Details of Louisville joining the ACC |
Louisville will be joining the ACC in 2014 to replace Maryland.
CBSSports has confirmed that the ACC has voted to add Louisville to the league. #Louisville vote was first-ballot unanimous. No president voted against it, according to a source with direct knowledge. Overall strength of Louisville program won out. Conference already strong academically that Louisville's low rankings weren't huge factor "I don't think there's any sentiment at all about doing anything else right now," according to an ACC source about going from 14 to 16 The one thing I don't want to hear from a president in the ACC or John Swofford is that these moves are about academics. ACC felt Louisville was best choice b/c of its "aggressive approach" to success including "marquee athletics programs."
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