# 2020 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season

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.

### 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.

## 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.
| Player | Class | Position | School |
| Justin Malou | Senior | DF | Clemson |
| Valentin Noël | 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.
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 |
| 1 | Clemson | 5 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 4 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 1 |
| 3 | Virginia | 1 |

### 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 | Top Drawer Soccer |
| Boston College | N/A | 24 | NR |
| Clemson | N/A | 3 | 2 |
| Duke | N/A | RV | NR |
| Louisville | N/A | 18 | NR |
| North Carolina | N/A | 27 | 14 |
| NC State | N/A | 26 | NR |
| Notre Dame | N/A | RV | 12 |
| Pitt | N/A | 28 | 3 |
| Syracuse | N/A | RV | NR |
| Virginia | N/A | 7 | NR |
| Virginia Tech | N/A | 14 | 11 |
| Wake Forest | N/A | 4 | 5 |

### 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 | Top Drawer Soccer |
| Boston College | — | — |
| Clemson | 9 | 11 |
| Duke | 1 | 2 |
| Louisville | 7 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 10 |
| NC State | 29 | 24 |
| Notre Dame | 32 | — |
| Pitt | — | — |
| Syracuse | 12 | 25 |
| Virginia | 5 | 3 |
| Virginia Tech | 23 | 20 |
| Wake Forest | 6 | 4 |

### Preseason awards
#### Preseason All-ACC Watchlist

* 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)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 5 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 1–0 | 1 |

#### Players of the Week

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Daniel Russo | Notre Dame | Keagan McLaughlin | Notre Dame |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 2 (Sep. 21 – Sept. 27)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Duke | Kentucky | Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY | L 2–4 | 95 |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 1 Wake Forest | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | WAKE 3–1 | 112 |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | DUKE 1–0 (2OT) | 0 |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Pittsburgh | No. 5 Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN | PITT 3–1 | 0 |

#### Players of the Week

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Bertin Jacquesson | Pittsburgh | Arturo Ordoñez | Pittsburgh |
| Calvin Harris | Wake Forest | Arturo Ordoñez | Pittsburgh |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 3 (Sep. 28 – Oct. 4)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | Kentucky | Bell Soccer Complex • Lexington, KY | L 1–3 | 115 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | South Carolina | Stone Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 3–0 | 460 |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | UNC 2–0 | 0 |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 2–1 | 169 |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 4–1 | 0 |

#### Players of the Week

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kyle Holcomb | Wake Forest | Alec Smir | North Carolina |
| Mohamed Seye | Clemson | Alec Smir | North Carolina |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 4 (Oct. 5 – Oct. 11)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | UAB | No. 3 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | W 2–0 | 748 |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | PITT 3–2 (2OT) | 1 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 1–0 | 0 |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 5 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | UVA 2–1 (2OT) | 177 |
| October 9 | 8:00 p.m. | Duke | NC State | Dail Field • Raleigh, NC | DUKE 3–1 | 70 |
| October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 3–0 | 0 |
| October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 4–2 | 55 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN | ND 1–0 | 0 |

#### Players of the Week

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Veljko Petkovic | Pittsburgh | Colin Shutler | Virginia |
| Veljko Petkovic | Pittsburgh | Fillipo Zattarin | North Carolina |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 5 (Oct. 12 – Oct. 18)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Wake Forest | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 2–1 | 1,000 |
| October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 5 Virginia | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | T 1–1 (2OT) | 130 |
| October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Duke | Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 2–1 (2OT) | 1,000 |
| October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisville | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 2–2 (2OT) | 1 |
| October 17 | 11:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | PPD | |
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 North Carolina | No. 1 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 1–0 (OT) | 0 |
| October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Navy | NC State | Dail Soccer Field • Raleigh, NC | L 1–2 | 70 |
| October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Pittsburgh | No. 5 Virginia | Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | PITT 3–2 (OT) | 132 |

#### Players of the Week

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Valentin Noël | Pittsburgh | George Marks | Clemson |
| Kimarni Smith | Clemson | George Marks | Clemson |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 6 (Oct. 19 – Oct. 25)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Wake Forest | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | WF 2–1 | 0 |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Pittsburgh | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | PITT 4–1 | 0 |
| October 23 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | NC State | Dail Field • Raleigh, NC | CLEM 1–0 | 88 |
| October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia | Notre Dame | Alumni Field • South Bend, IN | ND 2–1 (2OT) | 133 |
| October 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Syracuse | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | T 1–1 (2OT) | 101 |

#### Players of the Week

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Omar Hernandez | Wake Forest | Oskar Ågren | Clemson |
| Grayson Barber | Clemson | Oskar Ågren | Clemson |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 7 (Oct. 26 – Nov. 1)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | VT 2–1 (OT) | 212 |
| October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jacob Labovitz | Virginia Tech | Nico Benalcazar | Wake Forest |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 8 (Nov. 2 – Nov. 8)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| November 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisville | Notre Dame | Alumni Field • South Bend, IN | ND 4–1 | 266 |
| November 6 | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jack Lynn | Notre Dame | Andrew Pannenberg | Wake Forest |
| Reference: ||||

## 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)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| No games scheduled |||||||

### Week 12 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| February 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Hofstra | Syracuse | Afrim's Sports Park • Albany, NY | W 2–1 | 0 |
| February 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 0 |

