The North Carolina Tar Heels were the defending regular season champions.

The Florida State Seminoles were the defending ACC tournament champions.

^ Georgia Tech does not sponsor women's soccer Notes The ACC had 12 players named to the MAC Hermann Trophy preseason watch list.

[8] Full results for the coaches poll and preseason team are shown below.

Malia Berkely, DF, Florida State Emily Fox, DF, North Carolina Brianna Pinto, MF, North Carolina Alessia Russo, FW, North Carolina Mandy McGlynn, GK, Virginia Tech Deyna Castellanos, MF, Florida State Emina Ekic, MF, Louisville Maycee Bell, DF, North Carolina Tziarra King, MF, NC State Meghan McCool, FW, Virginia Source:[21] Malia Berkely, Jr., D, Florida State Deyna Castellanos, Sr., M, Florida State Jaelin Howell, So., M, Florida State Yujie Zhao, So., M, Florida State Emina Ekic, Jr., M, Louisville Emily Fox, Jr., D, North Carolina Brianna Pinto, So., M, North Carolina Alessia Russo, Jr., F, North Carolina Tziarra King, Sr., M, NC State Meghan McCool, Sr., F, Virginia Mandy McGlynn, Sr., GK, Virginia Tech Delaney Graham, So., D, Duke Ella Stevens, Sr., M, Duke Gabrielle Kouzelos, Jr., GK, Louisville Maycee Bell, Fr., D, North Carolina Lotte Wubben-Moy, Jr., D, North Carolina Phoebe McClernon, Sr., D, Virginia Diana Ordóñez, Fr., F, Virginia Courtney Petersen, R-Sr., D, Virginia Alexa Spaanstra, So., M, Virginia Taryn Torres, Jr., M, Virginia Madison Hammond, Sr., D, Wake Forest Olivia Vaughn, Sr., F, Boston College Brooklynn Rivers, Sr., F, Louisville Lulu Guttenberger, R-So., D, NC State Krissi Schuster, Sr., D, NC State Ricci Walkling, Sr., M, NC State Taylor Otto, R-Jr., M, North Carolina Sammi Fisher, Jr., M, Notre Dame Eva Hurm, Jr., F, Notre Dame Amanda West, Fr., F, Pittsburgh Laurel Ivory, Jr., GK, Virginia Kelsey Irwin, R-Sr., D, Virginia Tech Sam Smith, Fr., F, Boston College Hal Hershfelt, Fr., M, Clemson Maliah Morris, Fr., F, Clemson Sophie Jones, Fr., M, Duke Heather Payne, Fr., D, Florida State Jenna Nighswonger, Fr., F, Florida State Jameese Joseph, Fr., F, NC State Maycee Bell, Fr., D, North Carolina Isabel Cox, Fr., F, North Carolina Amanda West, Fr., F, Pittsburgh Diana Ordóñez, Fr., F, Virginia