2026 ACC men's basketball tournament bracket, schedule, how to watch: Can Duke run the table in Charlotte?
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Duke is entering the postseason as the top-ranked team in the country. Can it run the table in Charlotte this week?
Here's everything you need to know entering the ACC tournament this weekend in North Carolina.
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The ACC tournament is Duke's to lose, right?
The Blue Devils dominated the league once again this season, and ended the year with a near-perfect 17-1 record in conference play. The lone loss came late at North Carolina a few weeks ago, and they've more than avenged that loss since.
Duke ended the year on an eight-game win streak, capped with a 15-point win over the Tar Heels on Saturday night. Player of the Year favorite Cameron Boozer has averaged 22.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game this season, too. Duke looks just about unstoppable, both in the ACC and nationally.
Virginia holds the No. 2 seed in Charlotte this week after it put up a very impressive 25-4 regular season, though the Cavaliers struggled badly and fell by nearly 30 points in their matchup at Duke last month. Miami took the No. 3 seed, but it ended the year with two losses in its last five games.
Then there's North Carolina, which is now without star Caleb Wilson. He was ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken thumb he went down with in practice on Thursday. While he hasn't played since Feb. 10 after suffering a hand injury, it's going to be much tougher for North Carolina to make a run at Duke this weekend without him.
So while anything can happen, Boozer and the Blue Devils are undoubtedly in the driver's seat this weekend in their home state.
ACC men’s basketball tournament basics
When: March 10-14
Where: Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina
TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ACC Network
ACC men’s basketball schedule, results
All times ET
Tuesday, March 10 – First Round
Game 1 | No. 10 Stanford vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh | 2 p.m. | ACC Network
Game 2 | No. 11 SMU vs. No. 14 Syracuse | 4:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Game 3 | No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
Wednesday, March 11 — Second Round
Game 4 | G1 winner vs. No. 7 NC State | 12 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Game 5 | G2 winner vs. No. 6 Louisville | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPNU
Game 6 | No. 8 Florida State vs. No. 9 California | 7 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPNU
Game 7 | G3 winner vs. No. 5 Clemson | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPNU
Thursday, March 12 — Quarterfinals
Game 8 | G4 winner vs. No. 2 Virginia | 12 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Game 9 | G5 winner vs. No. 3 Miami | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Game 10 | G6 winner vs. No. 1 Duke | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Game 11 | G7 winner vs. No. 4 North Carolina | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Friday, March 13 — Semifinals
Game 12 | G8 winner vs. G9 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Game 13 | G10 winner vs. G11 winner | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, March 14 — Championship
Game 14 | G12 winner vs. G13 winner | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN