2020 NCAA Championship
First Round | April 27-28 | Various Sites
Wednesday, April 28
SIUE vs. Virginia | 7 p.m. | Cary, N.C. (WakeMed)
Second Round | April 30-May 1 | Various Sites
Friday, April 30
Denver vs. No. 2 North Carolina | 3 p.m. | Matthews, N.C. (Sportsplex)
Rutgers vs. No. 14 Clemson | 7 p.m. | Buies Creek, N.C. (Campbell)
Saturday, May 1
Arizona State vs. No. 9 Duke | Noon | Greenville, N.C. (ECU)
Elon/Milwaukee vs. No. 1 Florida State | 3 p.m. | Cary, N.C. (WakeMed)
Third Round | May 5 | Various Sites
Quarterfinals | May 9 | Various Sites
College Cup | May 13 & 17 | Cary, N.C. (WakeMed)
Five ACC Teams Selected to Compete in NCAA Championship
- Headlined by the tournament’s top two seeds, five Atlantic Coast Conference women’s soccer teams were selected to compete in the 2020 NCAA Championships.
- The ACC’s five teams are tied for the most of any league.
- ACC Champion Florida State is the No. 1 seed and North Carolina is the second overall seed. Duke earned the No. 9 seed, Clemson garnered the No. 14 seed and Virginia is also in the field.
- The Seminoles (11-0-0), who are one of just two perfect teams nationally without a loss or tie, earned the ACC’s automatic bid and will open against the winner of Elon (6-3) versus Milwaukee (8-1-1) on Saturday, May 1 at 3 p.m. at WakeMed Field No. 4 in Cary, North Carolina. Florida State is making its 21st overall and consecutive NCAA appearance, winning the 2014 and 2018 national championships.
- North Carolina (15-1) continued its impressive streak of NCAA Championship selections, as the Tar Heels are the only team that has appeared in all 39 NCAA Tournaments. UNC will face Denver (16-2-1) on Friday, April 30, at 3 p.m. in Matthews, North Carolina, at the Sportsplex.
- Making its 26th appearance and sixth consecutive, Duke (10-5-3) will take on Arizona State (8-5-2) at noon on May 1 at Johnson Stadium on the East Carolina University campus.
- Clemson (12-4) will play Rutgers (8-3-3) on April 30 at 7 p.m. at Eakes Athletics Complex on Campbell University’s campus. The Tigers are making their seventh consecutive and 21st overall appearance in the field.
- Virginia (10-4-2) has been selected to compete in 33 of the 39 NCAA Championships, the second most of any program behind North Carolina. The Cavaliers will battle Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (8-2-2) in the first round on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at WakeMed Field No. 2 in Cary, North Carolina.
ACC & the NCAA Championship
- The ACC has placed a team in the Women’s College Cup in 37 of the past 38 NCAA Tournaments and in each of the past 14.
- The ACC has 51 appearances in the College Cup - the most of any conference (the next closest conference is the Pac-12 with 27 appearances). Current membership combines for 63 appearances.
- Current ACC membership combines for 26 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championships. North Carolina owns 21 NCAA titles and Florida State owns two, while Notre Dame won three prior to joining the league in 2013.
- Eight different ACC institutions have represented the league at the College Cup (Boston College, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest) since 1982.
- The ACC tournament champion has gone on to win the NCAA Women’s College Cup 16 times, most recently Florida State in 2018.
Florida State Wins 2020 ACC Championship
- Highlighted by a pair of goals in the first six minutes of the match, top-seeded Florida State earned a 3-2 victory against second-seeded North Carolina on Sunday, Nov. 15, to claim the 2020 ACC women’s soccer championship.
- With the win, the Seminoles earned their seventh ACC Tournament title and second in the last three years.
- The Tar Heels and Seminoles we ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, throughout the duration of the season in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
Florida State, North Carolina Share ACC Regular-Season Title
- Florida State and North Carolina both finished the year unbeaten in conference matches and were tabbed ACC regular-season co-champions.
- The Seminoles won the tiebreaker with the Tar Heels to earn the No. 1 seed, which was decided by goal differential in conference games (21-16).
- It was FSU's fourth regular-season title and the 24th for UNC.
- The teams also shared the regular-season crown in 2014 when both were 9-0-1 in ACC action.
Five ACC Teams Ranked in United Soccer Coaches Poll
- Five ACC teams are ranked among the top 10 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll - the most of any conference.
- The ACC has had the nation's top-two teams in all eight polls this spring.
- Florida State has been No. 1 throughout the spring, followed No. 2 North Carolina.
- In the most recent poll, Clemson is No. 6, Duke is No. 8 and Virginia is No. 13.
ACC in the National Rankings
- ACC teams and ACC student-athletes currently lead the nation in numerous categories.
- Florida State is fourth nationally in points per game (8.55) and North Carolina is eighth with 7.75.
- The Seminoles are fourth in the country in scoring offense (3.09) and the Tar Heels are sixth (2.75).
- Virginia, Florida State and North Carolina are all among the nation's top 20 in shots per game. The Cavaliers are fifth with 17.62, followed by Florida State (7th, 17.18) and North Carolina (16th, 16.81).
- Defensively, the Tar Heels lead the nation with a .750 shutout percentage and the Seminoles are fifth at a .727 clip.
- North Carolina is third nationally in goals with 44, Pitt is 11th (37) and Florida State is 15th (34).
- Syracuse's Lysianne Proulx is third in the country with 9.12 saves per game.
- Claudia Dickey of North Carolina is tied for the national lead in shutouts with 12.
- North Carolina's Brianna Pinto and Pitt's Amanda West are tied for fourth in goals with 13, while Virginia Tech's Emily Gray owns eight assists to rank 12th.
- Pitt's Amanda West paces the nation in total goals (13) and total points (30). She leads the nation in points per game with 2.14.
Winningest Active Head Coaches
- Four ACC head coaches are among the top 10 in NCAA Division I for most victories by an active head coach.
- Longtime UNC skipper Anson Dorrance leads the way by a landslide with 886 wins, while Florida State's Mark Krikorian is fifth on the list with 455.
- Virginia's Steve Swanson is sixth with 429, while Pitt's Randy Waldrum is eighth with 420 career victories.
- The ACC's four coaches among the top 10 are the most of any conference.
Shutouts Headline Action in ACC Play
- Thirty-six of the 52 league matches played were won with a shutout and another was a scoreless draw.
- On two occasions during the season, all six league games held that day were won in shutout fashion.
- North Carolina allowed just three goals in ACC play during the fall, the fewest of any team in the conference.
Even Split
- The home teams won 27 of the 52 league games held in the fall, which excludes two ties.
- In contrast, road teams recorded 23 wins.
Eleven ACC Teams Earn United Soccer Coaches Academic Award
- Eleven ACC teams recently received the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for maintaining a grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster during the 2019-20 academic year.
- Duke and Syracuse led the way for the conference, each with team GPAs of 3.71, tied for the third best among Power 5 leagues.
- Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Pitt, Virginia and Virginia Tech also earned the team honor.
- Seven of the 10 teams recorded a team GPA of 3.5 or better.
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