ACC soccer schedule for 2026 season as title sport strikes to Saturday afternoon

The ACC Championship Recreation will transfer from its Saturday night time time slot to a midday kickoff for the 2026 faculty soccer season. The transfer comes after the Massive 12, which beforehand occupied the midday time slot, switched its convention title sport to Friday night time. That change got here as a part of the ACC’s schedule launch on Monday, which laid out each matchup for the 2026 season.

Miami reached the School Soccer Playoff for the primary time in program historical past final season and misplaced within the nationwide title sport to Indiana. Nonetheless, the Hurricanes did not play within the ACC title sport as a result of tiebreakers. In a launch by the ACC final month outlining the nine-game convention schedules, a brand new tiebreaker coverage was tucked away. 

Twelve members of the ACC will play 9 convention video games, whereas the opposite 5 will play eight convention video games.

As a substitute of Miami — the highest-ranked group within the CFP rankings — taking part in for the ACC title final season, Duke and Virginia confronted off in Charlotte. Duke pulled off an exciting win over Virginia in that title sport. Nonetheless, the choice committee shut the Blue Devils out of an computerized berth as a result of 5 losses already on their resume.

Week 0 will characteristic a handful of groups from the ACC going through off. NC State faces Virginia on Aug. 29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, whereas North Carolina faces TCU in Dublin, Eire. On the identical day, Florida State hosts New Mexico State and Stanford faces Hawaii.

Whereas convention championship odds have but to be launched, the early 2026 CFP Nationwide Championship odds point out the projected pecking order on the prime of the ACC. After falling one sport in need of capturing its first nationwide title for the reason that early 2000s, Miami opens the 2026 marketing campaign with the Tenth-best odds (16/1), per FanDuel, to win the nationwide championship.

After Miami, the groups with the most effective odds are Clemson and SMU (100/1). North Carolina, led by Invoice Belichick, will open the season as a major lengthy shot (10000/1) to win the nationwide title. The Tar Heels completed 4-8 in Yr 1 of the Belichick period.

Beneath is the 2026 convention schedule for every ACC soccer group.

2026 ACC schedule 

Boston School

Sept. 5 — at Cincinnati

Sept. 11 — Rutgers

Sept. 19 — Maine

Sept. 26 — Virginia Tech

Oct. 3 — at SMU

Oct. 10 — BYE

Oct. 17 — Pittsburgh

Oct. 24 — at Georgia Tech

Oct. 31 — at Duke

Nov. 7 — Florida State

Nov. 14 — at Notre Dame

Nov. 21 — Syracuse 

Nov. 28 — Miami

California

Sept. 5 — UCLA

Sept. 12 — Syracuse 

Sept. 19 — Wagner

Sept. 25 –Clemson 

Oct. 3 — at UNLV

Oct. 10 — Virginia Tech

Oct. 17 — Wake Forest

Oct. 23/24 — at SMU

Oct. 30/31 — at NC State

Nov. 7 — Bye

Nov. 14 — at Virginia

Nov. 21 — Stanford

Nov. 28 — Pitt

Clemson

Sept. 5 — at LSU

Sept. 12 — Georgia Southern

Sept. 19 — North Carolina

Sept. 25 — Cal

Oct. 3 — Miami

Oct. 10 — Bye

Oct. 17 — Charleston Southern

Oct. 24 — Virginia Tech

Oct. 31 — at Florida State

Nov. 6/7 — Syracuse

Nov. 14 — Georgia Tech

Nov. 21 — at Duke

Nov. 28 — South Carolina

Duke

Sept. 5 — Tulane

Sept. 12 — at Illinois

Sept. 19 — Stanford

Sept. 26 — Williams & Mary Tribe

Oct. 3 — Bye

Oct. 10 — at Georgia Tech

Oct. 17 — North Carolina

Oct. 23/24 — at Virginia

Oct. 31 — Boston School

Nov. 7 — at NC State

Nov. 14 — at Miami

Nov. 21 — Clemson

Nov. 28 — at Wake Forest

Florida State

Aug. 29 — New Mexico State

Sept. 5 — SMU

Sept. 12 — Bye

Sept. 19 — at Alabama

Sept. 26 — Central Arkansas

Oct. 3 — Virginia

Oct. 9 — at Louisville 

Oct. 17 — at Miami

Oct. 24 — Bye

Oct. 31 — Clemson

Nov. 7 — at Boston School

Nov. 14 — at Pitt

Nov. 21 — NC State

Nov. 28 — Florida

Georgia Tech

Sept. 5 — Colorado

Sept. 12 — Tennessee

Sept. 19 — Mercer

Sept. 26 — at Stanford

Oct. 3 — Bye

Oct. 10 — Duke

Oct. 17 — at Virginia Tech

Oct. 24 — Boston School

Oct. 31 — at Pitt

Nov. 6/7 — Louisville

Nov. 14 — at Clemson

Nov. 21 — Wake Forest

Nov. 28 — at Georgia

Louisville

Sept. 5/6 — Ole Miss (Nashville)

