Baseball
Miami: Four-time NCAA champions
Virginia Tech: Fourth in Big East in 2003
Duke: Has three strong recruiting classes in a row, but the ACC is the nation's best baseball conference, and the addition of Miami and Virginia Tech won't make things any easier for a program that has struggled the past four seasons
Men's Basketball
Miami: 11-17 in 2003, but won Big East title in 1999
Virginia Tech: 11-18 in 2003, finished last in conference
Duke: The nation's premier program since the 1980's, expansion will only hamper scheduling and traditional rivalries for Coach Krzyziewski's squad
Women's basketball
Miami: 18-13 in 2003, lost in opening round of NCAA tournament
Virginia Tech: 22-10 in 2003, lost in second round of NCAA tournament
Duke: A Final Four participant three times in recent years, the Blue Devils will benefit from the increased competition in the ACC
Men's cross country
Miami: Finished 11th in 2003 Big East standings
Virginia Tech: Does not have a program
Duke: A steadily improving team, the harriers will be unaffected by expansion in this Olympic sport.
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Women's cross country
Miami: Finished 13th in 2003 Big East meet
Virginia Tech: Finished 7th in 2003 Big East meet
Duke: The program has been improving rapidly, having landed several of the nation's top recruits in recent years.
Fencing
Miami and Virginia Tech: Neither school has a fencing program
Field Hockey
Miami and Virginia Tech: Neither school has a field hockey program
Football
Miami: 2002 National Runners-Up, 2001 National Champions
Virginia Tech: 1999 National Runners-Up, one of nation's elite programs
Duke: The Hokies and Hurricanes will create some serious waves that will be difficult for Coach Franks and the Blue Devils to navigate
Women's golf
Miami: Failed to qualify for regional tournament in 2003
Virginia Tech: Does not have a program
Duke: National Champions in 2002 and 1999, nation's elite program will not skip a beat with expansion
Men's golf
Miami: Does not have a program
Virginia Tech: Finished 19th at regional tournament in 2003
Duke: Finished 19th in NCAA championships in 2003, two of its top players from last year's squad were freshmen
Men's lacrosse
Miami and Virginia Tech: Neither school has a men's lacrosse program
Women's lacrosse
Virginia Tech: 0-6 in Big East in 2003
Duke: Nation's preseason No. 1 team for the past two seasons, is one of the nation's elite programs
Women's Rowing
Miami: 12th in regional meet
Virginia Tech: Does not have a program
Duke: 2nd in ACC during the past two seasons
Men's soccer
Miami: Does not have program
Virginia Tech: 5-5-1 in the Big East
Duke: Consistently in the top 20, and won the NCAA championship in 1986, the Blue Devils and 25th-year head coach John Rennie should not feel the effects from expansion
Women's soccer
Miami: A deceiving 7-3-1 in 2003, program is very young and a work in progress
Virginia Tech: 6-11-1 in 2003
Duke: The Blue Devils landed the No. 8 recruiting class in 2003 and the No. 7 class in 2002, in addition to having several strong juniors and seniors, headlined by 2001-ACC rookie of the year, Casey McCluskey
Swimming and diving
Miami: One of top women's programs in Big East year in and year out
Virginia Tech: Men's and women's programs are traditionally very strong
Duke: No scholarships; has strong individuals, but lacks the depth to compete as a team in the ACC and as such will gain from expansion
Women's tennis
Miami: A top 25 program in 2003
Virginia Tech: Finished 2003 ranked No. 69
Duke: One of the nation's top five women's programs in the past 15 years, Duke churns out All-Americans and conference championships
Men's tennis
Miami: Lost to Duke 6-1 in regular season
Virginia Tech: Lost to No. 34 Notre Dame in first round of Big East tournament
Duke: ACC champions and advanced to Sweet 16 of NCAA tournament, consistently one of America's top tennis programs
Volleyball
Miami: Swept Duke 3-0 in opening round of NCAA tournament in 2002
Virginia Tech: Finished 2nd in Big East in 2003
Duke: Has been on and near the top of the ACC in the past five years, and will have to step up to compete with the Hurricanes and Hokies
Track and field
Miami: Men finished 9th in Big East championships while women won conference title and placed 18th overall at NCAA championships
Virginia Tech: Men finished 3rd in Big East and women were 9th
Duke: Has done well in the middle-distances, but a lack of depth and scholarships prevents the Blue Devils from faring well
Wrestling
Miami: Does not have program
Virginia Tech: Failed to win a dual meet in 2003
Duke: A non-scholarship sport for Duke, it boasts a few very strong individuals but lacks the resources to compete well as a team