2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationAugust 25, 2017 – November 12, 2017
Number of teams12
2018 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickJon Bakero, Wake Forest
Picked byChicago Fire, 5th overall
Regular season
Season championsAtlantic: Wake Forest
Coastal: North Carolina
  Runners-upAtlantic: Louisville
Coastal: Duke
Season MVPOffensive: Jon Bakero
Midfielder: Cam Lindley
Defensive: Kevin Politz
ACC tournament
ChampionsWake Forest
  Runners-upVirginia
Finals MVPSpain Andreu Cases Mundet
ACC men's soccer seasons
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 5 Wake Forest 7 0 1 19 2 2
No. 7 Louisville + 5 2 1 13 2 5
No. 17 Clemson + 4 4 0 12 6 1
NC State + 3 3 2 8 6 4
Boston College 1 6 1 6 10 1
Syracuse 0 6 2 6 8 4
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 6 1 1 17 4 1
No. 13 Duke + 4 3 1 13 4 3
No. 19 Virginia + 3 2 3 13 4 5
No. 18 Notre Dame + 3 3 2 11 7 2
Virginia Tech + 3 5 0 10 10 0
Pittsburgh 2 6 0 8 10 0
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 64th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the North Carolina are the defending regular season champions for the Atlantic and Coastal Conferences, respectively. Wake Forest are the defending ACC tournament champions.

Changes from 2016

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George Kiefer replaces Kelly Findley as the NC State Wolfpack head coach.[1]

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Atlantic Division[2]
Team Stadium Capacity
Boston College Eagles Newton Soccer Complex 2,500
Clemson Tigers Riggs Field 6,500
Louisville Cardinals Lynn Stadium 5,300
NC State Wolfpack Dail Soccer Field 3,000
Syracuse Orange SU Soccer Stadium 5,000
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Spry Stadium 3,000
Coastal Division[2]
Team Stadium Capacity
Duke Blue Devils Koskinen Stadium 7,000
North Carolina Tar Heels Fetzer Field 5,025
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Alumni Stadium 2,500
Pittsburgh Panthers Ambrose Urbanic Field 735
Virginia Cavaliers Klöckner Stadium 8,000
Virginia Tech Hokies Thompson Field 2,500

1. ^ Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer

Personnel

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Team Head coach Captain
Boston College Eagles Republic of Ireland Ed Kelly [3] United States Henry Balf [4]
Clemson Tigers United States Mike Noonan [5] United States Tanner Dieterich
England Oliver Shannon [6]
Duke Blue Devils United States John Kerr, Jr. [7] Canada Kevon Black
United States Cody Brinkman
Norway Markus Fjørtoft
United States Carter Manley
United States Brian White [8]
Louisville Cardinals United States Ken Lolla [9] Germany Tim Kübel [10]
NC State Wolfpack United States George Kiefer [11] Germany Julius Duchscherer [12]
North Carolina Tar Heels Guatemala Carlos Somoano [13] England David October [14]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Scotland Bobby Clark [15] United States Matt Habrowski
United States Chris Hubbard
United States Jon Gallagher [16]
Pittsburgh Panthers United States Jay Vidovich [17] United States Bryce Cregan
Spain Javi Pérez[18]
Syracuse Orange England Ian McIntyre [19]
Virginia Cavaiers United States George Gelnovatch [20]
Virginia Tech Hokies United States Mike Brizendine [21] United States Ben Lundgaard
United States Collin Verfurth
Costa Rica Marcelo Acuna [22]
Wake Forest Demon Deacons United States Bobby Muuss [23] United States Kevin Politz
Spain Jon Bakero
United States Steven Echevarria[24]

Preseason

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Hermann Trophy

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Prior to the season, 7 players were named to the Hermann Trophy watch list.[25]

  • Tim Kübel – Louisville
  • Cam Lindley – North Carolina
  • Jon Gallagher – Notre Dame
  • Mo Adams – Syracuse
  • Edward Opoku – Virginia
  • Marcelo Acuna – Virginia Tech
  • Brad Dunwell – Wake Forest

