This Week in ACC Volleyball

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball season launches this weekend as all 18 ACC applications take the court docket for the primary full weekend of play, operating Friday, August 29, by way of Monday, September 1.
 
The ACC will function two ranked top-20 matchups this week, as No. 10 SMU will tackle No. 20 Baylor on Saturday, August 30, at 4:30 p.m. ET. No. 1 Pitt will host No. 13 Arizona State on the PPG Paints Arena for the second annual State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Monday, September 1, at 7:30 p.m. ET, within the second ranked matchup of the week. 
 
In the AVCA/Taraflex Preseason Poll, Pitt led the ACC, coming in at the No. 3 spot, with Louisville (No. 4), Stanford (No. 6), SMU (No. 10) and Georgia Tech (No. 22) filling out the remainder of the highest 25. The ACC had essentially the most groups within the high 10 of any convention.
  
Noting ACC Volleyball

• In the AVCA/Taraflex Preseason Poll, Pitt led the ACC within the No. 3 spot, with Louisville (No. 4), Stanford (No. 6), SMU (No. 10) and Georgia Tech (No. 22) additionally rating within the high 25. The ACC had essentially the most groups within the high 10 of any convention.
• Pitt junior proper aspect hitter Olivia Babcock surpassed 1,000 profession kills on Sunday, August 24, towards No. 16 Florida.
• Pitt was voted the preseason favourite to win the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Championship for the second straight yr by the league’s volleyball head coaches.
• Seven ACC standouts had been named to the AVCA Division I Player of the Year Watch List. The listing included Chloe Chicoine (Louisville), Cara Cresse (Louisville), Flormarie Heredia Colon (Miami), Olivia Babcock (Pitt), Bre Kelley (Pitt), Malaya Jones (SMU) and Elia Rubin (Stanford).
• Florida State’s Chris Poole ranks first amongst lively coaches with 939 victories in 39 seasons. Duke’s Jolene Nagel ranks fifth on that listing with 712 profession wins.
• Louisville’s Dan Meske, NC State’s Megan Wargo-Kearney and Wake Forest’s Jeff Hulsmeyer are all of their first yr as head coach of their applications.
• ESPN Events introduced the inaugural “Showdown at the Net”, which can function 16 ACC groups and 16 SEC groups. ESPN will host one impartial website occasion with two groups from every convention (Louisville vs. Texas and Pitt vs. Kentucky) whereas all different matches will happen on ACC or SEC campuses.

Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)

Friday, August 29
Virginia Tech vs. NC Central | 10 a.m.           
Akron at NC State | 11 a.m. | ACCNX
Boston College vs. NJIT | 12 p.m. | IonaGaels.com  
Clemson vs. Campbell | 2 p.m.         
Florida State vs. UIC | 3 p.m.
Auburn at #4 Louisville | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Bryant at Duke | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Indiana at Miami | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Boston College vs. Stonehill | 6 p.m. | IonaGaels.com       
Virginia at Georgetown | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Santa Clara at Notre Dame | 6:30 p.m.       
Wake Forest at Cincinnati | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Army at NC State | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Niagara University at Syracuse | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Wofford at Georgia Tech | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at UNCW | 7 p.m. | FloCollege
#10 SMU at LSU | 8 p.m. | SECN+
San Diego State at California | 9 p.m. | ACCNX
#6 Stanford at Long Beach State | 10 p.m.  | ESPN+

Saturday, August 30

Virginia Tech vs. Lindenwood | 11 a.m.         

North Carolina vs. Maryland  | 1 p.m.             

Wake Forest vs. Michigan | 3 p.m. | ESPN+

Virginia vs. George Washington | 3 p.m. | ESPN+

Boston College at Iona | 4 p.m. | IonaGaels.com  

#10 SMU vs. #20 Baylor | 4:30 p.m.  

Ohio State at Miami | 5 p.m. | ACCNX

Houston at Duke | 5 p.m. | ACCNX

Rider at Syracuse | 5 p.m. | ACCNX

Florida State at North Florida | 6 p.m. | ESPN+

Green Bay at NC State | 6 p.m. | ACCNX

Clemson vs. East Tennessee State | 7 p.m.

Ole Miss at #22 Georgia Tech | 7 p.m. | ACCNX

#6 Stanford vs. Oregon State | 10 p.m.

Sunday, August 31  

Virginia vs. Howard | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

Villanova at Notre Dame | 1 p.m.     

North Carolina at Coastal Carolina | 1 p.m. | ESPN+

FIU at Duke | 2 p.m. | ACCNX

#3 Pitt vs. TCU | 2 p.m. | FS1

Le Moyne at Syracuse | 2 p.m. | ACCNX

Arkansas State at #22 Georgia Tech | 2 p.m. | ACCNX

Morehead State at #4 Louisville | 3 p.m. | ACCNX

Clemson at South Carolina | 3 p.m. | SECN+

San Francisco at California | 4 p.m. | ACCNX

Monday, September 1

St. John’s at #4 Louisville | 3 p.m. | ACCNX

#13 Arizona State at #3 Pitt | 7:30 p.m. | FS1