NSF Research dollar rankings of all of the schools in the keep and cut list.
Bold means Carnegie Tier 1.
Italic means Private/Liberal Arts
Strike means they were on the cut list
#41 USF
#50 Cincinnati
#75 Colorado State
#82 UConn
#91 New Mexico
#94 Temple
#105 UCF
#120 Tulane
#126 Houston
#128 Rice
#149 San Diego State
#184 Memphis
#201 Air Force
#201 UNLV
#214 BYU
#222 SMU
#229 East Carolina
#237 Boise St.
#281 No. Illiniois
#341 Arkansas State
It's not 100% confirmed that Memphis is really "in". That's kind of up for debate right now. Unless you're private or Liberal Arts, the only schools under consideration are Tier 1 schools with high research dollars.
If you cut it down to the four AAC group A schools (teams with more value per media contracts), BYU, and CSU, this is what that list ultimately looks like.
#50 Cincinnati
#75 Colorado State
#82 UConn
#94 Temple
#126 Houston
#214 BYU
Now, intermix that with the current Big 12...targets in green.
#34 Texas
#50 Cincinnati
#74 Iowa State
#75 Colorado State
#77 Kansas
#82 UConn
#83 Oklahoma
#94 Temple
#106 Kansas State
#116 West Virginia
#119 Texas Tech
#126 Houston
#135 Oklahoma State
#214 BYU
#257 Baylor
#346 TCU
When you cross map it all, you can kind of see why CSU is still kicking.
This is your list of six. Cut 2-4 of those in green, and that's what your lineup will be.