2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season

The 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2024 and ended on March 3, 2025. After the regular season, the 2025 ACC women's basketball tournament was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 25th time in 26 years (since 1998). This was the first season where eighteen teams competed in the conference, following the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford on July 1, 2024.

NC State and Notre Dame finished as co-regular season champions with 16–2 conference records. Third-seed Duke won the 2025 ACC women's basketball tournament over NC State. Eleven teams from the league qualified for a post-season tournament, with three teams being invited to the WBIT and eight teams qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. No team made it past the Second Round of the WBIT, while Duke was the best performing team in the NCAA tournament, losing in the Elite Eight.

Head coaches

Coaching changes On March 12, 2024, Amanda Butler was fired as Clemson's head coach after six years since 2018. Shawn Poppie was hired replacing her on April 8, 2024 On March 22, 2024, Katie Meier announced her retirement after nineteen years (since 2005) as head coach of Miami. Tricia Cullop was announced as her replacement on April 4, 2024. On March 26, 2024, Kenny Brooks announced he was stepping down as the head coach of Virginia Tech after eight seasons to become the new Kentucky head coach. On April 3, 2024, Megan Duffy was announced as his replacement. On April 9, 2024, Tara VanDerveer announced her retirement after thirty eight seasons as the head coach of Stanford. Longtime assistant and former Cardinal player Kate Paye was announced as her replacement on April 16, 2024.

Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Record at school ACC record ACC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBoston College Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Albany 7 92–88 36–65 0 0 0 0California Charmin Smith New York Liberty (assistant) 6 56–80 0–0 0 0 0 0Clemson Shawn Poppie Chattanooga 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Duke Kara Lawson Boston Celtics (Assistant) 5 68–33 32–23 0 2 0 0Florida State Brooke Wyckoff Florida State (Assistant) 4 56–30 33–19 0 3 0 0Georgia Tech Nell Fortner Auburn 6 88–64 44–46 0 2 0 0Louisville Jeff Walz Maryland (Assistant) 18 464–135 214–68 1 9 4 0Miami Tricia Cullop Toledo 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0NC State Wes Moore Chattanooga 12 273–88 129–54 3 8 1 0North Carolina Courtney Banghart Princeton 6 96–56 50–39 0 4 0 0Notre Dame Niele Ivey Memphis Grizzlies (Assistant) 5 89–32 49–20 1 3 0 0Pittsburgh Tory Verdi UMass 2 8–24 2–16 0 0 0 0SMU Toyelle Wilson Michigan (assistant) 4 45–43 0–0 0 0 0 0Stanford Kate Paye Stanford (associate head coach) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Syracuse Felisha Legette-Jack Buffalo 3 44–21 13–5 0 1 0 0Virginia Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Missouri State 3 31–31 11–25 0 0 0 0Virginia Tech Megan Duffy Marquette 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Wake Forest Megan Gebbia American 3 24–42 7–29 0 0 0 0 Notes: Year at school includes 2024–25 season. Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2023–24 season. NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only. NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Preseason watch lists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Wooden AwardLiebermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslie Naismith Haley Cavinder – Miami (FL)Sonia Citron – Notre DameHannah Hidalgo – Notre DameAziaha James – NC StateTa'Niya Latson – Florida StateOlivia Miles – Notre DameReigan Richardson – DukeSaniya Rivers – NC StateAlyssa Ustby – North CarolinaMaddy Westbeld – Notre Dame Hannah Hidalgo – Notre DameTaina Mair – DukeOlivia Miles – Notre Dame Sonia Citron – Notre DameJayda Curry – LouisvilleTa'Niya Latson – Florida StateSaniya Rivers – NC State Andrea Daley – Boston CollegeMadison Hayes – NC StateAlyssa Ustby – North Carolina Olivia Cochran – LouisvilleLiza Karlen – Notre DameLiatu King – Notre DameMakayla Timpson – Florida StateMaddy Westbeld – Notre Dame Maria Gakdeng – North CarolinaNyla Harris – LouisvilleKennedi Jackson – Boston College Sonia Citron – Notre DameHannah Hidalgo – Notre DameAziaha James – NC StateTa'Niya Latson – Florida StateOlivia Miles – Notre DameReigan Richardson – DukeSaniya Rivers – NC StateMakayla Timpson – Florida StateAlyssa Ustby – North Carolina

ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off

The preseason poll and Preseason All-ACC Teams were released on October 15, 2024, before the season began and following ACC Media Day. The results of the poll are below.