Preseason poll

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The 2017 ACC preseason poll was announced on August 16. Wake Forest and North Carolina were selected to win the Atlantic Division and Coastal Division, respectively. North Carolina was selected as the favorite to win the ACC championship. The poll was voted on by all ACC coaches, for a total of 12 possible votes.[26]

ACC championship votes

  1. North Carolina – 5
  2. Wake Forest – 3
  3. Clemson – 2
  4. Virginia – 1
  5. Notre Dame – 1

Regular season poll

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Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC member tied
ACC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Aug 21–27)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 25 4:00 PM Quinnipiac Boston College Newton Soccer Complex N/A W 4–0 462
August 25 5:00 PM Cal State Fullerton #5 Clemson Riggs Field N/A W 2–0 2,538
August 25 7:00 PM #17 Virginia Tech #14 Creighton Sandra D. Thompson Field N/A W 2–0 4,089
August 25 7:00 PM Florida Atlantic NC State Dail Soccer Field N/A W 3–2 1,543
August 25 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium N/A L 0–1 1,400
August 25 7:30 PM #12 Providence #4 North Carolina Rudd Field ACC Network Extra W 4–2 826
August 25 7:00 PM #8 Syracuse Saint Louis Hermann Stadium N/A W 2–1 (OT) 2,348
August 25 7:00 PM Villanova #13 Virginia Klöckner Stadium N/A W 3–2 (2OT) 3,594
August 25 7:30 PM Rutgers Scarlet Knights #2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium ACC Network Extra W 5–1 3,882
August 25 7:30 PM San Diego #10 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–0 746
August 25 7:30 PM UCF Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–0 1,725
August 25 7:30 PM UC Irvine #9 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–1 2,078
August 27 2:00 PM Cal Poly #10 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2-1 (2OT)
August 27 2:30 PM Fordham Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra W 3–0 582
August 27 4:00 PM Pittsburgh James Madison Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium N/A L 0–1 200
August 27 6:00 PM #12 Providence #2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium ACC Network Extra W 4–1 2,597
August 27 6:00 PM Radford #5 Clemson Riggs Field ACC Network Extra W 2–1 1,231
August 27 6:00 PM #17 Virginia Tech Omaha Al F. Caniglia Field N/A L 1–5 624
August 27 7:00 PM Boston Boston College Newton Soccer Complex N/A W 4–0 453
August 27 7:00 PM #8 Syracuse SIU Edwardsville Ralph Korte Stadium N/A W 2–1 337
August 27 7:30 PM Rutgers #4 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra W 6–1 926

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Jelani Pieters North Carolina Younes Boudadi Boston College
Brandon Servania Wake Forest
Reference: ACC[27]

Week 2 (Aug 28 – Sep 3)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 7:00 PM William & Mary NC State Dail Soccer Field N/A W 3–2 (OT) 419
August 28 7:30 PM #25 Butler #9 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra L 0–1 1,457
August 31 6:00 PM Hofstra #12 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra W 4–0 1,588
September 1 2:00 PM High Point Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra W 3–2 (OT) 405
September 1 3:00 PM Princeton #8 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium N/A T 1–1 1,232
September 1 4:00 PM LIU Brooklyn NC State Dail Soccer Field N/A Cancelled [28] 0
September 1 4:00 PM New Hampshire #22 Boston College Newton Soccer Complex N/A L 0–2 485
September 1 7:00 PM Longwood Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra W 2–0 747
September 1 7:00 PM #11 Louisville Georgia State GSU Soccer Field N/A W 1–0 100
September 1 7:00 PM #3 North Carolina UNC Wilmington UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium N/A L 0–1 1,778
September 1 7:00 PM Pacific Virginia Tech James Madison Soccer Complex N/A W 1–0 85
September 1 7:00 PM South Carolina #5 Clemson Riggs Field N/A W 4–1 5,610
September 2 7:00 PM #9 Notre Dame Connecticut Morrone Stadium N/A W 1–0 4,522
September 2 8:00 PM #2 Wake Forest Saint Louis Hermann Stadium N/A W 4–1 919
September 3 12:00 noon Binghamton Virginia Tech James Madison Soccer Complex N/A W 2–0 100
September 3 7:00 PM Northwestern #8 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra W 3–1 1,010

