Who Should Be a BCS Conference, Anyway?

There has been a lot of discussion on the relative strengths and merits of the inclusion of the 6 BCS conferences in the BCS. I've argued that 4, currently, are about of equal strength (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, and SEC) year in and year out, with the Pac 10 usually being competitive, and the Big East, even before Miami's departure, being the lame duck. Another viewpoint would drop the Big 12 from the first list, and possibly even replace it with the Pac 10.

So, here are some stats, without commentary on what they mean, to add some more meat to this disagreement. All will consider only the time between now and 1996, the year of the formation of the Big 12.

National Championships:
SEC 3; Big 10 2; Big 12 2; Pac 10 2; Big East 1; ACC 1 (2 split champs)

Bowl records over that time span:
ACC: 26-22
Big 10: 31-28
Big 12: 30-33
Big East: 23-19
Pac 10: 22-26
SEC: 38-27