# 2012–13 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 ACC men's basketball season followed by the start of the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. in November Conference play started in early January 2013 and concluded in March with the 2013 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro.

## Preseason

| | Coaches |
| 1. | N.C. State (8) |
| 2. | Duke (3) |
| 3. | North Carolina (1) |
| 4. | Miami |
| 5. | Florida State |
| 6. | Maryland |
| 7. | Virginia |
| 8. | Clemson |
| 9. | Georgia Tech |
| 10. | Virginia Tech |
| 11. | Wake Forest |
| 12. | Boston College |
 first place votes

### Preseason All-ACC teams

* Coaches
* Lorenzo Brown NC State C. J. Leslie NC State James Michael McAdoo North Carolina Mason Plumlee Duke Michael Snaer Florida State
* Coaches select 8 players
* Players in bold are choices for ACC Player of the Year

## Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 |
| Boston College | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | AP | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Duke | C | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Florida State | AP | 25 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Florida State | C | 24 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | AP | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | RV | | | | |
| Maryland | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami | AP | | | | | | | | | | | RV | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Miami | C | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| North Carolina | AP | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| North Carolina | C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| NC State | AP | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | | | | |
| NC State | C | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 25 | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 19 | RV | | | | | | |
| Virginia | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | |
| Virginia | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | RV | | | RV | | |
| Virginia Tech | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference schedules
### Composite matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| | Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Maryland | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest |
| vs. Boston College | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Clemson | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Duke | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Florida State | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Georgia Tech | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Maryland | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Miami | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. North Carolina | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. NC State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Virginia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Virginia Tech | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 |
| vs. Wake Forest | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – |
| Total | 7–11 | 5–13 | 14–4 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 15–3 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 6–12 |

### Boston College

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 4:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 NC State | L 73–78 | 8–6 (0-1) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 9, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | at Virginia Tech | W 86–75 | 9–6 (1-1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| January 12, 2013 4:00 pm, RSN | at Wake Forest | L 72–75 | 9–7 (1-2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 16, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | Miami (FL) | L 59–60 | 9–8 (1-3) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 22, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Maryland | L 59-64 | 9–9 (1-4) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 26, 2013 1:00 pm, RSN | at Virginia | L 51-65 | 9–10 (1-5) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| January 29, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | North Carolina | L 70-82 | 9–11 (1-6) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 2, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | Clemson | W 75-68 | 10–11 (2-6) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 5, 2013 7:00 pm | at No. 8 Miami (FL) | L 50-72 | 10–12 (2-7) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 10, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 Duke | L 61-62 | 10–13 (2-8) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 13, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | Wake Forest | W 66-63 | 11-13 (3-8) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 16, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Florida State | L 66-69 | 11-14 (3-9) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 19, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN | Maryland | W 69-58 | 12–14 (4-9) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 24, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 6 Duke | L 68-89 | 12–15 (4-10) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 27, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | at NC State | L 64-82 | 12-16 (4–11) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| March 3, 2013 4:00 pm, ACCN | Virginia | W 53-52 | 13–16 (5-11) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 5, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | at Clemson | W 68-61 | 14–16 (6-11) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| March 9, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | Georgia Tech | W 74-72 | 15–16 (7-11) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | vs. Georgia Tech 2013 ACC tournament first round | W 84-64 | 16-16 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 15, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | vs. No. 9 Miami 2013 ACC tournament Quarterfinal | L 58-69 | 16-17 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### Clemson

