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!Current conference
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| '''[[California Baptist University]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howe |first=Brendan |date=2025-03-05 |title=Cal Baptist joins Big West with $1.2 million fee as conference realignment shakes up G5 schools |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-basketball/news-cal-baptist-joins-big-west-1-2-million-fee-conference-realignment-shakes-g5-schools |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=California Baptist University Joins The Big West |url=https://bigwest.org/news/2025/3/19/california-baptist-university-joins-the-big-west.aspx |date=2025-03-19 |accessdate=2025-03-20 |website=[[Big West Conference]]}}</ref>
| '''[[California Baptist University]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howe |first=Brendan |date=2025-03-05 |title=Cal Baptist joins Big West with $1.2 million fee as conference realignment shakes up G5 schools |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/college-basketball/news-cal-baptist-joins-big-west-1-2-million-fee-conference-realignment-shakes-g5-schools |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=California Baptist University Joins The Big West |url=https://cbulancers.com/news/2025/3/19/baseball-california-baptist-university-joins-the-big-west.aspx|publisher=California Baptist Lancers Athletics|date=March 19, 2025|accessdate=March 20, 2025}}</ref>
| [[Riverside, California]]
| [[Riverside, California]]
| 1950
| 1950
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| Private<br/>{{small|([[California Southern Baptist Convention|Baptist]])}}
| Private<br/>{{small|([[California Southern Baptist Convention|Baptist]])}}
| {{nts|11491}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CBU Fall 2021 enrollment extends record-setting pattern |url=https://calbaptist.edu/news/cbu_fall_2021_enrollment_extends_record_setting_pattern |publisher=California Baptist University |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=September 24, 2021}}</ref>
| {{nts|11491}}<ref>{{cite web |title=CBU Fall 2021 enrollment extends record-setting pattern |url=https://calbaptist.edu/news/cbu_fall_2021_enrollment_extends_record_setting_pattern |publisher=California Baptist University |access-date=September 27, 2021 |date=September 24, 2021}}</ref>
| $162.7<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2024 |title=University donations surpass $100 million mark in four-year growth spurt |url=https://calbaptist.edu/about/news-events/news/university_donations_surpass_100_million_mark_in_four_year_growth_spurt#:~:text=Whether%20for%20scholarships%2C%20programs%2C%20operations,quasi%20endowment;%20and%20market%20growth. |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref>
| $162.7<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2024 |title=University donations surpass $100 million mark in four-year growth spurt |url=https://calbaptist.edu/about/news-events/news/university_donations_surpass_100_million_mark_in_four_year_growth_spurt |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref>
| [[California Baptist Lancers|Lancers]]
| [[California Baptist Lancers|Lancers]]
| {{college color boxes|California Baptist Lancers}}
| {{college color boxes|California Baptist Lancers}}
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|-
|-
| {{sort|Sacramento State|'''[[California State University, Sacramento]]'''}}<ref>https://bigwest.org/news/2025/6/18/sacramento-state-joins-the-big-west.aspx</ref>
| {{sort|Sacramento State|'''[[California State University, Sacramento]]'''}}<ref>{{cite press release|title=Sacramento State To Join The Big West|url=https://hornetsports.com/news/2025/6/18/general-sacramento-state-to-join-the-big-west.aspx|publisher=Sacramento State Hornets Athletics|date=June 18, 2025|accessdate=June 18, 2025}}</ref>
| [[Sacramento, California]]
| [[Sacramento, California]]
| 1947
| 1947
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! Big West<br />sport(s)
! Big West<br />sport(s)
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| {{sort|Idaho|'''[[University of Idaho]]'''}}
| rowspan=2 | {{sort|Sacramento State|'''[[California State University, Sacramento]]'''}}<br />(Sacramento State)
| [[Idaho Vandals|Vandals]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Sacramento State Hornets|Hornets]]{{efn|group=aff|Sacramento State men's soccer joined the Big West Conference in the 2012 fall season (2012–13 school year) and beach volleyball followed for the 2016 spring season (2015–16 school year). They will become full members in the 2026-27 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/releases/2013041291x5wb |title=MEN'S SOCCER JOINS BIG WEST CONFERENCE |date=July 5, 2012 |website=[[Sacramento State Hornets]] |access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/sandvball/2014-15/releases/20150626tgnv5u |title=Sand Volleyball to Join the Big West Conference |date=June 26, 2015 |website=[[Sacramento State Hornets]] |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063217/http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/sandvball/2014-15/releases/20150626tgnv5u |archive-date= Dec 23, 2016 }}</ref>}}
| [[Moscow, Idaho]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Sacramento, California]]
| 1889
| rowspan=2 | 1947
| 2024–25
| [[Public university|Public]]
| 11,849
| rowspan=4 | [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| {{sortname|Men's|golf|nolink=y}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| rowspan=3 | {{sort|Sacramento State|'''[[California State University, Sacramento]]'''}}<br />(Sacramento State)
| rowspan=3 | [[Sacramento State Hornets|Hornets]]{{efn|group=aff|Sacramento State men's soccer joined the Big West Conference in the 2012 fall season (2012–13 school year) and beach volleyball followed for the 2016 spring season (2015–16 school year).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/releases/2013041291x5wb |title=MEN'S SOCCER JOINS BIG WEST CONFERENCE |date=July 5, 2012 |website=[[Sacramento State Hornets]] |access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/sandvball/2014-15/releases/20150626tgnv5u |title=Sand Volleyball to Join the Big West Conference |date=June 26, 2015 |website=[[Sacramento State Hornets]] |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063217/http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/sandvball/2014-15/releases/20150626tgnv5u |archive-date= Dec 23, 2016 }}</ref>}}
| rowspan=3 | [[Sacramento, California]]
| rowspan=3 | 1947
| 2012–13
| 2012–13
| rowspan=3 | [[State university system|Public]]<br />{{Small|([[California State University|CSU]] system)}}
| rowspan=2 | [[State university system|Public]]<br />{{Small|([[California State University|CSU]] system)}}
| rowspan=3 | 30,670
| rowspan=2 | 30,670
| rowspan=2 | [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
| {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| 2015–16
| 2015–16
| Beach volleyball
| Beach volleyball
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
|-
| 2024–25
| '''[[Grand Canyon University]]'''
| {{sortname|Men's|golf|nolink=y}}
| [[Grand Canyon Antelopes|Antelopes]]
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| 1949
| rowspan=3 | 2025-26
| Private For-Profit{{efn|group=faff|Grand Canyon's for-profit status is disputed. The U.S. Department of Education treats it as a for-profit institution, but the Internal Revenue Service, the NCAA, and the state of Arizona consider it a nonprofit.}}
| {{nts|103427}}{{efn|group=faff|Includes online students. Current on-campus enrollment is about 25,300.}}
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]<br>{{small|([[Mountain West Conference|MW]] in 2026)}}
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}<br />{{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sort|San Diego|'''[[University of San Diego]]'''}}
| [[San Diego Toreros|Toreros]]
| [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| 1949
| Private
| 7,548
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Seattle University]]'''
| [[Seattle Redhawks|Redhawks]]
| [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| 1891
| Private
| {{nts|7755}}
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}<br />{{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
 
