The NCAA Division I Council approved a proposal Wednesday afternoon allowing Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences without 12 members to hold a conference championship game.
An additional requirement of the proposal states that any league with less than 12 members must play a round robin schedule if it is to hold a conference championship game.
The Sun Belt Conference, which will have 12 football members during the 2017 season, will vote on March 10 whether or not to offer a contract extension to football-only members Idaho and New Mexico State.
“(The NCAA vote) wasn’t unexpected,” said Idaho Athletic Director Rob Spear.