The defending champions, Notre Dame was unable to defend their title, falling to Clemson in the first round. Clemson advanced to the final, becoming the lowest seed to do so in tournament history.[3] However, Clemson could not complete their improbable run, losing to Syracuse 2–0 in the final. The victory was the second ACC Tournament title during Syracuse's time in the ACC and second title under head coach Ian McIntyre.[4]
All twelve teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference will earn 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.[5] The seeding for the tournament was determined on the final day of conference play, October 28.[6]
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).[5]
Stadium: Lynn Stadium Attendance: 515 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Dean Morgan Assistant referees: Jeremy Sharp Fourth official: Aaron Rawlins
Stadium: Dorrance Field Attendance: 445 Referee: Kevin Marrison Assistant referees: Jude Carr Assistant referees: Kevin Maurer Fourth official: David McPhun
Stadium: Riggs Field Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Fourth official: Logan Webber
Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,774 Referee: JC Griggs Assistant referees: Raymond Thomas Assistant referees: Michael Donovan Fourth official: Mark Buda
Stadium: Koskinen Stadium Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Kevin Morrison Assistant referees: Benjamin Wooten Assistant referees: Justin Howard Fourth official: Carmen Anthony Serbio
Stadium: Spry Stadium Attendance: 1,729 Referee: Carmen Serbio Assistant referees: Chris Zuerner Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Fourth official: Kevin Uitto