Each school is going to decide which conference it wants to move it if the ACC dissolves, if they are offered by both. Have to believe that both UNC and UVA see the B10 as closer to their academic mission than the SEC. Both schools are BB schools first, and football schools second, which also aligns with the B10 better. More BB schools in the B10 than there are in the SEC. Also get them to playing Maryland again.
Because they simply aren’t good enough for the SEC so there is no incentive for the conference to add them. I would be shocked if the SEC added more than two teams and depending on the timing they might not even add any.
Then be prepared to be disappointed, because unless no one wants FSU or Clemson, the Pitt and Louisville types of schools are what are going to be setting their when the B12 starts to choose. Why would the UNC and UVA's of the conference move to the B12 when they could get more money from the B10 or SEC?
I agree with OP because I would want NCST and VT first out of those “middle teams”. I assume the top 4 schools in the ACC are P2 bound.
I wonder if the SEC loses out on UNC and UVA that they will not then offer UNST and VT as a way to get into those markets and states. I could see the B10 also going after a school like Georgia Tech.
I guess I’m making an assumption there. My gut tells me that Miami would be willing to take partial share to get there or the SEC. There’s some rivalry potential with Nebraska, Penn State, maybe Ohio State. Basketball is decent. Geographically it’s an outlier, but it’s in a city with a lot of northern transplants.
I wonder about NCST and VT to the SEC as well. NCST is about to benefit from a $1B sports/entertainment complex upgrade from the Carolina Hurricanes near their football stadium.
V Tech is honestly borderline any P4 conference. Their ratings and viewership and usually on the low end.
UNC and UVA are never joining the Big 12.
It has always seemed like the UNC and UVA were the two schools other than ND that would fit well into the B10. I could see them taking those two then trying once again to convince ND to join and if they did go after either G. Tech or Miami as the fourth school in the group.
Adding schools like Georgia Tech or Miami gets those states with good populations into the B10. They league already has California, adding Stanford does nothing for the the league. Both GT #33 and Miami #67 are very good academics, not Stanford #3 level, but very still very well regarded.
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Academically, I think Duke would have to be on the table too.Adding schools like Georgia Tech or Miami gets those states with good populations into the B10. They league already has California, adding Stanford does nothing for the the league. Both GT #33 and Miami #67 are very good academics, not Stanford #3 level, but very still very well regarded.
Big Ten schools ranked academically by U.S. News for 2024
Where does Wisconsin rank?
I think any school not offered by either the B10 or SEC will jump at the chance to join the B12, because not doing so destroys their athletic departments money wise. Washington St and Oregon St did not get an invite, and now look at them, do you think the current ACC teams will not see their plight and do everything they can to avoid it, when the ACC goes up in smoke.
If B1G got ND by adding Stanford... would they stop there at 20, or would they go get 4 more teams? People talk like UNC and UVa are big wants for the B1G, would they leave those behind? Or would they get them too, and then 2 of FSU/Clem/Miami?
