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May 14, 2003: In a 7-2 vote Tuesday, Atlantic Coast Conference university presidents voted in favor of an expansion plan that would increase the number of league schools to 12 from nine.
Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, both traditional basketball powers, voted against the proposed expansion, which would have significant ramifications for basketball, which has been the ACC's signature sport since its the conference's inception in 1953.
Specifically, the ACC's rivalries, double round-robin regular season format, and post-season tournament arrangement would be greatly altered. Additionally, a 12-way split of conference proceeds earned from television revenue would equate to less money per school. Last season, the ACC divvied out $9.7 million to each of its schools, the most of any conference.
http://dukechronicle.com/article/acc-expansion-looms-large-0