ACC Tournament 2026 TV Schedule and Early Men's Bracketology Predictions

The spotlight will be all over the Duke Blue Devils at the 2026 ACC tournament.

The current top-ranked team in the AP Top 25 is the class of the ACC this season and it has won two of the last three ACC tournaments.

Cameron Boozer and Co. will likely be the No. 1 seed in Charlotte. Only the Virginia Cavaliers can make a run at the top seed.

Virginia will be Duke's top competition for the ACC tournament crown, but you can't count out the North Carolina Tar Heels, especially if Caleb Wilson is on the floor.

ACC Tournament TV Schedule

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Tuesday, March 10

Opening-round games: 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 p.m. (ACC Network)

Wednesday, March 11

Second round games: Noon, 2:30, 7:00, 9:30 p.m. (ACC Network or ESPN)

Thursday, March 12

Quarterfinals: Noon, 2:30, 7:00, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)

Friday, March 13

Semifinals: 7:00, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)

Saturday, March 14

Championship Game: 8:30 p.m., ESPN

ACC Tournament Bracket Predictions

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No. 1 Duke

No. 2 Virginia

No. 3 Miami

No. 4 NC State

No. 5 North Carolina

No. 6 Louisville

No. 7 California

No. 8 Florida State

No. 9 SMU

No. 10 Virginia Tech

No. 11 Stanford

No. 12 Syracuse

No. 13 Wake Forest

No. 14 Notre Dame

No. 15 Boston College

The semifinal round of the ACC tournament will likely have as much buzz, if not more, than the championship game.

North Carolina is most likely going to be on Duke's side of the bracket, which means a third meeting of the season could happen in Charlotte on March 13.

Duke needs to beat Virginia at home on Saturday to secure the No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament. The Blue Devils would be two games ahead in the standings with a head-to-head tiebreaker in hand.

North Carolina will likely come into Durham next Saturday with a 12-5 conference record. A loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium would put the Tar Heels at either the No. 4 or No. 5 seed.

The NC State Wolfpack should go 2-1 to finish the season, keeping them ahead of UNC.

The one variable in play against Duke and UNC ending up on the same side of the bracket is the Miami Hurricanes' remaining schedule.

Miami finishes with the SMU Mustangs and Louisville Cardinals. It needs one win from those two games to avoid dropping on to the same conference loss total as NC State and UNC, assuming that both the Wolfpack and Tar Heels lose to Duke.

Virginia seems safe as the No. 2 seed, regardless of what happens against Duke, because it has two home games next week and it owns a head-to-head tiebreaker over Miami.

Ryan Odom's team is on a nine-game winning streak and it looks like one of the few ACC teams that could make a deep run in March. Duke and a fully healthy UNC fall into that category as well.

Virginia will probably have an easier path to the championship game in Charlotte with Duke, NC State and UNC all potentially in the top half.

Duke will still be favored in any potential championship matchup, but winning in Charlotte will be a test given how the bracket is shaping up.