CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – As the regular season concluded on Sunday, March 1, Duke earned its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title since 2013 and the No. 1 seed in the 2026 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament, set for March 4-8, at Gas South Arena in Greater Atlanta.
The tournament will feature 15 of the ACC’s 18 teams and 14 games, beginning with three first-round matchups on Wednesday, March 4. Four second-round games are scheduled for Thursday, March 5, followed by the quarterfinals on Friday, March 6, semifinals on Saturday, March 7, and the championship game on Sunday, March 8, at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.

After clinching a share of the title on Thursday, Duke secured the outright championship on Sunday. The Blue Devils closed the regular season with a 16-2 league record, their most ACC victories since the 2012-13 season. The reigning ACC champion enters this year’s postseason having won 18 of its last 20 games and is currently ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press Top 25.

Louisville earned the No. 2 seed with a 15-3 league record, its most ACC victories since the 2021-22 campaign. The Cardinals finished a perfect 9-0 in road conference games this season and are currently 8-0 on the road against teams with a winning record, the most such wins without a loss by any Division I team in such games.

North Carolina finished alone in third place with a 14-4 league mark. The Tar Heels enter the postseason on a four-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the conference, capped off by a victory over Duke in the regular-season finale. NC State earned the final double bye for the third consecutive season with a 13-5 ACC record.

Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and Syracuse tied for fifth in the final standings with identical 12-6 records. With the Fighting Irish sweeping the Hokies and Orange during the regular season, Notre Dame earned the No. 5 seed. Notre Dame is coming off a win at No. 10 Louisville in the regular-season finale. Virginia Tech defeated Syracuse during the regular season to claim the No. 6 seed, while the Orange secured the No. 7 seed.

Opening Thursday’s action will be No. 8 seed Virginia and No. 9 seed Clemson, who both finished with 11-7 ACC records. The Cavaliers won the previous matchup against the Tigers, 73-63, on New Year’s Day. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. ET.

California finished with an even 9-9 conference mark and earned the No. 10 seed, and will face No. 15 seed Wake Forest on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Georgia Tech, Miami and Stanford all finished with matching 8-10 records, with the Yellow Jackets winning the tiebreaker with wins over both the Hurricanes and the Cardinal. Georgia Tech will face No. 14 seed Florida State on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. Miami and Stanford will meet in the first game of the tournament on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET.

Every game of the first and second rounds of the 2026 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament will air live on ACC Network. ESPN2 and ACCN will split the coverage of Friday’s quarterfinals, while ESPN2 will broadcast the semifinal matchups on Saturday. Sunday’s championship game will be on ESPN at 1 p.m. ET. Tickets may be purchased at theacc.com/tickets or Ticketmaster.com.

In its 49th year, the tournament’s 2026 edition marks the first time the Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament will be played at a neutral site outside the Carolinas.

March 4-8, 2026
Gas South Arena • Duluth, Ga.
(All Times ET)
Wednesday, March 4 (First Round)
Game 1: No. 13 Stanford vs. No. 12 Miami, ACCN, 11 a.m.
Game 2: No. 15 Wake Forest vs. No. 10 California, ACCN, 1:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 14 Florida State vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech, ACCN, 4 p.m.

Thursday, March 5 (Second Round)
Game 4: No. 9 Clemson vs. No. 8 Virginia, ACCN, 11 a.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, ACCN, 1:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. No. 7 Syracuse, ACCN, 5 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech, ACCN, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 6 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 1 Duke, ESPN2, 11 a.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. No. 4 NC State, ACCN, 1:30 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. No. 2 Louisville, ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. No. 3 North Carolina, ACCN, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 7 (Semifinals)
Game 12: Winners Games 9 vs. 8, ESPN2, Noon
Game 13: Winners Games 11 vs. 10, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 8 (Championship)
Game 14: Winners Games 12 vs. 13, ESPN, 1 p.m.