Duke Tops ACC Bracket, High Stakes in Charlotte

0:00On March 8th, the bracket is out for the 2026 ACC Tournament and Duke grabs the top seed. The Blue Devils hope to win back-to-back conference titles for the first time since their 3 in a row from 2009 to 2000. 11. Expect plenty of drama as the postseason heats up in Charlotte. Bubble teams face huge pressure to punch their NCAA Tournament tickets. 7. See State, 9. Cow, 10. Stanford, 11. SMU. All need strong runs. Stanford and SMU kick things off Tuesday in the opening round against other lower seeds. And a few to four. This marks the ACC second year as an 18-team league with Boston College, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech missing out as the bottom three from. Regular season standings. That leaves 15 squads battling it out. Virginia as the number two seed and Miami at number three stand out as serious threats. Both are thriving under new coaches and building steam from March madness. Keep an eye on number four North Carolina and number six Louisville too.

1:03With high stakes across the board, the ACC aims to boost his national profile this week. The action starts Tuesday and promises intense matchups all the way to Saturday's title game.