CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – With No. 6 Louisville opening the season by hosting the AVCA First Serve Showcase against No. 3 Wisconsin, the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball season will get underway on Tuesday, August 27, with first serve slated for 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The season continues with 17 matches on Friday, August 30.
The ACC has sent a nation-best five teams to the national semifinals in the last three seasons, headlined by Pitt’s run to the Final Four a season ago. The Panthers, who return five starters from last season’s squad, are the only team in the nation to have earned a spot in the Final Four in each of the last three seasons. Louisville joined Pitt in 2021 and 2022.
Five ACC teams are in the initial AVCA/TARAFLEX Preseason Division I Women’s Volleyball Poll, headlined by three teams in the top six. Pitt leads the way at No. 4, while Stanford follows at No. 5 and Louisville is No. 6. Georgia Tech is No. 14 and Florida State rounds out the ACC contingent at No. 20. SMU and Miami are currently receiving votes.
With the ACC not hosting an annual postseason tournament, Pitt and Florida State shared the regular-season championship a season ago with identical 16-2 conference records. The title was the Panthers’ second straight championship, while the Seminoles took home their first title since 2012.
Including Tuesday’s season opener featuring Louisville and Wisconsin, the opening week features seven ranked opponents, including three Top-25 matchups on Sunday.
Weekly Schedule
Tuesday, August 27
#3 Wisconsin at #6 Louisville | 9 p.m. | ESPN2
Friday, August 30
NJIT at Syracuse | 11 a.m. | ACCNX
Colgate at Duke | Noon | ACCNX
Clemson vs. Loyola Chicago | 3 p.m. (at Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Virginia vs. Marist | 4:30 p.m. (at Norfolk, Va.)
Miami vs. Rutgers | 5 p.m. (at Denton, Texas)
California vs. Nevada | 5 p.m. (at Portland, Ore.)
Cleveland State at North Carolina | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Hofstra at Wake Forest | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Winthrop | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
NC State at #12 Creighton | 6 p.m.
USF at Florida State | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
UCLA at #14 Georgia Tech | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Lafayette at Syracuse | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
#5 Stanford at Milwaukee | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas Tech at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
#4 Pitt at #10 Oregon | 10:30 p.m. | BTN+
SMU at Hawaii | 1 a.m. | ESPN+…
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