|}
|}


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{{notelist|group=aff}}


===Future affiliate members===
===Future affiliate member===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| {{sortname|Women's|water polo|nolink=y}}
| {{sortname|Women's|water polo|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Grand Canyon University]]'''
| [[Grand Canyon Antelopes|Antelopes]]
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
| 1949
| rowspan=3 | 2025
| Private For-Profit{{efn|group=faff|Grand Canyon's for-profit status is disputed. The U.S. Department of Education treats it as a for-profit institution, but the Internal Revenue Service, the NCAA, and the state of Arizona consider it a nonprofit.}}
| {{nts|103427}}{{efn|group=faff|Includes online students. Current on-campus enrollment is about 25,300.}}
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]<br>{{small|([[Mountain West Conference|MW]] in 2026)}}
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}<br />{{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
|-
| {{sort|San Diego|'''[[University of San Diego]]'''}}
| [[San Diego Toreros|Toreros]]
| [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
| 1949
| Private
| 7,548
| [[West Coast Conference|WCC]]
| {{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
|-
| '''[[Seattle University]]'''
| [[Seattle Redhawks|Redhawks]]
| [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| 1891
| Private
| {{nts|7755}}
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]<br>{{small|([[West Coast Conference|WCC]] in 2025)}}
| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}<br />{{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
|}
|}


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   bar:29 color:FullXF from:2020 till:end
   bar:29 color:FullXF from:2020 till:end


   bar:30 shift:(-131,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:[[Grand Canyon University|GCU]] (m. and w. swimming and diving; 2025-future)
   bar:30 shift:(-132,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:[[Grand Canyon University|GCU]] (m. and w. swimming and diving; 2025-present)


   bar:31 shift: (-140,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:[[Seattle University|Seattle]] (m. and w. swimming and diving; 2025-future)
   bar:31 Shift:(-123,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:[[University of San Diego|San Diego]] (w. swimming and diving; 2025-present)    


   bar:32 Shift:(-122,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:[[University of San Diego|San Diego]] (w. swimming and diving; 2025-future)  
   bar:32 shift: (-141,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:[[Seattle University|Seattle]] (m. and w. swimming and diving; 2025-present)


