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2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2025, followed by the start of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will start in December 2025 and conclude in March 2026. The 2026 ACC men's basketball tournament will be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, in March 2025. This will be the 72nd season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball. The top 15 teams from regular season play will earn postseason bids to the 2026 ACC men's basketball tournament. After scheduling 20 conference games per team from 2019–20 to 2024–25, the conference decided to return to 18-game conference schedules (the same as they had from 2012–13 to 2018–19).

vteConf.Overall
TeamWLPCTWLPCT
No. 1 Duke †17–1.94435–3.921
No. 9 Virginia15–3.83330–6.833
No. 25 Miami (FL)13–5.72226–9.743
No. 21 North Carolina12–6.66724–9.727
Clemson12–6.66724–11.686
No. 23т Louisville11–7.61124–11.686
NC State10–8.55620–14.588
Florida State10–8.55618–15.545
California9–9.50022–12.647
Stanford9–9.50020–12.625
SMU8–10.44420–14.588
Virginia Tech8–10.44419–13.594
Wake Forest7–11.38918–17.514
Syracuse6–12.33315–17.469
Pittsburgh5–13.27813–20.394
Notre Dame4–14.22213–17.433
Boston College4–14.22211–20.355
Georgia Tech2–16.11111–20.355
† 2026 ACC tournament winnerAs of March 29, 2026Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2025, followed by the start of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will start in December 2025 and conclude in March 2026. The 2026 ACC men's basketball tournament will be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, in March 2025. This will be the 72nd season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball. The top 15 teams from regular season play will earn postseason bids to the 2026 ACC men's basketball tournament. After scheduling 20 conference games per team from 2019–20 to 2024–25, the conference decided to return to 18-game conference schedules (the same as they had from 2012–13 to 2018–19).

The Duke Blue Devils finished as regular season champions with a 17–1 conference record. They finished two games ahead of Virginia who finished with a 15–3 conference record. The title was Duke's twenty-second overall. Duke also went on to win the ACC tournament over Virginia. It was their twenty-fourth tournament title, which is the most in conference history.

  • After the 2024–25 season, Leonard Hamilton retired as head coach of Florida State. On March 9, the Seminoles announced the hiring of Luke Loucks as the new head coach.

  • Jim Larrañaga stepped down from his head coaching role at Miami on December 26, 2024. Bill Courtney was the Hurricanes' interim coach for the remainder of the season. Courtney was not retained as the head coach, and Miami announced the hiring of Jai Lucas on March 6, 2025.

  • NC State fired Kevin Keatts at the conclusion of the 2024–25 season. Will Wade was announced as his replacement on March 22, 2025.

  • Tony Bennett announced his retirement as head coach of Virginia on October 17, 2024. Ron Sanchez was named interim head coach for the season, but was not retained for the 2025–26 season. Ryan Odom was announced as the new head coach on March 21, 2025.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolRecord at schoolACC recordACC titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
NC State
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2025–26 season.
  • Overall and ACC records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2024–25 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and championship include time at other schools
Team247 SportsOn3RecruitsESPNCommits
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
NC State
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Notes:

  • Rankings are up to date as of September 17, 2025
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8
Wooden AwardNaismithCousyWestErvingMaloneAbdul-Jabbar
YYY
YYY
YYY
YYY
YY
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
YYY
YYY
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8Column 9Column 10Column 11
APBlue RibbonYearbookCBS SportsCoachesESPNFox SportsKenPomNCAA SportsSporting NewsSportsIllustrated

The preseason poll and Preseason All-ACC Teams were released on October 14, 2025, prior to the season beginning and after ACC Media Day. The results of the poll are below.