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 4:00 pm, RSN | Florida State | L 66-71 | 8–5 (0-1) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 8, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 1 Duke | L 40-68 | 8-6 (0-2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 12, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | Virginia | W 59-44 | 9–6 (1-2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 15, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Wake Forest | W 60-44 | 10-6 (2–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 20, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 14 NC State | L 62-66 | 10-7 (2–3) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 24, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | at Florida State | L 57-60 | 10-8 (2–4) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 27, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN | Virginia Tech | W 77-70 | 11-8 (3–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 29, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | Georgia Tech | W 63-60 | 12-8 (4–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 2, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Boston College | L 68-75 | 12-9 (4–5) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 7, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | at Virginia | L 41-78 | 12-10 (4-6) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 10, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN | NC State | L 57-58 | 12-11 (4-7) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 14, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | at Georgia Tech | W 56-53 | 13-11 (5-7) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| February 17, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 Miami (FL) | L 43-45 | 13–12 (5-8) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 23, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Maryland | L 59-72 | 13–13 (5-9) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| February 28, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | North Carolina | L 59-68 | 13–14 (5-10) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| March 2, 2013 8:00 pm, RSN | at Virginia Tech | L 61-69 | 13–15 (5-11) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| March 6, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | Boston College | L 61-68 | 13–16 (5-12) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| March 9, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | W 62-49 | 13–17 (5-13) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 9:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN | vs. Florida State 2013 ACC tournament first round | L 69-73 | 13–18 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### Duke

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 1 | Wake Forest | W 80-62 | 14–0 (1-0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 8, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 1 | Clemson | W 68-40 | 15–0 (2-0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 12, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at No. 20 NC State | L 76-84 | 15–1 (2-1) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 17, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Georgia Tech | W 73-57 | 16–1 (3-1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 23, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 63-90 | 16–2 (3-2) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 26, 2013 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 1 | Maryland | W 84-64 | 17–2 (4-2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 30, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 5 | at Wake Forest | W 75-70 | 18–2 (5-2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 2, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | at Florida State | W 79-60 | 19–2 (6-2) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 4 | NC State | W 98-85 | 20–2 (7-2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 10, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | at Boston College | W 62-61 | 21–2 (8-2) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 13, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | North Carolina 'Carolina–Duke rivalry' | W 73-68 | 22-2 (9-2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 16, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at Maryland | L 81-83 | 22-3 (9-3) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| February 21, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at Virginia Tech | W 88-56 | 23–3 (10-3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 23, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN | No. 6 | Boston College | W 89-68 | 24–3 (11-3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 28, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at Virginia | L 68-73 | 24–4 (11-4) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| March 2, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | No. 5 Miami | W 79-76 | 25–4 (12-4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| March 5, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | Virginia Tech | W 85-57 | 26–4 (13-4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| March 9, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at North Carolina 'College GameDay' | W 69-53 | 27–4 (14–4) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | No. 2 | vs. Maryland 2013 ACC tournament Quarterfinal | L 74-83 | 27–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2013* 12:15 pm, CBS | No. (2) | vs. No. (15) Albany 2013 NCAA tournament second round | W 73-61 | 28-5 | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA |
| March 24, 2013* 9:40 pm, TBS | No. (2) | vs. No. (7) Creighton 2013 NCAA tournament Third Round | W 66-50 | 29-5 | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA |
| March 29, 2013* 9:45 pm, CBS | No. (2) | vs. No. (3) Michigan State 2013 NCAA tournament Sweet 16 | | | Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA tournament is seed with Region. ||||||

### Florida State

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 4:00 pm, FSN | | at Clemson | W 71-66 | 9-5 (1–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 9, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Maryland | W 65-62 | 10-5 (2–0) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 12, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN | | North Carolina | L 72-77 | 10-6 (2-1) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19, 2013 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at Virginia | L 36-56 | 10-7 (2-2) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| January 24, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Clemson | W 60-57 | 11-7 (3-2) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 27, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 47-71 | 11-8 (3-3) | BankAtlantic Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 30, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Maryland | W 73-71 | 12-8 (4-3) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 2, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN | | Duke | L 60-79 | 12-9 (4-4) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 5, 2013 9:00 pm, FSN | | at Georgia Tech | W 56-54 | 13–9 (5-4) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| February 9, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | at Wake Forest | L 46-71 | 13-10 (5-5) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 13, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | No. 3 Miami (FL) | L 68-74 | 13-11 (5-6) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 16, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | | Boston College | W 69-66 | 14-11 (6-6) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 19, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at NC State | L 66-84 | 14-12 (6-7) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| February 24, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | L 70-80 | 14-13 (6-8) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 26, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wake Forest | W 76-62 | 15-13 (7-8) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| March 3, 2013 2:00 pm, CBS | | at North Carolina | L 58-79 | 15-14 (7-9) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 7, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | Virginia | W 53-51 | 16-14 (8-9) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| March 9, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | NC State | W 71-67 | 17-14 (9-9) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 9:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | vs. Clemson 2013 ACC tournament first round | W 73-69 | 18-14 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 15, 2013 9:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | vs. North Carolina 2013 ACC tournament Quarterfinal | L 62-83 | 18-15 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2013* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | No. (4) | No. (5) Louisiana Tech 2013 NIT First Round | L 66-71 | 18-16 | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) Number seeded with region. ||||||

