Since 2015, teams that finish the regular season 5-7 have been eligible for any remaining college football bowl bids, with those spots going to the teams that have the best APR (Academic Progress Rating) scores.

One SEC team — Mississippi State in 2016 — has benefitted from that rule, as the Bulldogs went on to win the St. Petersburg Bowl that year. Four other squads (San Jose State, Minnesota, Nebraska and North Texas) have also taken advantage of the rule.

However, moving forward, the Pac-12 (which has never sent a 5-7 team to a bowl game) has decided to ban its 5-7 squads from postseason play, according to the Associated Press:

“The Pac-12 is committed to supporting the highest quality of competition at post-season bowl games,” Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday. “In requiring a minimum of six regular season wins our goal is to support the significance of the bowl season and provide our fans around the country with the most exciting games featuring our leading Pac-12 teams.”

The conference had two 5-7 teams last year (Colorado and Cal), but there weren’t any spots for 5-7 squads, so neither played in the postseason.

We’ll have to see if the Pac-12’s new rules affect any of their teams this fall.