That includes Oregon, Washington, Stanford, Arizona, Arizona State, Utah & Colorado.
For a conference with most of its programs in locations like Manhattan KS, Ames IA, and Stillwater OK, these West Coast metro area schools significantly strengthen the reputation of the B12 and add monetary value. And if the SEC & B1G are inevitably going to 20 or 24, getting there first while largely monopolizing the MT & PAC time zones would be a very strong position to be in relative to the other non-B1G/SEC conferences.