ACC MediaPoints
1.Duke
2.Louisville
3.North Carolina
4.NC State
5.Virginia
6.SMU
7.Clemson
8.Miami
9.Syracuse
10.Notre Dame
11.Wake Forest
12.Virginia Tech
13.Georgia Tech
14.Pittsburgh
15.Florida State
16.California
17.Stanford
18.Boston College
Reference:(#) first-place votes
Column 1Column 2
2025 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams
Cameron Boozer – DukeIsaiah Evans – Duke
Markus Burton – Notre DameBoopie Miller – SMU
Darrion Williams – NC StateJJ Starling – Syracuse
Mikel Brown Jr. – LouisvilleBaye Ndongo – Georgia Tech
Ryan Conwell – LouisvilleCaleb Wilson – North Carolina

  • Darrion Williams - NC State - 23

  • Cameron Boozer – Duke – 19

  • Markus Burton – Notre Dame – 2

  • JJ Starling – Syracuse – 2

  • Donald Hand Jr. – Boston College – 1

  • Baye Ndongo – Georgia Tech – 1

  • Caleb Wilson – North Carolina – 1

  • Cameron Boozer – Duke – 43

  • Mikel Brown Jr. – Louisville – 3

  • Caleb Wilson – North Carolina – 2

  • Neoklis Avdalas – Virginia Tech – 1

TeamTournamentFinish
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Column 1Column 2Column 3
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
First Place votes shown in ()
тTied

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

Boston CollegeCaliforniaClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSMUStanfordSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forest
vs. Boston College
vs. California
vs. Clemson
vs. Duke
vs. Florida State
vs. Georgia Tech
vs. Louisville
vs. Miami
vs. North Carolina
vs. NC State
vs. Notre Dame
vs. Pittsburgh
vs. SMU
vs. Stanford
vs. Syracuse
vs. Virginia
vs. Virginia Tech
vs. Wake Forest
Total4–149–912–617–110–82–1611–713–512–610–84–145–138–109–96–1215–38–107–11

× – Matchup not played in 2025–26

Updated after the season.

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named Player(s) of the week and Rookie(s) of the week.

WeekDate AwardedPlayer of the weekRookie of the weekReference
Week 1November 10, 2025Caleb Wilson – North CarolinaNeoklis Avdalas – Virginia Tech
Week 2November 17, 2025Cameron Boozer – DukeMikel Brown Jr. – Louisville
Week 3November 24, 2025BJ Edwards – SMUCameron Boozer (2) – Duke
Week 4December 1, 2025Cameron Boozer (2) – DukeCameron Boozer (3) – Duke
Week 5December 8, 2025Cameron Boozer (3) – DukeCameron Boozer (4) – Duke
Week 6December 15, 2025Myles Colvin – Wake ForestNeoklis Avdalas (2) – Virginia Tech
Week 7December 22, 2025Paul McNeil – NC StateCaleb Wilson (2) – North Carolina
Week 8December 29, 2025BJ Edwards (2) – SMUEbuka Okorie – Stanford
Week 9January 5, 2026Boopie Miller – SMUCameron Boozer (5) – Duke
Week 10January 12, 2026Tre Donaldson – MiamiCameron Boozer (6) – Duke
Week 11January 19, 2026Cameron Boozer (4) – DukeCameron Boozer (7) – Duke
Week 12January 26, 2026BJ Edwards (3) – SMUCameron Boozer (8) – Duke
Week 13February 2, 2026Thijs De Ridder – Virginia
Week 14February 9, 2026Quadir Copeland – NC StateCaleb Wilson (3) – North Carolina
Ebuka Okorie (2) – Stanford
Week 15February 16, 2026Mikel Brown Jr. (2) – Louisville
Week 16February 23, 2026Robert McCray V – Florida StateCameron Boozer (9) – Duke
Week 17March 2, 2026Seth Trimble – North CarolinaEbuka Okorie (3) – Stanford
Week 18March 9, 2026Cameron Boozer (5) – DukeCameron Boozer (10) – Duke
Ebuka Okorie – StanfordEbuka Okorie (4) – Stanford

2025–26 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.

Updated through games played on February 21, 2026.

