The Lobos got the worst case scenario, with Utah earning a 41-34 overtime win at BYU and Colorado State earned a 31-27 win over UNLV at home.
It means five Mountain West Conference teams are now bowl eligible.
According to bowl officials I interviewed this week, the likely pecking order is as follows:
1. TCU to Liberty or Houston bowl
2. BYU to Las Vegas Bowl
3. Utah to Emerald Bowl
4. Colorado State or New Mexico to Poinsettia Bowl
5. If the Big 12 fails to qualify a team, the Fort Worth Bowl would take the Lobos or Rams.
Whichever team is bypassed by the Mountain West bowls needs Texas to beat Texas A&M and Iowa State to beat Kansas next week to keep the Big 12 from fielding a team for the Fort Worth Bowl.
I will continue to update the blog as bowl committees hand out their invitations this weekend.

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