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Carolina Named 2017 ACC Men’s Soccer Favorite
August 16, 2017 | Men's Soccer
GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina is the Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer preseason favorite to win the league championship, according to a vote of the league's 12 head coaches.
The Tar Heels were named by five coaches as this year's team to beat for the ACC Championship. Wake Forest received three votes, followed by Clemson with two. Notre Dame and Virginia each received one vote.
North Carolina, with 69 points, was also named the favorite to win the Coastal Division and received nine first place votes in the division. The Tar Heels have won the Coastal each of the last two years in 2015 and 2016.
Virginia was picked second with 58 points and received two first place votes. Notre Dame was picked third with 51 points, followed by Virginia Tech (31), Duke (28) and Pitt (15).
Wake Forest, the runner-up at the 2016 NCAA College Cup, was picked as the Atlantic Division favorite, receiving 62 points and eight first place votes. Clemson received three first place votes for the division and was picked second with 60 points. Louisville was picked third with 52 points and one first place vote, followed by Syracuse (41), Boston College (20) and NC State (17).
Last year, an NCAA-record nine ACC teams earned bids to the NCAA Championship, with a record eight teams advancing to the Sweet 16 and five to the Elite Eight. North Carolina and Wake Forest advanced to the College Cup to mark the 16th straight year at least one ACC team has reached that stage.
The ACC Championship will be held in early November, with first round games slated for Wednesday, Nov. 1, quarterfinals for Sunday, Nov. 5, semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 8, and the championship on Sunday, Nov. 12. The first three rounds will be held on the campus of the higher seeded team, and the championship will be held at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2017 season gets underway on Friday, Aug. 25. No. 4 Carolina hosts 12th-ranked Providence that evening at Rudd Field on the campus of Elon University beginning at 7:30 p.m.
ACC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
Overall Champion
North Carolina (5)
Wake Forest (3)
Clemson (2)
Virginia (1)
Notre Dame (1)
Atlantic Division
1. Wake Forest (8) - 62
2. Clemson (3) - 60
3. Louisville (1) - 52
4. Syracuse - 41
5. Boston College - 20
6. NC State - 17
Coastal Division
1. North Carolina (9) - 69
2. Virginia (2) - 58
3. Notre Dame (1) - 51
4. Virginia Tech - 31
5. Duke - 28
6. Pitt - 15
The Tar Heels were named by five coaches as this year's team to beat for the ACC Championship. Wake Forest received three votes, followed by Clemson with two. Notre Dame and Virginia each received one vote.
North Carolina, with 69 points, was also named the favorite to win the Coastal Division and received nine first place votes in the division. The Tar Heels have won the Coastal each of the last two years in 2015 and 2016.
Virginia was picked second with 58 points and received two first place votes. Notre Dame was picked third with 51 points, followed by Virginia Tech (31), Duke (28) and Pitt (15).
Wake Forest, the runner-up at the 2016 NCAA College Cup, was picked as the Atlantic Division favorite, receiving 62 points and eight first place votes. Clemson received three first place votes for the division and was picked second with 60 points. Louisville was picked third with 52 points and one first place vote, followed by Syracuse (41), Boston College (20) and NC State (17).
Last year, an NCAA-record nine ACC teams earned bids to the NCAA Championship, with a record eight teams advancing to the Sweet 16 and five to the Elite Eight. North Carolina and Wake Forest advanced to the College Cup to mark the 16th straight year at least one ACC team has reached that stage.
The ACC Championship will be held in early November, with first round games slated for Wednesday, Nov. 1, quarterfinals for Sunday, Nov. 5, semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 8, and the championship on Sunday, Nov. 12. The first three rounds will be held on the campus of the higher seeded team, and the championship will be held at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina.
The 2017 season gets underway on Friday, Aug. 25. No. 4 Carolina hosts 12th-ranked Providence that evening at Rudd Field on the campus of Elon University beginning at 7:30 p.m.
ACC Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
Overall Champion
North Carolina (5)
Wake Forest (3)
Clemson (2)
Virginia (1)
Notre Dame (1)
Atlantic Division
1. Wake Forest (8) - 62
2. Clemson (3) - 60
3. Louisville (1) - 52
4. Syracuse - 41
5. Boston College - 20
6. NC State - 17
Coastal Division
1. North Carolina (9) - 69
2. Virginia (2) - 58
3. Notre Dame (1) - 51
4. Virginia Tech - 31
5. Duke - 28
6. Pitt - 15
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