2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoccer
DurationSeptember 18, 2020 – November 8, 2020
Number of teams11
2021 MLS SuperDraft
Top draft pickDaniel Pereira, 1st overall
Picked byAustin FC
Regular season
Season championsPittsburgh (North Division)
Wake Forest (South Division)
  Runners-upVirginia Tech (North Division)
North Carolina (South Division)
Season MVPOffensive: Valentin Noel
Midfielder: Daniel Pereira
Defensive:Jasper Löeffelsend
ACC Tournament
ChampionsClemson
  Runners-upPittsburgh
Finals MVPEngland Kimarni Smith
2020 ACC men's fall soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North
No. 2 Pittsburgh 4 0 07 1 0
No. 4 Virginia Tech 3 1 23 2 2
Notre Dame 3 2 05 4 0
Virginia 2 3 13 4 1
Louisville 1 4 11 6 1
Syracuse 0 3 20 3 2
South
No. 3 Wake Forest 5 1 07 2 0
North Carolina 3 1 23 2 2
No. 1 Clemson3 2 18 2 1
Duke 2 4 02 6 0
NC State 0 5 10 6 1
Boston College0 0 00 0 0
As of March 9, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College suspended the Fall 2020 men's soccer season; begins play in March.
2020 ACC men's spring soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 7 Clemson4 1 114 3 3
Louisville 4 2 05 8 1
No. 6 Wake Forest + 3 0 213 3 2
NC State 1 2 33 8 4
Boston College * 1 3 11 3 1
Syracuse 0 3 12 7 4
Coastal
No. 3 Pittsburgh + 5 1 016 4 0
No. 4 North Carolina + 4 1 19 5 4
Duke 2 3 13 10 3
Virginia 2 4 07 8 1
No. 15 Virginia Tech + 2 4 07 6 4
Notre Dame 1 5 08 9 0
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC
Note: *- Due to COVID-19, Boston College suspended the Fall 2020 men's soccer season; began play in March.

The 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season will be the 67th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

Clemson are the defending champions of the Atlantic Conference and the Virginia are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC tournament Champions.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season has been significantly modified from previous seasons. The teams were reorganized geographically, and will play a six-game conference season. The season will begin on September 18, 2020, instead of August 28, 2020 and conclude on November 7, 2020. A modified spring season was also played due to the pandemic.

Changes from 2019

After 33 years as head coach, Ed Kelly retired following the 2019 season. Bob Thompson was hired as the head coach for Boston College on January 23, 2020.[1]

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the season

On September 4, 2020, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the fall Olympic sports schedule, which included the schedule for men's soccer. The men's soccer season will begin on September 18, 2020, instead of the originally planned August 28, and conclude on November 8. The season will culminate with the 2020 ACC Men's Soccer tournament, which will be reduced to eight teams for the 2020 season only.

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that a spring portion of the 2020 season would be played. Each team will play five matches in their division. Divisions would return to the Atlantic and Coastal division, as in previous years. The winner of the Coastal will play the winner of the Atlantic on April 13. The winner of that match will play Clemson (winner of the fall season) on April 17 to determine the automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament.[2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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

1. ^ Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer. Boston College has opted out of participating in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school ACC record
Boston College Bob Thompson 1 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0
Clemson Mike Noonan 10 323–176–43 110–63–30 41–29–13
Duke John Kerr Jr. 13 188–138–40 107–79–27 40–44–15
Louisville John Michael Hayden 2 10–8–2 10–8–2 3–4–1
North Carolina Carlos Somoano 10 128–37–25 128–37–25 46–15–13
NC State George Kiefer 4 113–34–26 131–47–33 8–11–5
Notre Dame Chad Riley 3 21–15–4 21–15–4 7–8–2
Pittsburgh Jay Vidovich 5 235–95–33 28–41–2 8–22–3
Syracuse Ian McIntyre 11 200–132–58 93–68–28 18–27–13
Virginia George Gelnovatch 25 341–129–59 341–129–59 89–59–31
Virginia Tech Mike Brizendine 11 81–97–26 81–97–26 18–55–17
Wake Forest Bobby Muuss 6 164–71–34 89–15–10 31–4–5

Notes

  • Records shown are prior to the 2020 season
  • Years at school includes the 2020 season
  • ACC records include only years with current school.

