The highest ranked 2021 recruiting class in the AAC was Cincinnati (43). The Pac12 had six teams ranked higher than that, with two in the top 10 (UO, USC).
The highest ranked 2020 recruiting class in the AAC was Cincinnati (41). The Pac12 had eight teams ranked higher than that.
When you throw out the bias of wanting to dunk on the yewts and woke left coast schools, Pac12 is by far the better conference by virtue of having better players.