The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled its 2026‑27 men's basketball slate, an 18‑game schedule that will stretch from late December through the first Saturday of March.
A Revamped Schedule Structure
Each team will face a primary partner on both home and road courts, while also meeting a variable partner in the opposite venues, and will square off against fourteen of the fifteen league rivals in a single game apiece.
Duke’s lineup reflects that model: the Blue Devils will host California, Florida State, Miami, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt and Stanford, and will journey to Boston College, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, SMU, Syracuse and Wake Forest, in addition to the familiar home and away battles with North Carolina and Virginia.
The conference also announced that the top fifteen teams in the final league standings will qualify for the 2027 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament, which is set for March 9‑13 at the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro.
Fans can expect the full schedule, complete with dates, times and broadcast details, to be released in September, giving everyone a chance to map out what promises to be a tightly contested season.