   bar:33 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1987 text:[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Ind.]]
   bar:33 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1987 text:[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA Ind.]]
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   bar:33 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2018 text:[[Pacific West Conference|PacWest]]
   bar:33 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2018 text:[[Pacific West Conference|PacWest]]
   bar:33 color:OtherC2 from:2018 till:2026 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:33 color:OtherC2 from:2018 till:2026 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:33 shift: (-19,-5) color:FullXF from:2026 till:end text:[[California Baptist University|Cal Baptist]] 2026-future
   bar:33 shift: (-19,-5) color:FullXF from:2026 till:end text:[[California Baptist University|Cal Baptist]] (2026-future)


   bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1974 text:[[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]]
   bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1974 text:[[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]]
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   bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2013 text:[[Great West Conference|Great West]]
   bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2013 text:[[Great West Conference|Great West]]
   bar:34 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2026 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:34 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2026 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:34 shift: (-24,-5) color:FullXF from:2026 till:end text:[[Utah Valley University|Utah Valley]] 2026-future
   bar:34 shift: (-24,-5) color:FullXF from:2026 till:end text:[[Utah Valley University|Utah Valley]] (2026-future)


   bar:N  color:blue from:1969 till:1988  text:Pacific Collegiate Athletic Association (PCAA)
   bar:N  color:blue from:1969 till:1988  text:Pacific Collegiate Athletic Association (PCAA)
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| Utah Valley || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 6
| Utah Valley || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || 6
|-
|-
! Totals || 11 || 11 || 9 || 10+2{{efn|group=ms|Affiliate members [[Idaho Vandals|Idaho]] and [[Sacramento State Hornets|Sacramento State]].}} || 9+1{{efn|group=ms|Affiliate member [[Sacramento State Hornets|Sacramento State]].}} || 5 || 7 || 10 || 6 || 6 || 84+3
! Totals || 11 || 11 || 9 || 10 || 9+1{{efn|group=ms|Affiliate member [[Sacramento State Hornets|Sacramento State]].}} || 5+2{{efn|group=ms|Affiliate members [[Grand Canyon Antelopes|Grand Canyon]] and [[Seattle Redhawks|Seattle]].}} || 7 || 10 || 6 || 6 || 84+3
|}
|}


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| Utah Valley || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 7
| Utah Valley || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || 7
|-
|-
! Totals || 11|| 6+1{{efn|group=ws|Affiliate member Sacramento State.}} || 11 || 9|| 11 || 10 || 6 || 10 || 11 || 11 || 8 || 104+1    
! Totals || 11|| 6+1{{efn|group=ws|Affiliate member [[Sacramento State Hornets|Sacramento State]].}} || 11 || 9|| 11 || 10 || 6+3{{efn|group=ws|Affiliate members [[Grand Canyon Antelopes|Grand Canyon]], [[San Diego Toreros|San Diego]], and [[Seattle Redhawks|Seattle]].}} || 10 || 11 || 11 || 8 || 104+4    
|}
|}


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| $17,148,019
| $17,148,019
| $16,771,144
| $16,771,144
|}
The following table shows revenue specifically from NCAA / Conference Distributions, Media Rights, and Post-Season Football reported by the [[Knight Commission]] for the 2022-23 academic year.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! style="width:230px;"| Institution
! style="width:150px;"| 2022–23 distribution (millions of dollars)
|-
| [[University of Hawai'i at Manoa]]
| $6.88
|-
| [[University of California, Davis]]
| $2.16
|-
| [[California Polytechnic State University]]
| $1.60
|-
| [[University of California, Irvine]]
| $1.17
|-
| [[California State University, Fullerton]]
| $0.91
|-
| [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]
| $0.88
|-
| [[California State University, Long Beach]]
| $0.85
|-
| [[California State University, Bakersfield]]
| $0.70
|-
| [[California State University, Northridge]]
| $0.68
|-
| [[University of California, Riverside]]
| $0.39
|-
| [[University of California, San Diego]]
| $0.00
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 10:02, 1 July 2025

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The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), and in 1988 was renamed the Big West Conference. The conference stopped sponsoring college football after the 2000 season.

Among the conference's 11 member institutions, 10 are located in California (nine in Southern California alone), and one is located in Hawaii (though the Hawaii member is leaving for the Mountain West Conference, effective July 1, 2026). All of the current schools are public universities, with the California schools evenly split between the California State University and the University of California systems. In addition, one affiliate member plays two sports in the BWC not sponsored by its home conference.