### Georgia Tech

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN | Miami (FL) | L 49–62 | 10–3 (0-1) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| January 9, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 20 NC State | L 70–83 | 10–4 (0-2) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 12, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN | Virginia Tech | L 65-70 $^{OT}$ | 10-5 (0-3) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| January 17, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | at Duke | L 57-73 | 10-6 (0-4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 23, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | at North Carolina | L 63-79 | 10–7 (0-5) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 26, 2013 3:00 pm, ACCN | Wake Forest | W 82-62 | 11-7 (1-5) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| January 29, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | at Clemson | L 60-63 | 11–8 (1-6) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 3, 2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | Virginia | W 66-60 | 12-8 (2-6) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| February 5, 2013 9:00 pm, RSN | Florida State | L 54-56 | 12–9 (2-7) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| February 9, 2013 1:00 pm, RSN | at Virginia Tech | W 64-54 | 13–9 (3-7) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 14, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | L 53-56 | 13–10 (3-8) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| February 16, 2013 2:00 pm, RSN | at Wake Forest | W 57-56 | 14–10 (4-8) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 19, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | North Carolina | L 58-70 | 14–11 (4-9) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| February 24, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN | at Virginia | L 54-82 | 14–12 (4-10) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 27, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | Maryland | W 78-68 | 15–12 (5-10) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| March 3, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | NC State | L 57-70 | 15–13 (5-11) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| March 6, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | W 71-69 | 16-13 (6-11) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| March 9, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Boston College | L 72-74 | 16–14 (6-12) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, FL |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | vs. Boston College 2013 ACC tournament first round | L 64-84 | 16–15 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### Maryland

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | | Virginia Tech | W 94–71 | 13–1 (1-0) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 9, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Florida State | L 62–65 | 13–2 (1-1) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 13, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Miami (FL) | L 47-54 | 13–3 (1-2) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 11 NC State | W 51-50 | 14–3 (2-2) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 19, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at North Carolina | L 52-62 | 14-4 (2-3) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 22, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Boston College | W 64-59 | 15–4 (3-3) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 26, 2013 1:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 1 Duke | L 64-84 | 15–5 (3-4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 30, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Florida State | L 71-73 | 15-6 (3-5) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 2, 2013 2:00 pm, RSN | | Wake Forest | W 86-60 | 16-6 (4-5) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| February 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | W 60-55 | 17–6 (5-5) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 10, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN | | Virginia | L 69-80 | 17-7 (5-6) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| February 16, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | No. 2 Duke | W 83-81 | 18–7 (6-6) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| February 19, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | | at Boston College | L 58-69 | 18–8 (6-7) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 23, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Clemson | W 72-59 | 19-8 (7-7) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| February 27, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 68-78 | 19–9 (7-8) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| March 2, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | | at Wake Forest | W 67-57 | 20–9 (8-8) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 6, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | North Carolina | L 68-79 | 20–10 (8-9) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| March 10, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia | L 58-61 | 20–11 (8-10) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. Wake Forest 2013 ACC tournament first round | W 75-62 | 21–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 15, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. No. 2 Duke 2013 ACC tournament Quarterfinal | W 83-74 | 22–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 2013 3:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. North Carolina 2013 ACC tournament Semifinal | L 76-79 | 22–12 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (2) | No. (7) Niagara 2013 NIT First Round | W 86-70 | 23–12 | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| March 21, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (2) | No. (3) Denver 2013 NIT Second Round | W 62-52 | 24–12 | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| March 26, 2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. (2) | at No. (1) Alabama 2013 NIT Quarterfinal | W 58-57 | 25–12 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| April 2, 2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. (2) | vs. No. (3) Iowa 2013 NIT Semifinal | | | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA tournament is seed with Region. ||||||

