CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The fourth week of Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball league play begins on Wednesday, October 14, with an in-state rivalry as Virginia hosts Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network. The Hokies will then host the Cavaliers in their second matchup of the week on Friday, October 16, at 6 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
Louisville (16-2 overall) and North Carolina (11-3) sit atop the league standings with identical 6-0 conference records.
This week’s competition features one ranked matchup as the No. 3 Cardinals host the No. 23 Tar Heels on Sunday, October 18, at 1 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
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), Stanford (No. 16) and North Carolina (No. 23). The ACC leads all conferences with the most teams in the top 5.
Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, October 14
Virginia Tech at Virginia | 7 p.m. | ACCN
Friday, October 16
Virginia at Virginia Tech | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Boston College at Clemson | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
#23 North Carolina at Notre Dame | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at #3 Louisville | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Syracuse at Georgia Tech | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Florida State at #2 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Miami at #5 SMU | 8 p.m. | ACCNX
NC State at California | 10 p.m. | ACCNX
Wake Forest at #16 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX
Sunday, October 18
Miami at #2 Pitt | Noon | ACCN
Duke at Notre Dame | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#23 North Carolina at #3 Louisville | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Boston College at Georgia Tech | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Syracuse at Clemson | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Florida State at #5 SMU | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Wake Forest at California | 4 p.m. | ACCNX
NC State at #16 Stanford | 4 p.m. | ACCNX
Noting ACC Volleyball
- SMU’s Natalia Newsome leads the nation in hitting percentage (.524).
- Pitt’s Olivia Babcock leads the nation in kills per set (5.38) and points per set (6.29).
- ACC teams finished 119-64 (.650) against non-conference opponents this season.
- Home: 58-26 (.690)
- Road: 26-25 (.509)
- Neutral: 35-14 (.714)
- 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 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 both in their first seasons as head coaches of their respective programs.