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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The 73rd season of Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball begins on Monday, November 3, with 15 of the league's 18 programs in action. Duke, Florida State and Stanford open their regular-season schedules on Tuesday, November 4.
ACC Network broadcasts an Opening Night doubleheader on Monday, beginning with No. 25 North Carolina entertaining Central Arkansas at 7 p.m. ET, followed by No. 11 Louisville hosting South Carolina State at 9 p.m. ET. ESPNU has the Monday broadcast of Boston College at Florida Atlantic at 7 p.m. ET.
On Tuesday, No. 6 Duke takes on Texas at 8:45 ET at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on ESPN in the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational. The first league matchup against a preseason top-25 team comes Friday, as North Carolina plays host to No. 19 Kansas at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
ACC Men's Basketball Quick Hits
• Following a vote of the league’s media, Duke was chosen as the preseason favorite to win the 2026 ACC Championship. The Blue Devils were followed in the poll by Louisville, UNC, NC State and Virginia.
• Three ACC teams are ranked in the preseason national polls: Duke (No. 6 AP/No. 5 USA Today), Louisville (No. 11 AP/No. 10 USA Today) and North Carolina (No. 25 AP and USA Today).
• For the first time since the 2018-19 season, ACC teams will play 18-game conference schedules. League play begins on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
• NC State's Darrion Williams was named the Preseason ACC Player of the Year, while Duke's Cameron Boozer was tabbed Preseason Rookie of the Year.
• Williams and Boozer were joined on the Preseason All-ACC First Team and by ND's Markus Burton and Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. and Ryan Conwell.
• Four new head coaches will be on ACC sidelines this season: Luke Loucks (FSU), Jai Lucas (Miami), Will Wade (NC State) and Ryan Odom (UVa).
• Three members of the 2025 All-ACC Team are back for the 2025-26 season: Notre Dame's Markus Burton (second team), GT's Baye Ndongo (third team) and SMU's Boopie Miller (third team). Burton also was a third-team honoree in 2024.
• At 21.3 ppg, Burton was the ACC's leading scorer in 2024-25. ND also added the nation's leading rebounder from 2024-25, Carson Towt from Northern Arizona. He averaged 12.4 rpg last season.
• The ACC's 2025 Most Improved Player honoree, BC's Donald Hand Jr., also returns this season.
• 28 international players will start their college careers this season at ACC schools; 14 ACC teams are welcoming in a first-year international recruit this season.
• Seven ACC schools ranked among the ESPN's top recruiting class rankings: Duke (1), UNC (8), Notre Dame (9), SMU (10), Syracuse (14), Georgia Tech (17) and Miami (23).
• Clemson's Brad Brownell (28th, 459) and Virginia Tech's Mike Young (40th, 404) rank among the active national leaders in wins as a head coach.
• ACC Men's Basketball has won 15 NCAA national championships, including three of the last 10. Teams currently in the ACC have combined to win eight of the last 24 NCAA crowns and 19 overall.
Results/Upcoming Schedule
Monday, November 3
Central Arkansas at No. 25 North Carolina | ACCN | 7 p.m.
Boston College at FAU | ESPNU | 7 p.m.
New Hampshire at Clemson | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
NC Central at NC State | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Youngstown State at Pitt | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Syracuse | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Rider at Virginia | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Long Island at Notre Dame | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Charleston Southern at Virginia Tech | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
UMES at Georgia Tech | ACCNX | 7:30 p.m.
Jacksonville at Miami | ACCNX | 8 p.m.
Tarleton State at SMU | ACCNX | 8 p.m.
American at Wake Forest | ACCNX | 8 p.m.
South Carolina State at No. 11/10 Louisville | ACCN | 9 p.m.
Cal St. Bakersfield at California | ACCNX | 10 p.m.
Tuesday, November 4
Alcorn State at Florida State | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Texas vs No. 6/5 Duke | ESPN | 8:45 p.m.
Dick Vitale Invitational; Charlotte, N.C.
Portland State at Stanford | ACCNX | 10 p.m.
Thursday, November 6
Jackson State at No. 11/10 Louisville | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman at Miami | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
The Citadel at Boston College | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at SMU | ACCNX | 8 p.m.
Wright State at California | ACCNX | 10 p.m.
Friday, November 7
No. 19/19 Kansas at No. 25/25 North Carolina | ESPN | 7 p.m.
Gardner-Webb at Clemson | ACCN | 7 p.m.
Alabama State at Florida State | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Detroit Mercy at Notre Dame | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Longwood at Pitt | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
NC Central at Virginia | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Morehead State at Wake Forest | ACCNX | 7 p.m.
Bryant at Georgia Tech | ACCNX | 7:30 p.m.
UAB at NC State | ACCN | 9 p.m.
Saturday, November 8
Delaware State at Syracuse | ACCNX | 1 p.m.
Western Carolina at No. 6/5 Duke | The CW | 1:30 p.m.
Montana at Stanford | ACCNX | 4 p.m.
Providence vs Virginia Tech | Peacock | 4 p.m.
Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off; Uncasville, Conn.
All times Eastern
Rankings: AP/USA Today