ESPN and the ACC Announce Men's Basketball TV Schedule for 2025-26 Season, Tipping off November 3

· Over 215 games set to air across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ACC Network and ESPNU

· Four ACC teams ranked in ESPN.com's Way-Too-Early Top 25

ESPN and the ACC announced its 2025-26 men's basketball television schedule and game times as the men's ACC Tipoff gets underway Tuesday in Uptown Charlotte. More than 215 games will air across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ACC Network, ESPNU and the all new ESPN app during the regular season.

ESPN's industry-leading coverage of men's college basketball tips off on Monday, Nov. 3 with two ranked ACC teams, No. 6 Louisville and No. 25 North Carolina, in action on ACC Network. Marquee matchups will occur right out of the gate as the 10th-ranked Duke Blue Devils clash with Texas in the inaugural Dick Vitale Invitational on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in Charlotte, N.C.

2025-26 ACC on ESPN Men's College Basketball Schedule Highlights:

Non-Conference Showdowns: The ACC men's non-conference schedule features several marquee matchups early-season matchups in November and December. In addition to the Dick Vitale Invitational on Nov. 4, No. 22 Kansas travels to Chapel Hill to take on the No. 25 Tar Heels on Friday, Nov. 7 (7 p.m., ESPN) in the opening week of the season. No. 9 Kentucky and No. 6 Louisville clash in the latest installment in one of the most intense rivalries in the sport On Tuesday, Nov. 11 (8 p.m., ESPN) and the 22nd-ranked Kansas Jayhawks go head-to-head with No. 10 Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Nov. 18 (9 p.m., ESPN). Kansas challenges another ranked ACC team on Saturday, Dec. 13 when they take on No. 24 NC State in Raleigh and No. 11 Texas Tech clashes with No. 10 Duke on Saturday, Dec. 20 (8 p.m., ESPN) in another Big 12 vs. ACC showdown from Madison Square Garden.

ACC/SEC Challenge: The two-day men's challenge will see four Top-25 matchups, including an ESPN doubleheader on

Tue, Dec. 2, as reigning national champions Florida head to Cameron Arena to take on No. 10 Duke (7:30 p.m.), followed by No. 25 North Carolina heading to No. 9 Kentucky for a late-night clash (9:30 p.m.). Wednesday features back-to-back ranked matchups on ESPN, when No. 6 Louisville travels to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on the No. 12 Arkansas Razorbacks on ESPN (7 p.m.), followed by No. 24 NC State at No. 17 Auburn at 9 p.m.

ACC on Big Monday: Beginning Monday, Jan. 26, ESPN will showcase six straight weeks of marquee matchups in the ACC through the final Monday of the college basketball regular season (March 2). The lineup includes No. 6 Louisville at No. 10 Duke on Jan. 26, Syracuse at No. 25 North Carolina on Feb. 2, No. 24 NC State at No. 6 Louisville on Feb. 9, Syracuse at No. 10 Duke on Feb. 16, No. 6 Louisville at No. 25 North Carolina on Feb. 23 and No. 10 Duke at No. 24 NC State on March 2.

Conference Rivalries: Throughout the '25-'26 conference season, ESPN will showcase marquee Atlantic Coast Conference rivalry games on a weekly basis. Intraconference action tips off on Tuesday, Dec. 30 with highlights including Wake Forest vs. No. 24 NC State on Dec. 31, No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 10 Duke on Jan. 6 and Jan. 26 and No. 10 Duke vs. No. 25 North Carolina on Feb. 7 and March 7. Plus, Syracuse hosts No. 25 North Carolina on ABC on Feb. 21. As announced earlier this year, the ACC schedule returns to an 18-game format for the first time since the 2018-19 season.

ACC Network

ACC Network (ACCN) will showcase 215+ men's basketball games during the 2025-26 season beginning with an exciting exhibition on Oct. 24 and with the regular season on Nov. 3. Anticipated matchups include Georgia Tech at No. 10 Duke on New Years Eve, Wake Forest at No. 25 UNC on Jan. 10, No. 24 NC State at Virginia on Feb. 24 and Syracuse at No. 6 Louisville on March 3.

ACC Network Extra will stream an additional 80+ games throughout the season.

