ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Unveiled

0:00In Durham, it's March 2nd and here's what is going on. The ACC Women's Basketball Conference Tournament bracket is now official after the regular season ended. Duke grabs the top seed with a 21-8 record and 16 wins in conference play, sharing the regular season title. Louisville takes 2nd at 25-6, North Carolina, 3rd at 25-6, and NC State, 4th at 29. These four teams get double buys and start in the quarterfinals. The event runs from March 4th through 8th at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. Earlier this week, seating shook out on the final day with key wins, NC State dominated pit 93-43 to lock in their spot. Duke beefed Florida State 80-52 earlier, but lost to North Carolina 74-69 to close things out. Louisville held 2nd despite falling to Notre Dame. Coach has highlighted the achievements amid challenges. Duke claimed their first regular season crown in 13 years, doing it short-handed with injuries.

1:00NC State bounced back from late losses to finish strong at 13-5 in the league. North Carolina's upset win gives them a boost heading into NCAAs. This marks the first tournament outside Greensboro since 2017 and just the second time away from North Carolina since 1996. The new spot near Atlanta should draw fans easily, about 40 minutes from the airport. Teams like Wake Forest scraped in at 14-16 overall, despite a rough 4-14 conference mark, showing real improvement. Play kicks off Wednesday at 11am, with first round games like Miami against Stanford. Quarterfinals follow Thursday, semi-finals Saturday at noon, and 2.30pm, and the championship Sunday at 1pm on ESPN, all eyes on who advances from the lower seeds. The Daily News Now is presented by our sponsor, linked in the description, your pillow, your podcast, your moment, made for listening in bed, S-O-L-I.