Six of Duke's eight 2013 ACC opponents, including all four home opponents, won at least six games in 2012. The eight teams combined for a 51-50 record last season with ACC Championship Game representative from the Coastal Division Georgia Tech (7-7), Miami (7-5), North Carolina (8-4), NC State (7-6) and Virginia Tech (7-6) finishing with winning percentages of .500 or better.
With the addition of Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the ACC in 2013, the league expands to 14 teams and will switch to a new regular season scheduling format that pits each league member against six divisional opponents, one primary crossover opponent and one rotating crossover opponent from the opposing division. Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia and Virginia Tech represent Duke's 2013 ACC Coastal Division matchups, while Wake Forest will serve as Duke's primary crossover and NC State will serve as the Blue Devils' rotating crossover.
The new scheduling format will also force several repeat site games from 2012, including repeat visits to Virginia Tech and Wake Forest for Duke as well as a repeat home matchup against Miami.
The ACC will release the complete 2013 league football schedule, complete with dates and times, in February.
2013 ACC Division Alignment
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Boston College
Clemson
Florida State
Maryland
NC State
Syracuse
Wake Forest
COASTAL DIVISION
Duke
Georgia Tech
Miami
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Virginia Tech
2013 ACC Home & Away Matchups
BOSTON COLLEGE
Florida State
NC State
Virginia Tech (pc)
Wake Forest
at Clemson
at Maryland
at North Carolina (rc)
at Syracuse
CLEMSON
Boston College
Florida State
Georgia Tech (pc)
Wake Forest
at Maryland
at NC State
at Syracuse
at Virginia (rc)
DUKE
Georgia Tech
Miami
NC State (rc)
Pittsburgh
at North Carolina
at Virginia
at Virginia Tech
at Wake Forest (pc)
FLORIDA STATE
Maryland
Miami (pc)
NC State
Syracuse
at Boston College
at Clemson
at Pittsburgh (rc)
at Wake Forest
GEORGIA TECH
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
Syracuse (rc)
Virginia Tech
at Clemson (pc)
at Duke
at Miami
at Virginia
MARYLAND
Boston College
Clemson
Syracuse
Virginia (pc)
at Florida State
at NC State
at Virginia Tech (rc)
at Wake Forest
MIAMI
Georgia Tech
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest (rc)
at Duke
at Florida State (pc)
at North Carolina
at Pittsburgh
NORTH CAROLINA
Boston College (rc)
Duke
Miami
Virginia
at Georgia Tech
at NC State (pc)
at Pittsburgh
at Virginia Tech
NC STATE
Clemson
Maryland
North Carolina (pc)
Syracuse
at Boston College
at Duke (rc)
at Florida State
at Wake Forest
PITTSBURGH
Florida State (rc)
Miami
North Carolina
Virginia
at Duke
at Georgia Tech
at Syracuse (pc)
at Virginia Tech
SYRACUSE
Boston College
Clemson
Pittsburgh (pc)
Wake Forest
at Florida State
at Georgia Tech (rc)
at Maryland
at NC State
VIRGINIA
Clemson (rc)
Duke
Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
at Maryland (pc)
at Miami
at North Carolina
at Pittsburgh
VIRGINIA TECH
Duke
Maryland (rc)
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
at Boston College (pc)
at Georgia Tech
at Miami
at Virginia
WAKE FOREST
Duke (pc)
Florida State
Maryland
NC State
at Boston College
at Clemson
at Miami (rc)
at Syracuse
(rc) - rotating crossover opponent
(pc) - permanent crossover opponent
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