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It’s officially March, and before the madness come conference tournaments. The 2026 ACC women’s basketball tournament is headed to Georgia next week.
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Conference tournaments are the perfect opportunity to get ready for the big dance, with an automatic bid on the line for the winner. This year’s women’s competition will feature some heated matchups, with nationally top-ranked squads like Duke, Louisville and UNC expected to contend.
After 25 seasons, the classic tournament will be relocating from Greensboro, North Carolina to the Atlanta area. In last year’s title game, No. 3-seeded Duke downed No. 1 NC State to clinch its spot in the NCAA tournament with a 76-62 win.
Who will prove themselves this year?
Here’s everything you need to know about the ACC women’s basketball tournament, including TV channel and streaming options for the conference championship.
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Where to watch 2026 ACC women’s tournament: TV channel, streaming options
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TV channel: ACC Network, ESPN, ESPN2
The first two rounds of the 2025 ACC women’s basketball tournament will air on ACC Network. Quarterfinal games will air on ACC Network and ESPN2, and ESPN2 will also handle coverage of semifinal games. The championship game will air on ESPN.
Cord-cutters can also stream the action live on the ESPN app.
ACC women’s basketball tournament schedule 2026
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Dates: Wednesday, March 4 -Sunday, March 8
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Location: Duluth, Georgia
ACC women’s basketball tournament games will be held in Duluth, Georgia, beginning on Wednesday, March 4. The championship game will be played on Sunday, March 8.
Wednesday, March 4: Round 1
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Game |
Time (ET) |
TV channel |
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Game 1: No. 12 Miami 83, No. 13 Stanford 76 (OT) |
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Game 2: No. 10 Cal 75, No 15 Wake Forest 52 |
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Game 3: No. 11 Georgia Tech 72, No. 14 Florida State 60 |
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Thursday, March 5: Round 2
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Game |
Time (ET) |
TV channel |
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Game 4: No. 9 Clemson 63, No. 8 Virginia 50 |
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Game 5: No. 5 Notre Dame 69, No. 12 Miami 54 |
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Game 6: No. 7 Syracuse 70, No. 10 Cal 59 |
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Game 7: No. 6 Virginia Tech 62, No. 11 Georgia Tech 54 |
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Friday, March 6: Quarterfinals
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Game |
Time (ET) |
TV channel |
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Game 8: No. 1 Duke 60, No. 9 Clemson 46 |
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Game 9: No. 5 Notre Dame 81, No. 4 NC State 63 |
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Game 10: No. 2 Louisville 87, No. 7 Syracuse 61 |
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Game 11: No. 3 UNC 85, No. 6 Virginia Tech 68 |
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Saturday, March 7: Semifinals
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Game |
Time (ET) |
TV channel |
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Game 12: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Notre Dame |
Noon |
ESPN2, ESPN app |
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Game 13: No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 3 UNC |
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN2, ESPN app |
Sunday, March 8: Championship
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Game |
Time (ET) |
TV channel |
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Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner |
1 p.m. |
ESPN, ESPN app |
ACC women’s tournament bracket 2026
The full bracket and seedings for the 2026 ACC women’s basketball tournament are set. The top 15 teams in the conference standings earned a tournament berth, meaning SMU, Pitt and Boston College will miss out this year.
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Pos. |
Team |
Record (ACC) |
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No. 1 |
Duke |
21-8 (16-2) |
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No. 2 |
Louisville |
25-6 (15-3) |
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No. 3 |
North Carolina |
25-6 (14-4) |
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No. 4 |
NC State |
20-9 (13-5) |
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No. 5 |
Notre Dame |
20-9 (12-6) |
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No. 6 |
Virginia Tech |
22-8 (12-6) |
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No. 7 |
Syracuse |
22-7 (12-6) |
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No. 8 |
Virginia |
19-10 (11-7) |
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No. 9 |
Clemson |
20-10 (11-7) |
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No. 10 |
Cal |
18-13 (9-9) |
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No. 11 |
Georgia Tech |
13-17 (8-10) |
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No. 12 |
Miami |
16-13 (8-10) |
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No. 13 |
Stanford |
19-12 (8-10) |
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No. 14 |
Florida State |
10-20 (5-13) |
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No. 15 |
Wake Forest |
14-16 (4-16) |
