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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 35418, member: 652"]
The ACC isn't going to blow-up its current divisional format unless they go to 16 teams. Based on Omni's statement about current games versus each division SU is likely to be placed in the Atlantic and Pitt in the Coastal. Pitt would then likely become our annual cross-over game, and would get Florida State and Clemson once every other year at the Dome.

However, I believe the better division for Syracuse is the Coastal. We have history with Virginia Tech, and Miami. Virginia and North Carolina aren't world beaters, and Duke would be an easy win most years. Only Georgia Tech's option would be hard to stop every year. We could compete more in the Coastal than the Atlantic.
This is how I would make the divisions
Atlantic
Boston College
Clemson
Florida State
Maryland
North Carolina State
Pittsburgh
Wake Forest
Coastal
Duke
Georgia Tech
Miami
North Carolina
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech

The protected rivalries would all remain the same except VPI-BC becomes BC-SU, and VPI-Pitt
Duke-Wake
UNC-NCSU
Ga Tech-Clemson
Miami-FSU
UVA-UMD
VPI-Pitt
SU-BC

This whole North-South split isn't going to happen till there are 16 teams then it would make sense.
For Basketball in the 14 team ACC each team will have 2 protected rivals they are guaranteed home/home with.
SU- Pitt/BC
BC- SU/Miami
VPI- UVA/Pitt
Pitt- SU/VPI
Duke- UMD/UNC
UNC- Duke/NCSU
UVA- VPI/UMD
FSU- Miami/Clemson
Wake-Ga Tech/NCSU
Ga Tech- Clemson/Wake
UMD-Duke/UVA
Clemson- Ga Tech/FSU
NCSU- UNC/Wake
Miami- FSU/BC
Tinker with these if you think there are better ones for any teams I just based it on what I know the ACC does now.
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