The Bay Area schools need not worry about their new home imploding anytime soon, but there is a cost for the security.

Here's a look at how the ACC's 18 men's basketball programs stack up heading into Saturday's Duke-North Carolina game:

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Florida State University has been locked in a legal battle with the conference since December 2023 centered around media rights.

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FSU will play twice on Friday night, Sept. 26 at Virginia for its ACC opener, and Nov. 21 at North Carolina State. Miami hosts Louisville in a Friday night clash Oct. 17. The Seminoles’ Oct. 18 trip to Stanford will be their first game in California since a 59-20 loss to Oregon in the 2014 College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl.

It will be an interesting year for the ACC on the heels of a positive showing in the 2024 college football season. It made quite the impression by joining the Big Ten and the SEC as the only conferences to place multiple teams in the first 12-team College Football Playoff.

A Durham man just won big for a second time in the North Carolina lottery, and both victories were in the Cash 5 game. That means Andrew Stock has twice beaten odds of 1 in 962,598. His latest prize was $120,000 in the Jan. 10 drawing, the N.C. Education Lottery said in a Jan. 22 news release.

Florida State visits the No. 13 North Carolina Tar Heels after Ta'Niya Latson scored 30 points in the Seminoles' 88-66 win over the Miami Hurricanes.

On Monday night, the ACC unveiled the full 2025 college football schedule, and one game stood out—Belichick’s first conference matchup. Before entering ACC play, the Tar Heels will face TCU, Charlotte, Richmond and UCF.

North Carolina transfer linebacker Ashton Woods has officially signed with the West Virginia Mountaineers. Woods appeared in four games last season with the Ta