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Here are ACC men’s basketball opponents for UNC, Duke, NC State, Wake next season

N.C. State’s Matt Able shoots over North Carolina’s Kyan Evans during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 82-58 win on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C.
N.C. State’s Matt Able shoots over North Carolina’s Kyan Evans during the second half of the Wolfpack’s 82-58 win on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
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  • ACC announced 2026-27 matchups for the 18-game league schedule Wednesday.
  • Each team will play one primary home-and-away partner and one variable partner.
  • Variable ACC partners: UNC (Louisville), Duke (UVA), NC State (Cal), Wake (Notre Dame)

The ACC announced its 2026-27 matchups for the league’s 18-game men’s basketball schedule on Wednesday.

Teams will start league play in late December and end on the first Saturday of March. Each team will play one primary partner home and away (Duke-North Carolina and N.C. State-Wake Forest are paired) as well as one variable home-and-away partner. For the upcoming season, the variable partners for the North Carolina schools are:

  • N.C. State: California
  • North Carolina: Louisville
  • Wake Forest: Notre Dame
  • Duke: Virginia

Each program will play one game against 14 of the remaining 15 teams annually. That means some teams may not play one of the original ACC members during conference play of some seasons.

Below are the conference opponents for each of the ACC’s programs in North Carolina. The full conference schedule with dates, times and television designations will be announced in September. The following lists are not in order of opponent:

Duke

  • North Carolina/at North Carolina
  • Virginia/at Virginia
  • California
  • Florida State
  • Miami
  • N.C. State
  • Miami
  • Notre Dame
  • Pitt
  • Stanford
  • at Boston College
  • at Clemson
  • at Georgia Tech
  • at Louisville
  • at SMU
  • at Syracuse
  • at Wake Forest

North Carolina

  • Duke/at Duke
  • Louisville/at Louisville
  • California
  • Georgia Tech
  • Miami
  • N.C. State
  • SMU
  • Stanford
  • Virginia
  • at Boston College
  • at Florida State
  • at Notre Dame
  • at Pitt
  • at Syracuse
  • at Virginia Tech
  • at Wake Forest

N.C. State

  • Wake Forest/at Wake Forest
  • California/at California
  • Boston College
  • Clemson
  • Florida State
  • Louisville
  • Notre Dame
  • Pitt
  • SMU
  • at Duke
  • at Georgia Tech
  • at Miami
  • at North Carolina
  • at Stanford
  • at Virginia
  • at Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

  • NC State/at NC State
  • Notre Dame/at Notre Dame
  • Boston College
  • Duke
  • Florida State
  • Georgia Tech
  • North Carolina
  • Pitt
  • Virginia Tech
  • at California
  • at Clemson
  • at Louisville
  • at Miami
  • at SMU
  • at Stanford
  • at Syracuse
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Shelby Swanson
The News & Observer
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