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ACC on ESPN Networks 2025-26 Men's College Basketball Schedule:

Date Time (ET) Game Network

Fri, Oct. 24 7:30 p.m. Exhibition No. 22 Kansas at No. 6 Louisville ACCN

Mon, Nov. 3 7 p.m. Central Arkansas at No. 25 North Carolina ACCN 9 p.m. South Carolina State at No. 6 Louisville ACCN

Tue, Nov. 4 8:45 p.m. Dick Vitale Invitational Texas vs. No. 10 Duke ESPN

Fri, Nov. 7 7 p.m. No. 22 Kansas at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Clemson ACCN 9 p.m. UAB at No. 24 NC State ACCN

Mon, Nov. 10 7 p.m. Stetson at Miami ACCN 9 p.m. SE Louisiana at Georgia Tech ACCN

Tue, Nov. 11 7 p.m. Radford at No. 25 North Carolina ACCN 8 p.m. No. 9 Kentucky at No. 6 Louisville ESPN 9 p.m. Hampton at Virginia ACCN

Wed, Nov. 12 8 p.m. UNC Greensboro at No. 24 NC State ACCN

Fri, Nov. 14 7 p.m. Indiana State at No. 10 Duke ACCN 9 p.m. NC Central at No. 25 North Carolina ACCN

Mon, Nov. 17 7 p.m. VCU at No. 24 NC State ACCN 9 p.m. North Alabama at Clemson ACCN

Tue, Nov. 18 7 p.m. Navy at No. 25 North Carolina ACCN 9 p.m. State Farm Champions Classic

No. 22 Kansas vs. No. 10 Duke ESPN 9 p.m. Monmouth at Syracuse ACCN

Thu, Nov. 20 7 p.m. Legends Classic Pittsburgh vs. UCF ESPN2

Fri, Nov. 21 3:30 p.m. Charleston Classic (Lowcountry Bracket) Boston College vs. Davidson ESPN2 6:30 p.m. Charleston Classic (Palmetto Bracket) Clemson vs. West Virginia ESPN2/ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Hoops Classic No. 6 Louisville vs. Cincinnati ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Niagara at No. 10 Duke ACCN 9 p.m. Arkansas State at SMU ACCN

Sun, Nov. 23 4 p.m. Howard at No. 10 Duke ACCN

Mon, Nov. 24 2:30 p.m. Maui Invitational Seton Hall vs. No. 24 NC State ESPN2 7 p.m. Eastern Michigan vs. No. 6 Louisville ACCN

Tue, Nov. 25 10 p.m. Empire Classic No. 14 UCLA vs. California ESPN

Wed, Nov. 26 5 p.m. Battle 4 Atlantis Virginia Tech vs. Colorado State ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. NJIT at No. 6 Louisville ACCN

Thu, Nov. 27 5 p.m. ESPN Events Invitational No. 7 BYU vs. Miami ESPN

Fri, Nov. 28 5 p.m. Battle in the Bay Texas A&M vs. Florida State ESPN2 7 p.m. Ohio State at Pittsburgh ESPN

Tue, Dec. 2 7 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge No. 18 Tennessee at Syracuse ESPN2 7 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Oklahoma at Wake Forest ACCN 7 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Texas A&M at Pittsburgh ESPNU 7:30 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge No. 2 Florida at No. 10 Duke ESPN 9 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Georgia at Florida State ACCN 9 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Missouri at Notre Dame ESPNU 9:30 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge No. 25 North Carolina at No. 9 Kentucky ESPN

Wed, Dec. 3 7:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge No. 6 Louisville at No. 12 Arkansas ESPN 7:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge LSU at Boston College ACCN 7:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Clemson at No. 19 Alabama ESPNU 9:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge No. 24 NC State at No. 17 Auburn ESPN 9:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Virginia at Texas ESPNU 9:15 p.m. ACC/SEC Challenge Mississippi State at Georgia Tech ACCN

Sat, Dec. 6 Noon Dayton at Virginia ESPN2 Noon Southern Miss at Miami ACCN 4 p.m. Holiday Hoopfest Wake Forest vs. West Virginia ESPNU

Sun, Dec. 7 4 p.m. Hofstra at Pittsburgh ACCN 5 p.m. Georgetown at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN 5 p.m. Hoop Hype XL Texas A&M vs. SMU ESPN2

Tue, Dec. 9 6:30 p.m. Jimmy V Classic Clemson vs. No. 7 BYU ESPN

Wed, Dec. 10 7 p.m. Liberty at No. 24 NC State ACCN 7 p.m. Basketball Hall of Fame Classic UMass at Boston College ESPNU

Thu, Dec. 11 9 p.m. Saint Joseph's at Syracuse ACCN

Sat, Dec. 13 Noon Orange Bowl Classic UMass vs. Florida State ACCN 2 p.m. Evansville at Notre Dame ACCN 3:30 p.m. Memphis at No. 6 Louisville ESPN 4 p.m. Hofstra at Syracuse ACCN 5:30 p.m. No. 22 Kansas at No. 24 NC State ESPN