Preseason

Hermann Trophy

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a preseason Hermann Trophy watch list was released in January instead of August. Six players from ACC schools were named to the watchlist.[3]

Player Class Position School
Justin Malou Senior DF Clemson
Valentin Noel Sophomore MF Pittsburgh
Veljko Petkovic Sophomore MF Pittsburgh
Colin Shutler Senior GK Virginia
Kimarni Smith Senior FW Clemson
Kristo Strickler Senior MF Virginia Tech

Preseason Poll

The preseason poll was released on September 8, 2020.[4]

South Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Clemson 45 (5)
2 Wake Forest 44 (5)
3 North Carolina 33 (1)
4 NC State 21
5 Duke 17
North Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Virginia 59 (9)
2 Pittsburgh 44 (2)
3 Virginia Tech 35
4 Syracuse 30
5 Louisville 29
6 Notre Dame 28
Media poll (ACC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1Clemson5
2Wake Forest4
3North Carolina1
Virginia

Preseason national polls

The preseason national polls were to be released in August and September 2020. Only CollegeSoccerNews.com released a preseason poll due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TopDrawer Soccer and United Soccer Coaches released a preseason poll in February 2021.

United
Soccer
CSN[5] Top Drawer
Soccer
[6]
Boston CollegeN/A24NR
ClemsonN/A32
DukeN/ARVNR
LouisvilleN/A18NR
North CarolinaN/A2714
NC StateN/A26NR
Notre DameN/ARV12
PittN/A283
SyracuseN/ARVNR
VirginiaN/A7NR
Virginia TechN/A1411
Wake ForestN/A45

Recruiting rankings

College Soccer News and TopDrawer Soccer release annual recruiting rankings. Below are their respective rankings for the Class of 2020 by program. Ten of the 12 programs earned Top 40 recruiting rankings by College Soccer News.

CSN[7] Top Drawer
Soccer
[8]
Boston College
Clemson911
Duke12
Louisville76
North Carolina810
NC State2924
Notre Dame32
Pitt
Syracuse1225
Virginia53
Virginia Tech2320
Wake Forest64

Preseason awards

Preseason All-ACC Watchlist[4]
  • Kimarni Smith, Senior, Forward, Clemson
  • Jack Doran, Graduate, Midfielder, Duke
  • Pedro Fonseca, Junior, Forward, Louisville
  • Alec Smir, Junior, Goalkeeper, North Carolina
  • George Asomani, Senior, Midfielder, NC State
  • Jack Lynn, Junior, Forward, Notre Dame
  • Edward Kizza, Senior, Forward, Pitt
  • Sondre Norheim, Senior, Defender, Syracuse
  • Nathaniel Crofts, Senior, Forward, Virginia
  • Kristo Strickler, Senior, Forward, Virginia Tech
  • Michael DeShields, Senior, Defender, Wake Forest

Fall 2020 regular season

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 1 (Sep. 14 – Sept. 20)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
September 177:00 p.m.KentuckyNo. 5 Notre DameAlumni StadiumNotre Dame, INW 1–01
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Daniel Russo Notre Dame Keagan McLaughlin Notre Dame
Reference:[9]

Week 2 (Sep. 21 – Sept. 27)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
September 21 7:00 p.m. Duke Kentucky Bell Soccer ComplexLexington, KY L 2–4 95
September 257:30 p.m.No. 1 Wake ForestLouisvilleLynn StadiumLouisville, KYWAKE 3–1112
September 267:00 p.m.NC StateDukeKoskinen StadiumDurham, NCDUKE 1–0 (2OT)0
No. 4 PittsburghNo. 5 Notre DameAlumni StadiumSouth Bend, INPITT 3–10
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Bertin Jacquesson Pittsburgh Arturo Ordoñez Pittsburgh
Calvin Harris Wake Forest
Reference:[10]

