2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season explained

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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Soccer
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Duration:	August, 2016 – November, 2016
No Of Teams:	12
Season:	Regular season
Season Champs:	Atlantic: Wake Forest Coastal: North Carolina
Second Place:	Atlantic: Louisville Coastal: Virginia
Mvp:	Offensive: Jon Gallagher Midfielder: Ian Harkes Defensive: Miles Robinson
Top Scorer:	Jon Gallagher (14)
Finals:	Tournament
Finals Link:	2016 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
Finals Champ:	Wake Forest
Finals Runner-Up:	Clemson
Finals Mvp:	Ian Harkes
Draft:	2017 MLS SuperDraft
Draft Link:	2017 MLS SuperDraft
Top Pick:	Miles Robinson, Syracuse
Picked By:	Atlanta United FC, 2nd overall
Seasonslistnames:	ACC men's soccer
Prevseason Link:	2015 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Prevseason Year:	2015
Nextseason Link:	2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Nextseason Year:	2017

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 63rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Syracuse Orange are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively.

Changes from 2015

• Jay Vidovich replaced Joe Luxbacher has the Pittsburgh Panthers head coach

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Atlantic Division^[1]
Team	Stadium	Capacity
Boston College Eagles	Newton Soccer Complex	2,500
Clemson Tigers	Riggs Field	6,500
	Lynn Stadium	5,300
NC State Wolfpack	Method Road	3,000
Syracuse Orange		5,000
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		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
Clemson Tigers		Patrick Bunk-Andersen
Duke Blue Devils
Louisville Cardinals
NC State Wolfpack
North Carolina Tar Heels	^[2]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	^[3]
Pittsburgh Panthers	^[4]
Syracuse Orange	^[5]
Virginia Cavaiers	^[6]
Virginia Tech Hokies	^[7]
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	^[8]

Regular season

Rankings

National Soccer Coaches Association of America

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll.

	Pre^[9]	Wk 1^[10]	Wk 2^[11]	Wk 3^[12]	Wk 4^[13]	Wk 5^[14]	Wk 6^[15]	Wk 7^[16]	Wk 8^[17]	Wk 9^[18]	Wk 10^[19]	Wk 11^[20]	Wk 12^[21]	Final^[22]
Boston College	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 25	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 15	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 25	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Final --> RV
Clemson	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 5
Duke	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Louisville	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 13	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 13	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 6
North Carolina	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 4
NC State	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Notre Dame	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 9	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 1	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 1	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 4	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 12	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 20	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 15	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 14
Pittsburgh	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 -->	<	-- NSCAA Final -->
Syracuse	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 3	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 10	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 6	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 8	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 11
Virginia	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 12	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 21	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 17	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 16	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 13
Virginia Tech	<	-- NSCAA Preseason -->	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 15	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 23	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 19	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 18	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 18	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 15	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 23	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 23	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 23	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> RV	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 8
Wake Forest	<	-- NSCAA Preseason --> 5	<	-- NSCAA Week 1 --> 21	<	-- NSCAA Week 2 --> 21	<	-- NSCAA Week 3 --> 12	<	-- NSCAA Week 4 --> 14	<	-- NSCAA Week 5 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 6 --> 11	<	-- NSCAA Week 7 --> 7	<	-- NSCAA Week 8 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 9 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 10 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 11 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Week 12 --> 2	<	-- NSCAA Final --> 2

Top Drawer Soccer

^[23]

