CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN announced the network designations for the upcoming 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, which will feature semifinal matchups and a pair of quarterfinal games on ESPN2 for the first time in tournament history. As previously announced, the Championship final will be played on ESPN for the fourth consecutive year.
The 2025 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament will mark the 48th edition of the nation’s longest-running women’s basketball conference championship. It will mark the 25th time in the last 26 years in which First Horizon Coliseum and the city of Greensboro have hosted the event. This year’s tournament begins on Wednesday, March 5, with first-round action and will conclude on Sunday, March 9 with the title game.
ACC Network will continue to be the exclusive home for the Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, with on-site studio coverage throughout the event. The first seven games on this year’s tournament will be featured on ACCN. Once the tournament moves to the quarterfinal round on Friday, ESPN2 and ACCN will split coverage with the 11 a.m. ET and 5 p.m. ET tipoffs on ESPN2, while the 1:30 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. ET starts will be on ACCN.
On Saturday, both semifinals will be aired on ESPN2 beginning at noon ET and wrapping up at 2:30 p.m. ET. Sunday’s championship will be on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET.
Six ACC teams are in the latest Associated Press (AP) Top 25 Poll, headlined by Notre Dame climbing a spot to No. 2. The Fighting Irish are followed by NC State (10), North Carolina (12), Duke (13), Georgia Tech (19) and Florida State (23). California and Louisville are currently receiving votes.
2025 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament
First Horizon Coliseum (March 5-9)
First Round – Wednesday, March 5
Game 1: No. 12 Seed vs No. 13 Seed – 1 p.m. – ACC Network
Game 2: No. 10 Seed vs No. 15 Seed – 3:30 p.m. – ACC Network
Game 3: No. 11 Seed vs No. 14 Seed – 6:30 p.m. – ACC Network
Second Round - Thursday, March 6
Game 4: No. 5 Seed vs Game 1 winner – 11 a.m. – ACC Network
Game 5: No. 8 Seed vs No. 9 Seed – 1:30 p.m. – ACC Network
Game 6: No. 7 Seed vs Game 2 winner – 5 p.m. – ACC Network
Game 7: No. 6 Seed vs Game 3 winner – 7:30 p.m. – ACC Network
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7
Game 8: No. 4 Seed vs Game 4 winner – 11 a.m. – ESPN2
Game 9: No. 1 Seed vs Game 5 winner – 1:30 p.m. – ACC Network
Game 10: No. 2 Seed vs Game 6 winner – 5 p.m. – ESPN2
Game 11: No. 3 Seed vs Game 7 winner – 7:30 p.m. – ACC Network
Semifinals – Saturday, March 8
Game 12: Semifinal 1 – Noon – ESPN2
Game 13: Semifinal 2 – 2:30 p.m. – ESPN2
Championship – Sunday, March 9
Game 14: Winners of semifinal contests – 1 p.m. – ESPN