CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The bracket and seeds for the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Championship were announced Friday following the conclusion of regular-season play. The tournament includes eight of the league’s nine field hockey programs and begins Tuesday, November 3, at Karen Shelton Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Co-regular season champions North Carolina (11-6, 6-2 ACC) earned the No. 1 seed in the 2026 ACC Field Hockey Championship and will face No. 8 seed Stanford (10-7, 2-6 ACC) at 10 a.m. ET in Tuesday’s quarterfinal round. In the regular-season matchup between the Tar Heels and Cardinal, North Carolina won 8-1 in Stanford, California. North Carolina finished as the ACC regular-season co-champions, sharing the title with Duke and Wake Forest, and earned the No. 1 seed via a tiebreaker.
No. 4 seed Syracuse (9-6, 4-4 ACC) will square off with No. 5 seed Louisville (10-8, 4-4 ACC) in Tuesday’s second quarterfinal matchup, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Orange defeated the then-No. 16 Cardinals, 4-2, on October 9, at J.S. Coyne Stadium in Syracuse, New York.
Wake Forest (13-5, 6-2 ACC) earned the No. 2 seed and a share of the ACC regular-season championship and will meet No. 7 seed Virginia (8-6, 3-5 ACC) at 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The Cavaliers defeated the Demon Deacons, 1-0 in overtime, in the regular-season meeting with Caitlin Connell scoring the game-winning goal.
No. 3 seed and ACC regular-season co-champions Duke (12-4, 6-2 ACC) will face No. 6 seed Boston College (8-9, 3-5 ACC) in the final quarterfinal matchup of the day, beginning at 6 p.m. ET. The Blue Devils defeated Boston College, 1-0, in Durham on September 27, with Callie Rogers scoring the lone goal.
The winners of Tuesday’s four quarterfinal contests will advance to the semifinals on Wednesday, November 4. The 2026 ACC Field Hockey Championship match will be played Friday, November 6, at 3 p.m. ET.
Each of the seven matches throughout the 2026 ACC Field Hockey Championship will be televised on ACC Network.
Admission to Karen Shelton Stadium is free for each game of the 2026 ACC Field Hockey Championship.
2026 ACC Field Hockey Championship (All Times Eastern)
Karen Shelton Stadium – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, November 3
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 8 Stanford, 10 a.m., ACC Network
No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 5 Louisville, 12:30 p.m., ACC Network
No. 2 Wake Forest vs. No. 7 Virginia, 3:30 p.m., ACC Network
No. 3 Duke vs. No. 6 Boston College, 6 p.m., ACC Network
Semifinals – Wednesday, November 4
1 and 3:30 p.m., ACC Network
Championship – Friday, November 6
3 p.m., ACC Network