All signs point to the Mountain West not sending a team to the Las Vegas Bowl this year.
The bowl situation for the Mountain West is more confusing than normal because of side deals with BYU for either the Las Vegas or Hawaii Bowl, plus the Cactus Bowl which is an overflow option for the conference.
During Monday's Mountain West title conference game teleconference, commissioner Craig Thompson said that the conference is "likely going to vacate Vegas this yea,r" and that means that BYU will take the spot in the Las Vegas Bowl. Looking ahead, the 2019 bowl destination for the Cougars is the Hawaii Bowl, and displacing a Mountain West team that year.