The 2026 ACC basketball tournament schedule takes place March 10-14, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Spectrum Center. The top 15 teams from regular season play (out of 18) earn a postseason bid to the men’s basketball tournament. The 2025-26 season marks the 72nd for the Atlantic Coast Conference. The winner of the tournament earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
2026 ACC Basketball Tournament Schedule and TV Broadcasts
The 2026 ACC basketball tournament schedule takes place from March 10-14, 2026. As we get closer to the tournament, we’ll update you with the team seeds, matchups, and TV broadcast plans for the tournament. We have ACC regular season basketball schedules and more posted up for you to enjoy too.
Please note the days of the week for the tournament are confirmed. The times and TV networks are based on the 2025 ACC Men’s basketball tournament. We’ll update them once the league confirms everything for you.
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Tuesday, March 10 | |||||
| Opening Day | 1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 vs. No. 13 | ACCN | |
| 2 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 10 vs. No. 15 | |||
| 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 vs. No. 14 | |||
| Second round – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 1 | 4 | Noon | No. 8 vs. No. 9 | ESPN | |
| 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 vs. No. 12 / No. 13 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 vs. No. 10 / No. 15 | ESPN2 | |
| 7 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 6 vs. No. 11 / No. 14 | ESPNU | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||
| 3 | 8 | noon | No. 1 vs. No. 8 / No. 9 | ESPN | |
| 9 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 vs No. 5 / No. 12 / No. 13 | ESPN2 | ||
| 4 | 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 vs. No. 7 / No. 10 / No. 15 | ESPN | |
| 11 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 3 vs. No. 6 / No. 11 / No. 14 | ESPN/ESPN2 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 5 | 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Game 8 Winner vs Game 9 Winner | ESPN/ESPN2 | |
| 13 | 9:30 p.m. | Game 10 Winner vs Game 11 Winner | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 6 | 14 | 8:30 p.m. | Game 12 Winner vs Game 13 Winner | ESPN | |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed. | |||||
2026 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule
Past ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Champions
The following are the past ACC men’s basketball tournament champions since 2015.
| 2015 Notre Dame |
| 2016 North Carolina |
| 2017 Duke |
| 2018 Virginia |
| 2019 Duke |
| 2020 Florida State |
| 2021 Georgia Tech |
| 2022 Virginia Tech |
| 2023 Duke |
| 2024 NC State |
| 2025 Duke |
Printable ACC Basketball Tournament Bracket
If you are looking for an early, printable 2026 ACC Men’s basketball tournament bracket, we have a blank one for you here. The team who wins the ACC tournament will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament. If you are looking for a printable, blank 2026 March Madness bracket, we have one posted as well as a March Madness schedule.