Week 3 (Sep. 28 – Oct. 4)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
September 28 7:30 p.m. Louisville Kentucky Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY L 1–3 115
October 17:00 p.m.No. 3 ClemsonSouth CarolinaStone StadiumColumbia, SCW 3–0460
October 27:00 p.m.North CarolinaDukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCUNC 2–00
October 37:00 p.m.Notre DameLouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYLOU 2–1169
NC StateNo. 1 Wake ForestSpry StadiumWinston-Salem, NCWAKE 4–10
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Kyle Holcomb Wake Forest Alec Smir North Carolina
Mohamed Seye Clemson
Reference:[11]

Week 4 (Oct. 5 – Oct. 11)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
October 56:00 p.m.UABNo. 3 ClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCW 2–0748
October 67:00 p.m.No. 2 PittsburghSyracuseSU Soccer StadiumSyracuse, NYPITT 3–2 (2OT)1
October 96:00 p.m.No. 3 ClemsonNorth CarolinaDorrance FieldChapel Hill, NCUNC 1–00
7:00 p.m.LouisvilleNo. 5 VirginiaKlöckner StadiumCharlottesville, VAUVA 2–1 (2OT)177
8:00 p.m.DukeNC StateDail FieldRaleigh, NCDUKE 3–170
October 107:00 p.m.UABNo. 1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCW 3–00
Virginia TechNo. 2 PittsburghAmbrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PAPITT 4–255
October 117:00 p.m.SyracuseNotre DameAlumni Stadium • South Bend, INND 1–00
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Veljko Petkovic Pittsburgh Colin Shutler Virginia
Fillipo Zattarin North Carolina
Reference:[12]

Week 5 (Oct. 12 – Oct. 18)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
October 137:00 p.m.No. 1 Wake ForestClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCCLEM 2–11,000
October 148:00 p.m.No. 5 VirginiaVirginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAT 1–1 (2OT)130
October 168:00 p.m.DukeClemsonRiggs Field • Clemson, SCCLEM 2–1 (2OT)1,000
LouisvilleSyracuseSU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NYT 2–2 (2OT)1
October 1711:00 p.m.Notre DameVirginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAPPD
6:00 p.m.No. 3 North CarolinaNo. 1 Wake ForestSpry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCWAKE 1–0 (OT)0
7:00 p.m.NavyNC StateDail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NCL 1–270
No. 2 PittsburghNo. 5 VirginiaKlöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VAPITT 3–2 (OT)132
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Valentin Noel Pittsburgh George Marks Clemson
Kimarni Smith Clemson
Reference:[13]

Week 6 (Oct. 19 – Oct. 25)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
October 236:00 p.m.No. 2 Wake ForestDukeKoskinen Stadium • Durham, NCWF 2–10
7:00 p.m.No. 1 PittsburghLouisvilleLynn Stadium • Louisville, KYPITT 4–10
8:00 p.m.No. 3 ClemsonNC StateDail Field • Raleigh, NCCLEM 1–088
October 241:00 p.m.VirginiaNotre DameAlumni Field • South Bend, INND 2–1 (2OT)133
6:30 p.m.SyracuseVirginia TechThompson Field • Blacksburg, VAT 1–1 (2OT)101
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Omar Hernandez Wake Forest Oskar Ågren Clemson
Grayson Barber Clemson
Reference:[14]

Week 7 (Oct. 26 – Nov. 1)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
October 27 7:00 p.m. No. 5 North Carolina No. 3 Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC T 3–3 (2OT) 1,000
October 30 5:00 p.m. No. 3 Clemson No. 2 Wake Forest Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC WAKE 2–0 0
8:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Louisville Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY VT 2–1 (OT) 212
Virginia Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY UVA 1–0 160
November 1 1:00 p.m. NC State No. 5 North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC T 0–0 (2OT) 0
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Jacob Labovitz Virginia Tech Nico Benalcazar Wake Forest
Reference:[15]

Week 8 (Nov. 2 – Nov. 8)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
November 2 1:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Notre Dame Alumni Field • South Bend, IN VT 1–0 0
November 6 4:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Virginia Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA VT 1–0 265
7:00 p.m. Louisville Notre Dame Alumni Field • South Bend, IN ND 4–1 266
8:00 p.m. Duke No. 4 North Carolina Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC UNC 2–0 0
November 7 7:00 p.m. No. 2 Wake Forest NC State Dail Field • Raleigh, NC WAKE 2–0 77
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Jack Lynn Notre Dame Andrew Pannenberg Wake Forest
Reference:[16]

Spring 2021 regular season

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

All times Eastern time.