### Miami

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | W 62–49 | 10–3 (1-0) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| January 10, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at North Carolina | W 68–59 | 11–3 (2-0) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 13, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Maryland | W 54-47 | 12–3 (3-0) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Boston College | W 60-59 | 13-3 (4-0) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 23, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | No. 1 Duke | W 90-63 | 14–3 (5-0) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 27, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | Florida State | W 71-47 | 15–3 (6-0) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| January 30, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 14 | at Virginia Tech | W 73-64 | 16–3 (7-0) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 2, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 14 | at No. 19 NC State | W 79-78 | 17–3 (8-0) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| February 5, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN | No. 8 | Boston College | W 72-50 | 18–3 (9-0) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 9, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | No. 8 | North Carolina | W 87-61 | 19–3 (10-0) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 13, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | No. 3 | at Florida State | W 74-68 | 20–3 (11-0) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| February 17, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | at Clemson | W 45-43 | 21-3 (12-0) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 19, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | Virginia | W 54-50 | 22–3 (13-0) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 23, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN | No. 2 | at Wake Forest | L 65-80 | 22-4 (13-1) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 27, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN | No. 5 | Virginia Tech | W 76-58 | 23–4 (14-1) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| March 2, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | at No. 3 Duke | L 76-79 | 23–5 (14-2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| March 6, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 6 | Georgia Tech | L 69-71 | 23-6 (14-3) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| March 9, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN | No. 6 | Clemson | W 62-49 | 24–6 (15-3) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | No. 9 | vs. Boston College 2013 ACC tournament Quarterfinal | W 69-58 | 25–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | No. 9 | vs. NC State 2013 ACC tournament Semifinal | W 81-71 | 26–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 17, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | No. 9 | vs. North Carolina 2013 ACC tournament Final | W 87-77 | 27–6 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2013* 2:10 pm, TNT | No. (2) | vs. No. (15) Pacific 2013 NCAA tournament second round | W 78-49 | 28–6 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| March 24, 2013* 8:40 pm, TNT | No. (2) | vs. No. (7) Illinois 2013 NCAA tournament Third Round | W 63-59 | 29-6 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| March 28, 2013* 7:15 pm, CBS | No. (2) | vs. No. (3) Marquette 2013 NCAA tournament Sweet 16 | L 61-71 | 29-7 | Verizon Center Washington, DC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### North Carolina

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 6, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia | L 52–61 | 10–4 (0-1) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| January 10, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Miami | L 59–68 | 10–5 (0-2) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 12, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN | | at Florida State | W 77-72 | 11-5 (1-2) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN | | Maryland | W 62-52 | 12-5 (2-2) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 23, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | | Georgia Tech | W 79-63 | 13-5 (3-2) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 26, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at NC State | L 83-91 | 13-6 (3-3) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 29, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Boston College | W 82-70 | 14-6 (4-3) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 2, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | | Virginia Tech | W 72-60 $^{OT}$ | 15-6 (5-3) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 5, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wake Forest | W 87–62 | 16–6 (6-3) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 9, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | at No. 8 Miami | L 61-87 | 16–7 (6-4) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 13, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN | | at No. 2 Duke 'Carolina–Duke rivalry' | L 68-73 | 16–8 (6-5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 16, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | | Virginia | W 93-81 | 17-8 (7-5) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 19, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | W 70-58 | 18-8 (8–5) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| February 23, 2013 4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | NC State | W 76-65 | 19–8 (9-5) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 28, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | at Clemson | W 68-59 | 20–8 (10-5) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| March 3, 2013 2:00 pm, CBS | | Florida State | W 79-58 | 21-8 (11–5) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 6, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | at Maryland | W 79-68 | 22–8 (12-5) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| March 9, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 3 Duke 'College GameDay/Carolina–Duke rivalry' | L 53–69 | 22–9 (12-6) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2013 9:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. Florida State 2013 ACC tournament Quarterfinal | W 83-62 | 23–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 2013 3:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. Maryland 2013 ACC tournament Semifinal | W 79-76 | 24–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 17, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. No. 9 Miami 2013 ACC tournament Final | L 77-87 | 24–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2013* 7:20 pm, TNT | No. (8) | vs. No. (9) Villanova 2013 NCAA tournament second round | W 78-71 | 25–10 | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO |
| March 24, 2013* 5:15 pm, CBS | No. (8) | vs. No. (1) Kansas 2013 NCAA tournament Third Round | L 58-70 | 25–11 | Sprint Center Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### NC State

