Article By BIG ERN on 13th May, 2010
The Big Ten is likely to expand to 16 teams and four divisions, with details to be finalized by 2011, two sources close to the process told The Detroit News on Tuesday.
The sources, who asked not to be identified because plans aren't official, acknowledge Missouri and Nebraska are among the prime targets to join the Big Ten, although no formal invitations have been extended.
Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Connecticut—all currently in the Big East—and even an Atlantic Coast Conference member such as Maryland, are considered possibilities to shift to the Big Ten.
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