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Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 ACC basketball tournament, which started Tuesday, March 10 and goes through Saturday, March 14. All games are at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. No. 1 seed Duke takes on No. 2 seed Virginia on Saturday in the conference championship game.

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 men's basketball tournament

2026 ACC tournament schedule, scores

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Saturday, March 14 — Championship

Tuesday, March 10 — First Round

Wednesday, March 11 — Second Round

Thursday, March 12 — Quarterfinals

Friday, March 13 — Semifinals

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

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