The 2025 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket is officially set. After a nail-biter regular season finish, the Duke Blue Devils secured the No. 1 seed over the Louisville Cardinals. The ACC Tournament will feature 15 of the 18 conference teams, as NC State, Miami, and Boston College missed the postseason.
The tournament will take place in Charlotte, NC, at the Spectrum Center. Last year, the ACC Tournament saw one of the best Cinderella stories in modern history, as the No. 10 North Carolina State Wolfpack won the ACC Tournament and received an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.
Louisville basketball's ACC Tournament path
Pat Kelsey and Louisville basketball secured the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament thanks to their nine-game winning streak to conclude the season. Louisville started out 6-5 but would end the season, winning 19 of their last 20 and breaking multiple program records.
The path is set, but their teams aren't finalized yet. Louisville knows the teams they could see in the quarterfinals, including Virginia Tech, Cal, and Stanford. UofL went 3-0 against those teams in the regular season and would be set for a 7 p.m. tip-off this Wednesday, March 11.
The complete ACC tournament breakdown is below, including the final standings and the full schedule.
ACC Men's Basketball Standings
- Duke 28-3, 19-1 ACC
- Louisville 25-6, 18-2 ACC
- Clemson 26-5, 18-2 ACC)
- Wake Forest (21-10, 13-7 ACC)
- North Carolina (20-12, 13-7 ACC)
- SMU (22-9, 13-7 ACC)
- Stanford (19-12, 11-9 ACC)
- Georgia Tech (16-15, 10-10 ACC)
- Virginia (15-16, 8-12 ACC)
- Virginia Tech (13-18, 8-12 ACC)
- Florida State (17-14, 8-12 ACC)
- Notre Dame (14-17, 8-12 ACC)
- Pittsburgh (17-14, 8-12 ACC)
- Syracuse (13-18, 7-13 ACC)
- California (13-18, 6-14 ACC)
- NC State (12-19, 5-15 ACC)
- Boston College (12-19, 4-16 ACC)
- Miami (7-24, 3-17 ACC)
2025 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule
First Round: Tuesday, March 11th
Game 1: 2:00 PM ACCN: No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh
Game 2: 4:30 PM ACCN: No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 15 Cal
Game 3: 7:00 PM ACCN: No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Syracuse
Second Round: Wednesday, March 12
Game 4: Noon ESPN No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 9 Virginia
Game 5: 2:30 PM ESPN: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 5 North Carolina
Game 6: 7:00 PM ESPN 2: Winner Game 2 vs. No. 7 Stanford
Game 7: 9:30 PM ESPN 2: Winner Game 3 vs. No. 6 SMU
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 13
Game 8: Noon ESPN 2: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 1 Duke
Game 9: 2:30 PM ESPN 2: Winner Game 5 vs. No. 4 Wake Forest
Game 10: 7:00 PM ESPN 2: Winner Game 6 vs. No. 2 Louisville
Game 11: 9:30 PM ESPN 2: Winner Game 7 vs. No. 3 Clemson
Semifinals: Friday, March 14
Game 12: 7 PM ESPN 2: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9
Game 13: 9:30 PM ESPN 2: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11
ACC Tournament finals: Saturday, March 15th
Game 14: 8:30pm ESPN : Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13
Louisville basketball ACC Tournament preview
Duke has the glaring best odds to win the ACC Tournament at -350, and then Louisville is currently +650 to win the ACC Tournament Championship, according to FanDuel. The Cardinals and Blue Devils would meet in the ACC Tournament Championship if both were to make it that far.
The Cardinals seem to have a great quarterfinal matchup, no matter who they get. They then got a good draw seeing Clemson in the semifinals, as UofL won by 10 back in Clemson earlier this season. The Cardinals' toughest opponent will be Duke, which would be in the finals.
However, no game is easy in March, and Louisville has an overall record of 3-8 in its ACC Tournament games since joining the conference back in 2014. The Cardinals will play on Wednesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. local time on ESPN 2. If UofL secures a win, it will move on to the semifinals vs. Clemson, SMU, Notre Dame, or Syracuse. The semifinals will be on Friday, March 14, on ESPN 2 at 9:30 p.m. local time. The ACC Tournament finals will be on ESPN on Saturday, March 15, at 9:30.
The Cardinals will look to pick up their first quarterfinals win when they are a top-four seed and advance to the title game for the first time in program history.