The NCAA added a rule regarding conference championship games taking an otherwise qualified team out of bowl eligibility...first chance we might see whether it gets applied...Pac 12 would definitely not have enough teams to fill its bowl commitments without UCLA. IMO 6-7 teams should only get to go to a bowl if there aren't enough qualified teams to fill all 70 available bowl spots.
A conference team that is 6-6 and plays in a conference championship game and loses to finish with a record of 6-7 may apply for a waiver to allow that team to be considered for a postseason bowl. Conditions that will be considered in such a waiver include whether or not all other conference teams under consideration have 6-6 records and there are not a sufficient number of eligible teams to meet the conference’s bowl commitments.