Men's ACC tournament 2025: Schedule, bracket, how to watch, stream games
It's been a down year in the ACC with only a few teams expected to make the mens' NCAA Tournament, but it doesn't diminish what could be an exciting conference tournament in Charlotte.
The top 15 teams in the conference will play in the tournament, which begins Tuesday.
The overwhelming favorite will be Duke, which is also a heavy national championship favorite with Cooper Flagg leading the Blue Devils. Other March Madness contenders, like Louisville and Clemson, could be the ones to pull through for the title as the Cardinals and Tigers are having one of their best regular seasons in recent memory. And of course, North Carolina will need a strong showing to prove its worth making the field of 68.
And since it's March, don't count out the possibility that one squad could surprise with a run to steal the automatic bid and punch their ticket to the big dance, just like what NC State did last season.
When is the ACC tournament?
The men's ACC basketball tournament will be played from Tuesday, March 11-Saturday, March 15. Although there are 18 teams in the conference, only the top 15 make the conference tournament.
The top four teams get a double-bye, and teams No. 5-9 in the standings do not play in the first round. The tournament will be played at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
ACC tournament schedule, bracket
All times in Eastern.
First round – Tuesday, March 11
Game 1: No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. | ACC Network
Game 2: No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 15 California, 4:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Game 3: No. 11 Florida State vs. No. 14 Syracuse, 7 p.m. | ACC Network
Second round – Wednesday, March 12
Game 4: No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 9 Virginia, noon | ESPN
Game 5: No. 5 North Carolina vs. Game 1 winner, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
Game 6: No. 7 Stanford vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. | ESPN2 or ESPNU
Game 7: No. 6 Southern Methodist vs. Game 3 winner, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 or ESPNU
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
Game 8: No. 1 Duke vs. Game 4 winner, noon | ESPN or ESPN2
Game 9: No. 4 Wake Forest vs. Game 5 winner, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2
Game 10: No. 2 Louisville vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2
Game 11: No. 3 Clemson vs. Game 7 winner, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2
Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2
Championship – Saturday, March 15
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 8:30 p.m. | ESPN
How to watch ACC tournament
The men's ACC tournament will air on the ACC Network and various ESPN channels. The first round will exclusively air on ACC Network. The first two games of the second round will be on ESPN, and the last two second round games will be on ESPN2 or ESPNU. All quarterfinal and semifinal games will be on either ESPN or ESPN2. The championship game on Saturday will air on ESPN.
Beginning with the second round, games can also be streamed on Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.
Watch the men's ACC tournament on Fubo (free trial)
Day-by-day breakdown:
- Tuesday, March 11: ACC Network
- Wednesday, March 12: ESPN, ESPN 2 or ESPNU
- Thursday, March 13: ESPN or ESPN2
- Friday, March 14: ESPN or ESPN2
- Saturday, March 15: ESPN
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