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	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
Boston College	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 15	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 10	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 10	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 18	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 18	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 16	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 25	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 14	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 23	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Clemson	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 10	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 5	<	-- TDS Final --> 5
Duke	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 20	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Louisville	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 13	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 13	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 6	<	-- TDS Final --> 6
North Carolina	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 4	<	-- TDS Final --> 4
NC State	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Notre Dame	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 19	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 14	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 13	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 17	<	-- TDS Final --> 17
Pittsburgh	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 -->	<	-- TDS Week 7 -->	<	-- TDS Week 8 -->	<	-- TDS Week 9 -->	<	-- TDS Week 10 -->	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 -->	<	-- TDS Week 15 -->	<	-- TDS Week 16 -->	<	-- TDS Final -->
Syracuse	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 4	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 3	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 9	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 6	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 5	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 11	<	-- TDS Final --> 11
Virginia	<	-- TDS Preseason --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 3 --> 13	<	-- TDS Week 4 --> 23	<	-- TDS Week 5 --> 19	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 19	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 19	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 15	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 13	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 16	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 13	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 13	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 13	<	-- TDS Final --> 13
Virginia Tech	<	-- TDS Preseason -->	<	-- TDS Week 1 -->	<	-- TDS Week 2 -->	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 17	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> RV	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 23	<	-- TDS Week 11 -->	<	-- TDS Week 12 -->	<	-- TDS Week 13 -->	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 20	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 8	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 8	<	-- TDS Final --> 8
Wake Forest	<	-- TDS Preseason --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 1 --> 23	<	-- TDS Week 2 --> 23	<	-- TDS Week 3 -->	<	-- TDS Week 4 -->	<	-- TDS Week 5 -->	<	-- TDS Week 6 --> 11	<	-- TDS Week 7 --> 12	<	-- TDS Week 8 --> 10	<	-- TDS Week 9 --> 7	<	-- TDS Week 10 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 11 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 12 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 13 --> 2	<	-- TDS Week 14 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 15 --> 1	<	-- TDS Week 16 --> 1	<	-- TDS Final --> 2

Postseason

ACC tournament

See main article: 2016 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

A record nine teams will participate in the NCAA tournament. Seven of the nine teams earned seeds and byes to the second round.

Seed	Region	School	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
2	4	Wake Forest	bgcolor=#ddd		W 2–0 vs. Coastal Carolina – (Winston-Salem)	W 2–1 vs. SIUE – (Winston-Salem)	W 2–0 vs. Virginia Tech – (Winston-Salem)	W 2–1 vs. #6 Denver – (Houston)	T, 0–0 ^L, 4–5 PK vs. #5 Stanford – (Houston)
3	3	Clemson	bgcolor=#ddd		W 2–1 (OT) vs. South Carolina – (Clemson)	W 3–1 vs. #14 Albany – (Clemson)	L 0–1 vs. #6 Denver – (Clemson)
4	2	Louisville	bgcolor=#ddd		W 2 - 1 vs. UCLA – (Louisville)	W 3–1 vs. #13 Notre Dame – (Louisville)	L 0–2 vs. #5 Stanford – (Louisville)
8	1	Syracuse	bgcolor=#ddd		W 3 - 0 vs. Dartmouth – (Syracuse)	L 0–1 vs. #9 North Carolina – (Syracuse)
9	1	North Carolina	bgcolor=#ddd		W 3 - 2 (OT) vs. FGCU – (Chapel Hill)	W 1 - 0 vs. #8 Syracuse – (Syracuse)	W 1 - 0 (2OT) vs. Providence – (Chapel Hill)	T, 0–0 ^L, 9–10 PK vs. #5 Stanford – (Houston)
12	2	Virginia	bgcolor=#ddd		W 2 - 1 (2OT) vs. Vermont – (Charlottesville)	L 0–1 vs. #5 Stanford – (Stanford)
13	2	Notre Dame	bgcolor=#ddd		W 1 - 0 vs. Loyola-Chicago – (Notre Dame)	L 1–3 vs. #4 Louisville – (Louisville)
	3		W 1 - 0 vs. Fordham – (Boston)	L 0–3 vs. #14 Albany – (Albany)
	4	Virginia Tech	W 1 - 0 vs. ETSU – (Blacksburg)	W 3 - 2 vs. #10 Charlotte – (Charlotte)	W 2–1 (OT) vs. #7 Indiana – (Bloomington)	L 0–1 vs. #2 Wake Forest – (Winston-Salem)

All-ACC awards and teams

2016 ACC Men's Soccer Individual Awards^[24]
Award	Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year	Jon Gallagher, Notre Dame
Midfielder of the Year	Ian Harkes, Wake Forest
Defensive Player of the Year	Miles Robinson, Syracuse
Freshman of the Year	Cam Lindley, North Carolina
Coach of the Year	Bobby Muuss, Wake Forest

