The 2023–24 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2023 and ended on March 3, 2024. After the regular season, the 2024 ACC women's basketball tournament was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 24th time in 25 years.
Virginia Tech finished as regular season champions, finishing one game ahead of NC State, Notre Dame and Syracuse. NC State and Syracuse were surprise finishers, as they were picked 8th and 9th, respectively, in the preseason poll. Virginia Tech could not convert their regular season championship into a Tournament championship, as Notre Dame won the ACC Tournament over NC State. The ACC sent eight teams to the NCAA Tournament. They finished with an overall record of 11–8 and NC State made it the furthest in the tournament. NC State reached the Final Four before losing to South Carolina.
Head coaches
Coaching changes On March 3, 2023, just after the regular season Pittsburgh fired Lance White after five years as head coach. On April 7, 2023, Pittsburgh announced that Tory Verdi had been hired from UMass to become the next head coach of the team.
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 6 78–69 31–52 0 0 0 0Clemson Amanda Butler Florida 6 69–87 27–60 0 1 0 0Duke Kara Lawson Boston Celtics (Assistant) 4 46–21 16–16 0 1 0 0Florida State Brooke Wyckoff Florida State (Assistant) 3 33–19 21–13 0 2 0 0Georgia Tech Nell Fortner Auburn 5 71–48 37–35 0 2 0 0Louisville Jeff Walz Maryland (Assistant) 17 440–125 202–62 1 8 4 0Miami Katie Meier Charlotte 19 346–224 147–139 1 10 0 0NC State Wes Moore Chattanooga 11 242–80 116–49 3 7 0 0North Carolina Courtney Banghart Princeton 5 76–43 39–32 0 3 0 0Notre Dame Niele Ivey Memphis Grizzlies (Assistant) 4 61–25 36–15 0 2 0 0Pittsburgh Tory Verdi UMass 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Syracuse Felisha Legette-Jack Buffalo 2 20–13 9–9 0 0 0 0Virginia Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Missouri State 2 15–15 4–14 0 0 0 0Virginia Tech Kenny Brooks James Madison 8 155–74 65–56 1 3 1 0Wake Forest Megan Gebbia American 2 17–17 5–13 0 0 0 0 Notes: Year at school includes 2023–24 season. Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 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. LiebermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslie Naismith Deja Kelly – North CarolinaOlivia Miles – Notre DameDyaisha Fair – SyracuseGeorgia Amoore – Virginia Tech Ta'Niya Latson – Florida StateSonia Citron – Notre Dame Kiki Jefferson – LouisvilleAlyssa Ustby – North Carolina Olivia Cochran – LouisvilleMimi Collins – NC StateMaddy Westbeld – Notre DameSam Brunelle – Virginia Kennedy Brown – DukeMaria Gakdeng – North CarolinaElizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Georgia Amoore – Virginia TechSonia Citron – Notre DameOlivia Cochran – LouisvilleJayda Curry – LouisvilleDyaisha Fair – SyracuseDeja Kelly – North CarolinaElizabeth Kitley – Virginia TechTa'Niya Latson – Florida StateOlivia Miles – Notre DameSaniya Rivers – NC StateAlyssa Ustby – North Carolina
ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off
The Preseason Media Poll and Preseason All-ACC teams was released after a tipoff event held at Hilton Hotel in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina on October 24, 2023. At the event, two players and each team's head coach will be available to talk to the media. ACC Network provided coverage of the event for television. The poll was released on October 26, 2023, and the results of the poll are below.
ACC Preseason poll
Virginia Tech – 1,116 (45) Notre Dame – 1,052 (14) North Carolina – 973 (1) Louisville – 867 (1) Florida State – 855 Miami – 702 Duke – 686 NC State – 652 Syracuse – 504 Virginia – 438 Clemson – 395 Georgia Tech – 342 Boston College – 226 Wake Forest – 192 Pittsburgh – 120
First-place votes shown in parentheses.