Week 11 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
No games scheduled

Week 12 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 12 1:30 p.m. Hofstra Syracuse Afrim's Sports Park  Albany, NY W 2–1 0
7:00 p.m. Charlotte Duke Koskinen Stadium  Durham, NC T 0–0 (2OT) 0

Week 13 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 19 1:30 p.m. Syracuse Albany Afrim's Sports Park  Albany, NY T 1–1 (2OT) 0
7:00 p.m. Kentucky Duke Koskinen Stadium  Durham, NC L 0–1 (OT) 0
February 20 7:00 p.m. UAB NC State Dail Soccer Field  Raleigh, NC W 2–0 100
February 21 3:00 p.m. Akron Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field  Pittsburgh, PA Postponed [17]

Week 14 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
February 23 12:30 p.m. Bowling Green Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium  Buffalo, NY L 1–2 0
February 24 6:00 p.m. NC State VCU Sports Backers Stadium  Richmond, VA W 1–0 103
February 25 6:00 p.m. Liberty North Carolina Dorrance Field  Chapel Hill, NC L 0–1 0
February 26 7:00 p.m. UNCW Duke Koskinen Stadium  Durham, NC T 0–0 (2OT) 0
February 27 2:00 p.m. Notre Dame Butler Sellick Bowl  Indianapolis, IN W 1–0 100
7:00 p.m. Duquesne Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field  Pittsburgh, PA W 1–0 0
February 28 1:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Coastal Carolina CCU Soccer Field  Conway, SC W 2–0 200

Week 15 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 1 6:00 p.m. Davidson Wake Forest Spry Stadium  Winston-Salem, NC W 1–0 0
March 2 1:00 p.m. George Mason Virginia Klöckner Stadium  Charlottesville, VA W 3–0 0
March 4 6:00 p.m. Louisville NC State Dail Soccer Field  Raleigh, NC LOU 3–0 90
March 5 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Pittsburgh North Carolina Dorrance Field  Chapel Hill, NC UNC 3–0 351
March 6 1:00 p.m. Duke No. 13 Virginia Tech Thompson Field  Blacksburg, VA DUKE 4–2 250
7:00 p.m. Boston College No. 6 Wake Forest Spry Stadium  Winston-Salem, NC WAKE 3–2 0
March 7 1:00 p.m. Notre Dame Virginia Klöckner Stadium  Charlottesville, VA UVA 1–0 (OT) 110
5:00 p.m. Syracuse No. 1 Clemson Riggs Field  Clemson, SC CLEM 3–1 813
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Giovanni Montesdeoca North Carolina Oliver Gerbig Virginia
Reference:[18]

Week 16 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 12 7:00 p.m. Notre Dame Duke Koskinen Stadium  Durham, NC ND 2–0 0
Syracuse Louisville Lynn Stadium  Louisville, KY LOU 3–1 300
March 13 5:00 p.m. No. 1 Clemson No. 21 Virginia Tech Thompson Field  Blacksburg, VA CLEM 1–0 (2OT) 250
6:00 p.m. NC State No. 4 Wake Forest Spry Stadium  Winston-Salem, NC T 0–0 (2OT) 350
7:00 p.m. Boston College No. 8 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field  Pittsburgh, PA PITT 2–0 0
No. 24 Virginia North Carolina Dorrance Field  Chapel Hill, NC UNC 2–0 580
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Giovanni Montesdeoca North Carolina Philip Quinton Notre Dame
Jack Lynn Notre Dame
Reference:[19]