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Tim Kübel Louisville Patrick Bunk-Andersen Clemson
Reference: ACC[29]

Week 3 (Sep 4–10)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 1:00 PM Xavier #22 Boston College Newton Soccer Complex ACC Network Extra L 2–3 (OT) 510
September 4 7:00 PM #5 Clemson Georgia Southern Eagle Field – Erk Park N/A W 2–1 (OT) 1,237
September 4 7:00 PM Georgia State #2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium N/A L 2–1 (OT) 1,066
September 4 7:00 PM #3 North Carolina UNC Greensboro UNCG Soccer Stadium N/A W 2–1 3,072
September 4 7:00 PM Pittsburgh Loyola, MD Ridley Athletic Complex N/A W 1–0 1,307
September 4 7:00 PM UNC Wilmington #12 Virginia Klöckner Stadium N/A W 2–1 (OT) 1,651
September 5 7:00 PM #19 Kentucky #8 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra T 2–2 (2OT) 2,954
September 5 7:00 PM Presbyterian Duke Koskinen Stadium N/A T 1–1 (2OT) 345
September 8 5:00 PM #6 Notre Dame Boston College Newton Soccer Complex ACC Network Extra ND 3–1 846
September 8 7:00 PM #3 Clemson NC State Dail Soccer Field ACC Network Extra NCST 1–0 1,589
September 8 7:00 PM #7 Syracuse #11 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra T 1–1 (2OT) 2,596
September 8 7:00 PM Virginia Tech Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra DUKE 3–1 825
September 9 7:00 PM #10 North Carolina Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra UNC 2–1 571
September 9 7:30 PM #2 Wake Forest #8 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra WAKE 3–1 2,708
September 10 7:00 PM Longwood NC State Dail Soccer Field ACC Network Extra W 2–1 342

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Jon Gallagher Notre Dame Leon Krapf NC State
Reference: ACC[30]

Week 4 (Sep 11–17)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 7:00 PM Appalachian State #4 Wake Forest Spry Stadium N/A W 3–0 1,132
September 12 7:00 PM Marquette #11 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–0 1,209
September 12 7:00 PM Oregon State #7 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra W 3–2 1,422
September 13 7:00 PM William & Mary #8 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra W 3–2 616
September 15 7:00 PM Boston College #10 Clemson Riggs Field ACC Network Extra CLEM 1–0 1,901
September 15 7:00 PM #17 Louisville #7 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra LOU 2–1 2,006
September 15 7:00 PM #12 Virginia Virginia Tech Sandra D. Thompson Field ACC Network Extra UVA 2–1 2,143
September 15 7:30 PM NC State #2 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra ND 3–0 1,221
September 16 7:00 PM #8 North Carolina #23 Duke Bryan Park ACC Network Extra UNC 2–1 3,002
September 16 7:30 PM Pittsburgh #4 Wake Forest Spry Stadium ACC Network Extra WAKE 2–0 3,207

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Edward Opoku Virginia Felicien Dumas Notre Dame
Reference: ACC[31]

Week 5 (Sep 18–24)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 19 6:00 PM Providence Boston College Newton Soccer Complex N/A W 2–1 (2OT) 138
September 19 7:00 PM Bowling Green #1 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–1 678
September 19 7:00 PM Cornell #11 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra L 0–1 (OT) 921
September 19 7:00 PM Davidson Virginia Tech Sandra D. Thompson Field ACC Network Extra W 2–1 412
September 19 7:00 PM George Washington #7 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra W 4–1 418
September 19 7:00 PM High Point #4 Wake Forest Spry Stadium N/A W 1–0 (2OT) 1,180
September 19 7:00 PM IUPUI #10 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra W 3–0 1,274
September 19 7:00 PM NC State Elon Rudd Field N/A T 0–0 (2OT) 837
September 19 7:00 PM Robert Morris Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra W 2–1 431
September 19 7:00 PM UCLA #8 Clemson Riggs Field N/A W 3–0 2,147
September 19 7:00 PM Wisconsin Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra W 4–3 471
September 22 7:00 PM Boston College #10 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra LOU 4–0 1,947
September 22 7:00 PM Duke #11 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra DUKE 2–1 2,022
September 22 7:00 PM #7 North Carolina #9 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra UNC 2–1 (OT) 4,205
September 22 7:00 PM #1 Notre Dame Virginia Tech Thompson Field ACC Network Extra VT 2–1 1,526
September 22 7:00 PM Pittsburgh #8 Clemson Riggs Field ACC Network Extra CLEM 3–0 3,831
September 23 7:00 PM #4 Wake Forest NC State Dail Soccer Field ACC Network Extra WAKE 3–0 1,539

