2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 3, 2025 – March 7, 2026
Teams18
TV partner(s)ACC Network, ESPN, The CW Sports
NBA Draft
2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
ACC tournament
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California 0 0   11 1   .917
No. 3 Duke 0 0   11 1   .917
No. 12 North Carolina 0 0   11 1   .917
No. 23т Virginia 0 0   10 1   .909
Virginia Tech 0 0   11 2   .846
Miami (FL) 0 0   10 2   .833
No. 11 Louisville 0 0   10 2   .833
Stanford 0 0   10 2   .833
SMU 0 0   9 2   .818
Clemson 0 0   9 3   .750
Notre Dame 0 0   9 3   .750
Wake Forest 0 0   9 3   .750
Georgia Tech 0 0   8 4   .667
NC State 0 0   8 4   .667
Syracuse 0 0   8 4   .667
Florida State 0 0   6 6   .500
Pittsburgh 0 0   6 6   .500
Boston College 0 0   5 6   .455
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of December 20, 2025
Rankings 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.[1] 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.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

  • Jim Larrañaga stepped down from his head coaching role at Miami on December 26, 2024. Bill Courtney was the Hurricane's interim coach for the remainder of the season.[4] Courtney was not retained as the head coach, and Miami announced the hiring of Jai Lucas on March 6, 2025.[5]
  • Tony Bennett announced his retirement as head coach of Virginia on October 17, 2024.[8] 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.[9]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Record at school ACC record ACC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Boston College Earl Grant Charleston 5 61–72 27–53 0 0 0 0
California Mark Madsen Utah Valley 3 27–38 6–14 0 0 0 0
Clemson Brad Brownell Wright State 16 292–196 146–128 0 5 0 0
Duke Jon Scheyer Duke (Assoc.) 4 89–22 48–12 2 3 1 0
Florida State Luke Loucks Sacramento Kings (Asst.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Georgia Tech Damon Stoudamire Boston Celtics (Asst.) 3 31–35 17–23 0 0 0 0
Louisville Pat Kelsey Charleston 2 27–8 18–2 0 1 0 0
Miami Jai Lucas Duke (Assoc.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
NC State Will Wade McNeese 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
North Carolina Hubert Davis North Carolina (Asst.) 5 101–45 56–24 0 3 1 0
Notre Dame Micah Shrewsberry Penn State 3 28–38 8–25 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh Jeff Capel Duke (Asst.) 8 114–107 55–79 0 1 0 0
SMU Andy Enfield USC 2 24–11 13–7 0 0 0 0
Stanford Kyle Smith Washington State 2 21–14 11–9 0 0 0 0
Syracuse Adrian Autry Syracuse (Assoc.) 3 34–31 18–22 0 0 0 0
Virginia Ryan Odom VCU 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tech Mike Young Wofford 7 105–85 53–60 1 2 0 0
Wake Forest Steve Forbes East Tennessee State 6 92–65 50–48 0 0 0 0

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

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team 247 Sports[10] On3Recruits[11] ESPN[12] Commits
Boston College 68 51 NR 4
California 87 54 NR 2
Clemson 37 40 NR 4
Duke 1 1 1 5
Florida State 83 98 NR 4
Georgia Tech 31 29 17 5
Louisville 25 39 NR 4
Miami 16 21 23 7
NC State 50 13 NR 3
North Carolina 5 15 25 4
Notre Dame 13 11 9 4
Pittsburgh 62 60 NR 4
SMU 6 9 10 5
Stanford 32 91 NR 4
Syracuse 17 16 14 5
Virginia 26 46 NR 4
Virginia Tech 39 84 NR 5
Wake Forest 87 66 NR 2

Notes:

  • Rankings are up to date as of September 17, 2025

Preseason watchlists

Wooden Award[13] Naismith[14] Cousy[15] West[16] Erving[17] Malone[18] Abdul-Jabbar[19]
Mikel Brown Jr. Y Y Y
Cameron Boozer Y Y Y
Markus Burton Y Y Y
Ryan Conwell Y Y Y
Isaiah Evans Y Y
Donnie Freeman Y
Baye Ndongo Y
Patrick Ngongba II Y
Malik Reneau Y
Dame Sarr Y
Malik Thomas Y
Seth Trimble Y
Ernest Udeh Jr. Y
Henri Veesaar Y
Darrion Williams Y Y Y
Caleb Wilson Y Y Y

