| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | W/L | SCORES | RECAP | STAT | Attend. |
| Sept. 1 | DePaul | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 15-3,15-6,15-6 | RECAP | STATS | 300 |
| Sept. 2 | Georgetown | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 15-1, 16-14, 15-10 | RECAP | STATS | 225 |
| Sept. 3 | Iowa | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 6-10, 16-14, 7-15, 6-15 | RECAP | STATS | 175 |
| Sept. 5 | UNCG | Chapel Hill, NC | L | 15-8, 15-4, 16-14 | RECAP | STATS | 200 |
| Sept. 8 | Syracuse | Oxford, OH | W | 15-3, 15-11, 15-8 | RECAP | STATS | 75 |
| Sept. 9 | Loyola (Chicago) | Oxford, OH | W | 3-15, 13-15, 7-15 | RECAP | STATS | 57 |
| Sept. 9 | at Miami(Ohio) | Oxford, OH | L | 15-12, 15-12, 15-5 | RECAP | STATS | 325 |
| Sept. 11 | Davidson | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 15-7, 15-10, 15-2 | RECAP | STATS | 100 |
| Sept. 15 | # 15 Texas A&M | Chapel Hill, NC | L | 4-15, 10-15, 14-16 | RECAP | STATS | 313 |
| Sept. 16 | Louisana State | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 15-11, 15-6, 15-9 | RECAP | STATS | 150 |
| Sept. 22 | at Clemson* | Clemson, SC | L | 11-15, 15-1, 9-15, 15-7, 9-15 | RECAP | STATS | 128 |
| Sept. 23 | at Georgia Tech* | Atlanta, GA | L | 16-14, 11-15, 12-15, 12-15 | RECAP | STATS | 823 |
| Sept. 29 | at NC State* | Raleigh, NC | W | 15-12, 15-4, 15-8 | RECAP | STATS | 400 |
| Sept. 30 | Duke* | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 10-15, 6-15, 15-5, 15-9, 16-14 | RECAP | STATS | 500 |
| Oct. 6 | Marylanbd* | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 14-16, 15-11, 15-5, 9-15, 15-8 | RECAP | STATS | 173 |
| Oct. 7 | Virginia* | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 12-15, 15-11, 15-13, 11-15, 15-7 | RECAP | STATS | 226 |
| Oct. 9 | at East Carolina | Greenville, NC | W | 15-8, 15-11, 15-12 | RECAP | STATS | 120 |
| Oct. 13 | at Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | L | 15-8, 10-15, 11-15, 15-10, 15-17 | RECAP | STATS | 323 |
| Oct. 14 | at Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | W | 15-13, 13-15, 5-15, 15-5, 15-10 | RECAP | STATS | 441 |
| Oct. 21 | # 2 at Texas | Austin, TX | L | 3-15, 3-15, 10-15 | RECAP | STATS | 2035 |
| Oct. 22 | at Houston | Austin, TX | L | 15-13, 3-15, 5-15, 8-15 | RECAP | STATS | 152 |
| Oct. 25 | NC State* | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 15-4, 10-15, 15-12, 10-15, 15-8 | RECAP | STATS | 212 |
| Oct. 27 | at Maryland* | College, Park | L | 11-15, 7-15, 18-16, 15-17 | RECAP | STATS | 160 |
| Oct. 28 | at Virginia* | Charlottesville, VA | L | 15-3, 12-15, 12-15, 4-15 | RECAP | STATS | 124 |
| Nov. 3 | Clemson* | Chapel Hill, NC | L | 15-13, 8-15, 9-15, 8-15 | RECAP | STATS | 482 |
| Nov. 5 | Georgia Tech* | Chapel Hill, NC | L | 11-15, 12-15, 13-15 | RECAP | STATS | 277 |
| Nov. 7 | at Duke* | Durham, NC | W | 15-12, 15-11, 9-15, 15-11 | RECAP | STATS | 468 |
| Nov. 10 | William & Mary | Chapel Hill, NC | W | 15-10, 15-6, 15-12 | RECAP | STATS | 170 |
| Nov. 12 | Arkansas State | Chapel Hill, NC | L | 11-15, 17-15, 12-15, 8-15 | RECAP | STATS | 168 |
| Nov. 16 | NC State^ | Clemson, SC | W | 15-12, 15-12, 11-15, 15-8 | RECAP | STATS | 89 |
| Nov. 17 | Georgia Tech^ | Clemson, SC | L | 7-15, 5-15, 10-15 | RECAP | STATS | 125 |
| Dec. 1 | Cal State Sacramento | Kansas City, MO | L | 11-15, 6-15, 12-15 | RECAP | STATS | 50 |
| Dec. 1 | Arkon | Kansas City, MO | L | 12-15, 14-16, 12-15 | RECAP | STATS | 50 |
| Dec. 2 | Villanova | Kansas City, MO | L | 15-7, 12-15, 12-15, 10-15 | RECAP | STATS | 50 |
| Dec. 2 | Oklahoma | Kansas City, MO | L | 2-15, 15-12, 12-15, 10-15 | RECAP | STATS | 50 |
* = Regular Season ACC match
^ = ACC Tournament
~ = NIVC Tournament