The 2025-26 regular season wraps up tonight, as the ACC prepares to tip off its conference tournament next week in Charlotte. The ACC Tournament will begin Tuesday, March 10, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., and run through Championship Saturday on March 15.
Previewing the ACC Tournament, there is one dominant favorite, and that is, of course, the Duke Blue Devils. Duke has been one of the best teams in the nation, currently ranked No. 1, with a dominant 28-2 season record and a 16-1 conference record.
The Blue Devils are dominant favorites to take home the ACC crown for the second straight season, as Team Rankings gives Duke a 67.44 percent chance of winning. However, college basketball fans know well that anything is possible in March, and while Duke is one of the best teams in the nation, the ACC is much better this year, and this won’t be an easy path to their second straight ACC Title.
So, here are three ACC teams that can steal the 2026 ACC Tournament from the Duke Blue Devils.