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UNC's schedule
Duke's schedule
Composite ACC schedule 

Home: Georgia State, New Orleans, Northwestern, Winthrop, Florida, Holy Cross, N.C. Central, Georgia Southern, Elon

Road: Marquette, Arizona, UNC-Greensboro (@ Greensboro Coliseum)

Neutral: Akron, Austin Peay, Auburn

Analysis: The big games (Florida, Marquette) stay the same from last season with Arizona swapping in for Davidson.

Some of the filler (Elon, Georgia State) is a significant upgrade from the Presbyterian's and Lipscomb's of the world and Holy Cross is a potential pitfall.

If State repeats its 6-10 ACC record, it would have to go 11-4 outside the league to enter the ACC Tournament with a shot at a postseason bid.

Even if road trips to Marquette and Arizona end with a loss, and Auburn is as good as it was last year, that's a one-game mulligan.

The ACC schedule is a bear with two games with UNC and Maryland and road trips to Wake, rather early, and Florida State in the first three games. 

Nov. TBA Georgia State
Fri., Nov. 20 x-Akron, 3:30
Sat., Nov. 21 x-Austin Peay, 8:15
Sun., Nov. 22 x-Auburn, 8:15
Sun., Nov. 29 New Orleans, 2
Tues., Dec. 1 Northwestern, 7
Sat., Dec. 5 @ Marquette, 3
Sat., Dec. 12 y-Georgia Southern, 2
Thurs., Dec. 17 Elon, 7
Sun., Dec. 20 @ Wake, 7:45
Wed., Dec. 23 @ Arizona
Tues., Dec. 29 Winthrop, 7
Thurs., Dec. 31 @ UNC-Greensboro
Sun., Jan. 3 Florida, 3
Wed., Jan. 6 Holy Cross, 7
Sat., Jan. 9 Virginia
Tues., Jan. 12 @ Florida State, 7
Sat., Jan. 16 Clemson
Wed., Jan. 20 Duke, 9
Sat., Jan. 23 @ Maryland
Tues., Jan. 26 UNC, 9
Sat., Jan. 30 N.C. Central, 2
Wed., Feb. 3 @ Virginia, 7
Sat., Feb. 6 @ Georgia Tech, 4
Wed., Feb. 10 Virginia Tech, 7
Sat., Feb. 13 @ UNC, 4
Wed., Feb. 17 Maryland, 9
Sat., Feb. 20 Wake, 2
Sat., Feb. 27 @ Miami, 4
Wed., March 3 @ Virginia Tech, 7
Sun., March 7 BC, 2

Notes: x-Glenn Wilkes Classic, Daytona, Fla.; y-Reynolds Coliseum.

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About the blogger

J.P. Giglio covers the ACC for the News & Observer, where he has worked since 1997.

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