Despite being around since 1953 and winning 196 team national championships, the Atlantic Coast Conference has not been able to find much trophy-lifting success on the baseball diamond.

Since 2019, the Southeastern Conference has won every baseball national title, and while the ACC has had a noteworthy presence at the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, the conference has not been able to finish the job.

Actually, the list of the ACC’s nearly 200 national titles only includes two baseball crowns, won by Wake Forest (1955) and Virginia (2015).

But what started with seven programs more than 70 years ago has grown to include 18 schools – 16 in baseball – and a few of the later additions earned multiple baseball championships in other conferences. 

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The ACC’s talent level and potential are undeniable, as there are some great numbers to back that up.

The conference has placed at least one team in the last 19 Men’s College World Series and at least six teams in each of the last 21 editions of the Division I Baseball Championship. Five teams played in a Super Regional in 2025. 

Is 2026 the year the ACC adds more baseball hardware to its trophy case, which includes the rewards that have come with 103 women’s team titles, 87 men’s championships and six coed fencing victories?  

The seven charter members of the ACC were Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest. 

All but Maryland and South Carolina remain, with four of the originals being among the eight ACC teams starting the 2026 campaign ranked in the top 25. 

Reigning ACC regular-season champion Georgia Tech, now with a new head coach, is the highest-ranked ACC team in the 2026 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings, landing at No. 5.

Quick Peek: 2026 ACC Baseball Season Overview

In case you don’t get a chance to read any farther, here are the basics for 2026:

• Teams: 16
• Teams ranked in Preseason Top 25: 8
• Programs with at least one preseason All-American: 8
• Defending regular-season champion: Georgia Tech
• Defending ACC Baseball Championship champion: North Carolina

ACC Baseball For 2026 

• Boston College
• California 
• Clemson
• Duke
• Florida State
• Georgia Tech
• Louisville
• Miami
• NC State
• North Carolina
• Notre Dame
• Pitt
• Stanford
• Virginia
• Virginia Tech
• Wake Forest

When Does The 2026 College Baseball Season Start?

The 2026 college baseball season is slated to begin Feb. 13 with the Shriners Children’s College Showdown, which gets the NCAA action rolling for the Division I teams. 

For Division II and Division III, competition is set to begin Jan. 30 for most programs. 

How Was The ACC’s Showing In The National Preseason Polls?

Eight ACC baseball teams begin the season in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25, led by Georgia Tech at No. 5. 

The Jackets are followed by Louisville (8), North Carolina (11), Florida State (16), NC State (17), Clemson (19), Wake Forest (21) and Miami (22).

Read more: College Baseball Rankings 2026: UCLA, LSU Lead Preseason Polls

2026 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings

1. UCLA (48-18)
2. LSU (53-15)
3. Texas (44-14)
4. Mississippi State (36-23)
5. Georgia Tech (41-19)
6. Coastal Carolina (56-13)
7. Arkansas (50-15)
8. Louisville (42-24)
9. Auburn (41-20)
10. TCU (39-20)
11. North Carolina (46-15)
12. Oregon State (48-16-1)
13. Florida (39-22)
14. Tennessee (46-19)
15. Georgia (43-17)
16. Florida State (42-16)
17. NC State (35-21)
18. Kentucky (31-26)
19. Clemson (45-18)
20. Southern Miss (47-16)
21. Wake Forest (39-22)
22. Miami (35-27)
23. Vanderbilt (43-18)
24. Arizona (44-21)
25. Texas A&M (30-26)

2026 ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll

First-place votes in parenthesis

1. Georgia Tech, 237 points (7 first-place votes)
2. North Carolina, 236 (6)
3. Florida State, 221 (1)
4. Louisville, 196
5. Clemson, 185 (2)
6. NC State, 169
7. Virginia, 165
8. Miami, 159
9. Wake Forest, 145
10. Stanford, 99
11. Virginia Tech, 89
12. Notre Dame, 87
13. Duke, 67
14. Pitt, 45
15. California, 41
16. Boston College, 35

What Happened In The ACC In 2025?

There were a few changes within the ACC before the 2025 season even kicked off.

In 2024, the conference featured two seven-team divisions (Atlantic and Coastal), but the 2025 campaign saw the addition of two more programs – Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley – which resulted in changes to the structure of the standings and to the format of the ACC Baseball Championship.

First, came the change from two divisions back to just one.

When it was time for the postseason, all 16 teams advanced to the six-day single-elimination tournament in May. 

The top four seeds were based off the teams’ performances during the regular season, and their success earned them two byes in the tournament, sending them directly to the quarterfinals.

Seeds No. 5 through No. 8 earned one bye, while No. 9-16 made up the four first-round games.

