{"id":7396,"date":"2014-08-19T12:13:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T16:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7396"},"modified":"2014-08-19T14:16:57","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T18:16:57","slug":"notre-dame-favored-to-win-acc-mens-soccer-title-heels-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7396","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame favored to win ACC men’s soccer title; Heels third"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"notredamesoccer\"<\/a>Defending national champion Notre Dame is the Atlantic Coast Conference men\u2019s soccer preseason favorite, according to a vote of the league\u2019s 12 head coaches.<\/p>\n

The Irish were named by six coaches as this year\u2019s team to beat, followed by Virginia with three first-place votes, North Carolina with two, and Louisville with one.<\/p>\n

Notre Dame, with 64 points, was also named by six coaches as the favorite in the Coastal Division, edging out 2013 Men\u2019s College Cup participant Virginia, which had four first-place votes and 62 points. North Carolina (53 points) received two nods for the division and was picked third, followed by Duke (37), Virginia Tech (23), and Pitt (13).<\/p>\n

League newcomer Louisville was picked as the Atlantic Division favorite, receiving nine of a possible 12 first-place votes while totaling 69 total points. Wake Forest (57 points) and Clemson (50) both collected first-place votes, and are followed in the poll by NC State (30), Boston College (26), and Syracuse (20).<\/p>\n

A national-best six ACC squads earned NCAA bids in 2013. Three advanced to the NCAA College Cup, marking the 13th straight year with at least one league team in the semifinals. Notre Dame\u2019s championship marked the sixth title by an ACC team in the last nine years and the 16th in league history.<\/p>\n

The 2014 season, which gets underway on Friday, Aug. 29, marks the first for the league under a divisional format. Each team will play every other squad in its division, plus three crossover games. The two division winners are guaranteed one of the top two seeds for the ACC Championship.<\/p>\n

The 10-team ACC Championship will be held in early November, with first round games slated for Wednesday, Nov. 5, quarterfinals for Sunday, Nov. 9, semifinals on Friday, Nov. 14, and the championship on Sunday, Nov. 16. The first round and quarterfinals will be held at campus sites, with the semifinals and final at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.<\/p>\n


\n2014 ACC MEN’S SOCCER PRESEASON COACHES POLL <\/strong> <\/p>\n

(first place votes) <\/p>\n

Overall Champion <\/em>
\nNotre Dame (6)
\nVirginia (3)
\nNorth Carolina (2)
\nLouisville (1) <\/p>\n

Atlantic Division
\n1. Louisville (9) 69
\n2. Wake Forest (2) 57
\n3. Clemson (1) 50
\n4. NC State 30
\n5. Boston College 26
\n6. Syracuse 20<\/p>\n

Coastal Division
\n1. Notre Dame (6) 64
\n2. Virginia (4) 62
\n3. North Carolina (2) 53
\n4. Duke 37
\n5. Virginia Tech 23
\n6. Pitt 13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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