We found out last month who North Carolina would be playing twice and once in the newly-expanded 18-game conference schedule.

Monday, the school released the tentative dates for those games -- stressing that the exact days won't be set until the league releases its full schedule of conference and nonconference games later this summer.

UNC's TENTATIVE 2012-13 ACC SCHEDULE:

Jan. 5/6 at Virginia

Jan. 8/9/10 vs. Miami

Jan. 12/13 at Florida State

Jan. 19/20 vs. Maryland

Jan. 22/23/24 vs. Georgia Tech

Jan. 26/27 at NC State

Jan. 29/30/31 at Boston College

Feb. 2/3 vs. Virginia Tech

Feb. 5/6/7 vs. Wake Forest

Feb. 9/10 at Miami

Feb. 12/13/14 at Duke

Feb. 16/17 vs. Virginia

Feb. 19/20/21 at Georgia Tech

Feb. 23/24 vs. NC State

Feb. 26/27/28 at Clemson

March 2/3 vs. Florida State

March 5/6/7 at Maryland

March 9/10 vs. Duke

March 14-17: ACC tournament at Greensboro, N.C.

To sum it up quickly: the slate isn't going to be easy, especially for a squad that lost four-fifths of its starting lineup to the NBA. Ten of these games will be against programs that had winning conference records last season. But the Tar Heels don't face Clemson at home, meaning their unblemished record against the Tigers in Chapel Hill will continue.

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