CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its championship dates, sites and tournament formats for the 2024-25 academic year. Featuring 18 schools for the upcoming year with the addition of Cal, SMU and Stanford, the ACC sponsors 28 sports, with 15 women and 13 men. No Power 4 conference sponsors more than 28 sports or 15 women’s sports.
“The upcoming year shapes up as an exciting one for our schools, our student-athletes and their incredible fan bases,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “We are extremely excited to welcome our new schools in Cal, SMU and Stanford, and show off our tremendous championship experience for our student-athletes, coaches and fans. We again have a terrific mix of on-campus sites and professional venues, including our football championship and men’s basketball tournament in Charlotte.”
As previously announced, the 20th annual ACC Football Championship Game returns to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 14th time in 15 years on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Greensboro Coliseum plays host to the Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament for the 25th time in 26 years March 5-9, and the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament heads to Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 11-15. The men’s tournament returns to Queen City for the 14th time overall and the first time since 2019.
The first ACC Championships of the 2024-25 academic calendar will be held on Nov. 1, as NC State welcomes Men’s and Women’s Cross Country to Cary, North Carolina.
Twenty-seven men’s and women’s Olympic sports championships are scheduled, with volleyball determining its champion based on regular-season results.
With the addition of Cal, SMU and Stanford, several tournament formats have been altered for 2024-25:
- Field hockey: now an eight-team bracket format
- Men’s soccer: now a 15-team bracket format, with the semifinals and finals at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina
- Women’s Lacrosse: now an eight-team bracket format, with all games being played at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Softball: now a 12-team, single-elimination bracket format
The complete ACC Championships schedule and tournament formats for 2024-25 are listed below.
M/W Cross Country – Nov. 1, 2024
Host: NC State University
WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)
Ally ACC Women’s Soccer – Nov. 3, 7 & 10, 2024
First Round: Campus Sites
Semifinals and Final: WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)
Tournament Format: Six teams (top two teams receive a first-round bye)
Field Hockey – Nov. 5, 6 & 8, 2024
Host: Wake Forest University
Tournament Format: Eight-team bracket
Men’s Soccer – Nov. 6, 10, 14 & 17, 2024
First Round and Quarterfinals: Campus Sites
Semifinals and Final: WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)
Tournament Format: 15-team bracket (No. 1 seed receives a first-round bye; seeds 2-8 host first-round games; No. 1 seed and top remaining seeds in each bracket host quarterfinal games)
Football – Dec. 7, 2024
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
M/W Swimming & Diving – Feb. 18-22, 2025
Greensboro Aquatic Center (Greensboro, N.C.)
M/W Fencing – Feb. 22-23, 2025
Host: University of North Carolina
M/W Indoor Track & Field – TBD
TBD
Ally ACC Women’s Basketball – March 5-9, 2025
Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.)
Tournament Format: 15-team bracket (Seeds 5-8 receive first-round bye; Seeds 1-4 receive double-bye)
Wrestling – March 9, 2025
Host: Duke University
Men’s Basketball – March 11-15, 2025
Spectrum Center (Charlotte, N.C.)
Tournament Format: 15-team bracket (Seeds 5-8 receive first-round bye; Seeds 1-4 receive double-bye)
Gymnastics – March 22, 2025
Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.)
Championship Format: 6-teams qualify (Seeds 5-6 compete in the first session; Seeds 1-4 compete in the second session)
M/W Tennis – April 15-20, 2025
Cary Tennis Park (Cary, N.C.)
Women’s Golf – April 16-19, 2025
Sedgefield Country Club (Greensboro, N.C.)
Men’s Golf – April 24-28, 2025
The Club at Olde Stone (Bowling Green, Ky.)
Women’s Lacrosse – April 23, 25 & 27, 2025
American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
Tournament Format: Eight-team bracket
Men’s Lacrosse – May 2 & 4, 2025
American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
Tournament Format: Four-team bracket
Softball – May 7-10, 2025
Host: Boston College
Tournament Format: 12-team bracket (Single elimination; top four seeds receive a first-round bye)
M/W Outdoor Track & Field – May 15-17, 2025
Host: Wake Forest University
Rowing – May 16-17, 2025
Host: Clemson University
Baseball – May 20-25, 2025
Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham, N.C.)
Tournament Format: 12-team pool-play format (Top team from each pool advances to Saturday semifinals for single elimination bracket play)
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