2025 ACC women's basketball tournament

2025 ACC women's basketball tournament
2025 ACC Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2024–25
Teams	15
Site	First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Duke (9th title)
Winning coach	Kara Lawson (1st title)
MVP	Oluchi Okananwa (Duke)
Attendance	70,204
Television	ESPN, ESPN2, ACCN [1]
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2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 NC State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	6		.813
No. 8 Notre Dame	16	–	2		.889			26	–	5		.839
No. 7 Duke †	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
No. 23 Florida State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
No. 12 North Carolina	13	–	5		.722			27	–	7		.794
Louisville	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
California	12	–	6		.667			25	–	8		.758
Virginia Tech	9	–	9		.500			18	–	12		.600
Georgia Tech	9	–	9		.500			22	–	10		.688
Virginia	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			16	–	14		.533
Boston College	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Syracuse	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Clemson	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Pittsburgh	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Miami (FL)	4	–	14		.222			14	–	15		.483
Wake Forest	2	–	16		.111			9	–	20		.310
SMU	2	–	16		.111			10	–	20		.333
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 9, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 ACC women's basketball tournament, officially the Ally 2025 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament for sponsorship reasons, was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference held at the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 5 to 9, 2025. ^[2] It was the twenty fifth time in twenty six years that the tournament was held in Greensboro.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were the defending tournament champions. ^[3] Notre Dame was the second overall seed after finishing tied for first place in the regular season rankings. However, they could not defend their title, falling to Duke in the Semifinals. Duke would go on to win the tournament over NC State 76–62. This was the second year in a row that NC State fell in the final. This was Duke's ninth overall ACC tournament title, and the first for head coach Kara Lawson. ^[4] As tournament champions, Duke received the ACC's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeding and qualification

Main article: 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season

Fifteen of the eighteen ACC women's basketball teams will participate in the tournament. ^[5] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The seeds were determined on March 2, after the final regular season conference games. ^[6]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Tiebreakers
1	NC State‡†	16–2	1–0 vs. Notre Dame
2	Notre Dame‡†	16–2	0–1 vs. NC State
3	Duke†	14–4
4	Florida State†	13–5	1–1 vs. Louisville & North Carolina 1–1 vs. NC State & Notre Dame 1–0 vs. North Carolina
5	North Carolina	13–5	1–1 vs. Florida State & Louisville 1–1 vs. NC State & Notre Dame 0–1 vs. Florida State
6	Louisville	13–5	1–1 vs. Florida State & North Carolina 0–3 vs. NC State & Notre Dame
7	California	12–6
8	Virginia Tech	9–9	1–0 vs. Georgia Tech
9	Georgia Tech	9–9	0–1 vs. Virginia Tech
10	Virginia	8–10	1–0 vs. Stanford
11	Stanford	8–10	0–1 vs. Virginia
12	Boston College	6–12	2–1 vs. Syracuse & Clemson 0–2 vs. NC State & Notre Dame 0–1 vs. Duke 0–3 vs. Florida State & North Carolina & Louisville 0–1 vs. California 1–1 vs. Virginia Tech & Georgia Tech 1–1 vs. Virginia & Stanford
13	Syracuse	6–12	2–1 vs. Boston College & Clemson 0–2 vs. NC State & Notre Dame 0–1 vs. Duke 0–3 vs. Florida State & North Carolina & Louisville 0–1 vs. California 1–1 vs. Virginia Tech & Georgia Tech 0–2 vs. Virginia & Stanford
14	Clemson	6–12	0–2 vs. Boston College & Syracuse
15	Pittsburgh	5–13
DNQ	Miami	4–14
DNQ	Wake Forest	2–16	1–0 vs. SMU
DNQ	SMU	2–16	0–1 vs. Wake Forest
‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 5
Opening day	1	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Boston College vs. No. 13 Syracuse	76–73	ACCN	6,932
	2	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Virginia vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh	64–50
	3	6:30 p.m.	No. 11 Stanford vs. No. 14 Clemson	46–63
Second round – Thursday, March 6
1	4	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 North Carolina vs. No. 12 Boston College	78–71	ACCN	11,203
	5	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech	57–72
2	6	5:00 p.m.	No. 7 California vs. No. 10 Virginia	75–58		5,828
	7	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 14 Clemson	70–68OT
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7
3	8	11:00 a.m.	No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 5 North Carolina	56–60	ESPN2	16,416
	9	1:30 p.m.	No. 1 NC State vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech	73–72	ACCN
4	10	5:00 p.m.	No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 California	73–64	ESPN2	7,108
	11	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Duke vs. No. 6 Louisville	61–48	ACCN
Semifinals – Saturday, March 8
5	12	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 NC State vs. No. 5 North Carolina	66–55	ESPN2	10,894
	13	2:30 p.m.	No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Duke	56–61
Championship – Sunday, March 9
6	14	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 NC State vs. No. 3 Duke	62–76	ESPN	11,823
Game times in EST through the semifinals and EDT for the championship. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 5					Second round Thursday, March 6					Quarterfinals Friday, March 7					Semifinals Saturday, March 8					Championship Sunday, March 9
											1	7 NC State	73
						8	Virginia Tech	57			9	Georgia Tech	72
						9	Georgia Tech	72								1	7 NC State	66
																5	14 North Carolina	55
											4	22 Florida State	56
						5	14 North Carolina	78			5	14 North Carolina	60
	12	Boston College	76			12	Boston College	71													1	7 NC State	62
	13	Syracuse	73																		3	11 Duke	76
											2	6 Notre Dame	73
						7	California	75			7	California	64
	10	Virginia	64			10	Virginia	58								2	6 Notre Dame	54
	15	Pittsburgh	50													3	11 Duke	61
											3	11 Duke	61
						6	Louisville	70*			6	Louisville	48
	11	Stanford	46			14	Clemson	68
	14	Clemson	63