ACC Preseason poll

TeamPoints 1Notre Dame 1,726 (70) 2NC State 1,617 (8) 3Duke 1,446 4 Louisville 1,370 5Florida State 1,335 6North Carolina 1,279 7Stanford 1,214 (1) 8Miami 883 9Virginia 877 10Georgia Tech 855 11Syracuse 801 12Virginia Tech 786 13Clemson 553 14California 546 15Boston College 533 16SMU 274 17Wake Forest 259 18Pittsburgh 233Reference:

Preseason All-ACC Team

Player Class School Points Hannah Hidalgo Notre Dame 921 (62) Ta'Niya Latson Junior Florida State 734 (9) Saniya Rivers Senior NC State 527 (2) Aziaha James 473 (1) Olivia Miles Junior Notre Dame 457 (4) Sonia Citron 331 Makayla Timpson Senior Florida State 315 Alyssa Ustby Graduate Student North Carolina 308 Reigan Richardson Senior Duke 202 Kymora Johnson Sophomore Virginia 193 (1)

ACC Preseason Player of the Year shown in Bold. First-place votes shown in parentheses.

Newcomer Watchlist Position Player School Votes F Toby Fournier Duke 222 G Imari Berry Louisville 180 F Kate Koval Notre Dame 177 G Zamareya Jones NC State 116 F Liza Karlen Notre Dame 109

Regular season

Records against other conferences 2024–25 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.

Power 4 ConferencesRecordBig East 3–5Big Ten 6–10Big 12 5–6SEC 13–18Power 4 Conferences Total 27–40Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecordAmerica East 6–1American 9–1A-10 6–3ASUN 7–0Big Sky 1–0Big South 10–0Big West 4–0CAA 10–0C-USA 3–0 Division 1 Independents 0–0Horizon 2–0Ivy League 3–1MAAC 5–1MAC 5–0MEAC 10–0MVC 1–1Mountain West 2–1NEC 5–0OVC 4–0Patriot League 5–0SoCon 6–0Southland 1–0SWAC 10–0Summit League 2–0Sun Belt 6–1WAC 2–0WCC 7–2Other Division I Total 133–12NCAA Division I Total 159–52

Record against ranked non-conference opponents This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record November 4 17 Louisville 5 UCLA† Adidas Arena • Paris, France Aflac Oui-Play L 59–66 0–1 November 8 Virginia 10 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK L 51–95 0–2 November 10 9 NC State 1 South Carolina† Spectrum Center • Charlotte, NC Ally Tipoff L 57–71 0–3 November 10 11 Duke 18 Maryland Xfinity Center • College Park, MD L 80–85 0–4 November 13 11 Maryland Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, NY L 73–84 0–5 November 15 2 UConn 14 North Carolina† Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, NC L 58–69 0–6 November 16 18 Louisville 20 Kentucky Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY Rivalry L 61–71 0–7 November 20 1 South Carolina Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC Rivalry L 45–77 0–8 November 23 6 Notre Dame 3 USC Galen Center • Los Angeles, CA W 74–61 1–8 November 25 Boston College 18 Ole Miss† Baha Mar Convention Center • Nassau, Bahamas Baha Mar Championship L 55–92 1–9 November 25 13 Duke 9 Kansas State† Lee's Family Forum • Henderson, NV Ball Dawgs Classic W 73–62 2–9 November 25 Georgia Tech 21 Oregon† George Q. Cannon Activities Center • Lāʻie, HI Hawaii North Shore Showcase W 74–58 3–9 November 26 Clemson 23 Alabama† Raider Arena • Niceville, FL Emerald Coast Classic L 39–73 3–10 November 27 13 Duke 8 Oklahoma† Lee's Family Forum • Henderson, NV Ball Dawgs Classic W 109–99 4–10 November 27 20 NC State 7 LSU† Baha Mar Convention Center • Nassau, Bahamas Pink Flamingo Championship L 65–82 4–11 November 29 3 Notre Dame 17 TCU† John Gray Gymnasium • Georgetown, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Classic L 68–76 4–12 December 4 11 Oklahoma 22 Louisville KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ACC–SEC Challenge L 72–78 4–13 December 5 14 Kentucky 16 North Carolina Carmichael Arena • Chapel Hill, NC ACC–SEC Challenge W 72–53 5–13 December 5 4 Texas 10 Notre Dame Joyce Center • South Bend, IN ACC–SEC Challenge W 70–60 6–13 December 5 18 Ole Miss NC State Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC ACC–SEC Challenge W 68–61 7–13 December 5 19 Alabama California Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA ACC–SEC Challenge W 69–65 8–13 December 5 8 Duke 3 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, South Carolina ACC–SEC Challenge L 70–81 8–14 December 5 Stanford 5 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ACC–SEC Challenge L 88–94 8–15 December 7 22 Louisville 2 UConn† Barclays Center • Brooklyn, NY L 52–85 8–16 December 12 2 UConn 8 Notre Dame Purcell Pavilion • Notre Dame, IN Rivalry W 79–68 9–16 December 20 Stanford 11 Ohio State† Chase Center • San Francisco, CA Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic L 59–84 9–17 December 21 23 Nebraska 17 Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, GA W 72–61 10–17

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

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Conference Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.