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 4:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | at Boston College | W 78–73 | 12–2 (1-0) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 9, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 20 | Georgia Tech | W 83–70 | 13–2 (2-0) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 12, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 20 | No. 1 Duke | W 84-76 | 14-2 (3-0) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at Maryland | L 50-51 | 14-3 (3-1) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 20, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | Clemson | W 66-62 | 15-3 (4-1) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 22, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 18 | at Wake Forest | L 84-86 | 15-4 (4-2) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 26, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | North Carolina | W 91-83 | 16-4 (5-2) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| January 29, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at Virginia | L 55-58 | 16-5 (5-3) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 2, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 19 | No. 14 Miami (FL) | L 78-79 | 16-6 (5-4) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| February 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | | at No. 4 Duke | L 85-98 | 16-7 (5-5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 10, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN | | at Clemson | W 58-57 | 17-7 (6-5) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 16, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | Virginia Tech | W 90-86 $^{OT}$ | 18-7 (7-5) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| February 19, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Florida State | W 84-66 | 19–7 (8-5) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| February 23, 2013 4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | at North Carolina | L 65-76 | 19–8 (8-6) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 27, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | | Boston College | W 82-64 | 20–8 (9-6) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| March 3, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia Tech | W 70-57 | 21–8 (10-6) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA |
| March 6, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 81-66 | 22-8 (11-6) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| March 9, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | at Florida State | L 67-71 | 22–9 (11-7) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. Virginia Tech 2013 ACC tournament first round | W 80-63 | 23–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 15, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. Virginia 2013 ACC tournament Quarterfinal | W 75-56 | 24–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 2013 3:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. No. 9 Miami 2013 ACC tournament Semifinal | L 71-81 | 24–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2013* 1:40 pm, TBS | No. (8) | vs. No. (9) Temple 2013 NCAA tournament second round | L 72-76 | 24–11 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### Virginia

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 6, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | North Carolina | W 61–52 | 11–3 (1-0) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| January 9, 2013 9:00 pm, RSN | | at Wake Forest | L 52–55 | 11–4 (1-1) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 12, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | | at Clemson | L 44-59 | 11–5 (1-2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 19, 2013 4:00 pm, ACCN | | Florida State | W 56-36 | 12–5 (2-2) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| January 24, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | | at Virginia Tech | W 74-58 | 13-5 (3-2) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| January 26, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN | | Boston College | W 65-51 | 14-5 (4-2) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| January 29, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 19 NC State | W 58-55 | 15-5 (5-2) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 3, 2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia Tech | L 60-66 | 15-6 (5-3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| February 7, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | Clemson | W 78-41 | 16-6 (6–3) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 10, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN | | at Maryland | W 80-69 | 17-6 (7-3) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| February 12, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Virginia Tech | W 73-55 | 18-6 (8-3) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 16, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | | at North Carolina | L 81-93 | 18–7 (8-4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 19, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 2 Miami (FL) | L 50-54 | 18–8 (8-5) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 24, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 82-54 | 19–8 (9-5) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 28, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | No. 3 Duke | W 73-68 | 20–8 (10-5) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| March 3, 2013 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at Boston College | L 52-53 | 20–9 (10-6) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 7, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | at Florida State | L 51-53 | 20–10 (10-7) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| March 10, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Maryland | W 61-58 | 21–10 (11-7) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN | | vs. NC State 2013 ACC tournament Quarterfinal | L 56-75 | 21–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2013* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (1) | No. (8) Norfolk State 2013 NIT First Round | W 67-56 | 22–11 | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| March 24, 2013* 11:00 am, ESPN | No. (1) | No. (5) St. John's 2013 NIT Second Round | W 68–50 | 23–11 | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| March 27, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (1) | No. (3) Iowa 2013 NIT Quarterfinal | L 64-75 | 23-12 | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### Virginia Tech