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Marcelo Acuna Virginia Tech Ximo Miralles Clemson
Reference: ACC[32]

Week 6 (Sep 25 – Oct 1)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 25 7:00 PM Davidson #9 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–1 1,056
September 25 7:00 PM Syracuse Colgate Beyer-Small '76 Field Patriot League Network W 2–0 315
September 26 5:00 PM Rhode Island Boston College Newton Soccer Complex N/A L 1–2 372
September 26 7:00 PM Appalachian State #19 Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra W 1–0 522
September 26 7:00 PM Charlotte #6 Clemson Riggs Field ACC Network Extra W 4–1 1,308
September 26 7:00 PM Longwood Virginia Tech Sandra D. Thompson Field N/A W 2–0 327
September 26 7:00 PM #7 Notre Dame #1 Indiana Armstrong Stadium Big Ten Network L 0–1 4,654
September 26 7:00 PM South Carolina #2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–1 1,050
September 26 7:00 PM South Florida #8 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra T 1–1 (2OT) 1,567
September 26 7:00 PM UNC Asheville NC State Dail Soccer Field ACC Network Extra W 3–0 693
September 26 7:00 PM West Virginia Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra W 7–0 456
September 26 7:00 PM Winthrop #5 North Carolina UNCG Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra W 4–0 226
September 29 5:00 PM Virginia Tech Boston College Newton Soccer Complex ACC Network Extra VT 1–0 308
September 29 7:00 PM #6 Clemson #2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium ESPNU WAKE 3–2 (2OT) 4,781
September 29 7:00 PM NC State #5 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra UNC 1–0 3,206
September 29 7:00 PM #21 Syracuse Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra PITT 2–1 489
September 29 7:00 PM #10 Virginia #7 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra T 1–1 (2OT) 2,158
September 30 7:00 PM #8 Louisville #19 Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra LOU 1–0 1,103

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Ema Twumasi Wake Forest Bryce Cregan Pittsburgh
Reference: ACC[33]

Week 7 (Oct 2–8)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 2 7:00 PM Portland #10 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–1 (OT) 1,319
October 3 7:00 PM Akron Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra L 0–1 1,172
October 3 7:00 PM Belmont NC State Dail Soccer Field ACC Network Extra W 3–0 703
October 3 7:00 PM Elon #19 Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra W 1–0 543
October 3 7:00 PM James Madison #3 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra W 6–0 438
October 3 7:00 PM Northwestern #9 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–1 (OT) 565
October 3 7:00 PM Pittsburgh #14 Columbia Rocco B. Commiso Soccer Stadium N/A W 1–0 157
October 3 7:00 PM Virginia Tech South Carolina Stone Stadium N/A W 3–2 3,972
October 6 5:00 PM Boston College #11 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra UVA 1–0 1,781
October 6 7:00 PM #19 Duke Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra DUKE 2–0 623
October 6 7:00 PM #7 Louisville Virginia Tech Sandra D. Thompson Field ACC Network Extra LOU 1–0 573
October 6 7:00 PM NC State Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra NCST 2–1 1,211
October 6 7:00 PM #9 Notre Dame #5 Clemson Riggs Field ACC Network Extra ND 2–1 4,035
October 6 7:00 PM #2 Wake Forest #4 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra WAKE 2–1 2,006

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Jon Gallagher Notre Dame Sergi Nus Virginia
Reference: ACC[34]

