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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
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are the defending champions of the Coastal Conference. Wake Forest are the defending ACC tournament Champions. Due to the ongoing
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, 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

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

''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.


Preseason Poll

The preseason poll was released on September 8, 2020.


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.


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''.


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

All times Eastern time.


Week 1 (Sep. 14 – Sept. 20)

;Players of the Week


Week 2 (Sep. 21 – Sept. 27)

;Players of the Week


Week 3 (Sep. 28 – Oct. 4)

;Players of the Week


Week 4 (Oct. 5 – Oct. 11)

;Players of the Week


Week 5 (Oct. 12 – Oct. 18)

;Players of the Week


Week 6 (Oct. 19 – Oct. 25)

;Players of the Week


Week 7 (Oct. 26 – Nov. 1)

;Players of the Week


Week 8 (Nov. 2 – Nov. 8)

;Players of the Week


Spring 2021 regular season

All times Eastern time.


Week 11 (Feb. 3 – Feb. 7)


Week 12 (Feb. 8 – Feb. 14)


Week 13 (Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)


Week 14 (Feb. 22 – Feb. 28)


Week 15 (Mar. 1 – Mar. 7)

;Players of the Week


Week 16 (Mar. 8 – Mar. 14)

;Players of the Week


Week 17 (Mar. 15 – Mar. 21)


Week 18 (Mar. 22 – Mar. 28)

;Players of the Week


Week 19 (Mar. 29 – Apr. 4)


Week 20 (Apr. 5 – Apr. 11)


Rankings


Fall 2020


National


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Postseason


ACC Tournament

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


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.


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


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
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. 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
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Total picks by school


List of selections


Homegrown players

The Homegrown Player Rule is a
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. 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
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and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.


References

{{2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season