University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Picked 2nd In Coastal Division
August 13, 2015 | Men's Soccer
The Tar Heels also earned four first-place votes to capture the Coastal Division and wound up second in the voting within the division with 59 points.
Defending national champion Virginia was named by four coaches as this year's team to beat, followed by Carolina, Clemson, Louisville and Notre Dame with two votes each.
Virginia, with 64 points, was also named by seven coaches as the favorite in the Coastal Division, edging out North Carolina. Notre Dame, the 2013 national champion, was picked third with 54 points and one first place vote. Duke (35), Virginia Tech (26), and Pitt (14) round out the division.
Louisville was picked as the Atlantic Division favorite, receiving six of a possible 12 first place votes while totaling 66 points. Clemson was selected by five coaches as the favorite in the Atlantic and had 62 points. Wake Forest (46) also picked up a first place vote and is followed by Syracuse (40), NC State (20), and Boston College (18).
The ACC placed seven teams in the NCAA Championship field in 2014, marking the second-straight year that the league has had the most teams from any conference. Virginia's national title was the seventh in the last 10 years by an ACC squad and 17th in league history.
The 2015 season, which gets underway on Friday, Aug. 28, marks the second for the league under a divisional format. Each team will play every squad in its division, plus three crossover games. The two division winners are guaranteed one of the top two seeds for the ACC Championship.
The 10-team ACC Championship will be held in early November, with first round games slated for Wednesday, Nov. 4, quarterfinals for Sunday, Nov. 8, semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and the championship on Sunday, Nov. 15. All four rounds will be held on the campus of the higher seeded team.
2015 ACC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
(First place votes)
Overall Champion
Virginia (4)
Clemson (2)
Louisville (2)
North Carolina (2)
Notre Dame (2)
Atlantic Division
1. Louisville (6) 66
2. Clemson (5) 62
3. Wake Forest (1) 46
4. Syracuse 40
5. NC State 20
6. Boston College 18
Coastal Division
1. Virginia (7) 64
2. North Carolina (4) 59
3. Notre Dame (1) 54
4. Duke 35
5. Virginia Tech 26
6. Pitt 14