Week 8 (Oct 9–15)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 9 1:00 PM #19 Duke #10 Georgetown Shaw Field Hoyas Live W 2−1 497
October 10 4:00 PM Boston College Harvard Jordan Field NESN W 3–1 167
October 10 7:00 PM Florida Atlantic #5 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra W 5–0 918
October 10 7:00 PM Gardner-Webb #11 Clemson Riggs Field ACC Network Extra W 5–0 1,059
October 10 7:00 PM Lehigh #10 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra W 4–2 1,265
October 10 7:00 PM Longwood #2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium N/A W 8–0 1,127
October 10 7:00 PM #24 Michigan #7 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra W 3–1 660
October 10 7:00 PM Penn State Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra W 3–2 823
October 13 6:00 PM Syracuse Boston College Newton Soccer Complex ACC Network Extra BC 2–1 (OT) 732
October 13 7:00 PM #11 Clemson #16 Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra CLEM 4–1 758
October 13 7:00 PM #4 North Carolina #5 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra T 0–0 (2OT) 3,435
October 13 7:00 PM Pittsburgh #7 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra PITT 1–0 825
October 13 7:00 PM #10 Virginia Cavaliers NC State Dail Soccer Field RSN T 0–0 (2OT) 956
October 14 7:00 PM Virginia Tech #2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium ACC Network Extra WAKE 3–0 3,846

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Diego Campos Clemson Mauriq Hill Pittsburgh
Reference: ACC[35]

Week 9 (Oct 16–22)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 17 6:00 PM Connecticut Boston College Newton Soccer Complex N/A W 3–2 (OT) 139
October 17 7:00 PM #5 Louisville Charlotte Transamerica Field N/A W 1–0 (OT) 1,027
October 17 7:00 PM #12 Notre Dame #19 Akron FirstEnergy Stadium ESPN3 L 0–2 1,905
October 17 7:00 PM Old Dominion #4 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra W 2–1 (2OT) 200
October 17 7:00 PM Radford #10 Virginia Klöckner Stadium N/A L 0–1 1,356
October 17 7:00 PM UNC Wilmington NC State Dail Soccer Field ACC Network Extra W 2–1 534
October 17 7:00 PM #2 Wake Forest Elon Rudd Field N/A W 2–0 731
October 18 7:00 PM Syracuse Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium N/A W 2–1 488
October 18 7:00 PM Virginia Tech William & Mary Albert-Daly Field N/A L 1–4 515
October 20 7:00 PM #15 Duke #12 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium ACC Network Extra T 0–0 (2OT) 1,703
October 20 7:00 PM Pittsburgh #10 Virginia Klöckner Stadium ACC Network Extra UVA 2–1 (2OT) 3,450
October 21 7:00 PM #7 Clemson Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium ACC Network Extra CLEM 2–1 1,672
October 21 7:00 PM NC State #5 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra NCST 3–2 1,978
October 21 7:00 PM #2 Wake Forest Boston College Newton Soccer Complex ACC Network Extra WAKE 4–0 791
October 22 2:30 PM #4 North Carolina Virginia Tech Sandra D. Thompson Field ACC Network Extra UNC 4–0 850

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Manny Perez NC State Will Pulisic Duke
Reference: ACC[36]

Week 10 (Oct 23–29)

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Schedule and results:

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 24 7:00 PM #14 Akron Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra L 0–3 707
October 24 7:00 PM Delaware #18 Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra W 2–1 331
October 27 7:00 PM Boston College NC State Method Road ACC Network Extra T 0–0 (2OT) 609
October 27 7:00 PM #11 Louisville #4 Clemson Riggs Field ACC Network Extra LOU 2–1 2,022
October 27 7:00 PM #16 Notre Dame #3 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra UNC 3–0 1,226
October 27 7:00 PM Syracuse #1 Wake Forest Spry Stadium ACC Network Extra T 0–0 (2OT) 4,357
October 27 7:00 PM #18 Virginia #13 Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra DUKE 1–0 905
October 27 7:00 PM Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra VT 3–0 905

Players of the week:

Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Daniel Wright Duke Hendrik Hilpert Syracuse
Reference: ACC[37]

Week 11 (Oct 30 – Nov 5)

