Seventeen teams stretching from Chestnut Hill to Berkeley, a season that opens in Ireland, and Notre Dame woven through the calendar without ever joining. Here is the whole ACC season, week by week.
Times are Eastern. Conference games are in bold. TBA means the networks have not set the window.
Week 1 — August 29 to September 7
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| North Carolina vs TCU (Dublin) | Sat Aug 29 | 12:00 | ESPN | |
| NC State at Virginia | Sat Aug 29 | 3:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
| New Mexico State at Florida State | Sat Aug 29 | 7:00 | CW | Pick → |
| Hawaii at Stanford | Sat Aug 29 | 7:00 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| Akron at Wake Forest | Thu Sep 3 | 7:00 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| Colorado at Georgia Tech | Thu Sep 3 | 8:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Miami at Stanford | Fri Sep 4 | 9:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| New Hampshire at Syracuse | Sat Sep 5 | 12:00 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| Miami (OH) at Pitt | Sat Sep 5 | 12:30 | The CW | Pick → |
| Tulane at Duke | Sat Sep 5 | 3:30 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| Boston College at Cincinnati | Sat Sep 5 | 3:30 | Pick → | |
| Clemson at LSU | Sat Sep 5 | 7:30 | ABC | Pick → |
| VMI at Virginia Tech | Sat Sep 5 | 7:30 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| UCLA at California | Sat Sep 5 | 10:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Ole Miss vs Louisville (Nashville) | Sun Sep 6 | 7:30 | ABC | |
| SMU at Florida State | Mon Sep 7 | 7:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
The season opens at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and the ACC is the only league playing conference games in Week 1. Clemson at LSU is the marquee non-conference date, and the weekend runs all the way to a Monday night in Tallahassee.
Week 2 — September 10 to 12
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Florida A&M at Miami | Thu Sep 10 | 8:00 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| Norfolk State at Virginia | Fri Sep 11 | 7:00 | ACCNX | Pick → |
| Villanova at Louisville | Fri Sep 11 | 7:00 | Pick → | |
| Richmond at NC State | Fri Sep 11 | 7:00 | ESPNU | Pick → |
| Rutgers at Boston College | Fri Sep 11 | 7:30 | Pick → | |
| Wake Forest at Purdue | Sat Sep 12 | 12:00 | FS1 | Pick → |
| East Tennessee State at North Carolina | Sat Sep 12 | 12:00 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| Old Dominion at Virginia Tech | Sat Sep 12 | 12:00 | The CW | Pick → |
| Duke at Illinois | Sat Sep 12 | 3:30 | FS1 | Pick → |
| California at Syracuse | Sat Sep 12 | 3:30 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| UCF at Pitt | Sat Sep 12 | 3:30 | ESPN2 | Pick → |
| UC Davis at SMU | Sat Sep 12 | 4:00 | ACCNX | Pick → |
| Tennessee at Georgia Tech | Sat Sep 12 | 7:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Georgia Southern at Clemson | Sat Sep 12 | 7:30 | ACC Network | Pick → |
Cal makes the first of many long flights, this one to Syracuse.
Week 3 — September 17 to 19
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Syracuse at Pitt | Thu Sep 17 | 7:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Miami at Wake Forest | Fri Sep 18 | 7:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Mercer at Georgia Tech | Sat Sep 19 | 12:00 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| North Carolina at Clemson | Sat Sep 19 | 12:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| NC State at Vanderbilt | Sat Sep 19 | 12:45 | SECN | Pick → |
| Maine at Boston College | Sat Sep 19 | 2:00 | Pick → | |
| Wagner at California | Sat Sep 19 | 3:30 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| Florida State at Alabama | Sat Sep 19 | 3:30 | ABC | Pick → |
| SMU at Louisville | Sat Sep 19 | 3:30 | ESPN or ESPN2 | Pick → |
| Stanford at Duke | Sat Sep 19 | 4:00 | The CW | Pick → |
| West Virginia vs Virginia (Charlotte) | Sat Sep 19 | 7:30 | ACC Network | |
| Virginia Tech at Maryland | Sat Sep 19 | 7:30 | FOX or FS1 | Pick → |
North Carolina at Clemson is the pick of the weekend, and Florida State goes to Tuscaloosa.
Week 4 — September 25 and 26
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Clemson at California | Fri Sep 25 | 10:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Appalachian State at NC State | Sat Sep 26 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Delaware at Virginia | Sat Sep 26 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Missouri State at SMU | Sat Sep 26 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Central Arkansas at Florida State | Sat Sep 26 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Wake Forest at Louisville | Sat Sep 26 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Virginia Tech at Boston College | Sat Sep 26 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Bucknell at Pitt | Sat Sep 26 | 12:00 | ACCNX | Pick → |
| William & Mary at Duke | Sat Sep 26 | 3:30 | ACC Network | Pick → |
| Central Michigan at Miami | Sat Sep 26 | 6:30 | The CW | Pick → |
| Georgia Tech at Stanford | Sat Sep 26 | 10:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
Clemson flies to Berkeley on a Friday night and Georgia Tech to Palo Alto on the Saturday. Realignment’s travel bill, itemised.
Week 5 — October 2 and 3
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Pitt at Virginia Tech | Fri Oct 2 | 7:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Miami at Clemson | Sat Oct 3 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Virginia at Florida State | Sat Oct 3 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Stanford at Wake Forest | Sat Oct 3 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Louisville at NC State | Sat Oct 3 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Boston College at SMU | Sat Oct 3 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Syracuse at UConn | Sat Oct 3 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Notre Dame at North Carolina | Sat Oct 3 | TBA | Pick → | |
| California at UNLV | Sat Oct 3 | 3:30 | CBSSN | Pick → |
Miami at Clemson is the biggest conference game of the first half.
