New England and New York State combined contain 35 million people - about one-ninth of the U.S. population. Of course they're adequately represented in the Power Five by two private schools - a Catholic school from Boston, and a research university from upstate New York. Why spoil all of that privatized fun by adding a public university to the ACC that would totally fit the conference profile, and that has a history of athletic success surpassing those other two universities?
Hey, they should add Memphis! I think it's more important to make sure the 6.5 million people in Tennessee have three universities in the Power Five, instead of only two. (It's a crying shame, it is.) Why should everyone have representation? Inequality is where it's at in the 21st century. Some people count more than others, and it's always their turn next.
As for Connecticut? We can't have anything of our own. Zip. Nothing. Zero. No pro teams, no top-tier college sports. Everyone is too busy trying to freeze us out until we capitulate and accept them as our lords and lieges, and start supporting out-of-state businesses, plus a couple of rando out-of-state private schools instead of a university we can actually attend for something resembling an affordable price (along with other New England residents, under the New England Regional Student Program.) But, hey - at least my town gets to subsidize ESPN, and give them tax breaks so they can help to screw us and keep us under the thumb of snobby private-schoolers.