The Atlantic Coast Conference is aiming to turn an improved showing in nonconference play into its goal of earning more March Madness bids

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/louisville as ACC Releases Final Injury Report for Louisville vs. Stanford. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville men's basketball program will wrap up their trip to the West Coast in just a couple hours.

UNC heads to Dallas for a potential trap game, where slowing SMU’s veteran guards will be key in the Tar Heels’ first ACC road test.

UNC basketball plays its first ACC road game against SMU in Dallas. Here's our preview and prediction for the Tar Heels' test vs. the Mustangs.

Florida State men's basketball returns to the Donald L. Tucker Center for its ACC opener against No. 6 Duke on Saturday, Jan. 3. While this will be the first meeting between FSU head coach Luke Loucjs and Duke's Jon Scheyer on the sidelines, the duo played against one another in 2009. The Blue Devils won that game 66-58.

Duke football beat Virginia in the ACC Championship game, so how come the Blue Devils are in the Sun Bowl and not the CFP? Here's what to know:

No. 6 Duke is 12-1 with wins over NCAA Tournament teams like Kansas, Arkansas, Florida and Michigan State, and yet it enters 2026 with questions aplenty after a second-half collapse to Texas Tech, followed up by Wednesday's sweaty, six-point win over Georgia Tech as a gargantuan 27.5-point favorite.

Freshman Caleb Wilson finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and six assists as North Carolina defeated Florida State to open conference play

RALEIGH — Wes Moore and NC State women’s basketball continued their perfect start to ACC play with an impressive 74-56 win over Stanford. It was one of the better defensive showings from the group in a prove-it type of game against one of the stronger members of the conference in the Cardinal.