ACC Expert Picks: 2026-27 Projected Standings & Key Players

After sending just four teams to the NCAA Tournament in 2025, the ACC bounced back strongly in 2026. The conference sent eight teams to the Big Dance and with tournament expansion coming in 2027 from 68 teams to 76, that number could increase once again this spring. It should come as no surprise that Duke will once again be the consensus favorite to win the ACC. After back-to-back disappointing endings to the season —including a loss to UConn in the Elite Eight — the Blue Devils and fifth-year coach Jon Scheyer have the makings for another deep tournament run led…