California men's basketball sets up for its third season of competition in the Atlantic Coast Conference with its home and away opponents locked in for the coming 2026-27 season. The ACC announced all home and away pairings today, and the Golden Bears and their fans can expect some exciting games ahead at Haas Pavilion and beyond.
Cal will face two ACC opponents twice in home-and-away series – rival Stanford, which the Bears beat twice last season, and NC State, which they did not face in 2025-26. Those two teams are among a total of nine ACC squads set to come to Haas Pavilion. Boston College, Florida State, Miami and NC State are all winless in Berkeley as they look to make their second visits to Haas Pavilion as ACC opponents. Cal will also play host to Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest as the ACC season unfurls.
The Bears' ACC road work will feature visits to NCAA tournament mainstays Duke, North Carolina and Louisville along with Clemson, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt and SMU. Cal looks for its first wins at six of those teams' arenas, while the Bears boast wins in previous trips to Raleigh and Dallas.
The one ACC team that Cal will not face during regular-season play is Georgia Tech, which the Bears beat twice in their meetings last season. ACC men's basketball plays an 18-game schedule that features two home-and-away series, seven home-only and seven road-only opponents, with one rotating ACC opponent not faced each season. Game dates, times and broadcast schedules will be announced at a later date.
Under the direction of head coach Mark Madsen, Cal made big strides in 2025-26 in recording the most wins in a season (22) since 2016 and its first postseason win since 2014. The Bears were one of 10 ACC teams to reach 20 wins last season. Cal also recorded eight games with 90-plus points scored and had five players ranked in top-100 national statistical categories. The 2025-26 Bears finished ninth in the ACC and reached the second round of the National Invitation Tournament. Along the way, Cal beat two AP-ranked opponents for the first time in a season since 2016.
Cal's 2026-27 ACC Conference Opponents
Home & Away:
Stanford (158-135)
NC State (3-1)
Home Only:
Boston College (2-3)
Florida State (1-3)
Miami (2-0)
Syracuse (1-5)
Virginia (1-3)
Virginia Tech (2-2)
Wake Forest (2-3)
Away Only:
Clemson (1-3)
Duke (2-4)
Louisville (1-2)
UNC (2-5)
Notre Dame (1-2)
Pitt (2-3)
SMU (2-4)
Not Playing: Georgia Tech (4-1)
Parentheses indicate all-time overall series record (Cal-Opponent)
