The ACC launched the convention opponents for every workforce in the course of the 2026 soccer season on Tuesday because it begins the transfer to a 9-game schedules. Nevertheless, essentially the most notable nugget of knowledge could have been a single line tucked into the discharge asserting they may have an up to date tiebreaker coverage for 2026.
This comes on the heels of Duke’s stunning ACC Championship win as a 5-loss workforce that brought on chaos for the School Soccer Playoff. Duke’s victory over Virginia within the ACC title recreation despatched James Madison to the CFP because the fifth-highest ranked convention champion, with Miami making it as an at-large workforce that did not play within the ACC Championship Recreation. The ACC didn’t supply any specifics proper now about what can be modified, however merely that the brand new tiebreaker coverage can be introduced sooner or later earlier than subsequent season.
As for the schedule itself, the 2026 marketing campaign can be a novel one as they transition to the nine-game schedule. That is as a result of 5 groups — Boston School, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech and North Carolina — will proceed to play simply eight ACC video games in 2026 resulting from two beforehand scheduled video games with Energy 4 opponents. The opposite 12 groups transfer to 9 video games with one different P4 opponent.
Beginning in 2027, as a result of there are 17 faculties within the ACC, every year there can be one workforce that solely performs eight convention opponents. That workforce, which is able to rotate every year, should schedule two P4 opponents in that season.
That additionally figures to impression tiebreakers as not each workforce will play the identical variety of convention video games, which should be a part of the calculus for the up to date tiebreaker coverage.
Beneath you’ll find the ACC opponents that can be on the 2026 schedule for all 17 groups.
Boston School
Residence: Florida State, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
Away: Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, SMU
Residence: Clemson, Pitt, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Away: NC State, SMU, Syracuse, Virginia
Clemson
Residence: Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia Tech
Away: California, Duke, Florida State, Syracuse
Duke
Residence: Boston School, Clemson, North Carolina, Stanford
Away: Georgia Tech, Miami, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest
Florida State
Residence: Clemson, NC State, SMU, Virginia
Away: Boston School, Louisville, Miami, Pitt
Georgia Tech
Residence: Boston School, Duke, Louisville, Wake Forest
Away: Clemson, Pitt, Stanford, Virginia Tech
Louisville
Residence: Florida State, Pitt, SMU, Stanford, Wake Forest
Away: Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse
Miami
Residence: Boston School, Duke, Florida State, Pitt, Virginia Tech
Away: Clemson, North Carolina, Stanford, Wake Forest
NC State
Residence: California, Duke, Louisville, Syracuse, Wake Forest
Away: Florida State, North Carolina, Stanford, Virginia (in Brazil)
North Carolina
Residence: Louisville, Miami, NC State, Syracuse
Away: Clemson, Duke, Pitt, Virginia
Pitt
Residence: Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Syracuse
Away: Boston School, California, Louisville, Miami, Virginia Tech
SMU
Residence: Boston School, California, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Away: Florida State, Louisville, Stanford, Syracuse
Stanford
Residence: Georgia Tech, Miami, NC State, SMU
Away: California, Duke, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Syracuse
Residence: California, Clemson, Louisville, SMU
Away: Boston School, North Carolina, NC State, Pitt, Virginia
Virginia
Residence: California, Duke, North Carolina, NC State (in Brazil), Syracuse
Away: Florida State, SMU, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
Residence: Georgia Tech, Pitt, Stanford, Virginia
Away: Boston School, California, Clemson, Miami, SMU
Wake Forest
Residence: Duke, Miami, Stanford, Virginia
Away: California, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, SMU
