# ACC women's basketball tournament

The ACC women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The tournament has been held every year since 1978, several years before the first NCAA championships for women. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.

## Championship game results

| Date | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Location | Attendance |
| February 11, 1978 | #2 Maryland | #1 NC State | 89–82 | University Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia | 1,500 |
| February 10, 1979 | #1 Maryland | #2 NC State | 75–73 | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina | 3,500 |
| February 10, 1980 | #1 NC State | #2 Maryland | 85–75 | Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland | N/A |
| February 14, 1981 | #3 Maryland | #4 NC State | 64–63 | Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, South Carolina | 300 |
| February 28, 1982 | #3 Maryland | #4 Clemson | 93–81 | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina | 500 |
| March 6, 1983 | #3 Maryland | #1 NC State | 84–81 | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 2,134 |
| March 4, 1984 | #5 North Carolina | #3 NC State | 99–76 | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 3,733 |
| March 3, 1985 | #1 NC State | #2 North Carolina | 81–80 | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 3,907 |
| March 3, 1986 | #5 Maryland | #2 North Carolina | 92–74 | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 2,632 |
| March 2, 1987 | #2 NC State | #1 Virginia | 57–56 | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 2,987 |
| March 7, 1988 | #2 Maryland | #1 Virginia | 76–70 | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 1,223 |
| March 6, 1989 | #1 Maryland | #2 NC State | 73–57 | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 2,975 |
| March 5, 1990 | #2 Virginia | #1 NC State | 67–64 $^{OT}$ | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 2,765 |
| March 4, 1991 | #3 NC State | #4 Clemson | 84–61 | Civic Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina | 4,102 |
| March 9, 1992 | #1 Virginia | #7 Georgia Tech | 70–69 | Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, South Carolina | 4,154 |
| March 8, 1993 | #1 Virginia | #2 Maryland | 106–103 $^{3OT}$ | Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, South Carolina | 3,716 |
| March 7, 1994 | #2 North Carolina | #1 Virginia | 77–60 | Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, South Carolina | 4,386 |
| March 5, 1995 | #2 North Carolina | #4 Duke | 95–70 | Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, South Carolina | 5,724 |
| March 3, 1996 | #4 Clemson | #2 Duke | 71–54 | Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, South Carolina | 5,067 |
| March 2, 1997 | #1 North Carolina | #6 Clemson | 62–58 | Independence Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina | 5,543 |
| March 1, 1998 | #4 North Carolina | #2 Clemson | 81–50 | Independence Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina | 5,534 |
| March 1, 1999 | #4 Clemson | #3 North Carolina | 87–72 | Independence Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina | 6,021 |
| March 6, 2000 | #2 Duke | #5 North Carolina | 79–76 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 8,090 |
| March 5, 2001 | #1 Duke | #3 NC State | 57–45 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 8,933 |
| March 4, 2002 | #1 Duke | #2 North Carolina | 87–80 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 9,204 |
| March 10, 2003 | #1 Duke | #2 North Carolina | 77–59 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 11,127 |
| March 8, 2004 | #1 Duke | #2 North Carolina | 63–47 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 11,466 |
| March 7, 2005 | #1 North Carolina | #2 Duke | 88–67 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 11,578 * |
| March 5, 2006 | #1 North Carolina | #3 Maryland | 91–80 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 10,746 |
| March 4, 2007 | #2 North Carolina | #4 NC State | 60–54 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 11,538 |
| March 9, 2008 | #1 North Carolina | #3 Duke | 86–73 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 11,132 |
| March 8, 2009 | #1 Maryland | #3 Duke | 92–89 $^{OT}$ | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 9,943 |
| March 7, 2010 | #1 Duke | #6 NC State | 70–60 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 9,432 |
| March 6, 2011 | #1 Duke | #6 North Carolina | 81–67 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 9,890 |
| March 4, 2012 | #3 Maryland | #4 Georgia Tech | 68–65 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 9,122 |
| March 10, 2013 | #1 Duke | #3 North Carolina | 92–73 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 8,166 |
| March 9, 2014 | #1 Notre Dame | #2 Duke | 69–53 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 8,190 |
| March 8, 2015 | #1 Notre Dame | #2 Florida State | 71–58 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 6,874 |
| March 6, 2016 | #1 Notre Dame | #3 Syracuse | 68–57 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 5,017 |
| March 5, 2017 | #1 Notre Dame | #3 Duke | 84–61 | HTC Center, Conway, South Carolina | 3,600 |
| March 4, 2018 | #1 Louisville | #2 Notre Dame | 74–72 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 7,424 |
| March 10, 2019 | #1 Notre Dame | #2 Louisville | 99–79 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 10,104 |
| March 8, 2020 | #2 NC State | #4 Florida State | 71–66 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 7,324 |
| March 7, 2021 | #2 NC State | #1 Louisville | 58–56 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 2,063 |
| March 6, 2022 | #1 NC State | #7 Miami | 60–47 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 9,253 |
| March 5, 2023 | #3 Virginia Tech | #4 Louisville | 75–67 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 6,802 |
| March 10, 2024 | #4 Notre Dame | #2 NC State | 55–51 | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 9,102 |
| March 9, 2025 | #3 Duke | #1 NC State | 76–62 | First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina | 11,823 |
| 2026 | | | | TBD | |
| 2027 | | | | Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina | |
* record attendance.