Tue, Dec. 16 6 p.m. Lipscomb at No. 10 Duke ACCN 7 p.m. South Carolina at Clemson ESPN2 8 p.m. East Tennessee State at No. 25 North Carolina ACCN

Sat, Dec. 20 Noon Montana at No. 6 Louisville ACCN 2 p.m. Lafayette at Georgia Tech ACCN 4 p.m. Northeastern at Syracuse ACCN 6 p.m. Maryland at Virginia ESPN 8 p.m. No. 11 Texas Tech at No. 10 Duke ESPN 8 p.m. Basketball Hall of Fame Series (Phoenix) Stanford vs. Colorado ESPNU

Sun, Dec. 21 1 p.m. Ole Miss at No. 24 NC State ESPN 3 p.m. Greenville Winter Invitational Cincinnati vs. Clemson ESPN 4 p.m. North Florida at Miami ACCN

Mon, Dec. 22 6 p.m. American at Virginia ACCN 8 p.m. East Carolina at No. 25 North Carolina ACCN

Tue, Dec. 30 7 p.m. Florida State at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN2 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami ACCN 9 p.m. Notre Dame at Stanford ESPN2 9 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at California ACCN

Wed, Dec. 31 Noon Wake Forest at No. 24 NC State ESPN2 2 p.m. Clemson at Syracuse ESPN2 2 p.m. Virginia at Virginia Tech ACCN 4 p.m. Georgia Tech at No. 10 Duke ACCN

Fri, Jan. 2 8 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at Stanford ACCN 11 p.m. Notre Dame at California ESPN2

Sat, Jan. 3 11 a.m. Virginia at No. 24 NC State ESPN2 12 p.m. Virginia Tech at Wake Forest ACCN 2 p.m. Boston College at Georgia Tech ACCN

Tue, Jan. 6 7 p.m. No. 10 Duke at No. 6 Louisville ESPN 7 p.m. Syracuse at Georgia Tech ACCN 9 p.m. No. 24 NC State at Boston College ACCN

Wed, Jan. 7 7 p.m. Miami at Wake Forest ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Stanford at Virginia Tech ACCN 9 p.m. SMU at Clemson ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. California at Virginia ACCN

Sat, Jan. 10 Noon Georgia Tech at Miami ESPN/ESPN2 Noon No. 24 NC State at Florida State ACCN 2 p.m. SMU at No. 10 Duke ESPN 2 p.m. Syracuse at Pittsburgh ACCN 4 p.m. California at Virginia Tech ACCN 6 p.m. Clemson at Notre Dame ESPN2 6 p.m. Wake Forest at No. 25 North Carolina ACCN

Tue, Jan. 13 7 p.m. Virginia at No. 6 Louisville ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Miami at Notre Dame ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Boston College at Clemson ACCN 9 p.m. Florida State at Syracuse ACCN

Wed, Jan. 14 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech ACCN 9 p.m. Virginia Tech at SMU ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina at Stanford ACCN 11 p.m. No. 10 Duke at California ACCN

Sat, Jan. 17 Noon Virginia at SMU ESPN2/ESPNU Noon Notre Dame at Virginia Tech ACCN 2 p.m. Syracuse at Boston College ACCN 4 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina at California ACCN 6 p.m. Wake Forest at Florida State ESPN2/ESPNU 6 p.m. No. 10 Duke at Stanford ACCN 8 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at Pittsburgh ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU

Tue, Jan. 20 7 p.m. No. 24 NC State at Clemson ACCN 7 p.m. Florida State at Miami ESPNU 9 p.m. SMU at Wake Forest ACCN

Wed, Jan. 21 7 p.m. Notre Dame at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN2 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Boston College ACCN 9 p.m. Virginia Tech at Syracuse ACCN

Sat, Jan. 24 Noon No. 24 NC State at Pittsburgh ESPN2/ESPNU 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina at Virginia ESPN/ESPNU Noon Clemson at Georgia Tech ACCN 2 p.m. Miami at Syracuse ACCN 4 p.m. Florida State at SMU ACCN 6 p.m. Boston College at Notre Dame ACCN 8 p.m. California at Stanford ACCN

Mon, Jan. 26 7 p.m. No.6 Louisville at No. 10 Duke ESPN

Tue, Jan. 27 6 p.m. Wake Forest at Pittsburgh ACCN 7 p.m. Virginia at Notre Dame ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Syracuse at No. 24 NC State ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 8 p.m. Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech ACCN

Wed, Jan. 28 7 p.m. California at Florida State ACCN 9 p.m. Stanford at Miami ACCN

