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Duke Captures ACC Title Outright; Opens ACC Tournament Friday
3/1/2026 9:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – As the regular season concluded on Sunday, March 1, Duke earned its first outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title since 2013
and the No. 1 seed in the 2026 Ally ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, set for March 4-8, at Gas South Arena in Greater Atlanta.
The Blue Devils will take on the winner between No. 8 seed Virginia and No. 9 seed Clemson in the quarterfinals, March 6. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m., on ESPN2. Duke defeated the Cavaliers, 65-58, during the regular season and fell to Clemson, 53-51. Those teams square off March 5 at 11 a.m.
After clinching a share of the title on Thursday, Duke secured the outright championship on Sunday following Notre Dame's win over Louisville. The Blue Devils closed the regular season with a 16-2 league record, their most ACC victories since the 2012-13 season. The reigning ACC champion enters the ACC postseason play having won 18 of its last 20 games and ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press Top 25.
The Blue Devils are led on offense by sophomore Toby Fournier's 17.8 points per game. Taina Mair is averaging 11.0 points, 5.6 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game. Ashlon Jackson is playing both ends of the court at an elite level, dropping 11.9 points per game, a team-best 65 three-pointers and 4.4 assists per game, while drawing the toughest perimeter defensive matchup for Duke's elite defense.
Fournier, Delaney Thomas and Arianna Roberson lead the charge on the glass, averaging 8.2, 6.1 and 5.9 rebounds per game, respectively. Thomas also contributes 10.3 points per game on a team-high 61 percent shooting, while Roberson adds 8.7 points and 1.2 blocks per game. Fournier is the top rim protector, averaging 2.3 blocks per game.
The winner in the first quarterfinal advances to the semifinal set for March 7 at 12 p.m., on ESPN2.
Friday, March 6 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 1 Duke, ESPN2, 11 a.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. No. 4 NC State, ACCN, 1:30 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. No. 2 Louisville, ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. No. 3 North Carolina, ACCN, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 (Semifinals)
Game 12: Winners Games 9 vs. 8, ESPN2, Noon
Game 13: Winners Games 11 vs. 10, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 (Championship)
Game 14: Winners Games 12 vs. 13, ESPN, 1 p.m.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to the YouTube channel by searching "DukeWBB."
#GoDuke
and the No. 1 seed in the 2026 Ally ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, set for March 4-8, at Gas South Arena in Greater Atlanta.
The Blue Devils will take on the winner between No. 8 seed Virginia and No. 9 seed Clemson in the quarterfinals, March 6. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m., on ESPN2. Duke defeated the Cavaliers, 65-58, during the regular season and fell to Clemson, 53-51. Those teams square off March 5 at 11 a.m.
After clinching a share of the title on Thursday, Duke secured the outright championship on Sunday following Notre Dame's win over Louisville. The Blue Devils closed the regular season with a 16-2 league record, their most ACC victories since the 2012-13 season. The reigning ACC champion enters the ACC postseason play having won 18 of its last 20 games and ranked No. 12 in the Associated Press Top 25.
The Blue Devils are led on offense by sophomore Toby Fournier's 17.8 points per game. Taina Mair is averaging 11.0 points, 5.6 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game. Ashlon Jackson is playing both ends of the court at an elite level, dropping 11.9 points per game, a team-best 65 three-pointers and 4.4 assists per game, while drawing the toughest perimeter defensive matchup for Duke's elite defense.
Fournier, Delaney Thomas and Arianna Roberson lead the charge on the glass, averaging 8.2, 6.1 and 5.9 rebounds per game, respectively. Thomas also contributes 10.3 points per game on a team-high 61 percent shooting, while Roberson adds 8.7 points and 1.2 blocks per game. Fournier is the top rim protector, averaging 2.3 blocks per game.
The winner in the first quarterfinal advances to the semifinal set for March 7 at 12 p.m., on ESPN2.
Friday, March 6 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 1 Duke, ESPN2, 11 a.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. No. 4 NC State, ACCN, 1:30 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. No. 2 Louisville, ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. No. 3 North Carolina, ACCN, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 (Semifinals)
Game 12: Winners Games 9 vs. 8, ESPN2, Noon
Game 13: Winners Games 11 vs. 10, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 8 (Championship)
Game 14: Winners Games 12 vs. 13, ESPN, 1 p.m.
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to the YouTube channel by searching "DukeWBB."
#GoDuke
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