The post-season has arrived for college soccer, and will be in full swing as all conferences enter their quarterfinals by mid-week.
While a few conferences are still closing their regular season, the nations top sides are already into the first round of their conference tournaments.
The first round in the ACC served up some enticing action on Thursday, with Virgina and Notre Dame both advancing by just a one-goal margin, while Boston College only slid past Virgina Tech on penalties. On Sunday, this year’s top-ranked team in Clemson will face off against 2015 College Cup finalist Syracuse.
Meanwhile on Sunday, top side Maryland will take on a Michigan or Rutgers team on short rest in the Big Ten tournament.
Here is a rundown of where all of the top teams will be playing this weekend in men’s college soccer:
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
First Round (Saturday)
Michigan vs. Rutgers, 1 p.m.
(Sunday)
Maryland vs. Michigan/Rutgers, 4 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Penn State, 1 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Ohio State, 1 p.m.
Indiana vs. Northwestern, 1 p.m.
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ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
First Round (Thursday)
Syracuse 4, Pitt 0
Virginia 1, NC State 0
Boston College 2, 2 Virgina Tech (4-3)
Notre Dame 3, Duke 2
Quarterfinals (Sunday)
UNC vs. Boston College, 1 p.m.
Clemson vs. Syracuse, 1 p.m.
Louisville vs. Virginia, 1 p.m.
(2) Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame, 1 p.m.
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ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE
First Round
Lipscomb 3, Stetson 0
NJIT vs. Jacksonville, Friday, 6 p.m.
Semifinals
Lipscomb vs. FCGU, Saturday, 7 p.m.
North Florida vs. NJIT/Jacksonville, Sunday, 7 p.m.
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AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
Quarterfinals (Saturday)
New Hampshire vs. Hartford, 1 p.m.
Vermont vs. Binghamton, 1 p.m.
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BIG EAST CONFERENCE
First Round (Sunday)
Creighton vs. Xavier, 4 p.m.
Villanova vs. Depaul, 1 p.m.
Semifinals (Thursday)
Providence vs. Creighton/Xavier, 7 p.m.
Butler vs. Villanova/DePaul, 7 p.m.
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BIG WEST CONFERENCE
First Round (Saturday)
Sacramento State vs. UC Riverside, 3 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton vs. UC Davis, 7 p.m.
Semifinals (Wednesday)
CSUN vs. UC Riverside/Sacramento State, 7 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara vs. UC Davis/Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.
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METRO-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
First Round (Saturday)
Siena College vs. Monmouth, 1 p.m.
Marist College vs. Canisius College, 7 p.m.
Semifinals (Friday)
Quinnipiac vs. higher remaining seed
Rider University vs. lower remaining seed
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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
First Round (Saturday)
Wofford vs. VMI, 6 p.m.
UNCG vs. Furman, 7 p.m.
Semifinals (Thursday)
ETSU vs. UNCG/Furman, 3:30 pm
Mercer vs. Wofford/VMI, 6 p.m.
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COLLEGE WEEKEND REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Oregon State 3, San Diego State 2
Washington 1, UCLA 0
FRIDAY
Memphis vs. Tulsa, Friday, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Cincinnati vs. UCF, Saturday, 12 p.m.
Charleston vs. UNCW, 6 p.m.
SMU vs. UConn, Saturday, 7 p.m.
Temple vs. USF, Saturday, 7 p.m.
William & Mary vs. Elon, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY
Pacific vs. Portland, 1 p.m.
Oregon State vs. UCLA, 1 p.m.
San Diego State vs. Washington, 5 p.m.