Since 2006, the ACC Baseball Championship had been played in a pool-play or round-robin-style format. The tournament last expanded its field size in 2017, moving from 10 to 12 teams.

The 2025 ACC Baseball Championship was held in Durham, North Carolina, marking its 14th visit to the home of Duke University. Duke won the 2024 event.

As the 2025 season rolled to a close, Georgia Tech claimed the ACC’s regular-division title and earned the No. 1 seed for the tournament. Florida State, North Carolina and NC State were second, third and fourth, respectively. 

North Carolina emerged as the winner at the 2025 ACC Baseball Championship, defeating Clemson 14-4 in the championship game May 25. It was the ninth title for the Tar Heels (1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2025).

The strength of the ACC became evident the next day, when nine ACC teams advanced to the 64-team NCAA Division I Baseball Championship – North Carolina, Florida State, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, Wake Forest and Miami.

It marked the most ACC teams in the national tournament since 2022 and the sixth consecutive season with at least eight teams taking part. 

The 2026 ACC Baseball Championship will be held May 19-24 at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

*Southern Methodist University joined the ACC for the 2024-2025 school year, but SMU does not have a baseball team. Syracuse is the other member of the 18-school ACC that does not sponsor baseball. 

2025 ACC Baseball Standings

Place / Team / ACC Record / (Overall Record)

1. Georgia Tech: 19-11, (41-19)
2. Florida State: 17-10, (42-16)
3. North Carolina: 18-11, (46-15)
4. NC State: 17-11, (35-21)
5. Clemson: 18-12, (45-18)
6. Virginia: 16-11, (32-18)
7. Duke: 17-13, (41-21)
8. Wake Forest: 16-14, (39-22)
9. Miami: 15-14, (35-27)
10. Louisville: 15-15, (42-24)
11. Notre Dame: 14-16, (32-21)
12. Virginia Tech: 12-18, (31-25)
13. Stanford: 11-19, (27-25)
14. Boston College: 11-19, (28-29)
15. Pitt: 10-20, (28-27)
16. California: 9-21, (24-31)

The major ACC awards during the 2025 season were as follows:

• 2025 ACC Player of the Year – Alex Lodise, SS, Florida State
• 2025 ACC Pitcher of the Year – Jake Knapp, SP, North Carolina
• 2025 ACC Freshman of the Year – Alex Hernandez, 3B/RP, Georgia Tech
• 2025 ACC Defensive Player of the Year – Alex Lodise, SS, Florida State
• 2025 ACC Coach of the Year – Danny Hall, Georgia Tech 

Recent ACC Regular-Season Champions

• 2025: Georgia Tech

Atlantic Division/Coastal Division

• 2024: Clemson/North Carolina
• 2023: Wake Forest/Virginia
• 2022: Louisville/Virginia Tech 
• 2021: Notre Dame/Georgia Tech
• 2020: No champion (shortened season)
• 2019: Louisville/Georgia Tech
• 2018: Clemson/North Carolina
• 2017: Louisville/North Carolina
• 2016: Louisville/Miami
• 2015: Louisville/Miami
• 2014: Florida State/Miami
• 2013: Florida State/North Carolina
• 2012: Florida State/North Carolina
• 2011: Florida State/Virginia & Georgia Tech
• 2010: Clemson & FSU/Virginia

Recent ACC Tournament Champions

• 2025: North Carolina
• 2024: Duke
• 2023: Clemson
• 2022: North Carolina 
• 2021: Duke
• 2020: No champion (shortened season)
• 2019: North Carolina
• 2018: Florida State
• 2017: Florida State
• 2016: Clemson
• 2015: Florida State
• 2014: Georgia Tech
• 2013: North Carolina
• 2012: Georgia Tech
• 2011: Virginia
• 2010: Florida State

Three ACC Teams Headed To College Baseball Series In Arlington, Texas

When the three-week College Baseball Series in Arlington, Texas, helps kick off the Division I baseball season from Feb. 13 through March 1, three ACC teams will be part of the action at Globe Life Field, home of the 2023 world champion Texas Rangers. 

Florida State, Louisville and Virginia Tech will be among the 18 teams set to take the field across the three separate events – the Shriners Children’s College Showdown (Feb. 13-15), Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 2 (Feb. 20-22) and the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 3 (Feb. 27-March 1).

Florida State and Louisville will take part in the Weekend 2 festivities, and Virginia Tech will head to the Lone Star State for the final weekend.

Where Are All The ACC Teams Starting Their Seasons?

All 16 ACC baseball teams will hit the field Feb. 13 when the 2026 Division I baseball season officially gets underway. ACC play will begin March 6.