Week 6 — October 9 and 10
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Florida State at Louisville | Fri Oct 9 | 7:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Syracuse at Virginia | Sat Oct 10 | TBA | Pick → | |
| North Carolina at Pitt | Sat Oct 10 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Duke at Georgia Tech | Sat Oct 10 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Wake Forest at NC State | Sat Oct 10 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Virginia Tech at California | Sat Oct 10 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Stanford at Notre Dame | Sat Oct 10 | 3:30 | NBC / Peacock | Pick → |
Week 7 — October 17
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Charleston Southern at Clemson | TBA | Pick → | |
| North Carolina at Duke | TBA | Pick → | |
| Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech | TBA | Pick → | |
| Pitt at Boston College | TBA | Pick → | |
| Louisville at Syracuse | TBA | Pick → | |
| Virginia at SMU | TBA | Pick → | |
| Wake Forest at California | TBA | Pick → | |
| Florida State at Miami | TBA | Pick → | |
| Elon at Stanford | 7:30 | ACCNX | Pick → |
Florida State at Miami is the one everybody circles. Eight conference games on the same Saturday.
Week 8 — October 23 and 24
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Duke at Virginia | Fri Oct 23 | 7:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| NC State at Stanford | Fri Oct 23 | 10:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Virginia Tech at Clemson | Sat Oct 24 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Syracuse at North Carolina | Sat Oct 24 | TBA | Pick → | |
| California at SMU | Sat Oct 24 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Boston College at Georgia Tech | Sat Oct 24 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Pitt at Miami | Sat Oct 24 | TBA | Pick → |
Two Friday night conference games, one of them a 10:30 kickoff on the West Coast.
Week 9 — October 31
| Matchup | Time | Pick |
| Virginia at Wake Forest | TBA | Pick → |
| Boston College at Duke | TBA | Pick → |
| Clemson at Florida State | TBA | Pick → |
| Georgia Tech at Pitt | TBA | Pick → |
| Miami at North Carolina | TBA | Pick → |
| California at NC State | TBA | Pick → |
| SMU at Syracuse | TBA | Pick → |
| Stanford at Louisville | TBA | Pick → |
Eight conference games and nothing else. Clemson at Florida State on Halloween.
Week 10 — November 6 and 7
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Virginia Tech at SMU | Fri Nov 6 | 7:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| Merrimack at Wake Forest | Sat Nov 7 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Florida State at Boston College | Sat Nov 7 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Louisville at Georgia Tech | Sat Nov 7 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Clemson at Syracuse | Sat Nov 7 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Duke at NC State | Sat Nov 7 | TBA | Pick → | |
| North Carolina at UConn | Sat Nov 7 | 12:00 | CBSSN | Pick → |
| Miami at Notre Dame | Sat Nov 7 | 7:30 | NBC / Peacock | Pick → |
Week 11 — November 13 and 14
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Florida State at Pitt | Fri Nov 13 | 7:00 | ESPN | Pick → |
| California at Virginia | Sat Nov 14 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Georgia Tech at Clemson | Sat Nov 14 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Wake Forest at SMU | Sat Nov 14 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Stanford at Virginia Tech | Sat Nov 14 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Syracuse at NC State | Sat Nov 14 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Louisville at North Carolina | Sat Nov 14 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Duke at Miami | Sat Nov 14 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Boston College at Notre Dame | Sat Nov 14 | TBA | Pick → |
Week 12 — November 20 and 21
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Clemson at Duke | Fri Nov 20 | 7:30 | ESPN | Pick → |
| North Carolina at Virginia | Sat Nov 21 | TBA | Pick → | |
| NC State at Florida State | Sat Nov 21 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Syracuse at Boston College | Sat Nov 21 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Stanford at California | Sat Nov 21 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Pitt at Louisville | Sat Nov 21 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Wake Forest at Georgia Tech | Sat Nov 21 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Virginia Tech at Miami | Sat Nov 21 | TBA | Pick → | |
| SMU at Notre Dame | Sat Nov 21 | 7:30 | NBC / Peacock | Pick → |
Stanford at California is the Big Game, and it now counts in the conference standings.
Week 13 — November 27 and 28
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Florida at Florida State | Fri Nov 27 | 3:30 | ABC | Pick → |
| South Carolina at Clemson | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Virginia at Virginia Tech | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Notre Dame at Syracuse | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Boston College at Miami | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Duke at Wake Forest | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| NC State at North Carolina | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Pitt at California | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| SMU at Stanford | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Georgia Tech at Georgia | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → | |
| Louisville at Kentucky | Sat Nov 28 | TBA | Pick → |
Rivalry weekend, and the ACC keeps more cross-conference rivalries than anyone. Florida-Florida State on Friday, then Clemson-South Carolina, Georgia Tech-Georgia and Louisville-Kentucky against the SEC, plus the Commonwealth Cup and the Victory Bell inside the league.
Notre Dame’s ACC games
The Irish are not conference members but play five ACC opponents every year. In 2026 that means North Carolina on October 3, Stanford on October 10, Miami on November 7, Boston College on November 14, SMU on November 21 and Syracuse on November 28 — six ACC opponents in nine weeks, all after the first of October.
Dig deeper
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- Read the rest — the 2026 SEC, Big Ten, Big 12 and American schedules
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