Source: ^[7]

* denotes overtime period

Game Summaries

First round

ACCN

March 5 1:00 p.m.

Report

No. 12 Boston College 76, No. 13 Syracuse 73
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 14–18, 28–15, 20–13
Pts: Waggoner (32) Rebs: Sidberry (17) Asts: Daley (3)		Pts: Burrows (23) Rebs: Wilson, Wood (5) Asts: Woolley (6)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Ed Sidlasky Denise Brooks Pualani Spurlock

ACCN

March 5 3:30 p.m.

Report

No. 10 Virginia 64, No. 15 Pittsburgh 50
Scoring by quarter:14–12, 12–10, 22–14, 16–14
Pts: Johnson (17) Rebs: Lattimore (11) Asts: Johnson (7)		Pts: Faye (15) Rebs: Faye (11) Asts: Miles (4)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Billy Smith Chuck Gonzalez Ashley Gloss

ACCN

March 5 6:30 p.m.

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No. 11 Stanford 46, No. 14 Clemson 63
Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 6–16, 14–21, 16–15
Pts: Ogden (13) Rebs: Bosgana (9) Asts: Ogden, Stevenson (2)		Pts: McQueen (17) Rebs: McQueen, Poole (8) Asts: McQueen (6)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 6,932 Referees: Tiffany Bird Eric Brewton Saif Esho

Second round

ACCN

March 6 11:00 a.m.

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No. 5 North Carolina 78, No. 12 Boston College 71
Scoring by quarter:18–14, 18–16, 18–24, 24–17
Pts: Donarski (20) Rebs: Gakdeng (8) Asts: Nivar (5)		Pts: Greene (18) Rebs: Waggoner (8) Asts: Ivey (5)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Meadow Overstreet Billy Smith Fatou Cissoko-Stephens

ACCN

March 6 1:30 p.m.

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No. 8 Virginia Tech 57, No. 9 Georgia Tech 72
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 19–18, 11–16, 14–24
Pts: Micheaux (19) Rebs: Micheaux (6) Asts: Wenzel (4)		Pts: Morgan (19) Rebs: Blackshear, Carnegie, Dunn (9) Asts: Morgan (5)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 11,203 Referees: Eric Brewton Joseph Vaszily Tiffany Bird

ACCN

March 6 5:00 p.m.

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No. 7 California 75, No. 10 Virginia 58
Scoring by quarter:24–13, 17–12, 21–14, 13–19
Pts: Onyiah, Suárez, Twidale (16) Rebs: Onyiah, Suarez (10) Asts: Krimili, Noble, Suárez, Twidale (4)		Pts: Johnson (18) Rebs: Johnson (8) Asts: Clark (4)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Denise Brooks Rod Creech Saif Esho

ACCN

March 6 7:30 p.m.