Power 4 Conferences & GonzagaRecord
Big East4–4
Big Ten12–5
Big 1210–14
SEC15–17
Gonzaga0–0
Power 4 Total41–39
Other NCAA Division I ConferencesRecord
America East7–0
American6–2
A-107–3
ASUN12–0
Big Sky6–0
Big South9–0
Big West4–0
CAA10–2
C-USA2–0
Horizon League3–1
Ivy League2–0
MAAC3–1
MAC3–2
MEAC11–0
MVC3–1
Mountain West3–1
NEC6–1
OVC4–0
Patriot League6–0
SoCon6–0
Southland3–0
SWAC9–0
The Summit0–0
Sun Belt7–0
WAC3–0
WCC (not including Gonzaga)2–2
Other Division I Total137–16
NCAA Division I Total178–55
NCAA Division II Total1–0
  • The 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament will be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 10–14, 2026.
SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
1EastDukeByeW 71–65 vs. (16) SienaW 81–58 vs. (9) TCUW 80–75 vs. (5) St. John'sL 72–73 vs. (2) UConnDNP
3MidwestVirginiaW 82–73 vs. (14) Wright StateL 72–79 vs. (6) TennesseeDNP
6EastLouisvilleW 83–79 vs. (11) South FloridaL 69–77 vs. (3) Michigan StateDNP
6SouthNorth CarolinaL 78–82 (OT) vs. (11) VCUDNP
7WestMiami (FL)W 80–66 vs. (10) MissouriL 69–79 vs. (2) PurdueDNP
8SouthClemsonL 61–67 vs. (9) IowaDNP
11WestNC StateL 66–68 vs. (11) TexasDNP
11MidwestSMUL 79–89 vs. (11) Miami (OH)DNP
W–L (%):0–2 (.000)4–2 (.667)1–3 (.250)1–0 (1.000)0–1 (.000)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total: 6–8 (.429)
SeedBracketSchool1st round2nd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1Winston-SalemWake ForestW 82–72 vs. NavyL 75–78 vs. (4) Illinois StateDNP
2AlberquerqueCaliforniaW 91–73 vs. UICL 75–76 vs. Saint Joseph'sDNP
W–L (%):2–0 (1.000)0–2 (.000)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total: 2–2 (.500)
SchoolQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Stanfordvs. West Virginia
W-L (%):0–0 (–)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)
Consensus All-Americans
First TeamSecond Team
Cameron BoozerCaleb Wilson

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.

Associated PressNABCSporting NewsUSBWA
First Team
Cameron BoozerCameron BoozerCameron BoozerCameron Boozer
Second Team
Caleb WilsonCaleb Wilson
Third Team
Caleb WilsonCaleb Wilson

Source:

Column 1Column 2
2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Player of the YearCameron Boozer – Duke
Coach of the YearJon Scheyer – Duke
Defensive Player of the YearMaliq Brown – Duke
Rookie of the YearCameron Boozer – Duke
Most Improved Player of the YearJuke Harris – Wake Forest
Sixth Man AwardMaliq Brown – Duke
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
Cameron Boozer – Duke
Caleb Wilson – North Carolina
Ebuka Okorie – Stanford
Malik Reneau – Miami
Thijs De Ridder – VirginiaBoopie Miller – SMU
Juke Harris – Wake Forest
Henri Veesaar – North Carolina
Tre Donaldson – Miami
Ryan Conwell – LouisvilleIsaiah Evans – Duke
Mikel Brown Jr. – Louisville
Quadir Copeland – NC State
Robert McCray V – Florida State
Dai Dai Ames – CaliforniaJaron Pierre Jr. – SMU
Donnie Freeman – Syracuse
RJ Godfrey – Clemson
Amani Hansberry – Virginia Tech
Seth Trimble – North Carolina
Patrick Ngongba II – Duke
Justin Pippen – California
Darrion Williams – NC State
Jalen Haralson – Notre Dame
B.J. Edwards – SMU
Column 1Column 2Column 3
2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team
Maliq BrownDuke63
Ugonna OnyensoVirginia58
B.J. EdwardsSMU55
Dame SarrDuke48
Ernest Udeh Jr.Miami40
Column 1Column 2Column 3
2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball All-Freshman Team
Cameron BoozerDuke84
Caleb WilsonNorth Carolina
Ebuka OkorieStanford82
Mikel Brown Jr.Louisville64
Thijs De RidderVirginia62
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8Column 9Column 10
PGPoint guardSGShooting guardSFSmall forwardPFPower forwardCCenter
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Game 9Game 10
Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Game 17Game 18Game 19Game 20
Boston CollegeConte Forum8,6062,5383,7743,7514,4394,0604,0642,8334,7681,8928,60670,0674,12247.89%
3,2336,2486,1332,4033,4852,8115,029
CaliforniaHaas Pavilion11,8583,1432,1722,3771,8944,2952,7832,6881,8442,7381,89489,6984,48537.82%
3,2836,0125,15811,2018,0776,0185,6299,0204,4115,061
ClemsonLittlejohn Coliseum9,0007,4397,2176,3576,3566,1186,1299,0008,1347,3209,000119,4877,46882.98%
9,0006,7237,3928,2418,0846,977
DukeCameron Indoor Stadium9,3149,3149,3149,3149,3149,3149,3149,3149,3149,3149,314139,7109,314100%
9,3149,3149,3149,3149,314
Florida StateDonald L. Tucker Center11,6755,3976,1374,3673,9773,5676,6773,6924,0776,0976,91797,1545,40948.95%
6,0474,8676,3077,3774,57710,3176,757
Georgia TechMcCamish Pavilion8,6003,5514,8864,5855,1284,7724,8594,5955,6744,9875,967102,7805,40962.90%
5,9786,2165,2696,7818,7004,8795,0566,7734,124
LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center22,09014,21814,41222,58614,89913,83213,82516,35514,07617,65614,585261,72715,39669.70%
14,69714,90714,84714,78714,38916,35015,306
MiamiWatsco Center7,9725,6334,5084,1054,1314,1263,9073,7514,9303,8624,83295,2835,29466.40%
5,3285,6644,9876,5137,3557,6396,0407,972
North CarolinaDean Smith Center21,75016,07921,75016,61317,52216,86918,58317,75916,54820,47920,618350,98819,49989.65%
21,75019,68620,15221,75021,75020,57721,75020,753
NC StateLenovo CenterReynolds Coliseum19,119 (Lenovo)5,500 (Reynolds)19,11915,91814,51614,80514,86214,51519,1195,50016,10516,144277,80216,34182.86%
16,37815,63619,11918,41019,36719,36718,922
Notre DameEdmund P. Joyce Center9,1493,9117,6083,6183,6764,9803,6874,3235,3666,9335,27890,2135,30758.00%
5,2484,0126,1705,9069,1496,4663,902
PittsburghPetersen Events Center12,5085,0505,1344,5724,6744,7216,2994,9454,6604,6876,652103,3635,74245.91%
6,3586,0705,5724,9706,68010,8046,4065,109
SMUMoody Coliseum7,0004,6264,2224,3485,3834,3474,5024,4214,6344,5846,69897,4415,41377.33%
5,0486,6305,9745,9245,8196,3267,1066,849
StanfordMaples Pavilion7,2332,3003,5492,3342,2662,8842,2843,9812,4243,0333,86870,1773,89953.90%
4,1725,3697,8807,2913,4664,8123,7714,493
SyracuseJMA Wireless Dome33,00018,76219,27518,51519,65712,58413,28212,25813,27312,74216,245319,06317,72653.71%
18,68418,73821,41721,45519,05319,68023,60619,837
VirginiaJohn Paul Jones Arena14,59312,12112,57611,39311,77611,63911,11712,67112,29511,53314,637204,40712,77587.54%
14,63712,26414,63714,63713,52612,948
Virginia TechCassell Coliseum8,9254,4885,2465,2955,4106,4634,2884,3174,3808,9255,427108,1026,35971.25%
5,3238,9257,7698,9258,9258,9255,071
Wake ForestLJVM Coliseum14,6657,0236,6896,8256,0496,8537,2166,3556,1727,6058,460131,7647,32049.92%
7,8697,5795,8218,8747,2197,4339,2088,514
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