Sept. 11 — Villanova

Sept. 19 — SMU

Sept. 26 — Wake Forest

Oct. 3 — at NC State

Oct. 10 — Florida State

Oct. 17 — at Syracuse

Oct. 24 — Bye

Oct. 31 — Stanford

Nov. 6/7 — at Georgia Tech

Nov. 14 — at North Carolina 

Nov. 21 — Pitt

Nov. 28 — at Kentucky

Miami

Sept. 4 — at Stanford

Sept. 12 — Florida A&M

Sept. 18 — at Wake Forest

Sept. 26 — Central Michigan

Oct. 3 — at Clemson

Oct. 10 — Bye

Oct. 17 — Florida State

Oct. 24 — Pitt

Oct. 31 — at North Carolina

Nov. 7 — at Notre Dame

Nov. 14 — Duke

Nov. 20 — Virginia Tech

Nov. 28 — Boston School

NC State

Aug. 29 — Virginia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Sept. 5 — Bye

Sept. 12 — Richmond

Sept. 19 — at Vanderbilt

Sept. 26 — Appalachian State

Oct. 3 — Louisville

Oct. 10 — Wake Forest

Oct. 17 — Bye

Oct. 23/24 — at Stanford

Oct. 30/31 — Cal

Nov. 7 — Duke

Nov. 14 — Syracuse

Nov. 21 — at Florida State

Nov. 28 — at North Carolina

North Carolina

Aug. 29 — TCU (Dublin, Eire)

Sept. 5 — Bye

Sept. 12 — ETSU

Sept. 19 — at Clemson

Sept. 26 — Bye

Oct. 3 — Notre Dame

Oct. 10 — at Pitt

Oct. 17 — at Duke

Oct. 24 — Syracuse

Oct. 31 — Miami

Nov. 7 — at UConn

Nov. 14 — Louisville

Nov. 21 — at Virginia

Nov. 28 — NC State

Pittsburgh

Sept. 5 — Miami College

Sept. 12 — UCF

Sept. 17 — Syracuse

Sept. 26 — Bucknell

Oct. 2 — at Virginia Tech

Oct. 10 — North Carolina

Oct. 17 — at Boston School

Oct. 24 — at Miami

Oct. 31 — Georgia Tech

Nov. 7 — Bye

Nov. 14 — Florida State

Nov. 21 — at Louisville

Nov. 28 — at Cal

SMU

Sept. 7 — at Florida State

Sept. 12 — UC Davis

Sept. 19 — at Louisville

Sept. 26 — Missouri State

Oct. 3 — Boston School

Oct. 10 — Bye

Oct. 17 — Virginia

Oct. 23/24 — California

Oct. 30/31 — Syracuse

Nov. 6/7 — Virginia Tech

Nov. 14 — Wake Forest

Nov. 21 — at Notre Dame

Nov. 28 — at Stanford

Stanford

Aug. 29 — Hawaii

Sept. 4 — Miami

Sept. 12 — Bye

Sept. 19 — at Duke

Sept. 26 — Georgia Tech

Oct. 3 — at Wake Forest

Oct. 10 — at Notre Dame

Oct. 17 — Elon

Oct. 23/24 — NC State

Oct. 31 — at Louisville

Nov. 7 — Bye

Nov. 14 — at Virginia Tech

Nov. 21 — at Cal

Nov. 28 — SMU

Syracuse

Sept. 5 — New Hampshire

Sept. 12 — Cal

Sept. 19 — at Pitt

Sept. 26 — Bye

Oct. 3 — at UConn

Oct. 10 — at Virginia

Oct. 17 — Louisville

Oct. 24 — at North Carolina

Oct. 30/31 — SMU

Nov. 6/7 — Clemson

Nov. 14 — at NC State

Nov. 21 — at Boston School

Nov. 28 — Notre Dame

Virginia

Aug. 29 — NC State (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Sept. 5 — Bye

Sept. 12 — Norfolk State

Sept. 19 — West Virginia (Charlotte)

Sept. 26 — Delaware

Oct. 3 — at Florida State

Oct. 10 — Syracuse

Oct. 17 — at SMU

Oct. 23/24 — Duke

Oct. 31 — at Wake Forest

Nov. 7 — Bye

Nov. 14 — Cal

Nov. 21 — North Carolina

Nov. 28 — at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

Sept. 5 — VMI

Sept. 12 — Outdated Dominion

Sept. 19 — at Maryland

Sept. 26 — at Boston School

Oct. 2 — Pitt

Oct. 10 — at Cal

Oct. 17 — Georgia Tech

Oct. 24 — at Clemson

Oct. 31 — Bye

Nov. 6/7 — at SMU

Nov. 14 — Stanford

Nov. 21 — at Miami

Nov. 28 — Virginia

Wake Forest

Sept. 3 — Akron

Sept. 12 — at Purdue

Sept. 18 — Miami

Sept. 26 — at Louisville

Oct. 3 — Stanford

Oct. 10 — at NC State

Oct. 17 — at Cal

Oct. 24 — Bye

Oct. 31 — Virginia

Nov. 7 — Merrimack

Nov. 14 — at SMU

Nov. 21 — at Georgia Tech

Nov. 28 — Duke