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The ACC women's basketball tournament will experience a handful of changes over the next few seasons, adding new teams and changing venues. But for now, the focus is on the championship in Greensboro.

This weekend, Duke could feel like one of the centers of women’s college basketball. For the first time since 2017, the Blue Devils will host games during the first weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, UNC and N.C. State are part of eight ACC teams in the field.

All three women’s college basketball teams in the Triangle — Duke, UNC and N.C. State — are ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll this week. The success of these teams is driving interest and historic ticket sales among local fans and students.

Destiny Adams scored eight of UNC’s 25 fourth quarter points and also finished the game with nine rebounds. Her teammate Alyssa Ustby grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds.

UNC went to the Sweet 16 last season. What should we expect this year? And can N.C. State defend its ACC title for the fourth straight year?

Conference realignment has the power to change what college sports look like. The reality is, when a team switches conferences, it doesn’t impact just one sport. In the crossfire, women’s sports can be overlooked and become an afterthought.

Courtney Banghart's Tar Heels are coming home to face South Carolina, while Wes Moore's N.C. State squad heads to Connecticut. Here’s how UNC and N.C. State won this past weekend, and what lies ahead for them.

North Carolina's second-year women's basketball head coach Courtney Banghart said earlier this week that she needed more from her veterans after the Tar…