RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - The NCAA is taking a hands-off approach to the Atlantic Coast Conference's expansion plans. <br>
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President Myles Brand says the organization has no authority to intervene in a school's right to pick its own conference affiliation. <br>
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However, Brand offered to have the NCAA assist in any way it could to help resolve the matter if it was invited by all parties. <br>
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Virginia Governor Mark Warner had called on the NCAA or an outside mediator to get involved in the ACC's expansion plans in order to avoid a protracted and costly legal battle. <br>
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Five Big East schools have filed suit against conference partners Miami and Boston College in an effort to get them and Syracuse from joining the ACC.