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | at Maryland | L 62–80 | 9–5 (0-1) | Comcast Center College Park, MD |
| January 9, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | Boston College | L 75–86 | 9–6 (0-2) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| January 12, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN | at Georgia Tech | W 70-65 $^{OT}$ | 10-6 (1-2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| January 19, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN | Wake Forest | W 66-65 | 11-6 (2-2) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| January 24, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | Virginia | L 58-74 | 11-7 (2-3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| January 27, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN | at Clemson | L 70-77 | 11–8 (2-4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 30, 2013 9:00 pm, RSN | No. 14 Miami (FL) | L 64-73 | 11–9 (2-5) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 2, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | North Carolina | W 72-60 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (2-6) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | Maryland | L 55-60 | 11–11 (2-7) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 9, 2013 1:00 pm, RSN | Georgia Tech | L 54-64 | 11–12 (2-8) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 12, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Virginia | L 55-73 | 11–13 (2-9) | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 16, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | at NC State | L 86-90 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (2-10) | PNC Arena Raleigh, NC |
| February 21, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | No. 6 Duke | L 56-88 | 11-15 (2-11) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 24, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida State | W 80-70 | 12–15 (3-11) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| February 27, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | at No. 5 Miami (FL) | L 58-76 | 12–16 (3-12) | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL |
| March 2, 2013 8:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | W 69-61 | 13-16 (4–12) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| March 5, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 3 Duke | L 57-85 | 13–17 (4-13) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| March 10, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN | at Wake Forest | L 79-90 | 13–18 (4-14) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN | vs. NC State 2013 ACC tournament first round | L 63-80 | 13–19 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

### Wake Forest

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 1 Duke | L 62–80 | 7–6 (0-1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 9, 2013 9:00 pm, RSN | Virginia | W 55–52 | 8–6 (1-1) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 12, 2013 4:00 pm, RSN | Boston College | W 75-72 | 9–6 (2-1) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 15, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Clemson | L 44-60 | 9–7 (2-2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 19, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN | at Virginia Tech | L 65-66 | 9–8 (2-3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| January 22, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 18 NC State | W 86-84 | 10–8 (3-3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 26, 2013 3:00 pm, ACCN | at Georgia Tech | L 62-82 | 10–9 (3-4) | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, Georgia |
| January 30, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 5 Duke | L 70-75 | 10–10 (3-5) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 2, 2013 2:00 pm, RSN | at Maryland | L 60-86 | 10–11 (3-6) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 5, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at North Carolina | L 62-87 | 10–12 (3-7) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 9, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | Florida State | W 71-46 | 11–12 (4-7) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 13, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | at Boston College | L 63-66 | 11–13 (4-8) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| February 16, 2013 2:00 pm, RSN | Georgia Tech | L 56-57 | 11-14 (4-9) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 23, 2013 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 2 Miami (FL) | W 80-65 | 12-14 (5-9) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 26, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Florida State | L 62-76 | 12–15 (5-10) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| March 2, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN | Maryland | L 57-67 | 12–16 (5-11) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| March 6, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | at NC State | L 66-81 | 12–17 (5-12) | PNC Arena Raleigh, North Carolina |
| March 10, 2013 2:00 pm, ACCN | Virginia Tech | W 90-79 | 13–17 (6-12) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | vs. Maryland 2013 ACC tournament first round | L 62-75 | 13-18 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

