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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - A full slate of seven Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer league matches is scheduled from Friday through Sunday. The weekend is capped by a top-20 matchup, as No. 20 Notre Dame travels to No. 1 Stanford at 10 p.m. ET on Sunday.
ACC Network features a matchup between NC State and No. 5 SMU on Friday at 9 p.m. ET.
In non-conference play this weekend, Syracuse hosts Le Moyne on Saturday night.
Five ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, which is tied for the most of any conference: Stanford (1), SMU (5), Louisville (15), Notre Dame (20) and Clemson (21).
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, September 18
Boston College at No. 15 Louisville | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia Tech at Duke | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
NC State at No. 5 SMU | 9 p.m. | ACCN
Saturday, September 19
No. 21 Clemson at North Carolina | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Virginia at Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Le Moyne at Syracuse | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Sunday, September 20
Pitt at California | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
No. 20 Notre Dame at No. 1 Stanford | 10 p.m. | ACCNX
Monday, September 21
Belmont at No. 15 Louisville | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Tuesday, September 22
Queens at Virginia Tech | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
Howard at Duke | 7 p.m. | ACCNX
Rankings: United Soccer Coaches Poll
All times Eastern
Noting ACC Men's Soccer
• The conference's first 2026 matchup of ranked teams comes Sunday night when No. 20 Notre Dame visits No. 1 Stanford.
• ACC teams have combined to post a 53-15-13 (.735) record in non-conference action this season, including a 5-5-6 mark against ranked teams.
• Since Sept. 1, league teams have posted a 21-2-5 (.839) record against non-conference foes.
• League programs have scored three wins against top-five foes: Stanford vs. No. 2 San Diego, Clemson vs. No. 3 Furman, SMU at No. 4 Saint Louis.
• Five ACC teams are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll: Stanford (1), SMU (5), Louisville (15), Notre Dame (20) and Clemson (21). That is tied for the most of any league.
• Stanford is ranked No. 1 nationally for the fourth straight week.
• Three ACC teams remain unbeaten: Stanford (7-0-1), Louisville (6-0-1) and SMU (6-0-1).
• Stanford's Jayden Fitzgerald Boes earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Notre Dame's Vlad Walent claimed ACC Defensive Player of the Week laurels for matches played from September 7-13.
• NC State has been chosen as the favorite to win the 2026 ACC Championship following a vote of the league’s 15 head coaches. The Wolfpack were picked as the ACC favorite on eight of the coaches’ ballots.
• With NC State advancing to the national championship game in 2025, at least one ACC team has reached the Men's College Cup in 23 of the last 25 seasons.
• NC State played in the national championship game for the first time in program history and reached the NCAA College Cup for just the second time (1990).
• Nine ACC teams earned berths in the 2025 NCAA Championship, including four teams among the 16 seeded teams. Both totals were most of any league.
• A record-tying 25 ACC players were chosen in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, including a record 13 in the first round. Four of the top five selections came from the ACC, including No. 1 pick Nikola Markovic of NC State.
• 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).