2026 ACC men's basketball tournament

2026 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams15
SiteSpectrum Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (24th title)
Winning coachJon Scheyer (3rd title)
MVPCameron Boozer (Duke)
TelevisionACCN, ESPN Networks
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke † 17 – 1   .944 33 – 2   .943
No. 9 Virginia 15 – 3   .833 30 – 5   .857
No. 25 Miami (FL) 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
No. 21 North Carolina 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Clemson 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
No. 23т Louisville 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
NC State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Florida State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
California 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
SMU 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Virginia Tech 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Notre Dame 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Boston College 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Georgia Tech 2 – 16   .111 11 – 20   .355
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 20, 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.

Seeding and qualification

Main article: 2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

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

First Round

March 10
2:00 p.m.
No. 10 Stanford 63, No. 15 Pittsburgh 64
Scoring by half: 23–31, 40–33
Pts: Okorie (14)
Rebs: Rohosy (7)
Asts: Cammann, Rohosy, Okorie, Young (2)		 Pts: Dunning Jr. (16)
Rebs: Dunning Jr. (8)
Asts: Corhen, Minor, Witherspoon (2)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Referees: Roger Ayers
Lee Cassell
Jerry Heater
ACCN
March 10
4:30 p.m.
No. 11 SMU 86, No. 14 Syracuse 69
Scoring by half: 39–38, 47–31
Pts: Miller (25)
Rebs: Toombs, Yiğitoğlu (11)
Asts: Toombs (6)		 Pts: Kingz (25)
Rebs: Betsey (7)
Asts: George (11)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Referees: Clarence Armstrong
Ron Groover
Kellen Miliner
ACCN
March 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 12 Virginia Tech 89, No. 13 Wake Forest 95 (OT)
Scoring by half: 34–38, 41–37 Overtime: 14–20
Pts: Hammond (23)
Rebs: Lawal (9)
Asts: Bedford, Dorn, Schutt (3)		 Pts: Colvin (18)
Rebs: Colvin (6)
Asts: Mason (4)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Bert Smith
AJ Desai
Isaac Barnett

Second round

March 11
Noon
No. 7 NC State 98, No. 15 Pittsburgh 88
Scoring by half: 51–50, 47–38
Pts: Copeland (24)
Rebs: Lubin (5)
Asts: Copeland (8)		 Pts: Corhen (27)
Rebs: Corhen (7)
Asts: Indrušaitis (6)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Referees: Ron Groover
Clarence Armstrong
Justin Porterfield
March 11
2:30 p.m.
No. 6 Louisville 62, No. 11 SMU 58
Scoring by half: 26–26, 36–32
Pts: Conwell (16)
Rebs: McKneely (7)
Asts: McKneely (5)		 Pts: Pierre Jr. (17)
Rebs: Toombs (9)
Asts: Miller (4)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 8,116
Referees: Bert Smith
Lee Cassell
Jemel Spearman
ESPN2
March 11
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 Florida State 95, No. 9 California 89
Scoring by half: 46–32, 49–57
Pts: McCray V (30)
Rebs: Steen (8)
Asts: McCray V (8)		 Pts: Ames (27)
Rebs: Dort (18)
Asts: Pippen (6)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Referees: Bill Covington Jr.
AJ Desai
Tony Henderson
ESPN2
March 11
9:30 p.m.
No. 5 Clemson 71, No. 13 Wake Forest 62
Scoring by half: 41–23, 30–39
Pts: Godfrey (11)
Rebs: Godfrey (8)
Asts: Buckner, Johnson (3)		 Pts: Harris (22)
Rebs: Spillers (12)
Asts: Harris (4)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 9,620
Referees: Mark Schnur
Roger Ayers
Tommy Morrissey

