ACC Tournament channels, start time
The ACC Tournament live streams started on Tuesday, March 9, on ACC Network. That’s also where you’ll find day 2 games, but ESPN and ESPN2 take over starting on Thursday, March 11. The tournament concludes on Saturday, March 13.
The 2021 ACC Tournament is here, and we’ve got our first results of Championship Week, with Miami, Duke and Notre Dame advancing. The ACC is the first major conference tournament to tip off, followed by the Big Ten Tournament and Big East Tournament, and we’ve got your complete guide for how to watch it all online.
Yes, even if you don’t have cable, you’ll be able to watch each and every game, starting with the tournament opener of Pitt vs. Miami. And two of the best streaming services are broadcasting every moment, so you don’t need cable to follow along.
Of course, the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament has a familiar number one seed, which can practically sleep in with its double-bye.
That’s Virginia, which just beat Louisville this past weekend. And this is a Virginia team with something to prove, as the Cavaliers were criticized for having a “down year.”
Florida State is the second ranked team, sitting above Virginia Tech (3) and Georgia Tech (4) — but all of these top four teams have the same treat: a double-bye. That said, Florida could have out-ranked Virginia, had it beaten Notre Dame on Saturday.
ACC Tournament bracket
The ACC Tournament Bracket, announced on March 6, finds Virginia entering the number 1 seed after taking its fifth regular season title in the last eight seasons. It will face the winner of Wednesday’s noon game, where eighth-ranked Syracuse takes on ninth-ranked NC State.
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ACC Tournament schedule and results
The early days of the tournament are exclusive to ACC Network, and the later games are all on ESPN and ESPN2.
All times listed below are Eastern Time.
Tuesday, March 9 (ACC Network)
- Game 1: Pitt 73 – Miami 79
- Game 2: Duke 86 – Boston College 51
- Game 3: Notre Dame 80 – Wake Forest 77
Wednesday, March 10 (ACC Network)
- Game 4: Syracuse (8) vs. NC State (9) @ Noon
- Game 5: Clemson (5) vs. Miami (13) @ 2:30 p.m.
- Game 6: Louisville (7) vs. Duke (10) @ 6:30 p.m.
- Game 7: North Carolina (6) vs. Notre Dame (11) @ 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 11 (ESPN or ESPN2)
- Game 8: Virginia (1) vs. Game 4 winner @ Noon
- Game 9: Georgia Tech (4) vs. Game 5 winner @ 2:30 p.m.
- Game 10: Florida State (2) vs. Game 6 winner @ 6:30 p.m.
- Game 11: Virginia Tech (3) vs. Game 7 winner @ 9:00 p.m.
Friday, March 12 (ESPN or ESPN2)
- Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner @ 6:30 p.m.
- Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner @ 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 13 (ESPN)
- Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner @ 8:30 p.m.
How to watch ACC Tournament live streams with a VPN
Hoops fans, if for some reason you’ve had to leave your own “bubble” — or you can’t get ACC Network, ESPN or ESPN2 where you are for some strange reason — and you can’t watch the ACC Tournament live streams you want, you’re not out of luck. With a virtual private network, or VPN, you can appear to be surfing the web from your home town (or somewhere that blackouts won’t hit), and access the same streaming services you already paid for.
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ACC Tournament live streams in the US
In the US, the ACC Tournament starts on the ACC Network, before moving to ESPN and ESPN2, culminating with the finals game on ESPN. You can watch it all two of our favorite streaming services:; fuboTV and Sling TV. The full schedule is above.
To get it all on Sling, you’ll need Sling Orange ($35 per month) plus the Sports Extra ($11 per month) package, as the ESPN Networks are in the former and the ACC Network is in the latter. That’s a total of $46 per month, for about 47 channels.
If you have a bigger budget, the Fubo TV starter tier packs all of the above channels (124 in total) for $65 per month. For the three tournaments taking place this weekend, Fubo is the only place for all the games, as it packs CBS.
When March Madness begins in earnest, though, you might be better off with the combination of Sling and Paramount Plus for CBS. Sling gets you TruTV, TBS and TNT, which aren’t on Fubo.
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ACC Tournament live streams in the UK
American basketball fans unable to watch the tournament while travelling may need to check out a service such as ExpressVPN, as we can’t find the ACC Network in UK streaming services. ESPN Player (£9.99 per month or £69.99 annually) may also be of help.
ACC Tournament live streams in Canada
Select ACC Tournament live streams will be airing on TSN, but it’s not got all of them. Completists, like those in the UK, will want to take a VPN service such as ExpressVPN for a spin.