ACC Announces Plans For 20 Game Conference Schedule

The ACC announced the new scheme for a 20 game conference schedule and the first two years of matchups.

Each team will keep two rivalry partners. For Duke, that’s UNC and Wake Forest. The other 12 teams will either be played twice or the home and away will be every other year. The matchups will move through until the cycle is ready to repeat.

For Duke here are the next three years of matchups:

2019-20

Home: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Boston College, Miami, N.C. State, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh

Away: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Boston College, Miami, N.C. State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Virginia

2020-21

Home: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Boston College, Clemson, Syracuse, Virginia

Away: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Florida State, Miami, N.C. State, Virginia Tech

2021-22

Home: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Clemson, Florida State, Syracuse, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Miami, N.C. State, Virginia Tech

Away: North Carolina, Wake Forest, Clemson, Florida State, Syracuse, Virginia, Boston College, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh

We understand the importance of rotating home and home. Everyone wants Duke and UNC and now Virginia at home because the gate is really good and ESPN tends to show up (the ACC Network will change that variable somewhat).

But we don’t understand why the ACC has forgotten the importance of the Triangle: Duke, UNC and NC State should all play each other twice every season. Period.

That is the beating heart of the ACC and you should not ignore the core part of what makes your product great. NASCAR made this mistake, opting for bigger markets over traditional small market tracks which had fanatical followings.

It’s a shame that the ACC is making the same mistake.