Unpacking the 2025 ACC Tournament bracket: What you need to know right now

ACC fans here is a cheat sheet of what you need to know about your favorite team if the ACC Tournament started today.
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The ACC Tournament is set to tipoff in just six days, and fans from all over are getting ready to tune into the ACC madness.

Whether fans are clicking to watch Cooper Flagg and the Duke Blue Devils, or Chucky Hepburn and Louisville Cardinals, it is officially March, which means anything is possible. The ACC recently extended to 18 teams as SMU, Cal, and Stanford joined, causing their to be three teams left out of the conference tournament.

Fifteen of the 18 teams will participate in the 2025 ACC Tournament, meaning this final stretch to be vital for the bottom half of the league. Duke, Clemson, and Louisville have already secured a double-bye, and Miami has officially been eliminated.

ACC basketball standings as of March 5

So, with all that being said here are the ACC Standings as of March 5. Many teams are in their final stretch, and with just two games remaining, a lot still has to happen. So, ACC fans, here is a cheat sheet of what you need to know about your favorite team if the ACC Tournament started today.

  1. Duke: 27-3, 18-1
  2. Louisville: 23-6, 16-2
  3. Clemson: 24-5, 16-2
  4. North Carolina: 20-11, 13-6
  5. SMU: 22-8, 13-6
  6. Wake Forest: 20-10, 12-7
  7. Stanford: 19-10, 11-7
  8. Georgia Tech: 16-14, 10-9
  9. Virginia: 15-15, 8-11
  10. Virginia Tech: 13-17, 8-11
  11. Pitt: 16-13, 7-11
  12. Florida State: 16-14, 7-12
  13. Cal: 13-16, 6-12
  14. Notre Dame: 12-17, 6-12
  15. Syracuse: 12-18, 6-13
  16. North Carolina State: 11-18, 4-14
  17. Boston College: 12-17, 4-14
  18. Miami: 6-24, 2-17

Projected ACC Tournament first-round

Tuesday, March 11

  • 2:00 PM ACCN: 13-seed Cal vs 12-seed Florida State- Game 1
  • 4:30 PM ACCN: 15-seed Syracuse vs 10-seed Virginia Tech- Game 2
  • 7:00 PM ACCN: 14-seed Notre Dame vs 11-seed Pitt- Game 3

Projected ACC Tournament second-round

Wednesday, March 12

  • Noon PM TBA: 9-seed Virginia Tech vs 8-seed Georgia Tech- Game 4
  • 2:30 PM TBA: 5-seed SMU vs winner of Cal vs FSU- Game 5
  • 7:00 PM TBA: 7-seed Stanford vs winner of Syracuse vs Virginia Tech- Game 6 9:30 PM TBA: 6-seed Wake Forest vs winner of Notre Dame vs Pitt- Game 7

Projected ACC Tournament quarterfinals

Thursday, March 13

  • Noon PM TBA: 1-seed Duke vs. Game 4 winner- Game 8
  • 2:30 PM TBA:  4-seed North Carolina vs. Game 5 winner- Game 9
  • 7:00 PM TBA: 2-seed Louisville vs. Game 6 winner- Game 10
  •  9:30 PM TBA: 3-seed Clemson vs. Game 7 winner- Game 11

ACC Tournament semifinals

Friday, March 14

  • 7:00 PM TBA: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner- Game 12
  • 9:30 PM TBA: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner- Game 13

ACC Tournament finals

Saturday, March 15

8:30 PM TBA: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner