CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The third week of Atlantic Coast Conference volleyball conference play begins on Wednesday, October 7, with a top-10 matchup between No. 2 Pitt and No. 6 SMU. The Panthers will host the Mustangs at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network.
Pitt (14-0 overall), Louisville (14-2), SMU (12-2) and North Carolina (9-3) sit atop the league standings with identical 4-0 conference records.
This week’s competition features two more ranked matchups on Sunday, October 11, as No. 14 Stanford travels to No. 3 Louisville at 1 p.m. ET, followed by No. 2 Pitt at No. 6 SMU in the teams’ second meeting of the week at 3 p.m. ET. Both matches will be broadcast live on ESPN.
Headlined by the second-ranked Panthers, five ACC teams are ranked in the latest AVCA/Taraflex Poll. The Panthers are followed by Louisville (No. 3), SMU (No. 6), Stanford (No. 14) and North Carolina (No. 25).
Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Wednesday, October 7
Jacksonville at Florida State | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
#6 SMU at #2 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCN
Thursday, October 8
California at #3 Louisville | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Friday, October 9
#14 Stanford at Notre Dame | 5 p.m. | ACCN
#25 North Carolina at Virginia Tech | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Boston College at Wake Forest | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Clemson at Miami | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Syracuse at NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at Virginia | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Georgia Tech at Florida State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Sunday, October 11
Georgia Tech at Miami | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Clemson at Florida State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Boston College at NC State | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#25 North Carolina at Virginia | 1 p.m. | ACCN
California at Notre Dame | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
Syracuse at Wake Forest | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#14 Stanford at #3 Louisville | 1 p.m. | ESPN
Duke at Virginia Tech | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
#2 Pitt at #6 SMU | 3 p.m. | ESPN
Noting ACC Volleyball
- Pitt remains the ACC’s lone undefeated team at 14-0, highlighted by five wins over top-25 non-conference opponents.
- ACC teams are 118-64 (.648) against non-conference opponents.
- 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 league 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.