Week 17 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 16 7:00 p.m. Calvin Notre Dame Alumni Stadium  South Bend, IN W 1–0 141
March 19 2:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Virginia Klöckner Stadium  Charlottesville, VA UVA 2–0 187
7:00 p.m. No. 7 Pittsburgh Duke Koskinen Stadium  Durham, NC PITT 4–3 (2OT) 0
March 20 2:00 p.m. Louisville Boston College Newton Soccer Complex  Chestnut Hill, MA BC 4–0 0
No. 15 North Carolina Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium  Syracuse, NY T 0–0 (2OT) 0
7:00 p.m. NC State No. 1 Clemson Riggs Field  Clemson, SC CLEM 1–0 753
No. 5 Wake Forest Notre Dame Alumni Stadium  South Bend, IN WAKE 3–2 241
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Valentin Noel Pittsburgh Mike Suski Boston College
Christian Garner Boston College Alex Rando Virginia
Reference:[20]

Week 18 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 23 5:00 p.m. Central Arkansas Virginia Klöckner Stadium  Charlottesville, VA W 1–0 301
March 26 7:00 p.m. Syracuse NC State Dail Soccer Field  Raleigh, NC NCST 2–1 (OT) 100
March 27 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Clemson Boston College Newton Soccer Complex  Chestnut Hill, MA CLEM 3–2 35
No. 5 Pittsburgh Virginia Tech Thompson Field  Blacksburg, VA PITT 2–1 (2OT) 600
7:00 p.m. Louisville No. 6 Wake Forest Spry Stadium  Winston-Salem, NC WAKE 2–1 (OT) 450
No. 16 North Carolina Notre Dame Alumni Stadium  South Bend, IN UNC 2–1 (OT) 143
March 28 1:00 p.m. Duke Virginia Klöckner Stadium  Charlottesville, VA DUKE 3–1 441
Players of the Week
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Thor Ulfarsson Duke Jackson Walti Pittsburgh
Reference:[21]

Week 19 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
March 30 6:00 p.m. St. Francis Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium  Syracuse, NY W 1–0 0
April 2 7:00 p.m. Virginia Louisville Lynn Stadium  Louisville, KY LOU 2–1 370
Virginia Tech No. 15 North Carolina Dorrance Field  Chapel Hill, NC VT 1–0 423
No. 4 Wake Forest No. 1 Clemson Riggs Field  Clemson, SC T 0–0 (2OT) 1,000
April 3 7:00 p.m. Duke NC State Dail Soccer Stadium  Raleigh, NC T 0–0 (2OT) 100
Notre Dame No. 3 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field  Pittsburgh, PA PITT 2–0 0
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Kristo Strickler Virginia Tech Nathan Durst Virginia Tech
Reference:[22]

Week 20 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

DateTime (ET)Visiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendance
April 8 7:00 p.m. Virginia No. 1 Pittsburgh Ambrose Urbanic Field  Pittsburgh, PA PITT 5–0 0
April 9 7:00 p.m. NC State Boston College Newton Soccer Complex  Chestnut Hill, MA T 0–0 (2OT) 65
No. 3 Clemson Louisville Lynn Stadium  Louisville, KY LOU 2–1 0
Virginia Tech Notre Dame Alumni Stadium  South Bend, IN VT 2–0 203
No. 4 Wake Forest Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium  Syracuse, NY Canceled[23]
April 11 7:00 p.m. No. 18 North Carolina Duke Koskinen Stadium  Durham, NC UNC 1–0 0
Offensive Defensive
Player Team Player Team
Aboubacar Camara Louisville Detre Bell Louisville
Reference:[24]

Rankings

Fall 2020

National

United Soccer Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Final
Boston College
Clemson 2 3 3 3 3 5 4 2 1
Duke
Louisville
North Carolina 3 5 5 4 3 4
NC State
Notre Dame 5
Pittsburgh 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
Syracuse
Virginia 3 5 5 5
Virginia Tech 5 4
Wake Forest 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3

