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ACC baseball tournament 2026: Schedule, scores, bracket, and more

The ACC baseball tournament features one powerhouse and plenty of upstart challengers.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: APR 21 Georgia Tech vs Georgia
COLLEGE BASEBALL: APR 21 Georgia Tech vs Georgia
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21: The Tech team hangs on the dugout rail during the Tuesday evening men’s college baseball game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on April 21, 2026 at Truist Park in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Update: Georgia Tech has won the 2026 ACC baseball tournament.


Selection Monday is just one week away, but until the field of 64 teams is announced, there is just one small matter of business.

The conference tournaments.

While the Patriot League begins play on Monday, the bulk of the conference tournaments kick off on Tuesday, including the ACC Tournament. The ACC is expected to get a host of teams into the field of 64, with some of the latest projections focusing on nine teams, but there are some teams that need a deep run this week in Charlotte to improve their chances of getting into the tournament. According to some of the latest projections three teams in particular — Clemson, Pittsburgh, and NC State — begin the week on the bubble.

Here is a look at how the ACC baseball tournament works, the bracket, and more.

What is the format for the ACC baseball tournament?

All 16 teams that play baseball in the ACC qualify for the ACC conference tournament. Syracuse and SMU do not currently field baseball teams.

The top four teams in the standings — Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Florida State, and Boston College — are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 and all receive byes to the Quarterfinals, which begin on Thursday. The next four teams in the standings — Miami, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, and Virginia — are seeded No. 5 through No. 8 and receive byes to the second round.

The remaining eight teams will meet in the first round.

All games are single elimination, building to Sunday’s ACC Championship Game.

What are the seeds for the ACC baseball tournament?

Here are the seedings for the 2026 ACC baseball tournament, along with conference records:

1. Georgia Tech (25-5)
2. North Carolina (22-8)
3. Florida State (19-11)
4. Boston College (18-14)
5. Miami (16-14)
6. Wake Forest (16-14)
7. Virginia Tech (15-15)
8. Virginia (14-16)
9. NC State (14-16)
10. Notre Dame (13-17)
11. Louisville (13-17)
12. Stanford (13-17)
13. California (12-18)
14. Pittsburgh (11-19)
15. Clemson (10-20)
16. Duke (10-20)

What is the bracket for the ACC baseball tournament?

Here is the bracket for this year’s ACC baseball tournament, courtesy of the ACC:

Who are the favorites in the ACC baseball tournament?

We start at the top of the standings with Georgia Tech.

The Yellow Jackets are coming off the greatest regular season in school history. Georgia Tech polished off its second consecutive regular-season title this weekend, sweeping Boston College on the road to clinch the regular-season conference championship. And they closed out the regular season with another run-rule victory, defeating Boston College by a final score of 15-2 in just seven innings. It was the sixth sweep of an ACC series this season, and in those three wins over the Eagles, Georgia Tech won by a combined score of 38-3, the most lopsided sweep over a Top 25 opponent in school history.

The Yellow Jackets can absolutely mash, and enter the conference tournament leading all of baseball in several offensive categories including batting average (.358), hits (674), on-base percentage (.469), scoring (10.7 runs per game), and slugging percentage (.630).

However, the Yellow Jackets are the No. 3 team in the country according to the latest Top 25 from D1 Baseball, as North Carolina clocks in at No. 2. While Georgia Tech finished the year with a 45-9 regular-season record North Carolina came in at 43-10-1. When these two teams met in Chapel Hill back in mid-April, North Carolina took two games of the three-game series.

ACC baseball tournament schedule and scores

Here is the schedule, and scores, for the ACC baseball tournament.

All games are in Charlotte, North Carolina. The lower seed will be the visiting team for each game.

First Round: Tuesday, May 19

Game 1: No. 16 Duke 21, No. 9 NC State 12 (NC State eliminated)
Game 2: No. 12 Stanford 11, No. 13 California 4 (California eliminated)
Game 3: No. 10 Notre Dame 5, No. 15 Clemson 4 (Clemson eliminated)
Game 4: No. 14 Pittsburgh 16, No. 11 Louisville 8 (Louisville eliminated)

Second Round: Wednesday, May 20

Game 5: No. 8 Virginia 6, No. 16 Duke 4 (Duke eliminated)
Game 6: No. 5 Miami 11, No. 12 Stanford 2 (Stanford eliminated)
Game 7: No. 7 Virginia Tech 17, No. 10 Notre Dame 10 (Notre Dame eliminated)
Game 8: No. 14 Pittsburgh 7, No. 6 Wake Forest 4 (Wake Forest eliminated)

Quarterfinals: Thursday, May 21

Game 9: No. 1 Georgia Tech 10, No. 8 Virginia 10 (Virginia eliminated)
Game 10: No. 5 Miami 8, No. 4 Boston College 2 (Boston College eliminated)

Quarterfinals: Friday, May 22

Game 11: No. 2 North Carolina 10, No. 7 Virginia Tech 4 (Virginia Tech eliminated)
Game 12: No. 14 Pittsburgh 8, No. 3 Florida State 6 (Florida State eliminated)

Semifinals: Saturday, May 23

Game 13: No. 1 Georgia Tech 9, No. 5 Miami 3 (Miami eliminated)
Game 14: No. 2 North Carolina 13, No. 14 Pittsburgh 5 (Pittsburgh eliminated)

Championship: Sunday, May 24

Game 15: No. 1 Georgia Tech 13, No. 2 North Carolina 6

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