2016 ACC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Third Team	Freshman Team
Zeiko Lewis, Sr., F, Boston College Tim Kübel, Jr., D, Louisville Mohamed Thiaw, Jr., F, Louisville Cam Lindley, Fr., M, North Carolina Brandon Aubrey, Sr., D, Notre Dame Jon Gallagher, Jr., F, Notre Dame Chris Nanco, Sr., F, Syracuse Miles Robinson, So., D, Syracuse Alec Ferrell, Sr., G, Wake Forest Ian Harkes, Sr., M, Wake Forest Jacori Hayes, Sr., M, Wake Forest	Diego Campos, Jr., F, Clemson Oliver Shannon, Jr., M, Clemson Brian White, Jr., F, Duke Colton Storm, Sr., D, North Carolina Alan Winn, Jr., F, North Carolina Zach Wright, Jr., F, North Carolina Julius Duchscherer, So., M, NC State Pablo Aguilar, Jr., M, Virginia Jeff Caldwell, Jr., G, Virginia Edward Opoku, So., F, Virginia Marcelo Acuna, Jr., F, Virginia Tech	Patrick Bunk-Andersen, So., D, Clemson Geoffrey Dee, Jr., M, Louisville Daniel Johnson, Sr., M, Louisville Walker Hume, Sr., D, North Carolina James Pyle, So., G, North Carolina Evan Panken, Gr., M, Notre Dame Mo Adams, Fr., M, Syracuse Jean-Christophe Koffi, So., M, Virginia Sergi Nus, So., D, Virginia Brad Dunwell, So., M, Wake Forest Kevin Politz, Jr., D, Wake Forest	Lasse Lehmann, Fr., M, Boston College Malick Mbaye, Fr., D, Clemson Tanner Dieterich, Fr., D, Clemson Suniel Veerakone, Fr., M, Duke Max Moser, Fr., M, Duke Cam Lindley, Fr., M, North Carolina Mauricio Pineda, Fr., M, North Carolina Tommy McCabe, Fr., M, Notre Dame Mo Adams, Fr., M, Syracuse Robin Afamefuna, Fr., D, Virginia Terrell Lowe, Fr., M, Virginia Ema Twumasi, Fr., M, Wake Forest

Draft picks

See main article: 2017 MLS SuperDraft.

The ACC had 18 total players selected in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. There were 7 players selected in the first round, 5 players selected in the second round, 4 players selected in the third round, and 2 players selected in the fourth round. The 18 selections were the most selections from any conference in the draft. ACC schools Louisville and Syracuse lead the league with 4 selections from each school.

FW

Forward

MF

DF

Defender

GK

Goalkeeper

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position	School
		1st	2	DF	Syracuse
		1st	4	FW	Duke
		1st	11	MF	Louisville
		1st	14	DF	North Carolina
		1st	17	FW	Boston College
		1st	18	MF	Wake Forest
		1st	21	DF	Notre Dame
Alec Ferrell		2nd	23	GK	Wake Forest
		2nd	24	DF	Syracuse
		2nd	26	GK	Louisville
		2nd	33	DF	Clemson
		2nd	37	DF	North Carolina
Robert Moewes		3rd	52	GK	Duke
		3rd	55	FW	Syracuse
		3rd	60	DF	Louisville
		3rd	65	MF	Syracuse
		4th	80	MF	Louisville
		4th	87	DF	Virginia Tech

See also

• 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2016 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's soccer season

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 ACC Men's Soccer Standings. Atlantic Coast Conference. TheACC.com. July 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160731145007/http://www.theacc.com/standings#/m-soccer/2016. July 31, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
2. Web site: Carlos Somoano Biography. UNC Athletics. GoHeels.com. July 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816150430/http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205497556. 2016-08-16. dead.
3. Web site: Bobby Clark Bio. Notre Dame Athletics. UND.com. July 30, 2016. August 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807175801/http://www.und.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bobby_clark_223034.html. dead.
4. Web site: Jay Vidovich Bio. Pitt Sports. PittsburghPanthers.com. July 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021135337/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/jay_vidovich_994650.html. October 21, 2016. dead.
5. Web site: Men's Soccer Coaching Staff. Syracuse University Athletics. Cuse.com. July 30, 2016.
6. Web site: UVA Soccer Men's Coaching Staff. University of Virginia Athletics. VirginiaSports.com. July 30, 2016.
7. Web site: Head Men's Soccer Coach. Virginia Tech Athletics. HokieSports.com. July 30, 2016.
8. Web site: Bobby Muuss Bio. Wake Forest Athletics. WakeForestSports.com. July 30, 2016. June 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160613060406/http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bobby_muuss_942411.html. dead.
9. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070519/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5215. dead.
10. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070342/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5241. dead.
11. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070643/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5285. dead.
12. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070811/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5324. dead.
13. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070338/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5402. dead.
14. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115070808/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5482. dead.
15. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
16. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016. November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114233354/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/5643. dead.
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