AP Poll Top 25 Finishes in the Last 10 Years (2013-2022):
Cincinnati: 4
UCF: 4
Houston: 2
SDSU: 2
SMU: 0

Average AP Poll Finish Over Last 10 Years (2013-2022) for Years that Finished Ranked:
UCF: 13
Houston: 13
Cincinnati: 14
SDSU: 25
SMU: N/A

# of NY6 Bowl Games Over Last 10 Years (2013-2022):
UCF: 3
Cincinnati: 2
Houston: 1
SDSU: 0
SMU: 0

# of CFP Appearances:
Cincinnati: 1
UCF: 0
Houston: 0
SDSU: 0
SMU: 0

Looks like a very clear distinction to me... UCF and Cincinnati experienced very nice highs. Houston added some really solid seasons. All 3 played in NY6 bowl games. The most SDSU and SMU could muster here was SDSU scraping into the metrics with 2 Top25 finishes - both of which were EXACTLY 25. Face it, SDSU and SMU are garbage additions compared to what the BigXII added.