## Tournament most valuable players

| Year | Player | School |
| 1978 | Tara Heiss | Maryland |
| 1979 | Kris Kirchner | Maryland |
| 1980 | Genia Beasley | NC State |
| 1981 | Barbara Kennedy | Clemson |
| 1982 | Marcia Richardson | Maryland |
| 1982 | Barbara Kennedy | Clemson |
| 1983 | Linda Page | NC State |
| 1983 | Jasmina Perazić | Maryland |
| 1984 | Tresa Brown | North Carolina |
| 1985 | Dawn Royster | North Carolina |
| 1986 | Deanna Tate | Maryland |
| 1987 | Donna Holt | Virginia |
| 1988 | Deanna Tate | Maryland |
| 1989 | Vicky Bullett | Maryland |
| 1990 | Andrea Stinson | NC State |
| 1991 | Sharon Manning | NC State |
| 1992 | Dawn Staley | Virginia |
| 1993 | Heather Burge | Virginia |
| 1994 | Charlotte Smith | North Carolina |
| 1995 | Charlotte Smith | North Carolina |
| 1996 | Laura Cottrell | Clemson |
| 1997 | Marion Jones | North Carolina |
| 1998 | Tracy Reid | North Carolina |
| 1999 | Itoro Umoh | Clemson |
| 2000 | Nikki Teasley | North Carolina |
| 2001 | Georgia Schweitzer | Duke |
| 2002 | Monique Currie | Duke |
| 2003 | Iciss Tillis | Duke |
| 2004 | Iciss Tillis | Duke |
| 2005 | Ivory Latta | North Carolina |
| 2006 | Ivory Latta | North Carolina |
| 2007 | Ivory Latta | North Carolina |
| 2008 | Erlana Larkins | North Carolina |
| 2009 | Marissa Coleman | Maryland |
| 2010 | Jasmine Thomas | Duke |
| 2011 | Jasmine Thomas | Duke |
| 2012 | Alyssa Thomas | Maryland |
| 2013 | Alexis Jones | Duke |
| 2014 | Jewell Loyd | Notre Dame |
| 2015 | Jewell Loyd | Notre Dame |
| 2016 | Madison Cable | Notre Dame |
| 2017 | Lindsay Allen | Notre Dame |
| 2018 | Myisha Hines-Allen | Louisville |
| 2019 | Jackie Young | Notre Dame |
| 2020 | Aislinn Konig | NC State |
| 2021 | Elissa Cunane | NC State |
| 2022 | Elissa Cunane | NC State |
| 2023 | Georgia Amoore | Virginia Tech |
| 2024 | Hannah Hidalgo | Notre Dame |
| 2025 | Oluchi Okananwa | Duke |

## Performance by school

Italics indicate a school no longer in the conference.
| School | Winner | Runner-up | First tournament |
| Maryland | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012 (10) | 1980, 1993, 2006 (3) | 1978 |
| North Carolina | 1984, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (9) | 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013 (9) | 1978 |
| Duke | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2025 (9) | 1995, 1996, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017 (7) | 1978 |
| NC State | 1980, 1985, 1987, 1991, 2020, 2021, 2022 (7) | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2024, 2025 (12) | 1978 |
| Notre Dame | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024 (6) | 2018 (1) | 2014 |
| Virginia | 1990, 1992, 1993 (3) | 1987, 1988, 1994 (3) | 1978 |
| Clemson | 1996, 1999 (2) | 1982, 1991, 1997, 1998 (4) | 1978 |
| Louisville | 2018 (1) | 2019, 2021, 2023 (3) | 2015 |
| Virginia Tech | 2023 (1) | | 2005 |
| Georgia Tech | | 1992, 2012 (2) | 1980 |
| Florida State | | 2015, 2020 (2) | 1992 |
| Syracuse | | 2016 (1) | 2014 |
| Miami | | 2022 (1) | 2005 |
| Wake Forest | | | 1978 |
| Boston College | | | 2006 |
| Pittsburgh | | | 2014 |
Wake Forest reached the semifinals in 1986, 1988, and 2012; Boston College reached the semifinals in 2010 and 2020; Virginia Tech reached the semifinals in 2022; Pittsburgh reached the 2nd round in 2015, 2016, and 2020.

## Tournament sites

| Tenure | Arena | Location |
| 1978 (1) | University Hall | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 1979, 1982 (2) | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1980 (1) | Cole Field House | College Park, Maryland |
| 1981 (1) | Littlejohn Coliseum | Clemson, South Carolina |
| 1983–1991 (9) | Civic Center | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 1992–1996 (5) | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 1997–1999 (3) | Independence Arena | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2000–2016, 2018–present (26*) | First Horizon Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2017 (1) | HTC Center | Conway, South Carolina |
| 2027 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina |
On May 15, 2014, it was announced that the tournament will be held in Greensboro through 2022. However, the ACC moved the 2017 tournament to the Myrtle Beach area as part of an all conference political protest against North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act.