Here’s where all 16 schools will be on the eve of Valentine’s Day, playing the sport they love (all times Eastern):

• Wake Forest vs. Houston in Puerto Rico, 9:30 a.m.
• Pitt vs. Western Michigan in Port Charlotte, Fla., 1 p.m.
• NC State vs. Washington in Puerto Rico, 2:30 p.m.
• Louisville vs. Michigan State in Louisville, Ky., 3 p.m.
• Virginia vs. Wagner in Charlottesville, Va., 3 p.m.
• Duke vs. Maine in Durham, N.C., 4 p.m.
• Clemson vs. Army West Point in Clemson, S.C., 4 p.m.
• North Carolina vs. Indiana in Chapel Hill, N.C., 4 p.m.
• Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary in Blacksburg, Va., 4 p.m.
• Georgia Tech vs. Bowling Green in Atlanta, 4 p.m.
• Florida State vs. James Madison in Tallahassee, Fla., 5 p.m.
• Norte Dame vs. FAU in Boca Raton, Fla., 6:30 p.m.
• Miami vs. Lehigh in Coral Gables, Fla., 7 p.m.
• Boston College vs. Seton Hall in Puerto Rico, 7:30 p.m.
• Stanford vs. Arizona in Surprise, Ariz., 8 p.m.
• California vs. Santa Clara in Berkeley, Calif., 9:05 p.m.

How To Watch The 2026 College Baseball Series On FloCollege

Every game of the three-week College Baseball Series, which includes the Shriner Children’s College Showdown to start the season Feb. 13, is streaming on FloCollege, FloBaseball and the FloSports app.

2026 College Baseball Series At Globe Life Field Schedule

Here's when everything will be happening at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas:

Shriners Children’s College Showdown

All Times Eastern

Feb. 13, 2026

• Noon – Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech
• 4 p.m. –TCU vs. Vanderbilt
• 8 p.m. – Oklahoma St vs. Arkansas

Feb. 14, 2026

• Noon – Texas Tech vs. Vanderbilt
• 4 p.m. – Oklahoma St vs. Oklahoma
• 8 p.m. – Arkansas vs. TCU

Feb. 15, 2026

• 11:30 a.m. – Vanderbilt vs. Oklahoma St. 
• 3:30 p.m. – Texas Tech vs. Arkansas
• 7:30 p.m. – TCU vs. Oklahoma

Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 2

Feb. 20, 2026

• Noon – Michigan vs. Florida St. 
• 4 p.m. – Nebraska vs. Louisville
• 8 p.m. – Auburn vs. Kansas St. 

Feb. 21, 2026

• Noon – Louisville vs. Michigan
• 4 p.m. – Florida St. vs. Auburn
• 8 p.m. – Kansas St. vs. Nebraska

Feb. 22, 2026

• 11:30 a.m. – Auburn vs. Louisville
• 3:30 p.m. – Nebraska vs. Florida St. 
• 7:30 p.m. ET: Michigan vs. Kansas St. 

Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 3

Feb. 27, 2026

• Noon – Arizona St. vs. Mississippi St. 
• 4 p.m. – UCLA vs. Tennessee
• 8 p.m.– Virginia Tech vs. Texas A&M

Feb. 28, 2026

• Noon – Tennessee vs. Arizona St. 
• 4 p.m. – Mississippi St. vs. Virginia Tech
• 8 p.m. – Texas A&M vs. UCLA

March 1, 2026

• 11:30 a.m. – Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee
• 3:30 p.m. – UCLA vs. Mississippi St. 
• 7:30 p.m. – Arizona St vs. Texas A&M

When Does The 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Start?

The first/regional round of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship will be May 29-31, with times and locations TBD.

The NCAA Super Regional action will be held June 5-7, again, with times and locations TBD.

The last eight teams standing will head to the 2026 Men's College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, from June 12-22 to battle through a combination of double-elimination and best-of-three competition until a champion emerges.

How To Stream/Watch ACC Baseball Games In 2026

While some ACC teams will appear on FloCollege and the FloSports app throughout the season, the ACC Network has been the 24/7 home of ACC sports since 2019, broadcasting hundreds of games and events each year. 

Action from across the ACC also can be watched daily on the ESPN family of networks. 

How To Watch More Of The 2026 College Baseball Season On FloCollege

College baseball in 2026 will be streamed on FloCollege and the FloSports app for select Division I preseason tournaments and for much of the Division II and Division III seasons. 

When Is The 2026 MLB Draft?

The MLB Draft begins the Sunday of MLB All-Star Week, which is being held in Philadelphia from July 11-14.

Shriners Children’s College Showdown 2025 Practice Day Vlog Recap

All teams that participated in the 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown had a practice day before the action started. 

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