And this is a good thing. It should be a case of the body of work a winning team has compiled over the season and not just getting hot for a weekend's worth of games and then getting the sole bid. A good move if it happens.
MWC To Limit Baseball Tournament to Four Teams in 2016
It hasn't been announced yet but it looks more than possible and I think it's a step in the right direction.
Let's take a look at the history of the tournament. In 2015 Nevada was rated #29 going into the tournament and was the regular season champion.