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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Three weekends remain in the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer regular season, and a big weekend is on tap from Friday through Sunday, including two matchups of ranked teams. In all, eight matches are scheduled, including seven conference games.
On Friday at 6 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra, No. 25 Stanford travels to top-ranked and unbeaten SMU. At 7:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network, No. 8 Louisville visits No. 4 Clemson. SMU is league's lone undefeated team in conference play at 5-0-0 and leads the league with 15 points. Clemson (4-1-0) is tied for second in the league standings with Wake Forest (4-2-0) with 12 points, while Louisville (3-1-1) is fourth with 10 points.
Unbeaten in its last six matches, No. 7 Pitt has a pair of key home matchups in a four-day stretch, entertaining North Carolina on Friday at 7 p.m. ET and welcoming No. 3 Georgetown on Monday at 7 p.m. ET. Both matches will stream on ACCNX.
The Tar Heels also are hot, with wins in each of their last four matches. UNC forward Joschi Schelb owns five goals in the last two matches and ranks second nationally in scoring with 12 goals this season.
Six ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. That is tied for the most of any league: No. 1 SMU, No. 4 Clemson, No. 7 Pitt, No. 8 Louisville, No. 23 Wake Forest and No. 25 Stanford.
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, October 16
No. 25 Stanford at No. 1 SMU | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Furman | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Virginia at Duke | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
North Carolina at No. 7 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 8 Louisville at No. 4 Clemson | 7:30 p.m. | ACCN
Saturday, October 17
Boston College at Notre Dame | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Syracuse at No. 23 Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Sunday, October 18
NC State at California | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
Monday, October 19
No. 3 Georgetown at No. 7 Pitt | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Tuesday, October 20
Central Arkansas at SMU | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Queens at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Wednesday, October 21
Winthrop at Virginia Tech | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Spalding (Ky.) at Louisville | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Rankings: United Soccer Coaches
All times Eastern
Noting ACC Men's Soccer
• In the latest NCAA RPI of the season, released Thursday, eight ACC teams are among the top 30, which is the most of any conference: Clemson (2), SMU (4), Pitt (5), Louisville (10), Wake Forest (12), North Carolina (20), Stanford (21) and Virginia (29).
• 12 ACC teams are among the RPI top 40.
• Six ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. That is tied for the most of any league: SMU (1), Clemson (4), Pitt (7), Louisville (8), Wake Forest (23) and Stanford (25).
• SMU stands No. 1 nationally this week for the third straight week. ACC teams have held the No. 1 ranking in seven of eight polls this season (Stanford for four weeks).
• SMU (10-0-1) is one of four teams nationally that have yet to lose a match this season. The Mustangs lead the nation in scoring defense (0.27 goals per game), surrendering just three goals, and rank second nationally in scoring offense (3.09 goals per game).
• ACC teams are 74-18-16 (.759) against non-conference competition this season. The winning percentage and total number of wins are the best of any conference.
• Since Sept. 1, league teams have posted a 40-4-8 (.846) record against non-conference foes.
• North Carolina's Joschi Schelb earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second straight week, while Louisville's Nathaniel Abraham and Pitt's Gavin Wetzel shared ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors for matches played from Oct. 5-11.
• Schelb leads the ACC and ranks second nationally this season in goals with 12, while Clemson's Ransford Gyan is tied for fourth nationally with 10 goals.
• League programs have scored four wins against top-five foes: Stanford vs. No. 2 San Diego, Clemson vs. No. 3 Furman, SMU at No. 4 Saint Louis and NC State vs. No. 4 UMKC.
• Virginia head coach George Gelnovatch won his 400th career match on October 6 against Queens. He joined Duke's John Rennie (1979-2007, 410 wins) as the ACC's lone men's soccer coaches to win 400 career games.
• Six active ACC head coaches have won D-I national championships as a head coach: Mike Noonan (Clemson), Carlos Somoano (UNC), Jay Vidovich (Pitt), Jeremy Gunn (Stanford), Ian McIntyre (Syracuse) and George Gelnovatch (Virginia). NC State's Marc Hubbard won a Division II national title in 2013.
• ACC teams have won 20 NCAA men’s soccer championships, with 11 since 2001, including three of the last five (Clemson 2021, Syracuse 2022, Clemson 2023).
• Eight active ACC programs have won at least one national championship, the most of any conference. The 15 active ACC schools have combined for 20 titles.