Preseason polls

AP[20] Blue Ribbon
Yearbook
[21]
CBS Sports[22] Coaches[23] ESPN[24] Fox Sports[25] KenPom NCAA Sports[26] Sporting News[27] Sports
Illustrated
[28]
Boston College 90 146
California 87 119
Clemson 48 32 RV 52
Duke 6 4 5 5 12 9 7 7 1 4
Florida State 94 96 87
Georgia Tech 85 70 RV 102
Louisville 11 10 12 9 7 7 14 11 17 8
Miami 70 76 RV 50
North Carolina 25 25 24 25 25 33 23 21
NC State RV 35 RV 24 38 22 33
Notre Dame 55 77 76
Pittsburgh 67 63 83
SMU 41 43 44
Stanford 82 89 107
Syracuse 79 68 72
Virginia RV 29 RV 59 20
Virginia Tech 66 71 56
Wake Forest 63 49 62

ACC Preseason Media poll

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.[29]

Preseason poll
ACC Media Points
1. Duke 866 (34)
2. Louisville 842 (15)
3. North Carolina 741
4. NC State 710
5. Virginia 623
6. SMU 616
7. Clemson 510
8. Miami 500
9. Syracuse 489
10. Notre Dame 477
11. Wake Forest 412
12. Virginia Tech 355
13. Georgia Tech 315
14. Pittsburgh 301
15. Florida State 221
16. California 156
17. Stanford 138
18. Boston College 107
Reference:[29]
(#) first-place votes
Preseason All-ACC teams
2025 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams[29]
First Team Second Team
Cameron Boozer – Duke Isaiah Evans – Duke
Markus Burton – Notre Dame Boopie Miller – SMU
Darrion Williams – NC State JJ Starling – Syracuse
Mikel Brown Jr. – Louisville Baye Ndongo – Georgia Tech
Ryan Conwell – Louisville Caleb Wilson – North Carolina
ACC preseason player of the year
ACC preseason freshman of the year
  • Cameron Boozer – Duke – 43
  • Mikel Brown Jr. – Louisville – 3
  • Caleb Wilson – North Carolina – 2
  • Neoklis Avdalas – Virginia Tech – 1

Early season tournaments

Team Tournament Finish
Boston College Charleston Classic – Lowcounty Bracket 4th
California Empire Classic Champions
Clemson Charleston Classic – Palmetto Bracket Champions
Duke Champions Classic Won vs. Kansas
Florida State None
Georgia Tech Emerald Coast Classic 4th
Louisville None
Miami ESPN Events Invitational – Magic Bracket 3rd
North Carolina Fort Myers Tip-Off – Beach Division 2nd
NC State Maui Invitational 6th
Notre Dame Players Era Festival 4th
Pittsburgh Legends Classic 4th
SMU None
Stanford Acrisure Invitational Champions
Syracuse Players Era Festival 8th
Virginia Greenbrier Tip-Off – Mountain Division 4th
Virginia Tech Battle 4 Atlantis 4th
Wake Forest Bahamas Championship 3rd

Regular season

Rankings

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Duke AP 6 4 (2) 5 (1) 4 4 3 (7) 3 (3)
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Louisville AP 11 12 6 6 6 11 11
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North Carolina AP 25 18 18 16 16 14 12
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Conference matrix

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

  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
vs. Boston College 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. California 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Clemson 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Duke 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Florida State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Georgia Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Louisville 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Miami 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. North Carolina 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. NC State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Notre Dame 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Pittsburgh 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. SMU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Stanford 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Syracuse 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Virginia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Virginia Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Wake Forest 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Player of the week

