CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The eighth week of Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball league play opens Wednesday, November 11, as No. 2 Pitt hosts Notre Dame at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
Louisville sits atop the league standings as the lone remaining team with a 14-0 conference record (24-2 overall). Pitt (23-1) is in second place with a 13-1 league record, while SMU (20-4) is in third at 12-2.
The Cardinals will fight to keep their spot at the top this weekend as they take on the league’s No. 2 and No. 3 teams, Pitt and SMU, respectively. The Mustangs will host Louisville on Thursday, November 12, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU and the Panthers will host Louisville on Sunday, November 15, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Both matches will be top-five nationally ranked showdowns.
Headlined by second-ranked Pitt, five ACC teams are ranked in the latest AVCA/Taraflex Poll. The Panthers are followed by Louisville (No. 3), SMU (No. 5), North Carolina (No. 20) and Stanford (No. 24). The ACC leads all conferences with three teams in the top five.
Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, November 11
Notre Dame at #2 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCN
Thursday, November 12
#20 North Carolina at Duke | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
#3 Louisville at #5 SMU | 7 p.m. | ESPNU
Friday, November 13
Miami at Syracuse | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Florida State at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Clemson at #24 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX
Georgia Tech at California | 10 p.m. | ACCNX
Saturday, November 14
Georgia Tech at #24 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX
Sunday, November 15
Miami at Boston College | 12:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at #20 North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ACCN
Virginia at NC State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Florida State at Syracuse | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Notre Dame at #5 SMU | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Clemson at California | 4 p.m. | ACCNX
#3 Louisville at #2 Pitt | 8 p.m. | ESPN
Noting ACC Volleyball
- Pitt’s Olivia Babcock leads the nation in points per set with 5.99.
- ACC teams posted a 119-64 (.650) record against non-conference opponents this season.
- ACC teams have recorded 17 wins over AVCA Top 25 opponents in non-conference play this season.
- ACC players have earned three AVCA Division I National Player of the Week honors this season: Pitt’s Olivia Babcock (Aug. 26), Louisville’s Chloe Meester (Sept. 8) and SMU’s Suli Davis (Sept. 15).
- Stanford was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2026 ACC Volleyball Championship for the first time since joining the conference by the league’s volleyball head coaches.
- Duke’s Ahen Kim and Florida State’s Lindsay Allman are in their first seasons as head coaches of their respective programs.