The 2026 ACC baseball tournament will kick off on Tuesday, May 19 and go through Saturday, May 23 at the Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. All 16 teams in the conference will battle for an automatic bid into the NCAA baseball tournament.
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Three-seed North Carolina defeated five-seed Clemson in the 2025 title game for its first win since 2022. They defeated No. 14 Boston College, No. 2 Florida State and then the Tigers en route to the crown.
Before the tournament starts in late May, here’s a breakdown of the 2026 ACC baseball tournament.
2026 ACC baseball tournament bracket
2026 ACC baseball tournament schedule
Check out the full schedule for the tournament. Games 1 – 14 will be played on the ACC Network. Sunday’s Championship Game will be on ESPN2.
All times listed in ET. Times are subject to change.
- Tuesday, May 19: First round
- Game 1 | No. 9 vs. No. 16 | 9 a.m. | ACC Network
- Game 2 | No. 12 vs. No. 13 | 1 p.m. | ACC Network
- Game 3 | No. 10 vs. No. 15 | 5 p.m. | ACC Network
- Game 4 | No. 11 vs. No. 14 | 9 p.m. | ACC Network
- Wednesday, May 20: Second round
- Game 5 | No. 8 vs. winner of Game 1 | 9 a.m. | ACC Network
- Game 6 | No. 5 vs. winner of Game 2 | 1 p.m. | ACC Network
- Game 7 | No. 7 vs. winner of Game 3 | 5 p.m. | ACC Network
- Game 8 | No. 6 vs. winner of Game 4 | 9 p.m. | ACC Network
- Thursday, May 21: Quarterfinal
- Game 9 | No. 1 vs. winner of Game 5 | 3 p.m. | ACC Network
- Game 10 | No. 4 vs. winner of Game 6 | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
- Friday, May 22: Quarterfinals
- Game 11 | No. 2 vs. winner of Game 7 | 3 p.m. | ACC Network
- Game 12 | No. 3 vs. winner of Game 8 | 7 p.m. | ACC Network
- Saturday, May 23: Semifinals
- Game 13 | winner of Game 9 vs. winner of Game 10 | 1 p.m. | ACC Network
- Game 14 | winner of Game 11 vs. winner of Game 12 | 5 p.m. | ACC Network
- Sunday, May 24: Championship final
- Game 15 | winner of Game 13 vs. winner of Game 14 | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
Higher seed is the designated home team
ACC baseball tournament history
Below is a complete rundown of all ACC tournament champions. No team that has won the ACC conference tournament has gone on to win the national championship in the same year.
| YEAR | CHAMPION |
|---|---|
| 1973 | NC State |
| 1974 | NC State |
| 1975 | NC State |
| 1976 | Clemson |
| 1977 | Wake Forest |
| 1978 | Clemson |
| 1980 | Clemson |
| 1981 | Clemson |
| 1982 | North Carolina |
| 1983 | North Carolina |
| 1984 | North Carolina |
| 1985 | Georgia Tech |
| 1986 | Georgia Tech |
| 1987 | Georgia Tech |
| 1988 | Georgia Tech |
| 1989 | Clemson |
| 1990 | North Carolina |
| 1991 | Clemson |
| 1992 | NC State |
| 1993 | Clemson |
| 1994 | Clemson |
| 1995 | Florida State |
| 1996 | Virginia |
| 1997 | Florida State |
| 1998 | Wake Forest |
| 1999 | Wake Forest |
| 2000 | Georgia Tech |
| 2001 | Wake Forest |
| 2002 | Florida State |
| 2003 | Georgia Tech |
| 2004 | Florida State |
| 2005 | Georgia Tech |
| 2006 | Clemson |
| 2007 | North Carolina |
| 2008 | Miami (Fla.) |
| 2009 | Virginia |
| 2010 | Florida State |
| 2011 | Virginia |
| 2012 | Georgia Tech |
| 2013 | North Carolina |
| 2014 | Georgia Tech |
| 2015 | Florida State |
| 2016 | Clemson |
| 2017 | Florida State |
| 2018 | Florida State |
| 2019 | North Carolina |
| 2021 | Duke |
| 2022 | North Carolina |
| 2023 | Clemson |
| 2024 | Duke |
| 2025 | North Carolina |
