2026 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament — Full Bracket, Spectrum Center, Charlotte
Duke enters as the No. 1 seed and the top-ranked team in the country — but they're doing it shorthanded. Here is the complete bracket with every result through Wednesday night.
Completed Results
Tuesday, March 10 — First Round Game 1: No. 15 Pittsburgh 64, No. 10 Stanford 63 Game 2: No. 11 SMU 86, No. 14 Syracuse 69 Game 3: No. 13 Wake Forest 95, No. 12 Virginia Tech 89 (OT)
Wednesday, March 11 — Second Round Game 4: No. 7 NC State 98, No. 15 Pittsburgh 88 Game 5: No. 6 Louisville 62, No. 11 SMU 58 Game 6: No. 8 Florida State 95, No. 9 Cal 89 Game 7: No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 13 Wake Forest | 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 — IN PROGRESS
Quadir Copeland led NC State with 24 points and eight assists in the win over Pitt, as the Wolfpack shot better than 60% from the field and hit 13-of-23 from three.
Thursday, March 13 — Quarterfinals
Game 8: No. 7 NC State vs. No. 2 Virginia | Noon ET | ESPN/ESPN2 Game 9: No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 3 Miami | 2:30 p.m. ET | ESPN/ESPN2 Game 10: Game 6 winner (FSU) vs. No. 1 Duke | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN/ESPN2 Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. No. 4 North Carolina | 9:30 p.m. ET | ESPN/ESPN2
Duke's quarterfinal Thursday is the marquee matchup. The Blue Devils will be without guard Caleb Foster (fractured right foot) and big man Patrick Ngongba (right foot soreness), both ruled out for the tournament. Florida State, riding a dominant first-half performance Wednesday, is the opposition.
Friday, March 14 — Semifinals
Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN/ESPN2 Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner | 9:30 p.m. ET | ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, March 14 — Championship
Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner | 8:30 p.m. ET | ESPN
The Favorites
Duke rolled through the ACC regular season as the country's top-ranked program — the Blue Devils won the conference title going away. Virginia is the No. 2 seed and presents the most credible threat on the bracket's top half. North Carolina enters as the No. 4 seed seeking their first tournament title since 2016.
On the bubble, SMU's loss to Louisville likely damaged their at-large case significantly. Stanford's first-round exit to Pittsburgh could prove equally costly when the selection committee convenes Sunday.
