Thursday’s ACC Event quarterfinals characteristic the heavy hitters of the convention, as the highest 4 seeds will begin their postseason journeys. All of it begins with No. 2 seed Virginia taking up No. 7 seed NC State in a battle of first-year coaches Ryan Odom (UVA) and Will Wade (NC State). One other of the league’s first-year coaches will likely be in motion subsequent, as Miami’s Jai Lucas leads his staff in opposition to No. 6 seed Louisville. That recreation will likely be a rematch of Saturday’s thriller that the Cardinals received 92-89.
Thursday’s night window will put a hobbled Duke staff within the highlight. The No. 1 seed Blue Devils are the No. 1 general seed in CBS Sports activities Bracketology, however they are going to be working with out starters Caleb Foster and Patrick Ngongba II for an ACC Event journey that begins in opposition to No. 8 seed Florida State. Lastly, No. 4 seed North Carolina will cap quarterfinal motion by taking up No. 5 seed Clemson because the event’s area will get whittled down to only 4 groups.
ACC Event play ramped up Wednesday with second-round motion that started with No. 7 seed NC State incomes a much-needed 98-88 win over No. 15 seed Pitt. It snapped a four-game shedding streak for the Wolfpack, who had slipped onto the NCAA Event bubble. No. 11 seed SMU wasn’t as lucky, because the bubbly Mustangs fell 62-58 in opposition to No. 6 seed Louisville within the day’s second recreation.
Within the night session, No. 8 seed Florida State continued its late-season surge by eliminating No. 9 seed Cal with a 95-89 win that will have been sufficient to pop the Bears off the NCAA Event bubble for good. No. 5 seed Clemson capped off Day 2 of the ACC Event with a 71-62 win over No. 13 seed Wake Forest.
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2026 ACC Event bracket, schedule
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Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
Recreation 8: No. 2 seed Virginia 81, No. 7 seed NC State 74 | Recap
Recreation 9: No. 3 seed Miami vs. No. 6 seed Louisville | 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2
Recreation 10: No. 1 seed Duke vs. No. 8 seed Florida State | 7 p.m. on ESPN
Recreation 11: No. 4 seed North Carolina vs. No. 5 seed Clemson | 9:30 p.m. on ESPN
Semifinals — Friday, March 13
Recreation 12: No. 2 seed Virginia vs. Recreation 9 winner | 7 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2
Recreation 13: Recreation 10 winner vs. Recreation 11 winner | 9:30 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2
ACC Event Championship Recreation — Saturday, March 14
Recreation 14: Recreation 12 winner vs. Recreation 13 winner | 8:30 p.m. on ESPN
2026 ACC Event scores, outcomes
First spherical — Tuesday, March 10
Recreation 1: No. 15 Pitt 64, No. 10 Stanford 63 | Recap
Recreation 2: No. 11 seed SMU 86, No. 14 seed Syracuse 69 | Recap
Recreation 3: No. 13 seed Wake Forest 95, No. 12 seed Virginia Tech 89 (OT) | Recap
Second spherical — Wednesday, March 11
Recreation 4: No. 7 seed NC State 98, vs. No. 15 Pitt 88 | Recap
Recreation 5: No. 6 seed Louisville 62, No. 11 seed SMU 58 | Recap
Recreation 6: No. 8 seed Florida State 95, No. 9 seed California 89 | Recap
Recreation 7: No. 5 seed Clemson 71, No. 13 seed Wake Forest 62 | Recap
