# 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer 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.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

Atlantic Division :
| 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 :
| 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

| Team | Head coach | Captain |
| Boston College Eagles | Ed Kelly | Henry Balf |
| Clemson Tigers | Mike Noonan | Tanner Dieterich Oliver Shannon |
| Duke Blue Devils | John Kerr, Jr. | Kevon Black Cody Brinkman Markus Fjørtoft Carter Manley Brian White |
| Louisville Cardinals | Ken Lolla | Tim Kübel |
| NC State Wolfpack | George Kiefer | Julius Duchscherer |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | Carlos Somoano | David October |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Bobby Clark | Matt Habrowski Chris Hubbard Jon Gallagher |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | Jay Vidovich | Bryce Cregan Javi Pérez |
| Syracuse Orange | Ian McIntyre | |
| Virginia Cavaiers | George Gelnovatch | |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | Mike Brizendine | Ben Lundgaard Collin Verfurth Marcelo Acuna |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Bobby Muuss | Kevin Politz Jon Bakero Steven Echevarria |

## Preseason
### Hermann Trophy

Prior to the season, 7 players were named to the Hermann Trophy watch list.
* 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

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.
ACC championship votes
* North Carolina – 5
* Wake Forest – 3
* Clemson – 2
* Virginia – 1
* Notre 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.

### Week 1 (Aug 21–27)

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

### Week 2 (Aug 28 – Sep 3)

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 | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tim Kübel | Louisville | Patrick Bunk-Andersen | Clemson |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 3 (Sep 4–10)

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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jon Gallagher | Notre Dame | Leon Krapf | NC State |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 4 (Sep 11–17)

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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Edward Opoku | Virginia | Felicien Dumas | Notre Dame |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 5 (Sep 18–24)

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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Marcelo Acuna | Virginia Tech | Ximo Miralles | Clemson |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 6 (Sep 25 – Oct 1)

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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Ema Twumasi | Wake Forest | Bryce Cregan | Pittsburgh |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 7 (Oct 2–8)

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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jon Gallagher | Notre Dame | Sergi Nus | Virginia |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 8 (Oct 9–15)

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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Diego Campos | Clemson | Mauriq Hill | Pittsburgh |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 9 (Oct 16–22)

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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Manny Perez | NC State | Will Pulisic | Duke |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 10 (Oct 23–29)

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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Daniel Wright | Duke | Hendrik Hilpert | Syracuse |
| Reference: ACC ||||

### Week 11 (Oct 30 – Nov 5)

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)

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
### United Soccer

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 |

### Top Drawer Soccer

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 |

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

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

### 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. All rankings shown in the table below are tournament seeds.
| Seed | School | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals |
| 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 $^{L,3–4PK}$vs. #5 Akron – (Louisville, KY) | |
| 6 | Duke | BYE | W 2–1 vs. FIU – (Durham, NC) | T 2–2 $^{L,7–8PK}$ 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
### 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.
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
##### College Soccer News

Six ACC players were named All-Americans by CollegeSoccerNews.com
| Position | 1st Team | 1st Team | 2nd Team | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | 3rd Team |
| Position | Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| FW | Jon Bakero Jon Gallagher | Wake Forest Notre Dame | Alan Winn | North Carolina | none | none |
| MF | Cam Lindley | North Carolina | none | none | none | none |
| DF | Tim Kübel | Louisville | Kevin Politz | Wake Forest | none | none |
| GK | none | none | none | none | none | none |

##### Soccer America

Seven ACC players were named All-Americans by Soccer America on December 8 .
| Position | 1st Team | 1st Team | 2nd Team | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | 3rd Team |
| Position | 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 | none | none |
| DF | Tim Kübel | Louisville | none | none | Kevin Politz | Wake Forest |
| GK | none | none | none | none | none | none |

##### 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.
| Position | 1st Team | 1st Team | 2nd Team | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | 3rd Team |
| Position | 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 | none | none |
| DF | Tim Kübel | Louisville | none | none | Kevin Politz | Wake Forest |
| GK | none | none | none | none | none | none |

#### National awards

* Hermann Trophy: Jon Bakero
* Senior CLASS Award: Jon Bakero

## MLS SuperDraft
### Total picks by school

| 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

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

### Homegrown contracts

| 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 |