ACC Announces Updated Scheduling Model Starting in 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Last summer, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced a major change in the way they scheduled games. Starting this season, the league adopted a 3-3-5 scheduling format under one division, with the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions being eliminated.

Of course, with the ACC approving Stanford, Cal and SMU to join the conference starting with the 2024-25 academic year this past September, an updated scheduling model would have to come with it. On Monday, the ACC officially announced their new format.

Under the updated format, which will go into effect starting with the 2024 season and last through the 2030 season, each of the 17 teams will continue to compete in the same division. The two teams with the best conference winning percentage facing off in the ACC Championship Game.

However, a crucial difference from the previous format is that there is not a uniform number of annual permanent opponents among all league members. The new model did protect 16 matchups from the previous model, such as rivalry games.

“We are extremely excited to welcome Cal, SMU and Stanford to the ACC and look forward to having them compete beginning in the fall of 2024,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “Throughout the entire scheduling model process, the membership was incredibly thoughtful and purposeful in building a creative, flexible and aggressive conference scheduling model while keeping the student-athlete experience at the forefront. The excitement and anticipation for our teams, alumni and fans will undoubtedly build as we look ahead to the future of this incredible conference.”

Over the next seven seasons, Louisville will play: Boston College, Georgia Tech, Pitt and Syracuse five times; Clemson, SMU and Virginia Tech four times; Cal, Duke, Miami, NC State, Stanford and Virginia three times; plus Florida State, North Carolina and Wake Forest twice.

Below are Louisville's ACC schedules for the 2024 through 2030 seasons, accompanied with their non-conference games for each respective season:

*Note: The 2028 and 2029 seasons each have one remaining non-conference game yet to be scheduled.

2024

ACC:

Home: Georgia Tech, Miami, Pitt, SMU
Away: Boston College, Clemson, Stanford, Virginia

Non-Con:

Home: Austin Peay, Indiana
Away: Kentucky, Notre Dame

2025

ACC:

Home: Boston College, Cal, Clemson, Virginia
Away: Miami, Pitt, SMU, Virginia Tech

Non-Con:

Home: Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky, James Madison, Kentucky
Away: None

2026

ACC:

Home: Florida State, Pitt, SMU, Stanford
Away: Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse

Non-Con:

Home: Charlotte, Georgia, Villanova
Away: Kentucky

2027

ACC:

Home: Clemson, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Away: Boston College, Cal, Duke, Miami

Non-Con:

Home: Kentucky, Richmond
Away: Georgia, USF

2028

ACC:

Home: Boston College, Cal, Georgia Tech, NC State
Away: Clemson, SMU, Syracuse, Virginia Tech

Non-Con:

Home: Murray State
Away: Kentucky, Texas A&M

2029

ACC:

Home: Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
Away: Georgia Tech, Pitt, Stanford, Wake Forest

Non-Con:

Home: Kentucky, Texas A&M, VMI
Away: None.

2030

ACC:

Home: Boston College, Georgia Tech, Pitt, Virginia
Away: Duke, Florida State, NC State, Syracuse

Non-Con:

Home: Notre Dame, Stephen F. Austin, USF
Away: Kentucky

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