Syracuse men’s basketball now has a much clearer road map for the 2026-27 season.
The ACC released its conference game times and TV designations, filling in almost all of the Orange’s league schedule and confirming what fans already know all too well: there are going to be plenty of late nights at the JMA Wireless Dome. The league slate includes several 9 p.m. starts, along with a few other tip times that should keep Syracuse in the spotlight.
The conference opener comes at Florida State on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 6 p.m. on ACC Network. Syracuse then returns home for a noon matchup with Georgia Tech on Saturday, Jan. 2 on The CW before a Tuesday night home game against Duke on Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2.
From there, the Orange’s ACC stretch runs through a packed January and February calendar. Syracuse visits Miami on Jan. 9 at 3 p.m. on ACC Network, heads to Pittsburgh on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU, and hosts Louisville on Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. across ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU. Boston College comes to town on Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. on ACC Network, followed by a noon home date with North Carolina on Jan. 23 on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU.
The schedule also includes a West Coast swing that will test Syracuse’s body clock. The Orange play at Stanford on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 11 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU, then at California on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. on ACC Network. Later in the month, Syracuse hosts Virginia on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.
That’s not the only late-night home tip on the list. Syracuse will host Stanford again on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU, then welcome Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. on ACC Network. The Orange also get a Wednesday night visit from Virginia Tech on Mar. 3 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU.
The league schedule includes a neutral-site matchup with Rutgers on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. on ESPN2, plus road games at Clemson on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., at SMU on Feb. 20 at 2:15 p.m. on The CW, at Notre Dame on Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. on The CW, and at Wake Forest on Mar. 6 at 5:30 p.m. on The CW.
Syracuse’s conference slate wraps with a home game against Wake Forest on Saturday, Mar. 6 at 5:30 p.m. on The CW.
The ACC release leaves only a handful of non-conference games without official start times, meaning the Orange’s season is nearly fully mapped out. A few dates are still listed as TBA, including home games against New Haven, Central Connecticut State, Lafayette, Albany, Colgate, and Canisius.
The non-conference schedule also includes exhibition games against Connecticut on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m., Siena on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m., and Niagara on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. Syracuse opens the regular season against New Haven on Monday, Nov. 2, then hosts Central Connecticut State on Thursday, Nov. 5 and Indiana on Monday, Nov. 9, all with times still to be announced.
Other confirmed dates include a road game at St. John’s on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. on Peacock, Cornell at home on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. on ACC Network, an SEC/ACC Challenge trip to Oklahoma on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU, Providence at a neutral site on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 12 p.m. on FOX, and Binghamton at home on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 4 p.m. on ACC Network.
With nearly every start time now set, the 2026-27 schedule is taking shape in full. The late trip to Stanford, the two matchups with Pittsburgh, and the familiar run of Wednesday night home games all stand out on a calendar that is finally close to complete.
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