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
Wednesday, March 11 — Second Round
Thursday, March 12 — Quarterfinals
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
