FSU Hoops: 2017-18 Schedule Unveiled

Florida State still has a couple of months before taking to the hardwood, but the Seminoles now know the entirety of their 2017-18 slate.

The Seminoles open the season on Nov. 14 against George Washington in Tallahassee. FSU beat the Colonels last season in Washington D.C. by a wide margin.

Florida State will play four neutral-court contests this upcoming season, beginning in Jamaica with Fordham and Colorado State on Nov. 17 and 19. The Seminoles take on Tulane in Tampa on Dec. 10 and Oklahoma State in Sunrise for the Orange Bowl Classic on Dec. 16.

Other notable non-conference games include at Rutgers on Nov. 28 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and at rival Florida on Dec. 4. FSU will look to notch a fourth straight win over its rivals for the first time ever.

The stretch to start ACC play for the Seminoles is a brutal one as they open at Duke on Dec. 30, followed by a home game with defending national champion North Carolina on Jan. 3 and then contests at Miami followed by home games with Louisville and Syracuse. FSU hosts rival Miami on Jan. 27.

Miami is one of four ACC teams that FSU will face twice. The others are Louisville, Clemson and Boston College.

The ACC schedule weakens for FSU as the season winds down with five straight games to conclude the regular season against teams that finished 6-12 or worse in conference play a season ago. The regular season ends on March 3 with a Senior Day match-up against Boston College.

Mike Ferguson is the editor of The Daily Nole. Follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson