I have to admit, I'm pulling for UCONN to the B1G. But because CR beggars can't be choosers, here are my highly scientific, highly hypothetical division alignments should the ACC expand to 16 without ND as a full member.
ACC North - BCu, Fruit, Pitt, UCONN, UVA, Va Tech, UNC, NC State
ACC South - Miami, Clemson, Louisville, Ga Tech, FSU, Duke, Wake, USF/UCF
Neither Carolina nor State will ever vote for, or accept, those divisions. They'd would be in the South, or, vote to leave the divisions as they are. Louisville is geographically further north, and,Miami is a better fit, since the majority of their alumni are from the northeast. Ditto the Dukies.
If the ACC were to go to 16 teams, they will ask Notre Dame to join fulltime. If they say no, the league will ask them to leave, IMHO. They won't allow them to leave their Olympic sports here in that case.
Plus, theres no way that either USF or UCF will ever get an ACC invite.
7 division games and 2 alternating/rotating division games (rotation with Notre Dame also) for 9 total conference games. Division winners play for conference championship, highest BCS rating (or whatever rating they want to use to measure schedule strength) hosts at their home stadium. More often than not, an ACC South team is going to have the higher SOS rating because more of the typical football powers are in that division. However, the undefeated ACC North winner will also have a shot at hosting. Bottomline: North hosts if they run the table, South hosts if they don't. That should keep the southern schools happy, no? Not to mention, the money making machines of the southern football schools will continue to sellout based on the traveling fanbases of the south and quality of the games.
I could go along with this, only I would just rotate the FB CCG between Charlotte and a stadium designated by the North Division teams. Maybe Fed Ex Field? I bet the Redskins would go along with that. Both stadia are fairly centrally located for the majority of the league's schools.
Basketball: annually held at MSG or Barclay's. The roles reverse once winter comes. The North is the unequaled heavyweight by far so they are rewarded with a closer tourney location. Plus, NYC > Greensboro (sorry Greensboro residents). UNC and Duke are big enough heavyweights where they will get very good representation in NYC.