The Clemson Tigers were the defending champions, but were unable to defend their title, as they fell to Duke in the semifinals. Notre Dame won their first ACC title, by defeating NC State in the first round, Louisville on penalties in the quarterfinals, Pittsburgh in the semifinals, and Duke in the final, 2–0. It was also the first ACC title for head coach Chad Riley. Notre Dame was the 5 seed entering the tournament, and they became the lowest seeded team to win since Syracuse in 2015, who won as the 7th seed.
All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference earned a berth into the ACC Tournament. The winners of each division, Atlantic and Coastal, will be seeds 1 and 2. The top 4 seeds received first round byes and hosted the winner of a first-round game. The remaining 10 teams in the conference will be seeded according to points awarded in conference matches. All rounds, with the exception of the final will be held at the higher seed's home field. Seeding is determined by regular season conference record.[2]
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).[2]
Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 544 Referee: Andrea Pileri Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: Heath Hixson Fourth official: David McPhun
Stadium: Thompson Field Attendance: 1,535 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Hudson Owens Fourth official: Anthony Wolford
Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: John Rush Fourth official: Kevin Maurer
Stadium: Ambrose Urbanic Field Attendance: 1,443 Referee: Nikola Aleksic Assistant referees: John Safar Assistant referees: Ross Kleinstuber Fourth official: Lucas Feathers
Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 582 Referee: John Brady Assistant referees: Johann Pedolzky Assistant referees: Dean Morgan Fourth official: Caleb Riley
Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Mike Stutt Assistant referees: Kevin Huet Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Fourth official: Ralph Polson
Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 3,237 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: John Rush Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Wilmer Soriano