2025 conference crown, beating Louisville in the final.
2026 ACC tournament bracket
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2026 ACC tournament schedule, scores
All times ET
Tuesday, March 10 — First Round
- Game 1: No. 10 Stanford vs. No. 15 Pitt | 2 p.m. on ACC Network
- Game 2: No. 11 SMU vs. No. 14 Syracuse | 4:30 p.m. on ACC Network
- Game 3: No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Wake Forest | 7 p.m. on ACC Network
Wednesday, March 11 — Second Round
- Game 4: No. 7 NC State ;vs. Game 1 winner | 12 p.m. on ESPN2
- Game 5: No. 6 Louisville vs. Game 2 winner | 2:30 p.m. on ESPN
- Game 6: No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 9 Cal | 7 p.m. on ESPN2
- Game 7: No. 5 Clemson vs. Game 3 winner | 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Thursday, March 12 — Quarterfinals
- Game 8: No. 2 Virginia vs. Game 4 winner | 12 p.m. on ESPN2
- Game 9: No. 3 Miami (Fla.) vs. Game 5 winner | 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2
- Game 10: No. 1 Duke vs. Game 6 winner | 7 p.m. on ESPN
- Game 11: No. 4 North Carolina vs. Game 7 winner | 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
Friday, March 13 — Semifinals
- Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner | 7 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2
- Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner | 9:30 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, March 14 — Championship
- Game 14: Semifinal winners | 8:30 p.m. on ESPN
2026 ACC tournament seeds
- Duke
- Virginia
- Miami (Fla.)
- North Carolina
- Clemson
- Louisville
- NC State
- Florida State
- Cal
- Stanford
- SMU
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest
- Syracuse
- Pitt
ACC tournament championship history
Duke (23 times) has won the conference tournament the most often, including the 2025 triumph. North Carolina is next with 18 conference crowns.
Here is the full list of ACC titles by school:
- Duke: 23
- North Carolina 18
- NC State 11
- Wake Forest: 4
- Georgia Tech: 4
- Maryland (now in Big Ten): 3
- Virginia: 3
- Florida State: 1
- Miami (Fla.): 1
- Notre Dame: 1
- South Carolina (now in the SEC): 1
- Virginia Tech: 1
This is year-by-year list of ACC champions along with their seeds:
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1954 | No. 4 NC State |
| 1955 | No. 1 NC State |
| 1956 | No. 1 NC State |
| 1957 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 1958 | No. 4 Maryland |
| 1959 | No. 1 NC State |
| 1960 | No. 4 Duke |
| 1961 | No. 1 Wake Forest |
| 1962 | No. 1 Wake Forest |
| 1963 | No. 1 Duke |
| 1964 | No. 1 Duke |
| 1965 | No. 2 NC State |
| 1966 | No. 1 Duke |
| 1967 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 1968 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 1969 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 1970 | No. 3 NC State |
| 1971 | No. 2 South Carolina |
| 1972 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 1973 | No. 1 NC State |
| 1974 | No. 1 NC State |
| 1975 | No. 2 North Carolina |
| 1976 | No. 6 Virginia |
| 1977 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 1978 | No. 2 Duke |
| 1979 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 1980 | No. 6 Duke |
| 1981 | No. 2 North Carolina |
| 1982 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 1983 | No. 4 NC State |
| 1984 | No. 2 Maryland |
| 1985 | No. 1 Georgia Tech |
| 1986 | No. 1 Duke |
| 1987 | No. 6 NC State |
| 1988 | No. 3 Duke |
| 1989 | No. 4 North Carolina |
| 1990 | No. 3 Georgia Tech |
| 1991 | No. 2 North Carolina |
| 1992 | No. 1 Duke |
| 1993 | No. 6 Georgia Tech |
| 1994 | No. 2 North Carolina |
| 1995 | No. 1 Wake Forest |
| 1996 | No. 2 Wake Forest |
| 1997 | No. 3 North Carolina |
| 1998 | No. 2 North Carolina |
| 1999 | No. 1 Duke |
| 2000 | No. 1 Duke |
| 2001 | No. 2 Duke |
| 2002 | No. 2 Duke |
| 2003 | No. 3 Duke |
| 2004 | No. 6 Maryland |
| 2005 | No. 3 Duke |
| 2006 | No. 1 Duke |
| 2007 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 2008 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 2009 | No. 3 Duke |
| 2010 | No. 1 Duke |
| 2011 | No. 2 Duke |
| 2012 | No. 3 Florida State |
| 2013 | No. 1 Miami |
| 2014 | No. 1 Virginia |
| 2015 | No. 3 Notre Dame |
| 2016 | No. 1 North Carolina |
| 2017 | No. 5 Duke |
| 2018 | No. 1 Virginia |
| 2019 | No. 3 Duke |
| 2020 | Canceled |
| 2021 | No. 4 Georgia Tech |
| 2022 | No. 7 Virginia Tech |
| 2023 | No. 4 Duke |
| 2024 | No. 10 NC State |
| 2025 | No. 1 Duke |