Spring 2021

National

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
United Soccer Coaches
  Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Final
Boston College
Clemson 1 (16) 1 (23) 1 (19) 1 (24) 1 (23) 3 (4) 4 (1) 1 (21) 7
Duke RV
Louisville
North Carolina RV 15 16 15 18 15 16 4
NC State
Notre Dame RV RV RV
Pittsburgh 4 8 7 5 3 (1) 1 (13) 1 (16) 3 (1) 3 (2)
Syracuse
Virginia 24 RV RV
Virginia Tech 13 21 25 RV 15
Wake Forest 6 4 5 6 4 (1) 4 5 4 (2) 6
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
Final
Boston College
Clemson 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 9 9
Duke
Louisville
North Carolina 14 13 13 14 RV 16 8 4
NC State
Notre Dame 12 11 11 11 11 RV RV
Pittsburgh 3 3 3 3 3 7 6 5 4 4 3 6 5 1 3
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech 11 10 10 10 10 17 18 15 16 16
Wake Forest 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 5

Postseason

ACC Tournament

Eight teams will qualify for the modified ACC Men's Soccer Tournament.

Semifinals Final
      
N1 Pittsburgh 3
N3 Notre Dame 1
N1 Pittsburgh 1
S3 Clemson 2
N4 Virginia 1
S3 Clemson 2

NCAA tournament

On August 13, 2020, the NCAA suspended postseason tournaments for all fall sports. The tournament will be played from April 17 to May 17, 2021.

Seed School 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Clemson W 2–1 vs. American(Spry Stadium) T 1–1 (6–7 PKs) vs. Marshall(WakeMed Soccer Park)
2 Pittsburgh W 6–1 vs. Monmouth(Bryan Park) W 4–0 vs. UCF(WakeMed Soccer Park) W 3–0 vs. #7 Washington(WakeMed Soccer Park) L 0–1 vs. #3 Indiana(WakeMed Soccer Park)
5 Wake Forest W 3–2 vs. Coastal Carolina(Spry Stadium) W 2–1 vs. Kentucky(WakeMed Soccer Park) L 1–2 vs. North Carolina – (WakeMed Soccer Park)
North Carolina T 1–1 (4–1 PKs) vs. Charlotte(Sahlen's Stadium) W 1–0 vs. #4 Stanford(WakeMed Soccer Park) W 2–1 vs. #5 Wake Forest – (WakeMed Soccer Park) L 0–1 vs. Marshall – (WakeMed Soccer Park)
Virginia Tech W 2–1 (OT) vs. Oregon State(Bryan Park) T 2–2 (6–7 PKs) vs. #6 Seton Hall(WakeMed Soccer Park)
W–L (%): 4–0–1 (.900) 3–0–2 (.800) 2–1–0 (.667) 0–2–0 (.000) 0–0–0 (–) Total: 9–3–3 (.700)

Awards

Postseason awards

The Atlantic Coast Conference post season awards were announced on April 14, 2021, and considered both the fall season and spring season. Some players who were drafted and did not play in the spring season were included on the All Conference teams.[25]

All-ACC awards and teams

2020 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Coach of the Year Jay VidovichPittsburgh
Offensive Player of the Year Valentin Noel – Pittsburgh
Midfielder of the Year Daniel PereiraVirginia Tech
Defensive Player of the Year Jasper LöeffelsendPittsburgh
Freshman of the Year Bertin JacquessonPittsburgh
2020 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie Team

Grayson Barber, Jr., F, Clemson
Philip Mayaka, So., M, Clemson
Kimarni Smith, Sr., F, Clemson
Jack Lynn, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Nico Campuzano, Gr., GK, Pittsburgh
Jasper Löeffelsend, Gr., D, Pittsburgh
Valentin Noel, So., M, Pittsburgh
Daniel Pereira, So., M, Virginia Tech
Kristo Strickler, Sr., M, Virginia Tech
Calvin Harris, So., F, Wake Forest
Isaiah Parente, Jr., M, Wake Forest

Oskar Ågren, So., D, Clemson
Pedro Fonseca, Jr., F, Louisville
Giovanni Montesdeoca, Sr., F, North Carolina
Alec Smir, Jr., GK, North Carolina
Aiden McFadden, Sr., M, Notre Dame
Bertin Jacquesson, Fr., F, Pittsburgh
Veljko Petković, So., M, Pittsburgh
Jackson Walti, Jr., M, Pittsburgh
Bret Halsey, Jr., M, Virginia
Nico Benalcazar, So., D, Wake Forest
Machop Chol, Sr., F, Wake Forest

