BYU football will finish the season unranked either way. The outcome of the bowl game won’t do much for the program or the perception of it.
But if BYU goes 5-1 against Gonzaga/SMC and wins the WCC tournament? BYU hasn’t won a conference tournament in 2 decades and hasn’t gone dancing in March in 4. BYU would be close to ranked in that scenario. That would do a lot more good for the basketball program.