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Three ACC Men’s Soccer Teams Compete in NCAA Round of 16 on Sunday

Three ACC Men's Soccer Teams Compete in NCAA Round of 16 on Sunday


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GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Three Atlantic Coast Conference teams will play in the round of 16 in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship on Sunday.

No. 3 seed Syracuse entertains No. 14 Cornell on Sunday afternoon, while No. 7 seed Duke plays host to No. 10 FIU. Pitt hits the road to take on top-seeded Kentucky on Sunday evening. The ACC’s three teams in the round of 16 is tied for the most of any conference.

Upcoming Schedule

Sunday, Nov. 27

NCAA Round of 16


No. 10 FIU at No. 7 Duke | ESPN+ | 1 p.m.

No. 14 Cornell at No. 3 Syracuse | ESPN+ | 2 p.m.

Pitt at No. 1 Kentucky | ESPN+ | 6 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, Dec. 2-3

NCAA Quarterfinals, Campus Sites

Friday, Dec. 9 and Monday, Dec. 12

NCAA College Cup; WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.

Noting ACC Men’s Soccer

• Eight ACC teams earned bids to the 2022 NCAA Tournament, most of any conference in this tournament. The ACC also claimed four of the top eight national seeds: ACC champion Syracuse (3), Virginia (4), Clemson (6) and Duke (7). 

• This marks the 10th straight season in which the ACC placed the most teams in the tournament and the 22nd consecutive season that at least five league teams earned a bid.

• ACC teams have won 18 NCAA men’s soccer championships, including nine since 2001. Clemson is the reigning champion after capturing its first national championship since 1987 last season (third in program history). 

• The ACC had two of the four teams in the 2021 NCAA Men’s College Cup (Clemson, Notre Dame) and has had at least one conference team in the Men’s College Cup in 20 of the last 21 seasons.

• Six current ACC programs have won at least one national championship, the most of any conference. Eleven different league programs have reached the Men’s College Cup. Sixty-one ACC teams have reached the Men’s College Cup all-time.

• Virginia has won seven NCAA men’s soccer championships, which is third most all-time. Clemson (3), North Carolina (2), Duke (1), Notre Dame (1) and Wake Forest (1) also have won titles.

• Syracuse (10 games, 7-0-3) owns the ACC’s longest active unbeaten streak.

• Syracuse won the 2022 ACC Championship on Nov. 13, downing Clemson, 2-0, in Cary, N.C. It was SU’s second ACC crown (2015).

• In the last six ACC tournaments, there have been six…

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