CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference women’s soccer regular season ends Thursday, November 5, with eight league matchups to determine the regular-season champion and the bracket for the 2026 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship.
Thursday’s slate is highlighted by two top-25 showdowns beginning with No. 2 North Carolina visiting No. 24 Louisville at 6 p.m. ET on ACC Network. The Tar Heels, who need a win and a Notre Dame loss to earn the outright regular-season title and the No. 1 seed, have won back-to-back matches following their first loss since August to Wake Forest on October 18. The Cardinals look to bounce back following consecutive setbacks to Virginia and Boston College and seal a spot in the Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship.
Also in action is No. 14 Virginia visiting No. 15 Duke at 6 p.m. ET on ACC Network Extra. The Cavaliers are unbeaten in their last six matches, capped off by a 3-0 win over Louisville last Thursday. The Blue Devils saw their six-match unbeaten streak snapped last Thursday at Florida State. Virginia and Duke can secure their spot in the Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship with a win but would need help from other teams with a loss.
Notre Dame controls its own destiny, as a win over Miami on Thursday would secure the outright regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship. The Fighting Irish have never won the ACC regular-season title, as they look to become the fourth different team to win the outright title in the last four seasons. Wake Forest can claim at least a share of the regular-season crown with a win over Clemson, a Notre Dame loss and a North Carolina tie or loss.
The bracket for the 2026 Ally ACC Women’s Soccer Championship will be announced at the conclusion of Thursday’s action. The postseason begins Sunday, November 8, with first-round action on campus sites before moving to First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, for the semifinals on Thursday, November 12, and the championship match on Sunday, November 15.
Upcoming Schedule (All Times ET)
Thursday, November 5
Clemson at #4 Wake Forest | 5 p.m. | ESPNU *
#2 North Carolina at #24 Louisville | 6 p.m. | ACCN *
#17 Stanford at Boston College | 6 p.m. | ACCNX *
#14 Virginia at #15 Duke | 6 p.m. | ACCNX *
Virginia Tech at #10 Florida State | 6:30 p.m. | ACCNX *
Pitt at SMU | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
California at Syracuse | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
Miami at #6 Notre Dame | 7 p.m. | ACCNX *
* - ACC match
Noting ACC Women’s Soccer
• The 40th season of ACC Women’s Soccer got underway on Wednesday, August 12.
• The ACC has eight teams in the latest IWSOC/United Soccer Coaches Poll, the most in the nation.
• The poll includes No. 2 North Carolina, No. 4 Wake Forest, No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 10 Florida State, No. 14 Virginia, No. 15 Duke, No. 17 Stanford and No. 24 Louisville. Clemson is currently receiving votes.
• The ACC also has nine teams ranked among the top 30 in the RPI, the most in the nation.
• The RPI top 30 includes No. 2 North Carolina, No. 4 Wake Forest, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 12 Virginia, No. 13 Florida State, No. 15 Duke, No. 17 Stanford, No. 22 Clemson and No. 27 Boston College.
• Four ACC teams were named to the initial NCAA Women's Soccer Committee Top 16, announced on Monday, October 26: No. 1 North Carolina, No. 3 Wake Forest, No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 11 Stanford.
• Virginia sophomore Addison Halpern was named the ACC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, while Florida State senior Tanner Strickland was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week. Cavalier senior Victoria Safradin was named the ACC Goalkeeper of the Week, while Virginia defender Kyra Koopman was named the ACC Freshman of the Week for matches played October 26–November 1.
• Virginia's Addison Halpern was named the TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week.
• ACC teams have combined for 86 non-conference wins and a .801 winning percentage, both of which lead the nation.
• A total of 12 ACC standouts were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Mid-Season Watch List, the most among all conferences. The next-closest conference had six.
• Florida State earned the ACC's 27th national championship (24th since the ACC began sponsoring women's soccer) a season ago, bringing the total to 33 national championships among current ACC institutions. No school outside the ACC has won more than two championships.
• The Seminoles defeated Stanford, 1-0, in the 2025 national championship match, marking the second straight year that two ACC teams met for the national title and the third consecutive championship match featuring current ACC members.