With less than a week left in the regular season, the teams housed in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) are preparing not only for the NCAA March Madness national championship tournament, but they’re gearing up to go head-to-head on the court for the conference title. The 2026 ACC men’s basketball conference tournament begins in just under a week, making these final few days before the first round of conference championship matchups all the more critical for securing final landing spots on the bracket.
Here are the latest On3 rankings plus bracket and seeding predictions for conference teams ahead of the 2026 ACC men’s basketball tournament and conference title championship.
2026 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament – Dates, Location & Venue Information
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) will kick off its tournament on March 10, 2026 in a locale that’s central to many of its teams – Charlotte, North Carolina. Here’s the rundown of basic dates and information for the tournament. Additional information on the 2026 ACC Conference Tournament schedule and details can be found here.
- Dates of Tournament: March 10, 2026 – March 14, 2026
- Championship Game: March 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM EST
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Venue: Spectrum Center
ACC Conference Tournament Seedings & Rankings as of March 4, 2026
The closer the ACC Conference Tournament gets, the greater the likelihood of current rankings and predicted brackets becoming more akin to realistic renderings of where teams will find themselves in the bracket seedings – and who their first opponent will be once the ACC title competition gets underway.
As of March 4 2026, these are the current standings for men’s basketball teams in the ACC conference – along with each team’s updated league stats.
Seed No. 1 – Duke (16-1)
Duke has officially clinched the number one seed going into the 2026 ACC Men’s Basketball Conference Tournament
Seed No. 2 – Virginia (14-3)
Seed No. 3 – Miami (12-4)
Seed No. 4 – UNC-Chapel Hill (12-5)
Seed No. 5 – Clemson (11-6)
Seed No. 6 – Louisville (10-7)
Seed No. 7 – NC State (10-7)
Seed No. 8 – Cal (8-8)
Seed No. 9 – SMU (8-8)
Seed No. 10 – Florida State/FSU (8-8)
Seed No. 11 – Virginia Tech (8-9)
Seed No. 12 – Stanford (7-9)
Seed No. 13 – Wake Forest (6-11)
Seed No. 14 – Syracuse (6-10)
Seed No. 15 – Pittsburgh/Pitt (4-12)
Seed No. 16 – Notre Dame (4-12)
Seed No. 17 – Boston College (3-14)
Seed No. 18 – Georgia Tech (2-14)
Current 2026 ACC Conference Tournament Bracket Seedings & Games – 03.04.26
First Round – Tuesday March 10, 2026
- Game 1 – No. 12 Stanford vs No. 13 Wake Forest, 2:00 PM ET
- Game 2 – No. 10 Florida State vs No. 15 Pittsburgh, 4:30 PM ET
- Game 3 – No. 11 Virginia Tech vs No. 14 Syracuse, 7:00 PM ET
Second Round – Wednesday March 11, 2026
- Game 4 – No. 8 Cal vs No.9 SMU, 12:00 PM ET
- Game 5 – No. 5 Clemson vs Winner of Game 1, 2:30 PM ET
- Game 6 – No. 7 NC State vs Winner of Game 2, 7:00 PM ET
- Game 7 – No. 6 Louisville vs Winner of Game 3, 9:30 PM ET
Quarterfinals – Thursday March 12, 2026
- Game 8 – No. 1 Duke vs Winner of Game 4, 12:00 PM ET
- Game 9 – No. 4 North Carolina/UNC vs Winner of Game 5, 2:30 PM ET
- Game 10 – No. 2 Virginia vs Winner of Game 6, 7:00 PM ET
- Game 11 – No. 3 Miami vs Winner of Game 7, 9:30 PM ET
Semifinals – Friday March 13, 2026
- Game 12 – Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9, 7:00 PM ET
- Game 13 – Winner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11, 9:30 PM ET
ACC Conference Championship – Saturday March 14, 2026
- Game 14 – Winner of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 13, 8:30 PM ET
03.04.26 Rankings & Latest Bracket Predictions for ACC Men’s Basketball Conference Tournament