I love this thread and the endless speculation, therefore I shall continue it
It's looking like KU to the Big 10 may be a possibility. If that's the case the Big 10 will want to select 2 more to make it even. The only other AAU qualifier that makes sense from the Big 12 is ISU. Yes, they are not good in anything right now but neither was Rutgers or Maryland at the time of their acceptance. Plus the Big 10 would then own the state of Iowa and have a good rivalry. No Iowa is not huge but hey, owning Connecticut, Vermont, and Oriental Avenue is still valuable in Monopoly even though they are cheaper properties.
WVU to the ACC just makes too much sense not to happen, then the ACC reserves the 16th spot for ND if they should ever decide.
That leaves TCU, Baylor, OSU, KSU, & TTU.
Poach BYU (yes I know all the issues that come with them) Boise State, Army, and your choice of Appalachian State or Coastal Carolina
Create 4 pods of 5
NW Pod: OSU, Tulsa, KSU, BYU, BSU
SW Pod: UH, TCU, SMU, Baylor, TTU
NE Pod: Temple, UC, Navy, Army, Memphis
SE: Pod: USF, UCF, Tulane, ECU, (ASU or CCU)
Each team plays the other 4 teams in their pod plus 2 teams from each of the other 3 pods, leaving two out of conference spots on the schedule. The top schools from each pod are then seeded in a 4 team conference playoff to determine the champ!
This would be fun!