The 2024-25 college basketball regular season is officially in the books and conference tournament season has arrived. The 2025 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket is locked in, and the action gets underway Tuesday from Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
The ACC Tournament opens with three first-round matchups on Tuesday, followed by four second-round matchups on Wednesday, four quarterfinal matchups on Thursday and two semifinals on Friday before concluding on Saturday with the championship game.
The league’s top 15 teams are set to participate in the ACC Tournament, while the bottom three teams did not qualify. The top nine seeds in the conference receive a first-round bye, while the top four seeds get to bypass the first two rounds.
The ACC Tournament champion secures an automatic bid into the 68-team field for the 2025 NCAA Tournament, which includes 31 automatic qualifiers and 37 at-large bids. The full NCAA Tournament field will be finalized on Sunday, March 16, and the bracket will be revealed during the March Madness Selection Show on CBS.
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With that in mind, here’s a look at the full seeding and schedule for the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament, complete with dates, game times and television information. To see the full tournament bracket, click here. This article will be updated with results.
2025 ACC Tournament seeding
6. SMU Mustangs
8. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
14. Syracuse Orange
DNQ. NC State Wolfpack
DNQ. Miami Hurricanes
2025 ACC Tournament schedule
Note: All times eastern.
First round (Tues., March 11)
Game 1: No. 12 Notre Dame 55, No. 13 Pittsburgh 54
Game 2: No. 15 California 82, No. 10 Virginia Tech 73 (2OT)
Game 3: No. 14 Syracuse 66, No. 11 Florida State 62
Second round (Wed., March 12)
Game 4: No. 8 Georgia Tech 66, No. 9 Virginia 60
Game 5: No. 5 North Carolina 76, No. 12 Notre Dame 56
Game 6: No. 7 Stanford 78, No. 15 California 73
Game 7: No. 6 SMU 73, No. 14 Syracuse 53
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 13)
Game 8: No. 1 Duke 78 No. 8 Georgia Tech 70
Game 9: No. 5 North Carolina 68, No. 4 Wake Forest 59
Game 10: No. 2 Louisville 75. No. 7 Stanford 73
Game 11: No. 3 Clemson 57, No. 6 SMU 54
Semifinals (Fri., March 14)
Game 12: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 North Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Game 13: No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 3 Clemson | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Championship (Sat., March 15)
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner | 8:30 p.m. | TBD
