With an undefeated record, the Broncos could end up in the Cotton Bowl, which accepts the highest ranked Group of Five conference champion. The Group of Five is made up of the Mid-American Conference, American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West and the Sun Belt Conference.
Up until week 12’s rankings, WMU was the highest ranked Group of Five team. If they were to win their last three games, including the MAC Championship, they would be in line for an automatic bid into the Cotton Bowl. The reason making it to the Cotton Bowl is such a big deal is that they would face a Power Five conference team.