2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Sports season
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
George Kiefer replaces Kelly Findley as the NC State Wolfpack head coach.[ 1]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
1. ^ Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer
Personnel
Preseason
Hermann Trophy
Prior to the season, 7 players were named to the Hermann Trophy watch list.[ 25]
Tim Kübel – LouisvilleCam Lindley – North Carolina
Jon Gallagher – Notre Dame
Mo Adams – Syracuse
Edward Opoku – Virginia
Marcelo Acuna – Virginia Tech
Brad Dunwell – Wake Forest
Preseason poll
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
North Carolina – 5Wake Forest – 3Clemson – 2Virginia – 1Notre Dame – 1
Regular season poll
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting
ACC member won
ACC member lost
ACC member tied
ACC teams in bold
All times Eastern time.
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 4–0462
August 25
5:00 PM
Cal State Fullerton #5 Clemson Riggs Field N/A
W 2–02,538
August 25
7:00 PM
#17 Virginia Tech #14 Creighton
Sandra D. Thompson Field N/A
W 2–04,089
August 25
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic NC State Dail Soccer Field
N/A
W 3–21,543
August 25
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Ohio State Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium N/A
L 0–11,400
August 25
7:30 PM
#12 Providence
#4 North Carolina Rudd Field
ACC Network Extra W 4–2826
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 5–13,882
August 25
7:30 PM
San Diego #10 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium
ACC Network Extra
W 2–0746
August 25
7:30 PM
UCF Duke Koskinen Stadium ACC Network Extra
W 2–01,725
August 25
7:30 PM
UC Irvine #9 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra
W 2–12,078
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 3–0582
August 27
4:00 PM
Pittsburgh James Madison Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium N/A
L 0–1200
August 27
6:00 PM
#12 Providence
#2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium ACC Network Extra
W 4–12,597
August 27
6:00 PM
Radford #5 Clemson Riggs Field ACC Network Extra
W 2–11,231
August 27
6:00 PM
#17 Virginia Tech Omaha Al F. Caniglia Field N/A
L 1–5624
August 27
7:00 PM
Boston Boston College Newton Soccer Complex N/A
W 4–0453
August 27
7:00 PM
#8 Syracuse SIU Edwardsville Ralph Korte Stadium N/A
W 2–1337
August 27
7:30 PM
Rutgers #4 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park ACC Network Extra
W 6–1926
Players of the week:
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
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 2–13,072
September 4
7:00 PM
Pittsburgh Loyola, MD Ridley Athletic Complex N/A
W 1–01,307
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 3–1846
September 8
7:00 PM
#3 Clemson NC State Dail Soccer Field
ACC Network Extra
NCST 1–01,589
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 3–1825
September 9
7:00 PM
#10 North Carolina Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field ACC Network Extra
UNC 2–1571
September 9
7:30 PM
#2 Wake Forest #8 Louisville Lynn Stadium ACC Network Extra
WAKE 3–12,708
September 10
7:00 PM
Longwood NC State Dail Soccer Field
ACC Network Extra
W 2–1342
Players of the week:
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Offensive
Defensive
Player
Team
Player
Team
Manny Perez
NC State
Will Pulisic
Duke
Reference : ACC[ 36]
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Offensive
Defensive
Player
Team
Player
Team
Daniel Wright
Duke
Hendrik Hilpert
Syracuse
Reference : ACC[ 37]
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 4–0536
November 1
7:00 PM
10 Pittsburgh 7 Notre Dame Alumni Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
ACC Network Extra
ND 5–0128
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 3–01,709
November 5
1:00 PM
7 Notre Dame 2 North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park , Cary, NC ACC Network Extra
ND 2–1395
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 1–0468
Schedule and results:
Note: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament
Rankings
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Final
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
[ 38]
Top Drawer Soccer
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Final
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
[ 39]
Postseason
ACC tournament
NCAA tournament
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]
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 PK Akron – (Louisville, KY )
6
Duke
BYE
W 2–1 vs. FIU – (Durham, NC )
T 2–2 L, 7–8 PK 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
Postseason awards
All-ACC awards and teams
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 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 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 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 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
College Soccer News
Six ACC players were named All-Americans by CollegeSoccerNews.com[ 42]
Soccer America
Seven ACC players were named All-Americans by Soccer America on December 8 .[ 43]
United Soccer Coaches
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
Notre Dame
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
MLS SuperDraft
Total picks by school
List of selections
Homegrown contracts
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Current teams Championships & awards Seasons
Atlantic Division Coastal Division
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International
Club competitions
CONCACAF Champions League
National teams
