The Mountain West Conference could become a BCS AQ conference as early as the 2012 season, but AQ status likely won’t officially matter for very much longer, and the MWC’s teams are all set to join a new conference in 2013 anyway.
Mountain West Could Become BCS AQ Conference In 2012
The Mountain West Conference finally knows which teams will be in the conference for the 2012 season, but they will need to continue to wait on the decision of whether or not they will become a BCS-automatic qualifier conference. The BCS will try to put a committee together to speed up the voting process, according to a report by CBS Sports.
The MWC originally applied for BCS exemption, claiming that it met all the requirements to qualify for an automatic BCS bid back in December. In order for the exemption to be approved, it must be voted on by a 12-member Presidential Oversight Committee and needs nine votes of approval to pass. The Mountain West is trying to push this exemption through because beginning in 2013, the Mountain West will no longer exist. After the 2012 season, both the Mountain West and Conference USA will dissolve and join to form one big conference.
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