The Wake Forest Demon Deacons entered the NCAA Tournament as the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season champions , the Atlantic Division divisional champions as well as the conference tournament champions . The Demon Deacons amassed a conference record of five wins , one loss and two draws ( 5 – 1 – 2 ) , and an overall regular season record of twelve wins , two losses and three draws ( 12 – 2 – 3 ) . The Deacons began the season ranked fifth nationally , but suffered a shock 1 – 0 home loss to the unranked Saint Louis Billikens in their season opener . The loss caused the Demon Deacons to fall from fifth in the national polls to 21st . However , following the home loss to the Billikens , Wake Forest went on a four-match winning streak , and a nine-match undefeated streak . During this run , Wake Forest picked up notable victories against the 17th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers and two major road victories at Duke and Davidson
conference tournament champions
2016 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game