If the ACC blows up, what ACC schools are left behind?

[UConnJim]

If the ACC gets picked apart by the SEC, Big 10, and Big 12 and those conferences go to 16 teams by taking only ACC schools, which ACC schools are left out?

The 3 conferences expanding to 16 would mean 10 ACC teams would have to switch conferences leaving 5 schools. In my opinion, these are the six schools that are possibly left:

ND, Syracuse, BC, Wake Forest, Duke, and Louisville

In my opinion, ND would be forced to join a conference for football if this happens, which means Syracuse, BC, Wake Forest, Duke, and Louisville would be left.

What gets interesting from here is that the NNNBE is projecting to have 11 football schools in 2015. Add 5 from the ACC and you get 16. Interesting math.

 

[noeynox]

But the acc has playoff access language written into its contract so we would join them, but isee what you did there. Interesting.

 

[metsfan2323]

If everyone goes to 16 we are golden.

Not sure if Pitt would get picked ahead of Duke.

 

[B1GEast]

Uconn

 

[junglehusky]

Really depends whether the SEC is going to make some moves, possibly after the B12, or not. If the B12 grabs four, and the SEC doesn't wind up taking schools outside their footprint (the North carolina or Virginia schools) the ACC would still have Duke, UNC, UVA, VT, NC State. If some of those schools plus the B12 contingent (GT, FSU, the U, Clemson) then you're left with Cuse, Pitt, UL, Wake, BC, and the fifth of the four NC/VA schools (if the SEC takes four) or three of the NC/VA schools (if the SEC goes to 16), plus ND (if they stay) and presumably UConn and Cincy. At some point the ACC would have to decide how many teams they really needed. IF they only lose a couple members and the contract and their TV network is solid, who knows we could be shut out again. If all three of the B1G, B12 and SEC gobble up the acc like a school of pirrahnas then there may be no ACC left to go to, so I think we have to hope there are maybe closer to 4 ACC schools total leaving, which would leave a viable landing spot for UConn.