CHARLOTTE – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the matchups of the league’s 18-game men’s basketball schedule for the 2025-26 season. The ACC has had 20-game conference schedules since the 2019-20 season and last played 18-game league schedules from the 2012-13 through 2018-19 seasons. The league announced the 18-game conference schedules for 2025-26 on May 7.
The 18-game schedule features teams starting league play in late December and ending on the first Saturday of March. Each team will play one primary partner both home and away as well as one variable partner home and away. The variable partner will be determined each season. Teams will play one game, home or away, against 14 of the remaining 15 teams annually.
Primary Partners:
- Boston College-Notre Dame
- Clemson-Georgia Tech
- California-Stanford
- Duke-North Carolina
- Florida State-Miami
- Louisville-SMU
- NC State-Wake Forest
- Pitt-Syracuse
- Virginia Tech-Virginia
Variable Partners for 2025-26 Season:
- Boston College-Miami
- California-Georgia Tech
- Clemson-Pitt
- Duke-Louisville
- Florida State-SMU
- North Carolina-Syracuse
- NC State-Virginia
- Notre Dame-Stanford
- Virginia Tech-Wake Forest
The full conference schedule, including dates, times and television designations, will be announced in September.

Notre Dame
Home & Home
- Boston College/at Boston College
- Stanford/at Stanford
Home Only
- Clemson
- Duke
- Florida State
- Georgia Tech
- Miami
- NC State
- Virginia
Away Only
- at California
- at Louisville
- at North Carolina
- at Pitt
- at SMU
- at Syracuse
- at Virginia Tech