If USF, UCF, UC and Houston are added to the Big XII, they will split East vs West.
Big XII East
USF, UCF, WVU, UC, Iowa St., Houston and TCU.
Big XII West
Texas, Texas Tech., Baylor, OU, OSU, KU and KSU.
This Divisional split allows the Big XII to retain their older rivalries and bushes the rising TCU, Houston and USF to the other division. It also gives Texas an easier path to the Conference Championship game by having them only play against OU and Baylor and not TCU as well.