The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season was the 34th season of women's varsity soccer in the conference.
Virginia
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were the defending regular season champions.
Florida State
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were the defending
ACC tournament champions. The Seminoles are also the defending
national champions
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.
North Carolina
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and
Florida State
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were co-regular season champions with 8–2–0 records. Florida State won the
ACC tournament over North Carolina, by a score of 2–1 in the final.
The ACC had ten teams selected to the
NCAA tournament, which was the most of any conference. The conference finished with a 20–9–1 overall record in the tournament, with Florida State and North Carolina making it to the semifinals. North Carolina prevailed in the semifinals, but lost to in the final.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
1. ''Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer''
Coaches
Coaching Changes
;Pre-Season
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Mark Krikorian resigned as head coach of
Florida State
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on March 29, 2022.
Brian Pensky was hired as his replacement on April 25, 2022.
Head Coaching Records
''Notes''
*Records shown are prior to the 2022 season
*Years at school includes the 2022 season
Pre-season
Hermann Trophy Watchlist
The
Hermann Trophy
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History
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preseason watchlist was released on August 18, 2022. The ACC had eight players named to the sixty player watchlist.
Pre-season poll
Pre-season Coaches Poll
Source:
Pre-season All-ACC Team
Source:
Regular season
Conference Matrix
The table below shows head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team plays ten matches. Each team does not play every other team.
Rankings
United Soccer
Top Drawer Soccer
Players of the Week
Postseason
ACC Tournament
NCAA tournament
The Atlantic Coast Conference had ten teams selected to the NCAA tournament, which was the most of any conference. Their two number one seeds was also the most of any conference. Eight of the ten selected teams were seeded, which gained those teams the right to host a first-round match.
Awards and honors
ACC Awards
2023 NWSL Draft
The ACC had twelve players selected in the 2023 NWSL Draft. Seven of the twelve players were selected in the first round, which was more than half of all first round picks. Those seven and the twelve overall were the highest by any conference. This was the third straight year where an ACC player was selected as one of the top-five picks.
References
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2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season