The New Southwest Conference
K-State
ku
Iowa State
Baylor
Utah
TCU
BYU
Boise State
Houston
New Mexico
and wait for it . . .
Maybe Arizona and Arizona State . . . look they can't be real happy about the probability of being shoved into the same division of the Pac-16 as OU and Texas . . . while the Cal/PacNorthwest side of the Pac 16 marches chowder puff girl CU into the "fray". If that happens . . . Baylor just got into the Pac 16 as well, and so that leaves one spot, likely ku. So . .
K-State (BCS Conference School)
Iowa State (BCS Conference School)
Arizona (BCS Conference School)
Arizona State (BCS Conference School)
BYU (The Morman Church)
Utah (Strong Mountain West program)
TCU (Strong Mountain West Program and major metro presence)
Houston (Major metro presence)
Boise State (On the National Scene . . . semi media darling, Idaho 19.5% population growth state in last decade)
Fresno State (Filler)
SDSU (Filler) UNLV
UNM (Significant Hoops, 10% population growth state in last decade)