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With the season starting two weeks from tomorrow, the ACC finally released the 2020-21 schedule. Mark Packer and Wes Durham announced the entire conference slate on Tuesday morning’s Packer and Durham on the ACC Network. Each team is playing 20 conference games, with ACC play kicking off on December 16.
It’s still unclear how — and how dramatically — the season will change as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Cavaliers finished 15-5 in ACC play last season, and was riding an eight game winning streak before the postseason was canceled on March 12, 2020.
Virginia will start off with Wake Forest on the road on December 16, then continue the road trip to South Bend to play Notre Dame. The Hoos get Florida State, North Carolina, and Duke just one time in the regular season, with only the Tar Heels at home in Charlottesville.
Six of the final 10 games for the Hoos will be on the road, with Virginia closing the regular season at Louisville on March 6. The ACC tournament is scheduled to take place in Washington, DC, March 9-13.
Here’s the full schedule:
December 16 - @ Wake Forest
December 29/30 - @ Notre Dame
January 2 - Virginia Tech
January 5/6 - Wake Forest
January 9 - @ Boston College
January 12/13 - Notre Dame
January 16 - @ Clemson
January 19/20 - NC State
January 23 - Georgia Tech
January 25 - Syracuse
January 30 - @ Virginia Tech
February 2/3 - @ NC State
February 6 - Louisville
February 9/10 - @ Georgia Tech
February 13 - North Carolina
February 15 - @ Florida State
February 20 - @ Duke
February 23/24 - Pitt
March 2/3 - Miami
March 6 - @ Louisville