CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheACC.com) – ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference have announced that
ACC Friday Night Duals will return this season to ACC Network with three weeks of conference matchups and one top-25 non-conference dual match, beginning January 30 when No. 7 Virginia Tech travels to Raleigh, North Carolina, to take on No. 9 NC State.
The Friday night series will also feature two other ranked teams, No. 13 North Carolina and No. 14 Pittsburgh, among other top ACC programs.
For the first time ever, the ACC will showcase two non-conference duals as part of the five-match package on ACC Network.
Veteran play-by-play announcer Shawn Kenney and analyst Rock Harrison will be on the calls for the seventh-straight year for the
ACC Friday Night Duals.
An additional 20 ACC wrestling events will also stream throughout the 2025-26 season on ACCNX.
ESPN platforms will feature nearly 150 collegiate wrestling events from some of the top conferences in the country throughout the 2025-26 NCAA season, including more than 110 events exclusively on ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service.
ESPN will provide coverage of the ACC, Big 12, and Ivy League conference wrestling championships in addition to their regular season programming. They will also broadcast every match of the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, which will take place from March 19-21 at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
ESPN’s college wrestling voices will include Mike Couzens, Harrison, Trent Hidlay, Quint Kessenich, Tim Johnson, Kenney and Shane Sparks, with other likely additions for the NCAA Championships.
2026 ACC Wrestling Schedule on ESPN Networks:
| Date |
Time (ET) |
Event |
Platform |
| Fri, Jan. 30 |
7 p.m. |
ACC Friday Night Duals:
No. 7 Virginia Tech at No. 9 NC State |
ACCN |
| Fri, Feb. 6 |
7 p.m. |
ACC Friday Night Duals:
No. 9 NC State at No. 14 Pitt |
ACCN |
| Fri, Feb. 13 |
8 p.m. |
ACC Friday Night Duals:
No. 13 North Carolina at No. 7 Virginia Tech |
ACCN |
| Sun, Feb. 15 |
2 p.m. |
No. 5 Oklahoma State at No. 7 Virginia Tech |
ACCN |
| Fri, Feb. 20 |
7 p.m. |
ACC Friday Night Duals:
No. 20 Cornell at No. 9 NC State |
ACCN |
| Sun, Mar. 9 |
8 p.m. |
Finals
ACC Wrestling Championship |
ACCN |
| Thu, Mar. 19 |
Noon |
First Round
NCAA Wrestling Championships |
ESPNU/ESPN+ |
|
7 p.m. |
Second Round
NCAA Wrestling Championships |
ESPN/ESPN+ |
| Fri, Mar. 20 |
Noon |
Quarterfinals
NCAA Wrestling Championships |
ESPNU/ESPN+ |
|
8 p.m. |
Semifinals
NCAA Wrestling Championships |
ESPN2/ESPN+ |
| Sat, Mar. 21 |
11 a.m. |
Medal Round
NCAA Wrestling Championships |
ESPNU/ESPN+ |
|
6:30 p.m. |
Finals
NCAA Wrestling Championships |
ESPN/ESPN+ |