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Schedule and results:
Note: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 1 7:00 PM 12 Syracuse 5 Clemson Riggs Field, Clemson, SC ACC Network Extra CLEM 2–2 (4–3 PK) 1,348
November 1 7:00 PM 11 Boston College 6 Virginia Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, VA ACC Network Extra UVA 4–0 536
November 1 7:00 PM 10 Pittsburgh 7 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium, Notre Dame, IN ACC Network Extra ND 5–0 128
November 1 7:00 PM 9 Virginia Tech 8 NC State Dail Soccer Field, Raleigh, NC ACC Network Extra VT 1–0 (OT) 800
November 5 1:00 PM 9 Virginia Tech 1 Wake Forest Spry Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC ACC Network Extra WAKE 3–0 1,709
November 5 1:00 PM 7 Notre Dame 2 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, NC ACC Network Extra ND 2–1 395
November 5 1:00 PM 6 Virginia 3 Louisville Lynn Stadium, Louisville, KY ACC Network Extra UVA 0–0 (4–3 PK) 738
November 5 1:00 PM 5 Clemson 4 Duke Koskinen Stadium, Durham, NC ACC Network Extra CLEM 1–0 468

Week 12 (Nov 6 – Nov 12)

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Schedule and results:
Note: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament

Date Time (ET) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 8 7:00 PM 5 Clemson 1 Wake Forest Spry Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC ACC Network Extra WAKE 2–1 1,872
November 8 7:00 PM 7 Notre Dame 6 Virginia Klöckner Stadium, Charlottesville, VA ACC Network Extra UVA 2–1 1,142
November 12 12:00 PM 6 Virginia 1 Wake Forest MUSC Health Stadium, Charleston, SC ESPNU WAKE 0–0 (4–3 PK) 1,174

Rankings

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Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
Pre
Aug 3.
Wk 1
Aug. 29
Wk 2
Sept. 5
Wk 3
Sept. 12
Wk 4
Sept. 19
Wk 5
Sept. 26
Wk 6
Oct. 3
Wk 7
Oct. 10
Wk 8
Oct. 17
Wk 9
Oct. 24
Wk 10
Oct. 31
Wk 11
Nov. 7
Wk 12
Nov. 14
Final
Dec. 12
Boston College 22 RV
Clemson 5 5 3 10 8 6 5 11 7 4 9 5 5 17
Duke RV RV 23 RV 19 19 16 15 18 11 16 14 13
Louisville 9 11 8 17 10 8 7 5 5 11 6 9 9 7
North Carolina 4 3 10 8 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 6 7 4
NC State RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Notre Dame 10 9 6 2 1 7 9 7 12 16 21 13 12 18
Pittsburgh RV RV
Syracuse 8 8 7 7 11 21 RV
Virginia 13 12 11 12 9 10 11 10 10 13 16 17 8 19
Virginia Tech 17 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Wake Forest 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 5

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Top Drawer Soccer

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Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
Pre
July 1
Wk 1
Aug. 25
Wk 2
Aug. 28
Wk 3
Sept. 4
Wk 4
Sept. 11
Wk 5
Sept. 18
Wk 6
Sept. 25
Wk 7
Oct. 2
Wk 8
Oct. 9
Wk 9
Oct. 16
Wk 10
Oct. 23
Wk 11
Oct. 30
Wk 12
Nov. 6
Wk 13
Nov. 13
Wk 14
Nov. 20
Wk 15
Nov. 27
Wk 16
Dec. 4
Final
Dec. 11
Boston College 25
Clemson 8 8 8 5 8 12 9 10 13 6 4 14 12 8 19 19 19 19
Duke 19 16 15 17 10 11 11 13 17 8 17 11 9 12 12 12
Louisville 12 12 11 7 13 9 7 6 6 7 15 13 13 9 11 6 6 6
North Carolina 4 4 4 14 16 13 5 3 4 4 3 3 8 6 5 4 4 4
NC State RV
Notre Dame 17 17 10 6 3 4 8 7 7 8 16 21 14 10 22 22 22 22
Pittsburgh
Syracuse 7 7 7 9 7 11 20
Virginia 14 14 12 8 4 5 6 5 5 5 11 9 4 12 21 21 21 21
Virginia Tech 20 20 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Wake Forest 3 3 3 3 6 7 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5

