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
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Wake Forest University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Assoc ...
and the
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
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 George Kiefer may refer to:
* George Kiefer (soccer) (born c. 1971), American soccer coach
* George W. Kiefer (1891–1943), member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
See also
* George David Kieffer (born 1947), American lawyer, aut ...
replaces
Kelly Findley
Kelly Findley (born September 8, 1970) is an American soccer coach and is currently the head coach for Liberty University Men's Soccer Program. Findley Previously coached at North Carolina State University. He formerly held the same position at ...
as the
NC State Wolfpack
The NC State Wolfpack is the nickname of the athletic teams representing North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subd ...
head coach.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
1. ''Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccer''
Personnel
Preseason
Hermann Trophy
Prior to the season, 7 players were named to the
Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top men's and women's college soccer players.
History
In 1967, Bob Hermann, the president of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and th ...
watch list.
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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
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North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
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Wake Forest – 3
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Clemson – 2
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Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
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Notre Dame – 1
Regular season poll
Atlantic Division poll
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Wake Forest – 62 (8 first-place votes)
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Clemson – 60 (3)
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Louisville
Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by populatio ...
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Syracuse
Syracuse most commonly refers to:
* Syracuse, Sicily, Italy; in the province of Syracuse
* Syracuse, New York, USA; in the Syracuse metropolitan area
Syracuse may also refer to:
Places
* Syracuse railway station (disambiguation)
Italy
* Provi ...
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Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
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NC State
North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina sy ...
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Coastal Division poll
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North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
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Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
– 58 (2)
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Notre Dame – 51 (1)
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Virginia Tech
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...
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Duke
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
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Regular season
All times Eastern time.
Week 1 (Aug 21–27)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 2 (Aug 28 – Sep 3)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 3 (Sep 4–10)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 4 (Sep 11–17)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 5 (Sep 18–24)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 6 (Sep 25 – Oct 1)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 7 (Oct 2–8)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 8 (Oct 9–15)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 9 (Oct 16–22)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 10 (Oct 23–29)
Schedule and results:
Players of the week:
Week 11 (Oct 30 – Nov 5)
Schedule and results:
Note: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament
Week 12 (Nov 6 – Nov 12)
Schedule and results:
Note: Rankings shown are seedings from ACC tournament
Rankings
United Soccer
Top Drawer Soccer
Postseason
ACC tournament
NCAA tournament
Nine teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference were selected to participate in the NCAA tournament. Nine teams tied the record for most number of teams from a single conference in the tournament. The record of nine was achieved in 2016, also by the ACC. For the second straight year, seven ACC teams were seeded and received a first round bye in the tournament. The ACC now holds the top three spots for most teams from a conference. The ACC had eight teams invited in 2005. This is the seventeenth consecutive year that at least five teams from the ACC have earned an NCAA bid. All rankings shown in the table below are tournament seeds.
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.
All-Americans
= College Soccer News
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Six ACC players were named All-Americans by CollegeSoccerNews.com
= Soccer America
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Seven ACC players were named All-Americans by
Soccer America
''Soccer America'', the oldest soccer-specific media publisher in the United States, was founded in 1971 by Clay Berling in Albany, California. The magazine is headquartered in Oakland, California.
History
The magazine was founded by Clay Ber ...
on December 8 .
= United Soccer Coaches
=
On December 7, 2017,
United Soccer Coaches
The United Soccer Coaches (formerly known as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)) is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. It is the largest soccer coaches organization in the world, with more than ...
announced their All-America teams, broken into three starting XI's. Seven ACC players were named All-America by USC.
National awards
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Hermann Trophy
The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States's top men's and women's college soccer players.
History
In 1967, Bob Hermann, the president of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and th ...
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Jon Bakero
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Senior CLASS Award
The Senior CLASS Award is awarded to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in 10 NCAA Division I sports. An acronym for "Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School," the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete ...
:
Jon BakeroWake Forest's Jon Bakero Wins the 2017 Senior Class Award for Men's Soccer
accessed December 15, 2017
MLS SuperDraft
Total picks by school
List of selections
Homegrown contracts
References
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2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season