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No. 6 Louisville 70, No. 14 Clemson 68 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 19–16, 13–18, 17–13,  Overtime:10–8
Pts: Roberts, Williams (16) Rebs: Williams (12) Asts: Roberts (3)		Pts: Kohn (14) Rebs: Moore (6) Asts: McQueen (6)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,828 Referees: Pualani Spurlock Chuck Gonzalez Teresa Stuck

Quarterfinals

ESPN2

March 7 11:00 a.m.

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No. 4 Florida State 56, No. 5 North Carolina60
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 19–5, 11–19, 14–14
Pts: Timpson (15) Rebs: Timpson (8) Asts: Latson (5)		Pts: Donarski, Ustby (12) Rebs: Ustby (18) Asts: Ustby (5)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Dee Kantner Angelica Suffren Rod Creech

ACCN

March 7 1:30 p.m.

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No. 1 NC State 73, No. 9 Georgia Tech 72
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 20–14, 15–15, 20–20
Pts: James (16) Rebs: Brooks (9) Asts: Brooks (4)		Pts: Dunn, Morgan (21) Rebs: Morgan (11) Asts: Morgan (5)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 16,416 Referees: Saif Esho Tiara Cruse Karen Preato

ESPN2

March 7 5:00 p.m.

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No. 2 Notre Dame 73, No. 7 California 64
Scoring by quarter:16–10, 15–18, 24–22, 18–14
Pts: Hidalgo (25) Rebs: King, Westbeld (5) Asts: Miles (6)		Pts: Twidale (16) Rebs: Suárez (11) Asts: Krimili (4)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Joe Vaszily Fatou Cissoko-Stephens Talisa Green

ACCN

March 7 7:30 p.m.

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No. 3 Duke 61, No. 6 Louisville 48
Scoring by quarter:15–11, 16–7, 14–12, 16–18
Pts: Okananwa (13) Rebs: Fournier (8) Asts: Mair (4)		Pts: Randolph (13) Rebs: Cochran (11) Asts: Williams (3)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 7,108 Referees: Maj Forsberg Katie Lukanich Mark Resch

Semifinals

ESPN2

March 8 12:00 p.m.

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No. 1 NC State66, No. 5 North Carolina 55
Scoring by quarter:16–5, 17–21, 21–11, 12–18
Pts: James (19) Rebs: James (9) Asts:5 players (2)		Pts: Nivar (13) Rebs: Gakdeng (10) Asts: Townsend (4)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Maj Forsberg Katie Lukanich Talisa Green

ESPN2

March 8 2:30 p.m.

Report

No. 2 Notre Dame 56, No. 3 Duke59
Scoring by quarter:17–16, 14–13, 11–18, 14–14
Pts: Hidalgo (23) Rebs: Karlen (5) Asts: Hidalgo/Miles (3)		Pts: Okananwa (14) Rebs: Okananwa/Thomas (7) Asts: Jackson/Okananwa/Richardson (3)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 10,894 Referees: Dee Kantner Angelica Suffren Karen Preato

Final

ESPN

March 9 1:00 p.m.

Report

No. 1 NC State 62, No. 3 Duke76
Scoring by quarter:19–10, 17–19, 16–23, 10–24
Pts: James (18) Rebs: Trygger (7) Asts: Rivers (4)		Pts: Jackson/Okananwa (22) Rebs: Okananwa (10) Asts: Okananwa/Richardson (4)

First Horizon Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 11,823 Referees: Tiara Cruse Pualani Spurlock Joe Vaszily

Awards and honors

2025 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams [8]
First Team	Second Team
Zoe Brooks – NC State Ashlon Jackson – Duke Aziaha James – NC State Oluchi Okananwa – Duke Saniya Rivers – NC State	Madison Hayes – NC State Hannah Hidalgo – Notre Dame Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Marta Suárez – California Makayla Timpson – Florida State

MVP in bold

See Also

2025 ACC men's basketball tournament

References

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2. "ACC Announces Future Neutral Site Championships to be held in North Carolina". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. February 2, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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5. Cobb, David (February 14, 2024). "ACC Tournament won't include all teams starting next season; will stay with 20-game conference schedule". CBS Sports . Retrieved February 12, 2025.
6. "Bracket Set for 2025 Ally ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
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