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Postseason

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ACC tournament

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Semifinals Final
      
1 Wake Forest 2
5 Clemson 1
1 Wake Forest 0 (4)
6 Virginia 0 (3)
6 Virginia 2
7 Notre Dame 1

NCAA tournament

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Nine teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference were selected to participate in the NCAA tournament. Nine teams tied the record for most number of teams from a single conference in the tournament. The record of nine was achieved in 2016, also by the ACC. For the second straight year, seven ACC teams were seeded and received a first round bye in the tournament. The ACC now holds the top three spots for most teams from a conference. The ACC had eight teams invited in 2005. This is the seventeenth consecutive year that at least five teams from the ACC have earned an NCAA bid.[40] All rankings shown in the table below are tournament seeds.

Seed School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Wake Forest BYE W 1–0 vs. Columbia (Winston-Salem, NC) W 2–0 vs. Butler (Winston-Salem, NC) L 0–2 vs. #9 Stanford (Winston-Salem, NC)
3 North Carolina BYE W 2–1 vs. UNC Wilmington (Chapel Hill, NC) W 2–0 vs. Southern Methodist (Cary, NC) W 2–1 vs. Fordham (Chapel Hill, NC) L 0–1 vs. #2 Indiana (Chester, Pennsylvania)
4 Louisville BYE W 3–2 vs. San Francisco (Louisville, KY) W 2–0 vs. Colgate (Louisville, KY) T 0–0 L, 3–4 PKvs. #5 Akron (Louisville, KY)
6 Duke BYE W 2–1 vs. FIU (Durham, NC) T 2–2 L, 7–8 PK vs. Fordham (Durham, NC)
8 Clemson BYE L 1–3 vs. Coastal Carolina(Clemson, SC)
11 Virginia BYE L 0–1 vs. Fordham(Charlottesville, VA)
12 Notre Dame BYE L 0–1 (OT) vs. Wisconsin(Notre Dame, IN)
None Virginia Tech W 2–0 vs. Air Force(Blacksburg, VA) L 0–3 vs. #7 Michigan State(East Lansing, MI)
None NC State L 0–2 vs. Old Dominion(Norfolk, VA)

Awards

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Postseason awards

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All-ACC awards and teams

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The ACC announced award winners on November 7, 2017. All awards were voted on by the league's head coaches.[41]

2017 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year Bobby Muuss – Wake Forest
Offensive Player of the Year Jon Bakero – Wake Forest
Midfielder of the Year Cam Lindley – North Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Politz – Wake Forest
Freshman of the Year Manny Perez – NC State
2017 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie Team

Diego Campos, Sr., F, Clemson
Oliver Shannon, Sr., M, Clemson
Tim Kübel, Sr., D, Louisville
Cam Lindley, So., M, North Carolina
Alan Winn, Sr., F, North Carolina
Jon Gallagher, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Jean-Christophe Koffi, Jr., M, Virginia
Marcelo Acuna, Sr., F, Virginia Tech
Ben Lundgaard, Sr., GK, Virginia Tech
Jon Bakero, Sr., F, Wake Forest
Ema Twumasi, So., M, Wake Forest

Brian White, Sr., F, Duke
Tate Schmitt, Jr., M, Louisville
Mohamed Thiaw, Sr., F, Louisville
Zach Wright, Sr., F, North Carolina
Manny Perez, Fr., M, NC State
Javi Pérez, Jr., M, Pitt
Mo Adams, So., M, Syracuse
Pablo Aguilar, Sr., F, Virginia
Jeff Caldwell, Sr., GK, Virginia
Edward Opoku, Jr., F, Virginia
Kevin Politz, Sr., D, Wake Forest

Markus Fjørtoft, Gr., D, Duke
Carter Manley, Sr., D, Duke
Will Pulisic, Fr., GK, Duke
Alex Comsia, Jr., D, North Carolina
Mauricio Pineda, So., M, North Carolina
Jeffrey Farina, Sr., F, Notre Dame
Pol Planellas, Sr., M, Pitt
Tajon Buchanan, Fr., F, Syracuse
Sergi Nus, Jr., D, Virginia
Luis Argudo, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Brad Dunwell, Jr., M, Wake Forest

