ACC Tournament Format: Full Schedule, Bracket Structure and How to Watch

With the regular season done, it’s time for conference tournaments, and the ACC Tournament is one of the most interesting ones for both men’s and women’s basketball.

The ACC men’s basketball tournament will be played from March 10-14 between 15 qualified teams. The tournament will take place at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Whoever wins the tournament will get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Moreover, the ACC women’s basketball tournament will be played from March 4-8 between 15 qualified teams. The tournament will take place at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia.

ACC Tournament Format: Men’s Basketball Full Schedule

It’s a single-elimination tournament format. Seedings for men’s basketball will be finalized after Saturday’s regular season finale. The first four seeds will receive a double bye while the next five seeds receive a bye in the first round.

First Round, Tuesday

• Game 1 No. 12 vs No. 13
• Game 2 No. 10 vs No. 15
• Game 3 No. 11 vs No. 14

Second Round

• Game 4 No. 8 vs No. 9
• Game 5 No. 5 vs Winner Game 1
• Game 6 No. 7 vs Winner Game 2
• Game 7 No. 6 vs Winner Game 3

Quarterfinals, Thursday, March 12

• Game 8 No. 1 vs Winner Game 4
• Game 9 No. 4 vs Winner Game 5
• Game 10 No. 2 vs Winner Game 6
• Game 11 No. 3 vs Winner Game 7

Semifinal, Friday, March 13

• Game 12 Winner Game 8 vs Winner Game 9
• Game 13 Winner Game 10 vs Winner Game 11

Championship Saturday, March 14

• Game 14 Winner Game 12 vs Winner Game 13

ACC Tournament Format: Women’s Basketball Full Schedule

Meanwhile, the women’s basketball seeding has been fired and it has been as follows:

1. Duke Blue Devils women’s basketball
2. Louisville Cardinals women’s basketball
3. North Carolina Tar Heels women’s basketball
4. NC State Wolfpack women’s basketball
5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball
6. Virginia Tech Hokies women’s basketball
7. Syracuse Orange women’s basketball
8. Virginia Cavaliers women’s basketball
9. Clemson Tigers women’s basketball
10. California Golden Bears women’s basketball
11. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women’s basketball
12. Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball
13. Stanford Cardinal women’s basketball
14. Florida State Seminoles women’s basketball
15. Wake Forest Demon Deacons women’s basketball

Schedule

First Round

Mar 4: 11:00 AM #12 Miami vs #13 Stanford
Mar 4: 1:40 PM #10 California vs #15 Wake Forest
Mar 4: 4:00 PM #11 Georgia Tech vs #14 Florida State

Mar 5: 11:00 AM #8 Virginia vs #9 Clemson
Mar 5: 1:30 PM #5 Notre Dame vs Winner (Miami/Stanford)
Mar 5: 5:00 PM #7 Syracuse vs Winner (California/Wake Forest)
Mar 5: 7:30 PM #6 Virginia Tech vs Winner (Georgia Tech/Florida State)

Mar 6: 11:00 AM #1 Duke vs Winner (#8/#9)
Mar 6: 1:30 PM #4 NC State vs Winner (#5/W1)
Mar 6: 5:00 PM #2 Louisville vs Winner (#7/W2)
Mar 6: 7:30 PM #3 North Carolina vs Winner (#6/W3)

Mar 7: 12:00 PM Semifinal 1
Mar 7: 2:30 PM Semifinal 2

Mar 8: 1:00 PM Championship

How to Watch ACC Men’s & Women’s Basketball Tournaments (2026)

Both ACC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments will be broadcast on ACC Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and other ESPN networks, depending on the game window. Streaming options like the ESPN App and ESPN+ (selected games) can also be used.

Live TV streaming services such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and Fubo that carry ESPN and ACC Network can also be used to watch.

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