Like a handful of other conferences in the broader college sports landscape, the ACC has undergone a jarring transition this year, adding Stanford and Cal (along with SMU) to a league with a titular coast that’s roughly 3,000 miles away from each of the two Bay Area campuses.

Now, that new-look conference will crown a softball champion.

Twelve teams will travel from across the country (literally) for the 2025 ACC Softball Tournament , where the winner will receive an automatic berth to the NCAA softball tournament while other squads look to polish their at-large resumes for the 64-team event.

At 44-8 overall, Florida State enters the tournament as the prohibitive favorite after winning its 15th regular-season conference title. The Seminoles are No. 9 in the latest USA Softball poll and are a viable contender to make it to the Women's College World Series for the sixth time since 2014.

They'll have some competition for the ACC's automatic NCAA tournament berth, though. No. 2 seed Clemson went 19-5 in ACC play during the regular season and is coming into the conference tournament hot, with 12 wins in its past 13 games. No. 3 seed Virginia Tech was able to salvage a win against Florida State in their final series of the regular season. No. 4 seed Duke is the reigning ACC tournament champion while No. 5 seed Stanford has made the Women’s College World Series each of the past two seasons.

When is the 2025 ACC Softball Tournament?



The 2025 ACC Softball Tournament will be played at the Harrington Athletics Village in Brighton, Massachusetts, the home field of Boston College (which failed to qualify for the tournament). The event will run from Wednesday through Saturday.

ACC Softball Tournament bracket 2025



The top four seeds in the ACC softball tournament — No. 1 Florida State, No. 2 Clemson , No. 3 Virginia Tech and No. 4 Duke — earn a first-round bye and an automatic berth into the quarterfinals. The bottom three teams in the league standings — NC State, Syracuse and Boston College — failed to qualify for the tournament.

2025 ACC Softball Tournament schedule



Wednesday, May 7 — First round



Thursday, May 8 — Quarterfinals



Friday, May 9 — Semifinals



Saturday, May 10 — Championship



Where to watch 2025 ACC Softball Tournament



The 2025 ACC Softball Tournament will air on the ACC Network from the first round through the quarterfinals, with ESPN airing the conference title game. Streaming options include the ESPN app (with a cable login) and Fubo , the latter of which offers a free trial and carries the ESPN family of networks.

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