Kristofer Konradsson, Jr., M, Boston College
Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador, Jr., M, Clemson
Justin Malou, Sr., D, Clemson
George Marks, Jr., GK, Clemson
Peter Stroud, Fr., M, Duke
Elijah Amo, Sr., M, Louisville
Alexander Dexter, Sr., F, Pittsburgh
Arturo Ordoñez, So., D, Pittsburgh
Andreas Ueland, So., D, Virginia
Jacob Labovitz, Sr., F, Virginia Tech
Kyle Holcomb, Jr., F, Wake Forest

Hamady Diop, D, Clemson
Ousmane Sylla, M, Clemson
Antino Lopez, M, Duke
Nick Pariano, M, Duke
Peter Stroud, M, Duke
Thorleifur Úlfarsson, F, Duke
Aboubacar Camara, F, Louisville
Bertin Jacquesson, F, Pittsburgh
Filip Mirkovic, M, Pittsburgh
Deandre Kerr, F, Syracuse
Garrison Tubbs, D, Wake Forest

MLS SuperDraft

The 2021 MLS SuperDraft was held on January 21, 2021. The Atlantic Coast Conference had a record total of twenty five players selected, with twelve first round selections. This eclipsed the previous record of eighteen total selections, set twice previously. The twelve first round picks surpassed the previous record of eight first round picks, set in 2016, 2018, and 2020. The twenty five players selected represented one third of the players taken in the draft. The ACC also had five players selected in the first five picks, a first in draft history.[26] Also of note, at least one player was selected from a team that played during the 2020 season. Only Boston College did not have a player selected and Boston College elected to suspend their season due to COVID-19.

Total picks by school

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total
Clemson 3 3
Duke 1 1
Louisville 2 2
NC State 1 1
North Carolina 1 2 3
Notre Dame 1 1
Pittsburgh 1 1
Syracuse 1 1 2
Virginia 2 3 5
Virginia Tech 1 1 2
Wake Forest 3 1 4
Total 12 9 4 25

List of selections

RoundPick #MLS teamPlayerPositionCollege
11Austin FCVenezuela Daniel PereiraMFVirginia Tech
12FC CincinnatiEnglandHong Kong Calvin HarrisFWWake Forest
13Colorado RapidsKenya Philip MayakaMFClemson
14D.C. UnitedEngland Kimarni SmithFWClemson
15D.C. UnitedUnited States Michael DeShieldsDFWake Forest
17Real Salt LakeUnited States Bret HalseyDFVirginia
113New York Red BullsGuadeloupe Luther ArchimèdeFWSyracuse
117Minnesota United FCJamaica Justin McMasterFWWake Forest
120Nashville SCTanzania Irakoze DonasiyanoFWVirginia
121Austin FCUnited States Aedan StanleyDFDuke
124New England RevolutionUganda Edward KizzaFWPittsburgh
127Columbus CrewSenegal Justin MalouDFClemson
228Austin FCScotland Daniel SteedmanFWVirginia
230Houston DynamoUnited States Kristofer StricklerFWVirginia Tech
234Real Salt LakeUnited States Elijah AmoFWLouisville
239San Jose EarthquakesGhana George AsomaniMFNC State
240New York Red BullsGuinea Lamine ConteMFLouisville
245Toronto FCEngland Nathaniel CroftsFWVirginia
248FC DallasUnited States Colin ShutlerGKVirginia
249Orlando City SCUnited States Andrew PannenbergGKWake Forest
250Sporting Kansas CityCanada Matt ConstantDFNorth Carolina
359Atlanta UnitedUnited States Aiden McFaddenMFNotre Dame
373Nashville SCNorway Sondre NorheimDFSyracuse
376FC DallasUnited States Mark SalasDFNorth Carolina
379FC DallasUnited States Giovanni MontesdeocaFWNorth Carolina

Homegrown players

The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008,[27] every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.

To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year.[28] Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.

Original MLS team Player Pos. School Ref.
Atlanta United Machop Chol MF Wake Forest (Sr.) [29]
Columbus Crew Isaiah Parente MF Wake Forest (Jr.) [30]
Sporting Kansas City Grayson Barber F Clemson (Jr.) [31]

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