The key right now is no 16th member for basketball only. That tells you that the ACC is hopeful that in time ND becomes a FULLTIME ACC member thus allowing them to invite 1 more fulltime school to get to 16.
If ACC invited St Johns or Georgetown now, then no way does the league think it will ever secure ND as a full member because then they would have to invite a full member thus bringing the number of basketball schools to 17.
If ACC invited St Johns or Georgetown now, then no way does the league think it will ever secure ND as a full member because then they would have to invite a full member thus bringing the number of basketball schools to 17.