ACC Releases Home and Away Men's Basketball Opponents for 2016-17, 2017-18

Typically, organizations toss out bad news late in the afternoon, on a Friday before a holiday weekend. This isn't bad news at all. Yet, the ACC treated it as such today.

The 2016-17 and 2017-18 ACC men's basketball home and away opponents have been announced.

The Syracuse Orange worked up this nice-looking graphic to make it easier for you to see it all at once. Check that out below.

JUST ANNOUNCED: ACC home & away pairings for 2016-17 & 2017-18 seasons pic.twitter.com/lB7hYZ7zH0

— Syracuse Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) February 12, 2016

For those who don't like images:

2016-17

Home: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Florida State, Duke, Miami, Wake Forest, Virginia

Road: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame

2017-18

Home: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Virginia, Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame

Road: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Virginia, Florida State, Miami, Georgia Tech, Duke, Louisville

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Over the course of our first three seasons of ACC play, the two-time opponents have been a double-edged sword. On the one hand, two fixed (probably wins) against Boston College are nice (except when they ruin a 25-game win streak). On the other, two guaranteed games against Pitt has been a frustrating endeavor. Previous rotating two-time opponents include: Florida State and North Carolina (this year), Duke and Virginia Tech (2014-15), and Duke and Miami (2013-14). None of those options were particularly easy on either end, so Tech/Louisville and Wake/UVa future splits at least seem a bit more manageable than that.

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Dates will be announced later on, but if you wanted to look forward to any conference opponents well in advance of the next two seasons, this was for you.