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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - Following a riveting first round of play, the 2026 ACC Men's Soccer Championship moves into the quarterfinals on Sunday, November 8, at campus sites. ACC Network will broadcast all four matches as part of a quadruple-header, beginning at noon ET.

The Sunday schedule:
No. 7 North Carolina at No. 2 Clemson, Noon
No. 11 NC State at No. 3 Wake Forest, 2 p.m.
No. 9 Virginia at No. 1 SMU, 4 p.m.
No. 13 Syracuse at No. 12 Stanford, 6 p.m.

The teams that advance through Sunday will move on to the semifinals, which will be played on Thursday, November 12, at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The championship game will be contested in Cary on Sunday, November 15.

All seven first-round matches were determined by one goal or via penalty kicks during a chaotic day of action. Four matches went the distance through double overtime and were decided on penalties, setting a tournament record for shootouts in one day.

In the latest NCAA RPI, released Monday, seven ACC teams rank among the top 25: No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 SMU, No. 6 Pitt, No. 11 Louisville, No. 17 Wake Forest, No. 21 North Carolina and No. 25 Stanford. That is tied for the most of any conference.

Ticket books are $40 for all six matches of the ACC Men's and Women's Soccer Championships. Single-game tickets for the semifinal matches are $10 in advance and $15 on gameday, while championship game tickets are $15 in advance and $20 on gameday. Tickets only are available online and no walk-up sales will be available.

Exclusive group pricing is also available for groups of 10 or more, along with unique on-field opportunities. For details, visit theACC.com/groups or contact tickets@theacc.org.

2026 ACC Men's Soccer Championship Schedule
First Round | Wednesday, November 4
at Campus Sites
No. 12 Stanford 2, at No. 5 Louisville 1
at No. 3 Wake Forest 1, No. 14 Boston College 1 (2OT; WF 6-5 PK)
No. 11 NC State 2, at No. 6 Virginia Tech 1
at No. 7 North Carolina 1, No. 10 California 1 (2OT; UNC 4-3 PK)
at No. 2 Clemson 2, No. 15 Duke 1
No. 13 Syracuse 1, at No. 4 Pitt 1 (SU 7-6 PK)
No. 9 Virginia 2, at No. 8 Notre Dame 2 (UVA 5-4 PK)
No. 1 SMU - bye

Quarterfinals | Sunday, November 8
at Campus Sites (airing on ACCN)
No. 7 North Carolina at No. 2 Clemson, Noon
No. 11 NC State at No. 3 Wake Forest, 2 p.m.
No. 9 Virginia at No. 1 SMU, 4 p.m.
No. 13 Syracuse at No. 12 Stanford, 6 p.m.

Semifinals | Thursday, November 12 
at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park | Cary, N.C. (airing on ACCN)
5:30 and 8:30 p.m. 

Championship | Sunday, November 15
at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park | Cary, N.C.
4 p.m. | ESPNU

All times Eastern

Noting ACC Men's Soccer
• This is the 40th ACC Men's Soccer Championship.
• Four first-round games were determined by penalties, the most in a single day in tournament history.
• All seven first-round games were decided by either a one-goal margin or penalty kicks.
• SMU is the reigning tournament champion and is aiming to become the first repeat champ since Wake Forest pulled off the feat in 2016 and 2017.
• Among current ACC programs, Clemson and Virginia lead with 16 ACC Championships apiece. UVA has captured a league-best 11 tournament titles, while Clemson has won five.
• SMU earned the ACC regular-season title and a No. 1 ACC Tournament seed, both for the first time.
• Six ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. That is second most of any league: SMU (2), Clemson (3), Louisville (8), Wake Forest (15), North Carolina (17) and Pitt (20).
• ACC teams have been ranked No. 1 nationally in nine of 11 polls this season (SMU 5, Stanford 4).
• In the latest NCAA RPI, released Friday, seven ACC teams rank among the top 25: No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 SMU, No. 6 Pitt, No. 10 Louisville, No. 14 Stanford, No. 22 North Carolina, No. 23 Wake Forest. That is tied for the most of any conference.
• 10 ACC teams stand among the RPI top 40, while all 15 rank among the top 60.
• SMU (12-0-3) is the only team nationally that has yet to lose a match this season. 
• SMU leads the nation in scoring defense (0.36 goals per game) and ranks third nationally in scoring offense (2.80 goals per game). Clemson ranks fourth nationally in scoring offense at 2.76 goals per game. 
• ACC teams finished 78-20-18 (.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 45-6-10 (.820) record against non-conference foes.
• UNC's Joschi Schelb leads the ACC and ranks second nationally this season in goals with 16, while Clemson's Ransford Gyan is fourth nationally with 13 goals.
• 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).