• 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 10^th-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 22^nd-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 115+ 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: