Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game is an annual postseason college football game played to determine the champion of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). From 1999 to 2012, the champion of the Mountain West was determined by regular season record. Beginning in 2013, following the expansion to twelve members and the division of the conference into Mountain and West Divisions, the conference championship game is held between the two division winners, with the team holding the better Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ranking serving as the host team. The Mountain West is one of three leagues to have its championship game at a campus site, joining the Pac-12 and Conference USA.The inaugural MWC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2013 at Fresno State's Bulldog Stadium and televised by CBS.The Mountain West Conference champion customarily receives a berth to play in the Las Vegas Bowl. However, if the MWC champion finishes ranked ahead of the champions from the other "Group of Five" mid-major conferences (American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, MAC, and Sun Belt) by the selection committee of the College Football Playoff, it is guaranteed a berth in one of the non-semifinal "New Year's Six" bowls. If ranked in the top four, the conference champion will play in the national championship playoff.. }
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- Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game abstract "The Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game is an annual postseason college football game played to determine the champion of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). From 1999 to 2012, the champion of the Mountain West was determined by regular season record. Beginning in 2013, following the expansion to twelve members and the division of the conference into Mountain and West Divisions, the conference championship game is held between the two division winners, with the team holding the better Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ranking serving as the host team. The Mountain West is one of three leagues to have its championship game at a campus site, joining the Pac-12 and Conference USA.The inaugural MWC Championship Game was played on December 7, 2013 at Fresno State's Bulldog Stadium and televised by CBS.The Mountain West Conference champion customarily receives a berth to play in the Las Vegas Bowl. However, if the MWC champion finishes ranked ahead of the champions from the other "Group of Five" mid-major conferences (American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, MAC, and Sun Belt) by the selection committee of the College Football Playoff, it is guaranteed a berth in one of the non-semifinal "New Year's Six" bowls. If ranked in the top four, the conference champion will play in the national championship playoff.".