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. 9 NC State vs. No. 16 Duke, 9:00 a.m., Eastern
Game 2: No. 12 Stanford vs. No. 13 California, 1:00 p.m., Eastern
Game 3: No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Clemson, 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Game 4: No. 11 Louisville vs. No. 14 Pittsburgh, 9:00 p.m. Eastern
Second Round: Wednesday, May 20
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. No. 8 Virginia, 9:00 a.m., Eastern
Game 6: Game 2 Winner vs. No. 5 Miami, 1:00 p.m., Eastern
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech, 5:00 p.m., Eastern
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. No. 6 Wake Forest, 9:00 p.m., Eastern
Quarterfinals: Thursday, May 21
Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. No. 1 Georgia Tech, 3:00 p.m., Eastern
Game 10: Game 6 Winner vs. No. 4 Boston College, 7:00 p.m., Eastern
Quarterfinals: Friday, May 22
Game 11: Game 7 Winner vs. No. 2 North Carolina, 3:00 p.m., Eastern
Game 12: Game 8 Winner vs. No. 3 Florida State, 7:00 p.m., Eastern
Semifinals: Saturday, May 23
Game 13: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 1:00 p.m., Eastern
Game 14: Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 5:00 p.m., Eastern
Championship: Sunday, May 24
Game 15: Game 13 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner, 12:00 p.m., Eastern
