Record: 178-90, .664 W-L% (1st of 33) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 16.38 (1st of 33) ▪ SOS: 9.40 (3rd of 33)
Regular Season Champion: Duke
Tournament Champion: Duke
NCAA Tournament: 6 (Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Virginia)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 5 (Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina and North Carolina State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Duke, Georgia Tech and North Carolina)
| Date | Visitor/Neutral | PTS | Home/Neutral | PTS | OT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Dec 7, 1985 | Virginia | 64 | Duke | 72 | ||
| Thu, Dec 19, 1985 | Wake Forest | 64 | North Carolina State | 77 | ||
| Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | Duke | 81 | Maryland | 75 | ||
| Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | North Carolina State | 79 | North Carolina | 90 | ||
| Sat, Jan 4, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 64 | Virginia | 61 | ||
| Mon, Jan 6, 1986 | Wake Forest | 64 | Clemson | 91 | ||
| Wed, Jan 8, 1986 | Wake Forest | 58 | Georgia Tech | 72 | ||
| Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | Virginia | 83 | Clemson | 81 | ||
| Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | North Carolina State | 64 | Duke | 74 | ||
| Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | Maryland | 67 | Georgia Tech | 68 | ||
| Sat, Jan 11, 1986 | North Carolina | 89 | Wake Forest | 65 | ||
| Tue, Jan 14, 1986 | North Carolina | 71 | Maryland | 67 | ||
| Wed, Jan 15, 1986 | Clemson | 57 | North Carolina State | 60 | ||
| Thu, Jan 16, 1986 | Wake Forest | 63 | Duke | 92 | ||
| Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 83 | Clemson | 71 | ||
| Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | Duke | 92 | North Carolina | 95 | ||
| Sat, Jan 18, 1986 | North Carolina State | 45 | Wake Forest | 44 | ||
| Sun, Jan 19, 1986 | Maryland | 49 | Virginia | 70 | ||
| Tue, Jan 21, 1986 | Duke | 80 | Georgia Tech | 87 | ||
| Wed, Jan 22, 1986 | Wake Forest | 47 | Virginia | 54 | ||
| Date | Visitor/Neutral | PTS | Home/Neutral | PTS | OT | Notes |
| Thu, Jan 23, 1986 | North Carolina State | 67 | Maryland | 55 | ||
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | Maryland | 68 | Duke | 80 | ||
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 77 | North Carolina | 85 | ||
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | Virginia | 53 | North Carolina State | 55 | ||
| Sat, Jan 25, 1986 | Clemson | 46 | Wake Forest | 43 | ||
| Tue, Jan 28, 1986 | Wake Forest | 55 | Maryland | 77 | ||
| Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | Clemson | 78 | Duke | 89 | ||
| Wed, Jan 29, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 67 | North Carolina State | 54 | ||
| Thu, Jan 30, 1986 | North Carolina | 73 | Virginia | 86 | ||
| Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | Clemson | 67 | North Carolina | 85 | ||
| Sat, Feb 1, 1986 | Duke | 68 | Wake Forest | 58 | ||
| Tue, Feb 4, 1986 | North Carolina | 78 | Georgia Tech | 77 | ||
| Wed, Feb 5, 1986 | North Carolina State | 73 | Clemson | 69 | ||
| Thu, Feb 6, 1986 | Duke | 77 | Virginia | 65 | ||
| Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | Clemson | 69 | Maryland | 78 | ||
| Sat, Feb 8, 1986 | Wake Forest | 62 | North Carolina | 91 | ||
| Sun, Feb 9, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 59 | Duke | 75 | ||
| Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | North Carolina | 79 | Clemson | 64 | ||
| Wed, Feb 12, 1986 | Virginia | 69 | Wake Forest | 53 | ||
| Thu, Feb 13, 1986 | Maryland | 67 | North Carolina State | 66 | ||
| Date | Visitor/Neutral | PTS | Home/Neutral | PTS | OT | Notes |
| Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | Maryland | 60 | Clemson | 70 | ||
| Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | Virginia | 55 | Georgia Tech | 62 | ||
| Sat, Feb 15, 1986 | Duke | 72 | North Carolina State | 70 | ||
| Tue, Feb 18, 1986 | North Carolina State | 60 | Virginia | 69 | ||
| Wed, Feb 19, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 59 | Wake Forest | 49 | ||
| Thu, Feb 20, 1986 | Maryland | 77 | North Carolina | 72 | ||
| Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 77 | Maryland | 70 | ||
| Sat, Feb 22, 1986 | Clemson | 69 | Virginia | 82 | ||
| Sun, Feb 23, 1986 | North Carolina | 65 | North Carolina State | 76 | ||
| Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | Duke | 77 | Clemson | 69 | ||
| Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | Virginia | 79 | North Carolina | 85 | ||
| Wed, Feb 26, 1986 | Maryland | 59 | Wake Forest | 48 | ||
| Thu, Feb 27, 1986 | North Carolina State | 57 | Georgia Tech | 69 | ||
| Sat, Mar 1, 1986 | Virginia | 72 | Maryland | 87 | ||
| Sun, Mar 2, 1986 | North Carolina | 74 | Duke | 82 | ||
| Sun, Mar 2, 1986 | Clemson | 63 | Georgia Tech | 74 | ||
| Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | Clemson | 61 | Georgia Tech | 79 | ACC Quarterfinal | |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | Maryland | 85 | North Carolina | 75 | ACC Quarterfinal | |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | Virginia | 64 | North Carolina State | 62 | ACC Quarterfinal | |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1986 | Duke | 68 | Wake Forest | 60 | ACC Quarterfinal | |
| Date | Visitor/Neutral | PTS | Home/Neutral | PTS | OT | Notes |
| Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | Virginia | 70 | Duke | 75 | ACC Semifinal | |
| Sat, Mar 8, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 64 | Maryland | 62 | ACC Semifinal | |
| Sun, Mar 9, 1986 | Georgia Tech | 67 | Duke | 68 | ACC Final |