How to stream 2026 ACC women’s basketball tournament: TV, scores, teams to watch

More so than any other premier college basketball conference, the ACC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament appears up for grabs. Duke, Louisville and North Carolina are the only representatives in the latest AP poll, but there are sleeping giants with plenty of postseason experience positioned just behind them.

For the first time in the tournament’s 49-year history, it’ll be played at a neutral venue outside of the Carolinas. There’s still some inherent home-court advantage for a few teams — Georgia Tech is likely to receive more support than Stanford, for example — but for the most part, playing in Georgia should level the playing field as we reach the bracket’s final stages.

How to watch the 2026 ACC women’s basketball tournament

Venue: Gas South Arena — Duluth, Ga.

Date: March 4-8

TV: ACC Network, ESPN2, ESPN

Streaming: Fubo (Stream Free Now!)

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All ESPN networks, including ACCN, are also available on ESPN Unlimited.

Teams to watch

The Blue Devils’ season is a lesson in resolve. Following a brutal nonconference schedule that saw them take on South Carolina, UCLA and LSU in consecutive games, Duke was 3-6 and hardly resembled the team that ranked No. 7 in the AP preseason poll. From there, Kara Lawson’s squad rattled off 17 straight victories — including a 59-58 win at Louisville — before wrapping the regular season at 21-8.

Lawson led the Blue Devils to an ACC tournament title in 2025, and this year’s team succeeds in many of the same ways: Duke has one of the nation’s best 3-point defenses and promotes an offense that prioritizes working for the best possible shot. Guards Ashlon Jackson and Taina Mair combine for 10 assists per game, while leading scorer Toby Fournier also paces the team with 2.3 blocks per game.

The Cardinals remain a powerhouse in Jeff Walz’s 19th season as head coach. Louisville rolled through the bulk of its conference schedule and won 14 straight from Dec. 7 to Feb. 1, with notable wins coming on the road against North Carolina, Notre Dame and NC State.

The Cards are highly efficient on offense and rank inside the top 25 on the glass. Seven players are averaging at least 7.8 points per game, with four scoring in double figures. They’ll be a tough out.

Usually a mainstay near the top of the AP poll, the Fighting Irish enter the ACC tournament in unfamiliar territory: unranked. Still, thanks to tiebreakers, Notre Dame gets the nod as the fifth seed and should have a fairly simple path to the quarterfinals.

This is not an especially deep team, but it does have one of the nation’s best players in Hannah Hidalgo. The third-year guard averages an ACC-best 25.2 points and leads the country with 5.6 steals per game, highlighted by a 44-point, 16-steal performance in an early-season win over Akron. Her Irish ended the regular season on a strong note by taking down Louisville on the road, and they carry significant momentum into the conference tourney.

If there’s any lower-seeded team to keep tabs on, it’s Virginia. The Cavaliers have often held their own against top competition, with wins over Notre Dame and Louisville. They’re led by All-ACC guard Kymora Johnson, a dynamic two-way threat who rarely spends time on the bench.

Virginia doesn’t defend the 3-ball very well, and its opponents get to the free-throw line at a high rate. However, the Cavs also lead the nation with 6.8 blocks per game and roster 6-foot-4 forwards Tabitha Amanze and Caitlin Weimar.

Three of the ACC’s 18 teams did not qualify for the conference tournament: SMU, Pitt and Boston College.

Tournament schedule

All times ET. Conference tournament seedings are also listed.

Wednesday, March 4 – First round

Broadcaster: ACCN

Game 1: No. 13 Stanford vs. No. 12 Miami, 11 a.m.

Game 2: No. 15 Wake Forest vs. No. 10 California, 1:30 p.m.

Game 3: No. 14 Florida State vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech, 4 p.m.

Thursday, March 5 – Second round

Broadcaster: ACCN

Game 4: No. 9 Clemson vs. No. 8 Virginia, 11 a.m.

Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m.

Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 7 Syracuse, 5 p.m.

Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 6 – Quarterfinals

Broadcasters: ESPN2 and ACCN

Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. No. 1 Duke, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)

Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. No. 4 NC State, 1:30 p.m. (ACCN)

Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. No. 2 Louisville, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. No. 3 North Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (ACCN)

Saturday, March 7 – Semifinals

Broadcaster: ESPN2

Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 8 winner, noon

Game 13: Game 11 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 8 – Championship

Broadcaster: ESPN

Game 14: Game 13 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 1 p.m.

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