# 2023 ACC women's basketball tournament

The 2023 ACC women's basketball tournament concluded the 2022-23 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 1–5, 2023. The 2023 edition marked the 23rd time in 24 years that the tournament was held in Greensboro. The winner received the ACC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

## Seeds

All 15 ACC teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 9 received single byes. Seedings were finalized on February 26, 2023, after the final day of regular season play, with Notre Dame finishing in first place and earning the top seed.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Notre Dame‡† | 15–3 | |
| 2 | Duke† | 14–4 | 1–1 vs. Virginia Tech 1–0 vs. Notre Dame |
| 3 | Virginia Tech† | 14–4 | 1–1 vs. Duke 0–1 vs. Notre Dame |
| 4 | Louisville† | 12–6 | 1–0 vs. Florida State |
| 5 | Florida State# | 12–6 | 0-1 vs. Louisville |
| 6 | Miami# | 11–7 | 1–0 vs. North Carolina |
| 7 | North Carolina# | 11–7 | 0–1 vs. Miami |
| 8 | NC State# | 9–9 | 1–0 vs. Syracuse |
| 9 | Syracuse# | 9–9 | 0–1 vs. NC State |
| 10 | Clemson | 7–11 | |
| 11 | Boston College | 5–13 | 1–0 vs. Wake Forest |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 5–13 | 0–1 vs. Boston College |
| 13 | Virginia | 4–14 | 1–0 vs. Georgia Tech |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 4–14 | 0–1 vs. Virginia |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 3–15 | |
| ‡ – 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 1 |||||||
| Opening day | 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Wake Forest vs. No. 13 Virginia | 68–57 | ACCN | 3,859 |
| Opening day | 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Clemson vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh | 71–53 | ACCN | 3,859 |
| Opening day | 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech | 62–57 | ACCN | 3,879 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 2 |||||||
| 1 | 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Wake Forest | 54–65 | ACCN | 4,177 |
| 1 | 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 NC State vs. No. 9 Syracuse | 83–58 | ACCN | 4,177 |
| 2 | 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 North Carolina vs. No. 10 Clemson | 68–58 | ACCN | 4,578 |
| 2 | 7 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Boston College | 84–69 | ACCN | 4,578 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 12 Wake Forest | 74–48 | ACCN | 6,151 |
| 3 | 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 8 NC State | 66–60 | ACCN | 6,151 |
| 4 | 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 North Carolina | 44–40 | ACCN | 7,823 |
| 4 | 11 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 6 Miami | 68–42 | ACCN | 7,823 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 |||||||
| 5 | 12 | Noon | No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Louisville | 38–64 | ACCN | 7,122 |
| 5 | 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech | 37–58 | ACCN | 7,122 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 5 |||||||
| 6 | 14 | Noon | No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 4 Louisville | 75–67 | ESPN | 6,802 |
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||||

## Bracket

Source:
| First round Wednesday, March 1 | First round Wednesday, March 1 | First round Wednesday, March 1 | Second round Thursday, March 2 | Second round Thursday, March 2 | Second round Thursday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 | Championship Sunday, March 5 | Championship Sunday, March 5 | Championship Sunday, March 5 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | NC State | 83 | 8 | NC State | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Syracuse | 58 | | | | | | 1 | Notre Dame | 38 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Louisville | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Louisville | 74 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Florida State | 54 | 12 | Wake Forest | 48 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 68 | 12 | Wake Forest | 65 | | | | | | | | 4 | Louisville | 67 |
| 13 | Virginia | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | Virginia Tech | 75 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Duke | 44 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | North Carolina | 68 | 7 | North Carolina | 40 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Clemson | 71 | 10 | Clemson | 58 | | | | | | 2 | Duke | 37 | | | |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 53 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia Tech | 58 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Virginia Tech | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Miami | 84 | 6 | Miami | 42 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Boston College | 62 | 11 | Boston College | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* – Denotes overtime period

## Game summaries
### First round

* ACCN
* March 1 1:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 12 Wake Forest 68, No. 13 Virginia 57 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 9–17, 28–16, 12–16 |||
| Pts: Spear (19) Rebs: Hinds (11) Asts: Becker/Harrison/Williams (3) | Pts: Taylor (19) Rebs: Taylor (8) Asts: Dale/Smith (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Bruce Morris Karen Preato Denise Brooks
* ACCN
* March 1 3:30 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 10 Clemson 71, No. 15 Pittsburgh 53 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 19–4, 17–16, 21–17 |||
| Pts: Hank (19) Rebs: Robinson (8) Asts: Bradford (6) | Pts: Brown (16) Rebs: King (9) Asts: Harris (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 3,859 Referees: Maj Forsberg Pualani Spurlock-Welsh Katie Lukanich
* ACCN
* March 1 6:30 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 11 Boston College 62, No. 14 Georgia Tech 57 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–12, 18–6, 16–12, 19–27 |||
| Pts: Waggoner (16) Rebs: Mair (10) Asts: Mair (7) | Pts: Jackson (19) Rebs: Morgan (6) Asts: Morgan (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 3,879 Referees: Eric Brewton Dee Kantner Talisa Green

