The MWC conference is exploring the idea of doing away with the divisional winners meeting in the CCG and instead having the two best teams vie for the tittle.

The motivation behind such a move is to ensure that a strong candidate, for a NY6 (as in the case of a G5) or the playoff, is not upset by a much weaker opponent. Such upsets have, and will continue to occur, in championship games. Last year the MWC CC had 10-2 BSU against 6-6 FSU. Had BSU lost, the conference would have been out $6M - $4M for the Fiesta Bowl and $2M expense allowance given to the conferences of all NY6/Playoff participants.

The ACC, in submitting the deregulation lesgislation, citing this as one of the reasons for the change. By pitting the two best teams, a conference is assured that the champion will be a strong team and thus enhance its chance for a NY6/playoff berth.

It won't be every year that a weak divisional winner makes it to a CCG but two conference championship game, in 2012, show that it does happen. In the 2012 BIG CC games, Nebraska (10-2) went against Wisconsin (7-5) and Wisconsin and lost. FSU (10-2) barely defeated GT (6-6) by a score of 21-15. It's those possibilities, however infrequent, that the FBS conferences wish to avoid.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/25172117/mountain-west-considering-two-best-teams-in-championship-game