Preseason All-ACC Team
Position Player Class School C Elizabeth Kitley (46) Graduate Student Virginia Tech G Ta'Niya Latson (4) Sophomore Florida State Georgia Amoore (2) Senior Virginia Tech Olivia Miles (3) Junior Notre Dame Deja Kelly (1) Senior North Carolina Sonia Citron (1) Junior Notre Dame Dyaisha Fair (1) Senior Syracuse G/F Alyssa Ustby Senior North Carolina F Makayla Timpson Junior Florida State Olivia Cochran (1) Senior Louisville
ACC Preseason Player of the Year shown in Bold. First-place votes shown in parentheses. Maddy Westbeld (Notre Dame) and Amari Robinson (Clemson) each received a first place vote but were not selected to the All-ACC Team.
Newcomer Watchlist Position Player School G Hannah Hidalgo Notre Dame Kiki Jefferson Louisville Jayda Curry Lexi Donarski North Carolina G/F Jadyn Donovan Duke
Regular season
Records against other conferences 2023–24 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only. Statistics through games played on January 27, 2024.
Power 7 ConferencesRecordAmerican 5–2Big East 5–6Big Ten 5–5Big 12 5–5Pac-12 2–3SEC 12–14Power 7 Conferences Total 34–35Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecordAmerica East 6–0A-10 8–4ASUN 5–1Big Sky 0–0Big South 8–0Big West 0–0CAA 10–1C-USA 2–0 Division 1 Independents 1–0Horizon 1–0Ivy League 3–1MAAC 2–0MAC 5–2MEAC 5–1MVC 2–0Mountain West 2–0NEC 6–0OVC 1–0Patriot League 6–0SoCon 9–1Southland 1–0SWAC 5–0Summit League 0–0Sun Belt 6–2WAC 0–0WCC 1–0Other Division I Total 95–13NCAA Division I Total 128–48
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 6 10 Notre Dame 6 South Carolina† Halle Georges Carpentier • Paris, France Aflac Oui-Play L 71–100 0–1 November 9 11 Tennessee 18 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL W 92–91 1–1 November 9 3 Iowa 8 Virginia Tech† Spectrum Center • Charlotte, NC L 76–80 1–2 November 12 2 Connecticut NC State Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC W 92–81 2–2 November 16 Clemson 1 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC Rivalry L 40–109 2–3 November 16 Boston College 13 Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH L 66–88 2–4 November 19 Syracuse 20 Maryland Xfinity Center • College Park, MD L 81–83 2–5 November 19 25 Oklahoma Virginia John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA L 67–82 2–6 November 19 Duke No. 6 Stanford Maples Pavilion • Stanford, CA L 79–82 OT 2–7 November 24 Clemson No. 25 Mississippi State† Merrell Center • Katy, TX Van Chancellor Classic L 78–81 2–8 November 24 Florida State 4 Stanford† Dollar Loan Center • Henderson, NV Ball Dawgs Classic L 88–100 2–9 November 25 No. 10 NC State No. 3 Colorado† Sports and Fitness Center • St. Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam W 78–60 3–9 November 25 No. 18 North Carolina No. 16 Kansas State† Hertz Arena • Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase L 56–63 3–10 November 25 Virginia No. 7 LSU John Gray Gymnasium • George Town, Cayman Islands† Cayman Islands Classic L 73–76 3–11 November 29 No. 18 Notre Dame No. 20 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ACC–SEC Challenge W 74–69 4–11 November 29 Miami No. 21 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS ACC–SEC Challenge W 74–68 5–11 November 29 No. 22 Louisville No. 19 Ole Miss SJB Pavilion • Oxford, MS ACC–SEC Challenge W 64–58 6–11 November 30 No. 1 South Carolina No. 24 North Carolina Carmichael Arena • Chapel Hill, NC ACC–SEC Challenge L 58–65 6–12 November 30 No. 9 Virginia Tech No. 7 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ACC–SEC Challenge L 64–82 6–13 December 3 No. 1 South Carolina Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC L 61–77 6–14 December 10 No. 20 Florida State No. 2 UCLA† Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase L 78–95 6–15 December 10 No. 24 North Carolina No. 17 Connecticut† Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase L 64–76 6–16 December 16 No. 18 Louisville No. 17 Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, CT L 62–82 6–17 December 16 No. 24 Miami No. 10 Baylor† Frost Bank Center • San Antonio, TX Hall of Fame Series L 57–75 6–18 December 20 No. 23 Washington No. 19 Louisville KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY W 59–51 7–18 January 27 No. 15 Notre Dame No. 8 Connecticut Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT Rivalry W 82–67 8–18
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. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.