* March 14–17, 2013– Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC.
2013 ACC men's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker | First Round March 14 | Quarterfinals March 15 | Semifinals March 16 | Championship March 17 |
| 1.‡† | Miami | 15-3 | | Bye | Defeated Boston College 69-58 | Defeated NC State 81-71 | Defeated North Carolina 87-77 |
| 2.† | Duke | 14-4 | | Bye | Eliminated by Maryland 74-83 | | |
| 3.† | North Carolina | 12-6 | | Bye | Defeated Florida State 83-62 | Defeated Maryland 79-76 | Eliminated by Miami 77-87 |
| 4.† | Virginia | 11-7 | 1-0 vs. NC State | Bye | Eliminated by NC State 56-75 | | |
| 5. | NC State | 11-7 | 0-1 vs. Virginia | Defeated Virginia Tech 80-63 | Defeated Virginia 75-56 | Eliminated by Miami 71-81 | |
| 6. | Florida State | 9-9 | | Defeated Clemson 73-69 | Eliminated by North Carolina 62-83 | | |
| 7. | Maryland | 8-10 | | Defeated Wake Forest 75-62 | Defeated Duke 83-74 | Eliminated by North Carolina 76-79 | |
| 8. | Boston College | 7-11 | | Defeated Georgia Tech 84-64 | Eliminated by Miami 58-69 | | |
| 9. | Georgia Tech | 6-12 | 2-0 vs. Wake Forest | Eliminated by Boston College 64-84 | | | |
| 10. | Wake Forest | 6–12 | 0-2 vs. Georgia Tech | Eliminated by Maryland 62-75 | | | |
| 11. | Clemson | 5-13 | | Eliminated by Florida State 69-73 | | | |
| 12. | Virginia Tech | 4–14 | | Eliminated by NC State 63-80 | | | |
| ‡ – ACC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the ACC tournament. ||||||||||

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 2 | Midwest | Duke | Defeated Albany 73-61 | Defeated Creighton 66-50 | Defeated Michigan State 71-61 | Eliminated by Louisville 63-85 | | |
| 2 | East | Miami | Defeated Pacific 78-49 | Defeated Illinois 63-59 | Eliminated by Marquette 61-71 | | | |
| 8 | South | North Carolina | Defeated Villanova 78-71 | Eliminated by Kansas 58-70 | | | | |
| 8 | East | NC State | Eliminated by Temple 72-76 | | | | | |
| | Bids | W-L (%): | 3–1 .750 | 2–1 .667 | 1–1 .500 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | TOTAL: 6–4 .600 |

### National Invitation tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 1 | Virginia | Virginia | Defeated Norfolk State 67-56 | Defeated St. John's 68–50 | Eliminated by Iowa 64-75 | | |
| 2 | Alabama | Maryland | Defeated Niagara 86-70 | Defeated Denver 62-52 | Defeated Alabama 58-57 | Eliminated by Iowa 71-60 | |
| 4 | Southern Miss | Florida State | Eliminated by Louisiana Tech 66-71 | | | | |
| | Bids | W-L (%): | 2–1 .667 | 2–0 1.000 | 1–1 .500 | 0–1 .000 | TOTAL: 5–3 .625 |

### NBA draft

Several players from the conference declared early for the NBA draft. The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors: . Several players were among the 60 players invited to the 2013 NBA Draft Combine.

## Honors and awards
### Consensus All-Americans

* Mason Plumlee, Duke (Second Team)

### All-ACC awards and teams

Player of the Year
* Erick Green, Virginia Tech (ACC media's selection)
* Shane Larkin, Miami (ACC coaches' selection)
Rookie of the Year
* Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
Coach of the Year
* Jim Larranaga, Miami
Defensive Player of the Year
* Durand Scott, Miami