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

Week Date Awarded Player of the week Rookie of the week Reference
Week 1 November 10, 2025 Caleb WilsonNorth Carolina
Neoklis AvdalasVirginia Tech
[30]
Week 2 November 17, 2025 Cameron BoozerDuke
Mikel Brown Jr.Louisville
[31]
Week 3 November 24, 2025 BJ Edwards – SMU Cameron Boozer (2) – Duke [32]
Week 4 December 1, 2025 Cameron Boozer (2) – Duke Cameron Boozer (3) – Duke [33]
Week 5 December 8, 2025 Cameron Boozer (3) – Duke Cameron Boozer (4) – Duke [34]
Week 6 December 15, 2025 Myles Colvin – Wake Forest Neoklis Avdalas (2) – Virginia Tech [35]

Records against other conferences

2025–26 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.
Updated through games played on December 20, 2025.

Power 4 Conferences & Gonzaga Record
Big East 4–4
Big Ten 9–5
Big 12 8–14
SEC 14–16
Gonzaga 0–0
Power 4 Total 35–38
Other NCAA Division I Conferences Record
America East 7–0
American 5–2
A-10 7–3
ASUN 9–0
Big Sky 6–0
Big South 9–0
Big West 2–0
CAA 10–2
C-USA 2–0
Horizon League 3–0
Ivy League 1–0
MAAC 3–1
MAC 3–2
MEAC 11–0
MVC 3–1
Mountain West 3–1
NEC 3–1
OVC 4–0
Patriot League 5–0
SoCon 6–0
Southland 3–0
SWAC 8–0
The Summit 0–0
Sun Belt 7–0
WAC 3–0
WCC (not including Gonzaga) 2–2
Other Division I Total 125–15
NCAA Division I Total 160–53
NCAA Division II Total 1–0

Postseason

ACC tournament

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First Four First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation tournament

Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)

Honors and awards

All-Americans

Consensus All-Americans
First Team Second Team

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.[36]

Associated Press NABC Sporting News USBWA
First Team
Second Team
Third Team

ACC Awards

Source:

2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
Sixth Man Award
2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention
2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball All-Freshman Team
Player Team Votes
2025-26 ACC Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team
Player Team Votes

NBA draft

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team Round Pick # Position School

Attendance

Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Total Average % of Capacity
Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Game 19 Game 20
Boston College Conte Forum 8,606 2,538 3,774 3,751 4,439 4,060 4,064
California Haas Pavilion 11,858 3,143 2,172 2,377 1,894 4,295 2,783 2,688 1,844 2,738 1,894
Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum 9,000 7,439 7,217 6,357 6,356 6,118 6,129 9,000
Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium 9,314 9,314 9,314 9,314 9,314 9,314 9,314
Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center 11,675 5,397 6,137 4,367 3,977 3,567 6,677 3,692
Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion 8,600 3,551 4,886 4,585 5,128 4,772 4,859 4,595 5,674 4,987
Louisville KFC Yum! Center 22,090 14,218 14,412 22,586 14,899 13,832 13,825 16,355 14,076
Miami Watsco Center 7,972 5,633 4,508 4,105 4,131 4,126 3,907 3,751 4,930
North Carolina Dean Smith Center 21,750 16,079 21,750 16,613 17,522 16,869 18,583 17,759 16,548
NC State Lenovo Center
Reynolds Coliseum
19,119 (Lenovo)
5,500 (Reynolds)
19,119 15,918 14,516 14,805 14,862 14,515 19,119 5,500
Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center 9,149 3,911 7,608 3,618 3,676 4,980 3,687 4,323
Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center 12,508 5,050 5,134 4,572 4,674 4,721 6,299 4,945 4,660 4,687
SMU Moody Coliseum 7,000 4,626 4,222 4,348 5,383 4,347 4,502 4,421
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233 2,300 3,549 2,334 2,266 2,884 2,284 3,981 2,424
Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome 33,000 18,762 19,275 18,515 19,657 12,584 13,282 12,258 13,273
Virginia John Paul Jones Arena 14,623 12,121 12,576 11,393 11,776 11,639 11,117 12,671
Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum 8,925 4,488 5,246 5,295 5,410 6,463 4,288 4,317 4,380
Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum 14,665 7,023 6,689 6,825 6,049 6,853 7,216 6,355 6,172

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