GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its championship dates, sites, and tournament formats for the 2024-25 academic year.
It will feature 18 schools for the upcoming year with the addition of Cal, SMU, and Stanford, the ACC sponsors 28 sports, with 15 women and 13 men. No Power 4 conference sponsors more than 28 sports for 15 women's sports.
The 20th annual ACC Football Championship Game returns to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte for the 14th time in 15 years on Saturday, Dec. 7.
"The upcoming year shapes up as an exciting one for our schools," ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said. "We are extremely excited to welcome our new schools in Cal, SMU, and Stanford, and show off our tremendous championship experience for our student-athletes, coaches, and fans."
With the addition of Cal, SMU, and Stanford, several tournament, formats have been altered for 2024-25:
- Field hockey: now an eight-team bracket format
- Men’s soccer: now a 15-team bracket format, with the semifinals and finals at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina
- Women’s Lacrosse: now an eight-team bracket format, with all games being played at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Softball: now a 12-team, single-elimination bracket format
The complete ACC Championship schedule and tournament formats:
Men's and Women's Cross Country - Nov. 1, 2024
- NC State University
- WakeMed Soccer Park - Cary, NC
Ally ACC Women's Soccer - Nov. 3, 7, and 10, 2024
- First Round: Campus Sites
- Semifinals and Final: WakeMed Soccer Park - Cary, NC
- Tournament Format: 6 teams (top 2 teams receive a first-round bye)
Field Hockey - Nov. 5, 6, and 8, 2024
- Wake Forest University
- Tournament Format: 8-team bracket
Men's Soccer - Nov. 6, 10, 14 and 17, 2024
- First Round and Quarterfinals: Campus Sites
- Semifinals and Final: WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary, N.C.)
- Tournament Format: 15-team bracket (No. 1 seed receives a first-round bye; seeds 2-8 host first-round games; No. 1 seed and top remaining seeds in each bracket host quarterfinal games)
Football – Dec. 7, 2024
Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving – Feb. 18-22, 2025
Greensboro Aquatic Center (Greensboro, N.C.)
Men's and Women's Fencing – Feb. 22-23, 2025
Host: University of North Carolina
Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field – TBD
TBD
Ally ACC Women’s Basketball – March 5-9, 2025
- Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Tournament Format: 15-team bracket (Seeds 5-8 receive first-round bye; Seeds 1-4 receive double-bye)
Wrestling – March 9, 2025
Host: Duke University
Men’s Basketball – March 11-15, 2025
- Spectrum Center (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Tournament Format: 15-team bracket (Seeds 5-8 receive first-round bye; Seeds 1-4 receive double-bye)
Gymnastics – March 22, 2025
- Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Championship Format: 6-teams qualify (Seeds 5-6 compete in the first session; Seeds 1-4 compete in the second session)
Men's and Women's Tennis – April 15-20, 2025
Cary Tennis Park (Cary, N.C.)
Women’s Golf – April 16-19, 2025
Sedgefield Country Club (Greensboro, N.C.)
Men’s Golf – April 24-28, 2025
The Club at Olde Stone (Bowling Green, Ky.)
Women’s Lacrosse – April 23, 25 & 27, 2025
- American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Tournament Format: Eight-team bracket
Men’s Lacrosse – May 2 & 4, 2025
- American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, N.C.)
- Tournament Format: Four-team bracket
Softball – May 7-10, 2025
- Host: Boston College
- Tournament Format: 12-team bracket (Single elimination; top four seeds receive a first-round bye)
Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field – May 15-17, 2025
Host: Wake Forest University
Rowing – May 16-17, 2025
Host: Clemson University
Baseball – May 20-25, 2025
- Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham, N.C.)
- Tournament Format: 12-team pool-play format (Top team from each pool advances to Saturday semifinals for single elimination bracket play)
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