### Second round

* ACCN
* March 2 11:00 a.m. EST
* Report
No. 5 Florida State 54, No. 12 Wake Forest 65 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 13–2, 8–29, 12–20 |||
| Pts: Timpson (14) Rebs: Timpson (9) Asts: Gordon (3) | Pts: Spear (19) Rebs: Hinds (9)/Summiel (9) Asts: Summiel (5) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Carla Fountain Rod Creech Talisa Green
* ACCN
* March 2 2:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 8 NC State 83, No. 9 Syracuse 58 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 15–14, 23–18, 28–14 |||
| Pts: Brown-Turner (16) Rebs: Brown-Turner (7) Asts: James (5) | Pts: Hyman (15) Rebs: Lewis (6) Asts: Fair (6) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 4,177 Referees: Maj Forsberg Denise Brooks Jeffrey Smith
* ACCN
* March 2 6:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 7 North Carolina 68, No. 10 Clemson 58 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 16–13, 13–14, 15–12 |||
| Pts: Robinson (27) Rebs: Whitehorn (8) Asts: Perpiganan (5) | Pts: Ustby (15) Rebs: Poole/Ustby (6) Asts: Ustby/Hodgson (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Eric Brewton Dee Kantner Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
* ACCN
* March 2 8:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 6 Miami 84, No. 11 Boston College 69 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 25–22, 21–18, 24–13 |||
| Pts: Dwyer (19) Rebs: Harden (9) Asts: Pendande/Roberts/Hal. Cavinder/Erjavec (3) | Pts: Todd (14) Rebs: Gakdeng/Waggoner (5) Asts: Mair (7) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 4,578 Referees: Pualani Spurlock-Welsh Mark Resch Tiara Cruse

### Quarterfinals

* ACCN
* March 3 11:00 a.m. EST
* Report
No. 4 Louisville 74, No. 12 Wake Forest 48 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–8, 14–16, 19–11, 21–13 |||
| Pts: Van Lith (26) Rebs: Harris (9) Asts: Robinson (10) | Pts: Williams (16) Rebs: Williams (10) Asts: Andrews/Hinds/Spear (2) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Katie Lukanich Billy Smith Karen Preato
* ACCN
* March 3 2:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 1 Notre Dame 66, No. 8 NC State 60 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 11–4, 19–15, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Citron (28) Rebs: Westbeld (10) Asts: Citron (5) | Pts: Rivers/James (14) Rebs: James/Collins (5) Asts: Rivers (5) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 6,151 Referees: Talisa Green Tiara Cruse Rod Creech
* ACCN
* March 3 6:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 2 Duke 44, No. 7 North Carolina 40 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–8, 10–16, 15–12, 10–4 |||
| Pts: Balogun (11) Rebs: Heide (8) Asts: Day-Wilson (3) | Pts: Kelly (11) Rebs: Poole/Todd-Williams (6) Asts: Ustby/Kelly (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Mark Resch Angelica Suffren Denise Brooks
* ACCN
* March 3 8:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 3 Virginia Tech 68, No. 6 Miami 42 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–5, 9–10, 22–12, 17–15 |||
| Pts: Kitley (22) Rebs: Gregg (13) Asts: Soule (5) | Pts: Hanna Cavinder (7) Rebs: Roberts (8) Asts: Hanna Cavinder/Erjavec (2) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 7,823 Referees: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens Carla Fountain Joseph Vaszily

### Semifinals

* ACCN
* March 4 Noon EST
* Report
No. 1 Notre Dame 38, No. 4 Louisville 64 :
| Scoring by quarter: 7–12, 8–17, 9–21, 14–14 |||
| Pts: Westbeld (9) Rebs: Ebo/Prosper (5) Asts: Bransford/Citron (3) | Pts: Van Lith (15) Rebs: Cochran/Robinson (8) Asts: Robinson (5) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Carla Fountain Joseph Vaszily Angelica Suffren
* ACCN
* March 4 2:30 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 2 Duke 37, No. 3 Virginia Tech 58 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 9–23, 12–12, 7–10 |||
| Pts: Balogun (9) Rebs: Corosdale (5) Asts: Day-Wilson/Richardson (2) | Pts: Amoore (24) Rebs: Kitley (11) Asts: Amoore (7) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 7,122 Referees: Rod Creech Karen Preato Billy Smith

### Final

* ESPN
* March 5 1:00 p.m. EST
* Report
No. 3 Virginia Tech 75, No. 4 Louisville 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 17–14, 13–16, 24–23 |||
| Pts: Amoore (25) Rebs: King (7) Asts: Amoore/Traylor (4) | Pts: Carr (27) Rebs: Robinson (9) Asts: Carr (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 6,802 Referees: Dee Kantner Maj Forsberg Pualani Spurlock-Welsh

## All-Tournament Teams

2023 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams :
| First Team | Second Team |
| Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech (MVP) Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Mykasa Robinson – Louisville Chrisyln Carr – Louisville | Sonia Citron – Notre Dame Jewel Spear – Wake Forest Taylor Soule – Virginia Tech Amari Robinson – Clemson Olivia Cochran – Louisville |