Charlotte is about to host it’s 3rd nationally renowned basketball event of the year. Just weeks after the CIAA tournament and NBA All-Star games, the ACC tournament will be kicking off today at noon with #12 Miami taking on #13 Wake Forest at the Spectrum Center at noon.
One of the most popular tournaments in college basketball is back in North Carolina this year for the 50th time after a brief hiatus in NYC last year.
Tickets range from $6 for today’s games to over $1,600 for floor seats at Saturday night’s championship game.
Here is the complete schedule for this week (tickets can be purchased here);
First Round
Tuesday, March 12
Game 1: No. 12 Miami (13-17) vs. No. 13 Wake Forest (11-19), Noon, ESPN
Game 2: No. 10 Georgia Tech (14-17) vs. No. 15 Notre Dame (13-18), 2 p.m., ESPN
Game 3: No. 11 Boston College (14-16) vs. No. 14 Pittsburgh (13-18), 7 p.m., ESPNU
Second Round
Wednesday, March 13
Game 4: No. 8 NC State (21-10) vs. No. 9 Clemson (19-12), Noon, ESPN
Game 5: No. 5 Virginia Tech (23-7) vs. Game 1 Winner, 2 p.m., ESPN
Game 6: No. 7 Louisville (19-12) vs. Game 2 Winner, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Game 7: No. 6 Syracuse (19-12) vs. Game 3 Winner, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
Game 8: No. 1 Virginia (28-2) vs. Game 4 Winner, 12:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Game 9: No. 4 Florida State (25-6) vs. Game 5 Winner, 2:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Game 10: No. 2 North Carolina (26-5) vs. Game 6 Winner, 7 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Game 11: No. 3 Duke (26-5) vs. Game 7 Winner, 9 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
Game 12: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 13: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner, 9 p.m., ESPN
ACC Championship
Saturday, March 16
Game 14: Game 12 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
The Tournament will move to Greensboro in 2020, DC in 2021, and NYC in 2022.