Charlotte, Greensboro, Cary, Durham, and Raleigh will play host to dozens of neutral site conference championships over the next seven years, the Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner announced Thursday at a news conference at ACC headquarters in Uptown Charlotte.
Half of the conference’s 28 sponsored sports are named, including the ACC Women’s Basketball Championship and ACC Men’s Basketball Championship, as well as olympic sports, including baseball, women’s golf, gymnastics, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, rowing, and men’s and women’s tennis.
As was announced in April 2018, the ACC’s Football Championship Game is scheduled to be played on the first Saturday in December at Bank of America Stadium through 2030.
“We are incredibly proud to announce this tremendous package of neutral site championships that will be held in the State of North Carolina, where the league was founded more than 70 years ago,” ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said. “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. We are also pleased to have been able to deliver so quickly on our commitment to continue to hold numerous tournaments and championships in cities across the State of North Carolina as part of the ACC Board of Directors’ decision to relocate the conference office headquarters to Charlotte.”
The ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament will take place in North Carolina for five consecutive years from 2025 to 2029. The historical postseason tournament will alternate years, taking place at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte in 2025, 2026, and 2028, and at the Greensboro Coliseum in 2027 and 2029. No venue has hosted the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament more than the Greensboro Coliseum, and 2027 will mark the 30th time. The City of Charlotte has hosted the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament on 13 occasions.
The ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament will also split time between Charlotte and Greensboro, as the women’s tournament will tip off in the Greensboro Coliseum in 2024 and 2025. In 2027, the longest-running DI conference women’s basketball tournament in the country will be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
Like the men’s and women’s basketball championships, the ACC Baseball Championship will also alternate sites over the next six years. Starting this spring, the baseball conference championship will be hosted at Truist Field in Charlotte in 2024, 2026, and 2028, while Durham and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park will host the championship event in 2025, 2027, and 2029.
Charlotte is the host city for both the ACC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Championships beginning this spring and running through 2028. Both events will be held at the American Legion Memorial Stadium.
Here’s a list of future championships in Charlotte:
ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament:
- 2025: Charlotte, Spectrum Center
- 2026: Charlotte, Spectrum Center
- 2028: Charlotte, Spectrum Center
ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament:
- 2027: Charlotte, Spectrum Center
ACC Baseball Championship:
- 2024: Charlotte, Truist Field (previously announced)
- 2026: Charlotte, Truist Field
- 2028: Charlotte, Truist Field
ACC Men’s & Women’s Lacrosse Championship:
- 2024: Charlotte, American Legion Memorial Stadium (previously announced)
- 2025: Charlotte, American Legion Memorial Stadium
- 2026: Charlotte, American Legion Memorial Stadium
- 2027: Charlotte, American Legion Memorial Stadium
- 2028: Charlotte, American Legion Memorial Stadium