Robbie Robinson, Fr., F, Clemson
Will Pulisic, Fr., GK, Duke
John Nelson, Fr., D, North Carolina
David Loera, Fr., M, NC State
Manny Perez, Fr., M, NC State
Alexander Dexter, Fr., F, Pitt
Edward Kizza, Fr., F, Pitt
Tajon Buchanan, Fr., F, Syracuse
Joe Bell, Fr., M, Virginia
Omir Fernandez, Fr., M, Wake Forest
Brandon Servania, Fr., M, Wake Forest

All-Americans

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College Soccer News
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Six ACC players were named All-Americans by CollegeSoccerNews.com[42]

Position 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team
Player School Player School Player School
FW Jon Bakero
Jon Gallagher
Wake Forest
Notre Dame
Alan Winn North Carolina none
MF Cam Lindley North Carolina none none
DF Tim Kübel Louisville Kevin Politz Wake Forest none
GK none none none
Soccer America
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Seven ACC players were named All-Americans by Soccer America on December 8 .[43]

Position 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team
Player School Player School Player School
FW Jon Bakero Wake Forest Jon Gallagher
Alan Winn
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Brian White Duke
MF Cam Lindley North Carolina none none
DF Tim Kübel Louisville none Kevin Politz Wake Forest
GK none none none
United Soccer Coaches
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On December 7, 2017, United Soccer Coaches announced their All-America teams, broken into three starting XI's. Seven ACC players were named All-America by USC.[44]

Position 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team
Player School Player School Player School
FW Jon Bakero Wake Forest Jon Gallagher
Alan Winn
Notre Dame
North Carolina
Brian White Duke
MF Cam Lindley North Carolina none none
DF Tim Kübel Louisville none Kevin Politz Wake Forest
GK none none none

National awards

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MLS SuperDraft

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Total picks by school

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Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Clemson 0 2 0 0 2
Duke 2 1 0 0 3
Louisville 0 2 0 0 2
North Carolina 0 1 0 0 1
NC State 0 0 1 0 1
Notre Dame 1 0 0 0 1
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 0 1
Syracuse 1 0 0 0 1
Virginia 1 1 2 0 4
Virginia Tech 1 0 0 0 1
Wake Forest 2 0 1 0 3

List of selections

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Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College Other
1 5 Chicago Fire Spain Jon Bakero FW Wake Forest
1 10 Chicago Fire England Mo Adams MF Syracuse Generation adidas
1 11 FC Dallas Ghana Ema Twumasi MF Wake Forest Generation adidas
1 14 Atlanta United FC Republic of Ireland Jon Gallagher FW Notre Dame
1 16 New York Red Bulls United States Brian White MF Duke
1 19 New York City FC United States Jeff Caldwell GK Virginia
1 21 Columbus Crew United States Ben Lundgaard GK Virginia Tech
1 23 Minnesota United FC United States Carter Manley DF Duke
2 24 Los Angeles Spain Pol Calvet MF Pittsburgh
2 25 Colorado Rapids United States Alan Winn FW North Carolina
2 28 Toronto FC Germany Tim Kübel DF Louisville
2 32 Columbus Crew Ghana Edward Opoku FW Virginia Generation adidas
2 35 San Jose Earthquakes Senegal Mohamed Thiaw FW Louisville
2 36 Atlanta United FC England Oliver Shannon MF Clemson
2 38 Chicago Fire Costa Rica Diego Campos FW Clemson
2 45 Seattle Sounders FC Norway Markus Fjørtoft DF Duke
3 59 Houston Dynamo Guatemala Pablo Aguilar MF Virginia
3 61 Portland Timbers United States Caleb Duvernay DF NC State
3 66 Houston Dynamo United States Sheldon Sullivan DF Virginia
3 67 Columbus Crew United States Luis Argudo MF Wake Forest

Homegrown contracts

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Original MLS team Player Position College Notes
New York Red Bulls Kevin Politz Defender Wake Forest 2017 ACC Defender of the Year
FC Dallas Brandon Servania Midfielder Wake Forest 2017 ACC Freshmen Best XI

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