2026 ACC men's basketball tournament

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2026 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202526
Teams15
SiteSpectrum Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (24th title)
Winning coachJon Scheyer (3rd title)
MVPCameron Boozer (Duke)
TelevisionACCN, ESPN Networks
 2025
2027 
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Duke171 .944353  .921
No. 9 Virginia153 .833306  .833
No. 25 Miami (FL)135 .722269  .743
No. 21 North Carolina126 .667249  .727
Clemson126 .6672411  .686
No. 23т Louisville117 .6112411  .686
NC State108 .5562014  .588
Florida State108 .5561815  .545
California99 .5002212  .647
Stanford99 .5002012  .625
SMU810 .4442014  .588
Virginia Tech810 .4441913  .594
Wake Forest711 .3891817  .514
Syracuse612 .3331517  .469
Pittsburgh513 .2781320  .394
Notre Dame414 .2221317  .433
Boston College414 .2221120  .355
Georgia Tech216 .1111120  .355
2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 29, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2026 ACC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference, held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 10–14, 2026.[1][2] It was the seventy-third edition of the tournament and fifteenth edition held in Charlotte. The tournament was sponsored by T. Rowe Price.[3]

The Duke Blue Devils were the reigning tournament champions.[4] Duke repeated as champions, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Fifteen of the eighteen ACC men's basketball participated in the tournament.[5] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Record Tiebreakers
1 Duke 17–1
2 Virginia 15–3
3 Miami (FL) 13–5
4 North Carolina 12–6 1–0 vs. Clemson
5 Clemson 12–6 0–1 vs. North Carolina
6 Louisville 11–7
7 NC State 10–8 1–0 vs. Florida State
8 Florida State 10–8 0–1 vs. NC State
9 California 9–9 2–0 vs. Stanford
10 Stanford 9–9 0–2 vs. California
11 SMU 8–10 1–0 vs. Virginia Tech
12 Virginia Tech 8–10 0–1 vs. SMU
13 Wake Forest 7–11
14 Syracuse 6–12
15 Pittsburgh 5–13
DNQ Notre Dame 4–14 1–0 vs. NC State
DNQ Boston College 4–14 0–1 vs. NC State
DNQ Georgia Tech 2–16

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 10
Opening
day
1 2:00 p.m. No. 10 Stanford vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh 63–64 ACCN 6,593
2 4:30 p.m. No. 11 SMU vs. No. 14 Syracuse 86–69
3 7:00 p.m. No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Wake Forest 89–95OT
Second round – Wednesday, March 11
1 4 Noon No. 7 NC State vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh 98–88 ESPN2 8,116
5 2:45 p.m. No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 11 SMU 62–58 ESPN
2 6 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 9 California 95–89 ESPN2 9,620
7 9:30 p.m. No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 13 Wake Forest 71–62
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 8 Noon No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 7 NC State 81–74 ESPN2 11,722
9 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Miami (FL) vs. No. 6 Louisville 78–73
4 10 7:00 p.m. No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 Florida State 80–79 ESPN 17,627
11 9:30 p.m. No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 5 Clemson 79–80
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
5 12 7:00 p.m. No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Miami (FL) 84–62 ESPN2 17,711
13 9:30 p.m. No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Clemson 73–61
Championship – Saturday, March 14
6 14 8:30 p.m. No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Virginia 74–70 ESPN 17,781
Game times in EDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 10
Second round
Wednesday, March 11
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Championship
Saturday, March 14
1Duke80
8Florida State958Florida State79
9California891Duke73
5Clemson61
4North Carolina79
5Clemson715Clemson80
12Virginia Tech8913Wake Forest621Duke74
13Wake Forest95*2Virginia70
2Virginia81
7NC State987NC State74
10Stanford6315Pittsburgh882Virginia84
15Pittsburgh643Miami62
3Miami78
6Louisville626Louisville73
11SMU8611SMU58
14Syracuse69

Game Summaries

Awards and honors

References

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