That's just false. The last year of the BCS, the AAC had the Big East's autobid
to the BCS. Houston was a member of the AAC in 2013. The 2013 AAC champion UCF got a bid to the Fiesta Bowl by virtue of the AAC's autobid. (Without the autobid, UCF's #15 BCS ranking would not have otherwise required a BCS bowl to take them.)