2026 ACC Tournament bracket, game thread, updates: Quarterfinals underway

Florida State has won 10 of its final 13 games and will look to continue its late-season momentum with the ACC Championship game in Charlotte next week.

The Seminoles (17-14, 10-8 ACC) clinched the tournament’s No. 8 seed, earning a first-round bye to face Cal (21-10, 9-9 ACC). The two teams met in Tallahassee on January 28, with Florida State narrowly winning 63-61.

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The winner of this game will face Duke (28-2, 16-1 ACC). FSU fell to the Blue Devils in a tight game that ended in a near upset loss, 91-87.

FSU’s game against Cal will begin on Wednesday, March 11 at 7 pm and will be broadcast live on ESPNU. The 2026 ACC Tournament begins Tuesday with Stanford and Pitt tip-off at 2 p.m. (ACC Network).

2026 ACC Tournament: Schedule, how to watch

Round 1 (Tuesday, March 10)

• Game 1: No. 15 Pittsburgh Panthers 64 points, No. 10 Stanford Cardinals 63 points

• Game 2: No. 11 SMU Broncos 86, No. 14 Syracuse Orange 69

• Game 3: No. 13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 95, No. 12 Virginia Tech Hokies 89

Round 2 (Wednesday, March 11)

• Game 4: No. 7 North Carolina State Wolves 98, No. 15 Pittsburgh Panthers 88

• Game 5: No. 6 Louisville Cardinals 62, No. 11 SMU Broncos 58

• Game 6: No. 8 Florida State Seminoles vs. No. 9 California Golden Bears (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPNU)

• Game 7: No. 5 Clemson Tigers vs. No. 13 Wake Forest (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPNU)

Quarterfinals (Thursday, March 12)

• Game 8: No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers 81, No. 7 North Carolina State Wolves 74

• Game 9: No. 3 Miami Hurricanes vs. No. 6 Louisville Cardinals (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2)

• Game 10: No. 1 Duke Blue Devils vs. Game 6 winner (7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2)

• Game 11: No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Game 7 winner (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2)

Semifinals (Friday, March 13)

• Game 12: No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers vs. Game 9 winner (7 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2)

• Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2)

Championship (Saturday, March 14)

• Game 14: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

2026 ACC final rankings

1. Duke Blue Devils (28-2, 16-1)

2. Virginia Cavaliers (27-4, 15-3)

3. Miami Hurricanes (24-7, 13-5)

4. North Carolina Tar Heels (24-6, 12-5)

5. Clemson Tigers (22-9, 12-6)

6. Louisville Cardinals (22-9, 11-7)

7. North Carolina Wolfpack (19-12, 10-8)

8. Florida State Seminoles (17-14, 10-8)

9. California Golden Bears (21-10, 9-9)

10. Stanford Cardinal (20-11, 9-9)

11. SMU Broncos (19-12, 8-10)

12. Virginia Tech Hokies (19-12, 8-10)

13. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (16-15, 7-11)

14. Syracuse Orange(15-16, 6-12)

15. Pittsburgh Panthers (12-19, 5-13)

16. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-18, 4-14) (Not qualified to participate in the competition)

17. Boston College Eagles (11-20, 4-14) (Not qualified to participate in the competition)

18. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-20, 2-16) (Not qualified to participate in the competition)