# 2025 ACC women's basketball tournament

The 2025 ACC women's basketball tournament 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. It was the 25th time in 26 years that the tournament was held in Greensboro. The tournament was sponsored by Ally Financial.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were the defending tournament champions. 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, losing 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 was defeated in the final. This was Duke's ninth overall ACC tournament title, and the first for head coach Kara Lawson. As tournament champions, Duke received the ACC's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Seeding and qualification

Fifteen of the eighteen ACC women's basketball teams will participate in the tournament. 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.
| 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 |
| Opening day | 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Virginia vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh | 64–50 | ACCN | 6,932 |
| Opening day | 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 11 Stanford vs. No. 14 Clemson | 46–63 | ACCN | 6,932 |
| 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 |
| 1 | 5 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech | 57–72 | ACCN | 11,203 |
| 2 | 6 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 California vs. No. 10 Virginia | 75–58 | ACCN | 5,828 |
| 2 | 7 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 14 Clemson | 70–68$^{OT}$ | ACCN | 5,828 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7 |||||||
| 3 | 8 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 5 North Carolina | 56–60 | ESPN2 | 16,416 |
| 3 | 9 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 1 NC State vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech | 73–72 | ACCN | 16,416 |
| 4 | 10 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 California | 73–64 | ESPN2 | 7,108 |
| 4 | 11 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Duke vs. No. 6 Louisville | 61–48 | ACCN | 7,108 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 8 |||||||
| 5 | 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 NC State vs. No. 5 North Carolina | 66–55 | ESPN2 | 10,894 |
| 5 | 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Duke | 56–61 | ESPN2 | 10,894 |
| 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 | First round Wednesday, March 5 | First round Wednesday, March 5 | Second round Thursday, March 6 | Second round Thursday, March 6 | Second round Thursday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 | Championship Sunday, March 9 | Championship Sunday, March 9 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 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:
* 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.
* Report
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.
* Report
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.
* Report
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.
* Report
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.
* Report
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.
* Report
No. 4 Florida State 56, No. 5 North Carolina 60 :
| 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.
* Report
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.
* Report
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.
* Report
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.
* Report
No. 1 NC State 66, 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 Duke 59 :
| 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 Duke 76 :
| 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 :
| 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