Quarterfinals

ESPN2
March 12
Noon
No. 2 Virginia 81, No. 7 NC State 74
Scoring by half: 33–32, 48–42
Pts: Thomas (16)
Rebs: Onyenso (6)
Asts: Hall (5)		 Pts: McNeil Jr. (26)
Rebs: Lubin (10)
Asts: Copeland (6)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Referees: Lee Cassell
AJ Desai
Jemel Spearman
ESPN2
March 12
2:30 p.m.
No. 3 Miami (FL) 78, No. 6 Louisville 73
Scoring by half: 37–38, 41–35
Pts: Reneau (24)
Rebs: Udeh Jr. (9)
Asts: Donaldson (6)		 Pts: Conwell (22)
Rebs: Conwell (9)
Asts: Wooley (4)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 11,722
Referees: Roger Ayers
Clarence Armstrong
Mark Schnur
ESPN
March 12
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Duke 80, No. 8 Florida State 79
Scoring by half: 44–43, 35–37
Pts: Evans (32)
Rebs: Brown (12)
Asts: Boozer (4)		 Pts: Jones (28)
Rebs: Steen (8)
Asts: McCray (4)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Referees: Ron Groover
Justin Porterfield
Tommy Morrissey
ESPN
March 12
9:30 p.m.
No. 4 North Carolina 79, No. 5 Clemson 80
Scoring by half: 31–39, 48–41
Pts: Veesaar (28)
Rebs: Veesaar (17)
Asts: Trimble (8)		 Pts: Davidson (17)
Rebs: Davidson (11)
Asts: Buckner, Hunter (3)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 17,627
Referees: Bert Smith
Bill Covington
Tony Henderson

Semifinals

ESPN2
March 13
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Virginia 84, No. 3 Miami (FL) 62
Scoring by half: 38–23, 46–39
Pts: Onyenso (17)
Rebs: De Ridder (6)
Asts: Mallory (6)		 Pts: Washington (13)
Rebs: Reneau (6)
Asts: Allen, Donaldson (2)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Referees: Bill Covington, Jr.
Tommy Morrissey
Tony Henderson
ESPN2
March 13
9:30 p.m.
No. 1 Duke 73, No. 5 Clemson 61
Scoring by half: 41–22, 32–39
Pts: Cam. Boozer (24)
Rebs: Cam. Boozer (14)
Asts: Cam. Boozer (5)		 Pts: Godfrey (18)
Rebs: Godfrey (6)
Asts: Hunter (4)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 17,711
Referees: Lee Cassell
Clarence Armstrong
AJ Desai

Final

ESPN
March 14
8:30 p.m.
No. 2 Virginia 70, No. 1 Duke 74
Scoring by half: 36–38, 34–36
Pts: Thomas (18)
Rebs: Onyenso (8)
Asts: Mallory (4)		 Pts: Evans (20)
Rebs: Cam. Boozer (8)
Asts: Cam. Boozer (8)
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 17,781
Referees: Roger Ayers
Ron Groover
Bert Smith

Awards and honors

2026 ACC Men's Basketball All-Tournament Teams[6]
First Team Second Team

Cameron Boozer – Duke
Isaiah Evans – Duke
Sam Lewis – Virginia
Robert McCray V – Florida State
Ugonna Onyenso – Virginia

Cayden Boozer – Duke
Lajae Jones – Florida State
Henri Veesaar – North Carolina
Malik Thomas – Virginia
Thijs De Ridder – Virginia

MVP in bold

References

  1. ^ "ACC Announces 2025-26 Men's Basketball Conference Schedule". theacc.com. September 9, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "2026 T. Rowe Price ACC Men's Basketball Tournament - Atlantic Coast Conference". theacc.com. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Portnoy, Ben (December 19, 2025). "Sources: ACC adding T. Rowe Price as sponsor". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Marks, Brendan (March 16, 2025). "Without Cooper Flagg, Duke grinds out first outright ACC title sweep since 2006". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Cobb, David (February 14, 2024). "ACC Tournament won't include all teams starting next season; will stay with 20-game conference schedule". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "No. 1 Duke Beats No. 10 Virginia 74-70 for 2nd Straight ACC Tournament Title". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
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