The 2024-25 men’s basketball season has been a trying one for the ACC, with only three of its teams widely projected to make the NCAA Tournament.
As NC State showed last year, though, the ACC tournament could be full of surprises.
The 15-team event tips off Tuesday, with several programs heading to the Spectrum Center in Charlotte with hopes of either improving their tournament seeding or keeping their fleeting March Madness dreams alive.
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Led by potential national player of the year Cooper Flagg, Duke has been the league’s behemoth throughout the season, carrying a 18-1 mark in conference play entering its regular-season finale Saturday at North Carolina. Clemson and Louisville have been excellent, as well, with both looking like potential threats to make it to the second week of the NCAA Tournament.
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Beyond that trio, the conference’s outlook is a little murkier. North Carolina’s late-season push has put it squarely on the tournament bubble, where it is joined by the likes of Wake Forest and SMU, both of which have stumbled down the stretch.
Here’s a look at the 2025 ACC men’s basketball tournament bracket, schedule, TV channels, streaming information and more:
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Men’s ACC tournament bracket 2025
Seeding for the ACC tournament remains to be finalized on the last day of the regular season, with several teams still in play for the No. 1 seed.
This section will be updated as seeding is finalized on Saturday. Teams’ conference records in parentheses.
- Duke (19-1) *
- Louisville (18-2) *
- Clemson (18-2) *
- Wake Forest (13-7) *
- North Carolina (13-7) **
- SMU (13-7) **
- Stanford (11-9) **
- Georgia Tech (10-10) **
- Virginia (8-12) **
- Virginia Tech (8-12)
- Florida State (8-12)
- Notre Dame (8-12)
- Pitt (8-12)
- Syracuse (7-13)
- Cal (6-14)
- NC State (5-15) ***
- Boston College (4-16) ***
- Miami (3-17) ***
* Gets double bye
** Gets first-round bye
*** Does not qualify for ACC tournament
Click here for the 2025 ACC men’s basketball tournament printable bracket.
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What channel is the ACC basketball tournament on?
The 2025 ACC men’s basketball tournament will air on the ESPN family of networks. The first round will be shown on the ACC Network, while later rounds will be broadcast on either ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.
Saturday’s championship game will air on ESPN. Dave O’Brien (play-by-play) and Cory Alexander (analyst) will be on the call for the games, with the traditional ACC Tournament pairing of Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas will be at the SEC Tournament.
Streaming options for the ACC Tournament include the ESPN app, ESPN+ — ESPN’s subscription streaming service — and Fubo, the last of which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
ACC basketball tournament schedule 2025
Tournament played at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. All times Eastern.
Tuesday, March 11
First round
- Game 1: No. 12 seed Notre Dame vs. No. 13 seed Pitt | 2 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo)
- Game 2: No. 10 seed Pitt vs. No. 15 seed Cal | 4:30 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo)
- Game 3: No. 11 seed Florida State vs. No. 14 seed Syracuse | 7 p.m. | ACC Network (Fubo)
Wednesday, March 12
Second round
- Game 4: No. 8 seed Georgia Tech vs. No. 9 seed Virginia | Noon | ESPN (Fubo)
- Game 5: No. 5 seed North Carolina vs. Game 1 winner | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
- Game 6: No. 7 seed Stanford vs. Game 2 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPNU (Fubo)
- Game 7: No. 6 seed SMU vs. Game 3 winner | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPNU (Fubo)
Thursday, March 13
Quarterfinals
- Game 8: No. 1 seed Duke vs. Game 4 winner | Noon | ESPN/ESPN2 (Fubo)
- Game 9: No. 4 seed Wake Forest vs. Game 5 winner | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 (Fubo)
- Game 10: No. 2 seed Louisville vs. Game 6 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 (Fubo)
- Game 11: No. 3 seed Clemson vs. Game 7 winner | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 (Fubo)
Friday, March 14
Semifinals
- Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 (Fubo)
- Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2 (Fubo)
Saturday, March 15
Championship game
- Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
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