- Duke enters the season as preseason favorite after winning the ACC regular season and tournament with a seven-player rotation, returns star Toby Fournier and added transfer Aaliyah Crump for needed depth.
- Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo is the league’s marquee player — a two-time ACC Player of the Year and preseason AP All‑American coming off a 25.3 ppg, 5.6 spg season.
- The ACC looks deep and competitive (Louisville, UNC, N.C. State among the challengers) with high-profile transfers and several McDonald’s All‑Americans arriving — everyone’s chasing a return to the Final Four.
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