Sat, Jan. 31 Noon No. 10 Duke at Virginia Tech ESPN Noon Pittsburgh at Clemson ACCN 2 p.m. SMU at No. 6 Louisville ESPN/ESPN2 2 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina at Georgia Tech ACCN 4 p.m. California at Miami ACCN 6 p.m. Stanford at Florida State ACCN

Mon, Feb. 2 7 p.m. Syracuse at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN

Tue, Feb. 3 7 p.m. Boston College at No. 10 Duke ACCN 9 p.m. No. 24 NC State at SMU ESPN2/ESPNU 9 p.m. Pittsburgh at Virginia ACCN

Wed, Feb. 4 7 p.m. Notre Dame at No. 6 Louisville ESPN2 8 p.m. Georgia Tech at California ACCN 10 p.m. Clemson at Stanford ACCN

Sat, Feb. 7 Noon Syracuse at Virginia ESPN/ESPN2 Noon No. 6 Louisville at Wake Forest ACCN 2 p.m. Miami at Boston College ACCN 4 p.m. Florida State at Notre Dame ACCN 6:30 p.m. No. 10 Duke at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN 8 p.m. Clemson at California ACCN 8 p.m. Georgia Tech at Stanford ESPNU

Mon, Feb. 9 7 p.m. No. 24 NC State at No. 6 Louisville ESPN

Tue, Feb. 10 7 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina at Miami ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Virginia at Florida State ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Notre Dame at SMU ACCN 9 p.m. No. 10 Duke at Pittsburgh ESPN/ESPN2

Wed, Feb. 11 7 p.m. California at Syracuse ESPN2/ESPNU 7 p.m. Virginia Tech at Clemson ACCN 9 p.m. Wake Forest at Georgia Tech ACCN 9 p.m. Stanford at Boston College ESPNU

Sat, Feb. 14 Noon Clemson at No. 10 Duke ESPN Noon California at Boston College ACCN 2 p.m. Pittsburgh at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN 2 p.m. Florida State at Virginia Tech ACCN 4 p.m. Miami at No. 24 NC State ESPN/ESPN2 4 p.m. Stanford at Wake Forest ACCN

Mon, Feb. 16 7 p.m. Syracuse at No. 10 Duke ESPN

Tue, Feb. 17 6 p.m. Boston College at Florida State ACCN 7 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina at No. 24 NC State ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at SMU ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 8 p.m. Virginia Tech at Miami ACCN

Wed, Feb. 18 7 p.m. Clemson at Wake Forest ACCN 9 p.m. Virginia at Georgia Tech ACCN

Sat, Feb. 21 Noon Wake Forest at Virginia Tech ACCN 1 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina at Syracuse ABC 2 p.m. Miami at Virginia ESPN/ESPN2 2 p.m. Notre Dame at Pittsburgh ACCN 4 p.m. Boston College at SMU ACCN 6 p.m. Stanford at California ACCN

Mon, Feb. 23 7 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN

Tue, Feb. 24 7 p.m. No. 10 Duke at Notre Dame ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. No. 24 NC State at Virginia ACCN 7 p.m. Wake Forest at Boston College ESPNU 9 p.m. Miami at Florida State ACCN

Wed, Feb. 25 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Stanford ACCN 10 p.m. SMU at California ACCN

Sat, Feb. 28 Noon Virginia at No. 10 Duke ESPN/ESPN2 Noon or 2 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at Clemson ESPN/ESPN2 Noon Florida State at Georgia Tech ACCN 2 p.m. Boston College at Miami ACCN 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at California ACCN 6 p.m. SMU at Stanford ACCN 6:30 or 8:30 p.m. Virginia Tech at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2

Mon, March 2 7 p.m. No. 10 Duke at No. 24 NC State ESPN

Tue, March 3 7 p.m. Clemson at No. 25 North Carolina ESPN/ESPN2 7 p.m. Wake Forest at Virginia ACCN 9 p.m. Syracuse at No. 6 Louisville ACCN 9 p.m. Boston College at Virginia Tech ESPNU

Wed, March 4 7 p.m. Miami at SMU ACCN 7 p.m. California at Georgia Tech ESPNU 9 p.m. Florida State at Pittsburgh ACCN 9 p.m. Stanford at Notre Dame ESPNU

Sat, March 7 Noon Georgia Tech at Clemson ACCN Noon Notre Dame at Boston College ESPNU 2 p.m. No. 6 Louisville at Miami ESPN/ESPNU 2 p.m. SMU at Florida State ACCN 4 p.m. California at Wake Forest ACCN 6:30 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina at No. 10 Duke ESPN

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