# 2018 ACC men's soccer tournament

The 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer tournament was the 32nd edition of the ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and guaranteed representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The final was played at Sahlen's Stadium in Cary, NC.
The Louisville Cardinals won the tournament over the North Carolina Tar Heels 1–0 in the final.

## Qualification

All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The top 4 seeds receive first round byes and will host the winner of a first-round game. All rounds, with the exception of the final are held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record. Ties are broken by overall winning percentage. Ten of the twelve teams have been ranked this year and eight currently hold spots in the top 11 of the NCAA RPI.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 7–1–0 | 21 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 6–1–0 | 18 |
| 3 | Duke | 5–3–0 | 15 |
| 4 | Louisville | 4–2–2 | 14 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Virginia | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 8 | NC State | 2–4–2 | 8 |
| 9 | Boston College | 2–5–1 | 7 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 1–4–3 | 6 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 2–6–0 | 6 |
| 12 | Clemson | 2–6–0 | 6 |

## Bracket

*Note: Home team listed first. Rankings shown are ACC Tournament Seeds.
| First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | #1 Wake Forest | 2 | | | | |
| #8 NC State | 3 | #8 NC State | 0 | | | | |
| #9 Boston College | 1 | | | #1 Wake Forest | 1 | | |
| | | | | #4 Louisville | 2$^{OT}$ | | |
| | | #4 Louisville | 1 | | | | |
| #5 Notre Dame | 2 | #5 Notre Dame | 0 | | | | |
| #12 Clemson | 0 | | | | | #4 Louisville | 1 |
| | | | | | | #2 North Carolina | 0 |
| | | #3 Duke | 0 (4) | | | | |
| #6 Virginia | 0 | #11 Pittsburgh | 0 (3) | | | | |
| #11 Pittsburgh | 2 | | | #3 Duke | 1 | | |
| | | | | #2 North Carolina | 2 | | |
| | | #2 North Carolina | 3 | | | | |
| #7 Virginia Tech | 3 | #7 Virginia Tech | 0 | | | | |
| #10 Syracuse | 1 | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers
#### 2 Goals

* Ian Aschieris – Notre Dame
* Edward Kizza – Pittsburgh

#### 1 Goal

* Haji Abdikadir – Louisville
* Elijah Amo – Louisville
* Alex Bautista – NC State
* Abe Bibas – Boston College
* Machop Chol – Wake Forest
* Joey DeZart – Wake Forest
* Cherif Dieye – Louisville
* Omir Fernandez – Wake Forest
* Jeremy Kelly – North Carolina
* David Loera – NC State
* Giovanni Montesdeoca – North Carolina
* Jelani Peters – North Carolina
* Mauricio Pineda – North Carolina
* Ryan Raposo – Syracuse
* Issa Rayyan – Duke
* David Sanz – Virginia Tech
* Tate Schmitt – Louisville
* Jack Skahan – North Carolina
* Kristo Strickler – Virginia Tech
* Brad Sweeney – NC State
* Nico Quashie – Virginia Tech

## All-Tournament team

ACC Men's Soccer All-Tournament team :
* Will Pulisic, Duke
* Brandon Williamson, Duke
* Lamine Conte, Louisville
* Cherif Dieye, Louisville
* Ziyad Fekri, Louisville
* Jake Gelnovatch, Louisville
* Tate Schmitt, Louisville
* Nils Bruening, North Carolina
* Alex Comsia, North Carolina
* John Nelson, North Carolina
* Machop Chol, Wake Forest
* Sam Raben, Wake Forest
* MVP in Bold