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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Eight matches are scheduled this weekend in the penultimate weekend of the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer regular season. Seven league matches lead the weekend slate as the league race hits the home stretch.
A pair of weekend matches will be televised. On Friday at 8 p.m. ET on ACC Network, No. 16 North Carolina takes its five-match winning streak into a road match at rival Duke. On Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on ESPNU, No. 3 Clemson travels to Virginia Tech.
Also this weekend in ACC play, No. 17 Pitt plays at Boston College on Friday. On Saturday, Virginia visits Syracuse, No. 1 SMU travels to California and Stanford heads to NC State. On Sunday, Notre Dame travels to No. 10 Louisville. These matches air on ACC Network Extra. In non-conference play on Saturday, No. 15 Wake Forest makes the short trek to play at Elon.
Atop the league standings with 16 points, top-ranked SMU (5-0-1) leads Clemson (5-1) and Wake Forest (5-2) by one point. The Mustangs could clinch at least a share of the league's regular-season title this weekend with a win at California on Saturday, coupled with a Clemson loss or draw at Virginia Tech on Sunday.
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. 3 Clemson, No. 10 Louisville, No. 15 Wake Forest, No. 16 North Carolina and No. 17 Pitt.
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, October 23
No. 17 Pitt at Boston College | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 16 North Carolina at Duke | 8 p.m. | ACCN
Saturday, October 24
Virginia at Syracuse | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 1 SMU at California | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Stanford at NC State | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 15 Wake Forest at Elon | 7 p.m. | Flo
Sunday, October 25
No. 3 Clemson at Virginia Tech | 2 p.m. | ESPNU
Notre Dame at No. 10 Louisville | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
Tuesday, October 26
William & Mary at North Carolina | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Wednesday, October 28
AIC at Boston College | 3:30 p.m. | ACCNX
Friday, October 30
Syracuse at Virginia Tech | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
Pitt at Virginia | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at Notre Dame | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
NC State at North Carolina | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Wake Forest at Clemson | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Louisville at SMU | 7:30 p.m. | ACCNX
California at Stanford | 9 p.m. | ACCNX
Rankings: United Soccer Coaches
All times Eastern
Noting ACC Men's Soccer
• ACC Men's Soccer reaches the penultimate weekend of league play this weekend. The ACC Men's Soccer Championship begins on November 4.
• Six ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. That is tied for the most of any league: SMU (1), Clemson (3), Louisville (10), Wake Forest (15), North Carolina (16) and Pitt (17).
• SMU stands No. 1 nationally this week for the fourth straight week. ACC teams have held the No. 1 ranking in eight of nine polls this season (Stanford for four weeks).
• In the latest NCAA RPI of the season, released Wednesday, eight ACC teams are among the top 30, which is the most of any conference: Clemson (2), SMU (3), Pitt (6), North Carolina (11), Stanford (13), Wake Forest (16), Louisville (17) and Notre Dame (27).
• 10 ACC teams are among the RPI top 40.
• SMU (11-0-2) is one of three teams nationally that have yet to lose a match this season, joining Creighton and Xavier.
• The Mustangs lead the nation in scoring defense (0.39 goals per game), surrendering just three goals, and rank second nationally in scoring offense (3.0 goals per game).
• ACC teams are 77-20-17 (.750) 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 43-6-9 (.819) record against non-conference foes.
• Duke's Jack Ottley and NC State's Aidan Payne shared ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors, while UNC's Alan Rutkowski earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors for matches played from Oct. 12-18.
• UNC's Joschi 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 11 goals.
• League programs have scored four wins against top-five opponents this season: 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).