2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season was the 63rd season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Syracuse Orange are the defending regular season and tournament champions, respectively.
Changes from 2015
- Jay Vidovich replaced Joe Luxbacher has the Pittsburgh Panthers head coach
Teams
Stadiums and locations
1. Florida State, Georgia Tech and Miami do not sponsor men's soccerPersonnel
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
| Boston College Eagles |  |  |
| Clemson Tigers |  |  Patrick Bunk-Andersen |
| Duke Blue Devils | | |
| Louisville Cardinals | | |
| NC State Wolfpack | | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels |  | |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish |  | |
| Pittsburgh Panthers | |  |
| Syracuse Orange |  | |
| Virginia Cavaiers | |  |
| Virginia Tech Hokies | |  |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | | |
Regular season
Rankings
National Soccer Coaches Association of America
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final | |
| Boston College | 11 | 11 | 25 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | |
| Clemson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Duke | RV | |||||||||||||
| Louisville | RV | RV | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | ||
| North Carolina | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| NC State | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
| Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Virginia | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| Virginia Tech | RV | 15 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | 8 | |
| Wake Forest | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Top Drawer Soccer
Postseason
ACC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
A record nine teams will participate in the NCAA Tournament. Seven of the nine teams earned seeds and byes to the second round.| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 2 | 4 | Wake Forest | BYE | W 2–0 vs. Coastal Carolina – | W 2–1 vs. SIUE – | W 2–0 vs. Virginia Tech – | W 2–1 vs. #6 Denver – | T, 0–0 L, 4–5 PK vs. #5 Stanford – |
| 3 | 3 | Clemson | BYE | W 2–1 vs. South Carolina – | W 3–1 vs. #14 Albany – | L 0–1 vs. #6 Denver – | - | |
| 4 | 2 | Louisville | BYE | W 2-1 vs. UCLA – | W 3–1 vs. #13 Notre Dame – | L 0–2 vs. #5 Stanford – | - | |
| 8 | 1 | Syracuse | BYE | W 3-0 vs. Dartmouth – | L 0–1 vs. #9 North Carolina – | - | ||
| 9 | 1 | North Carolina | BYE | W 3-2 vs. FGCU – | W 1-0 vs. #8 Syracuse – | W 1-0 vs. Providence – | T, 0–0 L, 9–10 PK vs. #5 Stanford – | - |
| 12 | 2 | Virginia | BYE | W 2-1 vs. Vermont – | L 0–1 vs. #5 Stanford – | - | ||
| 13 | 2 | Notre Dame | BYE | W 1-0 vs. Loyola-Chicago – | L 1–3 vs. #4 Louisville – | - | ||
| 3 | Boston College | W 1-0 vs. Fordham – | L 0–3 vs. #14 Albany – | - | ||||
| 4 | Virginia Tech | W 1-0 vs. ETSU – | W 3-2 vs. #10 Charlotte – | W 2–1 vs. #7 Indiana – | L 0–1 vs. #2 Wake Forest – | - |
All-ACC awards and teams
Draft Picks
The ACC had 18 total players selected in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. There were 7 players selected in the first round, 5 players selected in the second round, 4 players selected in the third round, and 2 players selected in the fourth round. The 18 selections were the most selections from any conference in the draft. ACC schools Louisville and Syracuse lead the league with 4 selections from each school.| FW | Forward | MF | Midfielder | DF | Defender | GK | Goalkeeper |