ACC Sets Future Basketball Tournaments, Championships for North Carolina

The Atlantic Coast Conference will hold five straight men’s basketball tournaments in North Carolina starting in 2025, while the women’s tournament that has had a longtime home in Greensboro as the city of the league’s founding will split time between there and Charlotte.

The ACC announced future sites for 42 championships in 14 sports — all of which will be in North Carolina — ahead of next season’s westward expansion that will add California and Stanford from the Pac-12 as well as SMU from the American Athletic Conference.

The string of conference events would comply with a state-budget provision tied to obtaining $15 million in state funds with its headquarters move last year. That provision required the league hold four men’s basketball tournaments in the state among numerous championship events by the 2032-33 academic year.

“We are incredibly proud to announce this tremendous package of neutral site championships,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips. “Each of these outstanding cities and venues will provide a first-class experience for our student-athletes, coaches, institutions, alumni and fans over the next seven years.”

The ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament will take place in North Carolina for five consecutive years from 2025 to 2029. The tournament will alternate years, taking place at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte in 2025, 2026, and 2028, then at the Greensboro Coliseum in 2027 and 2029. Greensboro has hosted the men’s tournament a league-high 29 times, while Charlotte is tied for second with 13.

The women’s tournament has been held in Greensboro in all but one year dating to 2000 and will host again next month. The tournament will return in 2025 before going to Charlotte in 2027, with 2026 plans to be determined later.

The league’s announcements also included baseball bouncing between Charlotte and Durham through 2029. Gymnastics and men’s and women’s swimming will be held in Greensboro. The football championship game is slated for Charlotte through 2030. Men’s and women’s soccer plus men’s and women’s tennis will be in Cary and women’s lacrosse will be in Charlotte, while rowing will be in Raleigh. The women’s golf tournament will alternative between Wilmington, Greensboro and McConnell Golf Properties.