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Virginia men’s basketball ACC schedule released

Cavaliers will not play Wake Forest during the regular season.
Virginia men’s basketball ACC schedule released

ROANOKE, Va. – The Atlantic Coast Conference released its 2026-27 men’s basketball conference schedule Wednesday, with Virginia set to play 18 ACC regular-season games, including nine at John Paul Jones Arena.

The Cavaliers will play home-and-away series against Duke and Virginia Tech as part of the 18-game conference slate. Virginia’s other 14 ACC games will consist of seven home contests and seven road games.

Virginia will not face Wake Forest during the ACC regular season.

The Cavaliers will open conference play on the road at Clemson on Dec. 29 before returning home to host SMU on Jan. 2.

Virginia’s home schedule also includes Boston College on Jan. 13, Georgia Tech on Jan. 27, Virginia Tech on Jan. 30, Duke on Feb. 6, Notre Dame on Feb. 13, Louisville on Feb. 15, Florida State on Feb. 27 and NC State on March 6.

On the road, Virginia will visit Stanford on Jan. 6, California on Jan. 9, Miami on Jan. 16, North Carolina on Jan. 19, Syracuse on Feb. 3, Pittsburgh on Feb. 9, Virginia Tech on Feb. 23 and Duke on March 1.

The home-and-away series with Virginia Tech gives the Commonwealth’s two ACC programs two regular-season meetings. The Cavaliers will also face Duke twice, including a March 1 road matchup to close out that series.

Finalized game dates, tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.

The top 15 teams in the final ACC standings will advance to the 2027 T. Rowe Price ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 9-13 at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Virginia’s nine home ACC games will be played at John Paul Jones Arena, while the Cavaliers will play nine conference games on the road.

The 2027 ACC Tournament will feature the top 15 teams in the final regular-season standings and will be held March 9-13 at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro. Tipoff times and television designations for the regular-season games will be announced later.

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