### Week 13 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| February 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Syracuse | Albany | Afrim's Sports Park • Albany, NY | T 1–1 (2OT) | 0 |
| February 19 | 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 | – |

### Week 14 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| February 27 | 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)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| March 6 | 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 |
| March 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 3–1 | 813 |

#### Players of the Week

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Giovanni Montesdeoca | North Carolina | Oliver Gerbig | Virginia |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 16 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| March 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | ND 2–0 | 0 |
| March 12 | 7:00 p.m. | 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 |
| March 13 | 6:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 4 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | T 0–0 (2OT) | 350 |
| March 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 8 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 2–0 | 0 |
| March 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 Virginia | North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | UNC 2–0 | 580 |

#### Players of the Week

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Giovanni Montesdeoca | North Carolina | Philip Quinton | Notre Dame |
| Jack Lynn | Notre Dame | Philip Quinton | Notre Dame |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 17 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| March 19 | 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 |
| March 20 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 15 North Carolina | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | T 0–0 (2OT) | 0 |
| March 20 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 1 Clemson | Riggs Field • Clemson, SC | CLEM 1–0 | 753 |
| March 20 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Wake Forest | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN | WAKE 3–2 | 241 |
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Valentin Noël | Pittsburgh | Mike Suski | Boston College |
| Christian Garner | Boston College | Alex Rando | Virginia |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 18 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | Thompson Field • Blacksburg, VA | PITT 2–1 (2OT) | 600 |
| March 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisville | No. 6 Wake Forest | Spry Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | WAKE 2–1 (OT) | 450 |
| March 27 | 7:00 p.m. | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Thor Ulfarsson | Duke | Jackson Walti | Pittsburgh |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 19 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | No. 15 North Carolina | Dorrance Field • Chapel Hill, NC | VT 1–0 | 423 |
| April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | 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 |
| April 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | No. 3 Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | PITT 2–0 | 0 |
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kristo Strickler | Virginia Tech | Nathan Durst | Virginia Tech |
| Reference: ||||

### Week 20 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)

| Date | Time (ET) | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| 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 |
| April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Clemson | Louisville | Lynn Stadium • Louisville, KY | LOU 2–1 | 0 |
| April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame | Alumni Stadium • South Bend, IN | VT 2–0 | 203 |
| April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Wake Forest | Syracuse | SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY | Canceled | Canceled |
| April 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 North Carolina | Duke | Koskinen Stadium • Durham, NC | UNC 1–0 | 0 |
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive |
| Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Aboubacar Camara | Louisville | Detre Bell | Louisville |
| Reference: ||||

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

#### All-ACC awards and teams

2020 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Coach of the Year | Jay Vidovich – Pittsburgh |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Valentin Noël – Pittsburgh |
| Midfielder of the Year | Daniel Pereira – Virginia Tech |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jasper Löeffelsend – Pittsburgh |
| Freshman of the Year | Bertin Jacquesson – Pittsburgh |
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 Noël, 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. 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

| Round | Pick # | MLS team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | Austin FC | Daniel Pereira | MF | Virginia Tech |
| 1 | 2 | FC Cincinnati | Calvin Harris | FW | Wake Forest |
| 1 | 3 | Colorado Rapids | Philip Mayaka | MF | Clemson |
| 1 | 4 | D.C. United | Kimarni Smith | FW | Clemson |
| 1 | 5 | D.C. United | Michael DeShields | DF | Wake Forest |
| 1 | 7 | Real Salt Lake | Bret Halsey | DF | Virginia |
| 1 | 13 | New York Red Bulls | Luther Archimède | FW | Syracuse |
| 1 | 17 | Minnesota United FC | Justin McMaster | FW | Wake Forest |
| 1 | 20 | Nashville SC | Irakoze Donasiyano | FW | Virginia |
| 1 | 21 | Austin FC | Aedan Stanley | DF | Duke |
| 1 | 24 | New England Revolution | Edward Kizza | FW | Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 27 | Columbus Crew | Justin Malou | DF | Clemson |
| 2 | 28 | Austin FC | Daniel Steedman | FW | Virginia |
| 2 | 30 | Houston Dynamo | Kristofer Strickler | FW | Virginia Tech |
| 2 | 34 | Real Salt Lake | Elijah Amo | FW | Louisville |
| 2 | 39 | San Jose Earthquakes | George Asomani | MF | NC State |
| 2 | 40 | New York Red Bulls | Lamine Conte | MF | Louisville |
| 2 | 45 | Toronto FC | Nathaniel Crofts | FW | Virginia |
| 2 | 48 | FC Dallas | Colin Shutler | GK | Virginia |
| 2 | 49 | Orlando City SC | Andrew Pannenberg | GK | Wake Forest |
| 2 | 50 | Sporting Kansas City | Matt Constant | DF | North Carolina |
| 3 | 59 | Atlanta United | Aiden McFadden | MF | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 73 | Nashville SC | Sondre Norheim | DF | Syracuse |
| 3 | 76 | FC Dallas | Mark Salas | DF | North Carolina |
| 3 | 79 | FC Dallas | Giovanni Montesdeoca | FW | North 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, 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. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.
| Original MLS team | Player | Pos. | School |
| Atlanta United | Machop Chol | MF | Wake Forest (Sr.) |
| Columbus Crew | Isaiah Parente | MF | Wake Forest (Jr.) |
| Sporting Kansas City | Grayson Barber | F | Clemson (Jr.) |