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UNC basketball schedule 2025-26: Tar Heels will face these ACC teams
UNC basketball's 2025-26 ACC schedule includes a home-and-home series with Duke and Syracuse, but the Tar Heels won't play N.C. State twice.
The conference released opponents for the upcoming 18-game league schedule on May 28. Dates and times will be announced at a later date. For the first time since 1919, the Tar Heels and Wolfpack won't play in Chapel Hill. UNC's lone game against N.C. State this season will be at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh.
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On May 7, the ACC announced its move to an 18-game schedule and assigned the Blue Devils as UNC's primary partner. The Orange will be UNC's variable partner, which changes annually. The Tar Heels won't play Boston College this season.
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Here's a breakdown of the ACC teams UNC will face in the 2025-26 season.
UNC basketball ACC schedule 2025-26
Home and Away: Duke, Syracuse
Home only: Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Away only: Cal, Georgia Tech, Miami, N.C. State, SMU, Stanford, Virginia
Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his ACC coverage on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @RoddBaxley. Got questions regarding those teams? Send them to rbaxley@
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