Las Vegas – The Mountain West announced Tuesday it will split into two divisions for football only and create a conference championship game at the site of the highest-ranked team in the Bowl Championship Series standings. This year, the game will be played Dec. 7.

UNLV will be in the West Division with UNR, Fresno State, Hawaii, San Diego State and San Jose State. Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State, and Wyoming will make up the Mountain Division.