History

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Pacific Coast Athletic Association

The Big West Conference was formed in June 1968 as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.[1] The five original charter members were Fresno State, San Jose State, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego State, and Long Beach State.[1] Two other schools, Cal State Los Angeles and the University of the Pacific, were also considered but they declined at that time to pursue membership.[2] The newly formed conference had several meetings to set up its governance, which was confirmed in October 1968 on the campus of UC Santa Barbara.[3] Before the league started play, Cal State Los Angeles joined as a full member and the University of the Pacific joined for football only, becoming a full member itself two years later.[4][5] The conference itself lists July 1, 1969, as its founding date, with the seven institutions beginning conference play that fall.[6][7]

Evolution

Since its inception as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, the conference has seen many changes. Utah State was the first institution outside California to join the conference in 1978.[8] This opened the floodgates for many other schools to affiliate with the PCAA; notable schools include UNLV, Nevada, Louisiana Tech, Boise State, and football-only members, such as Southwestern Louisiana and Arkansas State.

In 1983, the PCAA became the first western conference to introduce women's athletic programs, allowing female student-athletes to compete at the same level as their male counterparts. This proved vital for Hawaiʻi as their only participation in the conference was for their women's sports.

However, many universities left to join conferences that were perceived as more well-known, such as the Western Athletic Conference or the Mountain West Conference, while others did not see the benefit of travel since historically many of the teams have been California-based.

From the departures of Idaho and Utah State in 2005 until the arrival of Hawaii in 2012, all members were based in California, reducing the cost and travel time between the universities. When Hawaii joined, it agreed to help defray a portion of travel costs to that state for the league's California members.

In 2011, San Diego State University had initially agreed to move all sports except football (Big East) to the Big West along with Hawai'i by 2013.[9] However, when the Big East decided to no longer sponsor football for the 2013 season, SDSU backed out of their agreement with the Big West, electing to remain a member with the Mountain West instead.

Upon numerous conference shifts spurred from the announcement that UCLA and USC of the Pac-12 were to move to Big 10, a domino effect occurred, ultimately resulting in both Hawai'i and UC Davis announcing their move to the Mountain West effective the 2026 school year. This would leave the Big West with 9 teams, and with the member universities hoping to keep the conference at 11 teams, invited both California Baptist University and Utah Valley University to join the conference by the 2026 school year. Both institutions have since announced their respective intentions to join the conference, marking it the first time since 2013 that a private university will compete in the Big West, and the first time since 2005 that the Big West will have a member in the continental U.S. outside of California. Later in June, Sacramento State announced it's intention to join the Big West in all sports except football, effective by the 2026 school year, where they will join alongside Cal Baptist and Utah Valley.

There have been no fewer than 25 full and associate members in the conference's history, while only two of the original seven charter members remain (Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara, with only Long Beach State's membership being continuous).

The change to the Big West

File:Big West Conference logo 2000.svg
The logo of the Big West from 2000 to 2021[10]

Effective July 1, 1988, the Pacific Coast Athletic Association changed its name to the Big West Conference.[7] With such schools as Utah State, UNLV, Nevada, New Mexico State, and Hawaii now in the fold, the name change was more representative of its member institutions.[7] In addition, the conference had signed a contract with ESPN to have its men's basketball games telecast as the third game of a triple header known as Big Monday - the other conferences being featured were the Big East and the Big Ten so the name Big West fit the theme.[11]

Member schools

Current full members

Template:Color box Members departing for the Mountain West Conference in 2026.

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Endowment
(millions)[12] 		Nickname Colors
Template:Sort
(Cal Poly) 		San Luis Obispo, California 1901 1996Template:Efn Public
(CSU system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		22,287 $265.26 Mustangs Template:College color boxes
California State University, Bakersfield
(Bakersfield)[13] 		Bakersfield, California 1965 2020[14]Template:Efn Public
(CSU system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		9,261 $37.16 Roadrunners Template:College color boxes
California State University, Fullerton
(Cal State Fullerton) 		Fullerton, California 1957 1974 Public
(CSU system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		38,726 $135.85 Titans Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort
(Long Beach State) 		Long Beach, California 1949 1969 Public
(CSU system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		39,360 $115.40 BeachTemplate:Efn Template:College color boxes
California State University, Northridge
(Cal State Northridge) 		Los Angeles, California 1958 2001 Public
(CSU system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		38,511 $205.19 Matadors Template:College color boxes
University of California, Davis
(UC Davis)Template:Efn 		Yolo County, California 1905 2007 Public
(UC system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		40,772 $678.04 Aggies Template:College color boxes
University of California, Irvine
(UC Irvine) 		Irvine, California 1965 1977 Public
(UC system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		37,243 $795.89 Anteaters Template:College color boxes
University of California, Riverside
(UC Riverside) 		Riverside, California 1954 2001 Public
(UC system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26,809 $249.87[15] Highlanders Template:College color boxes
University of California, San Diego
(UC San Diego) 		San Diego, California 1960 2020Template:Efn Public
(UC system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		42,968 $1,360.84 Tritons Template:College color boxes
University of California, Santa Barbara
(UC Santa Barbara) 		Isla Vista, California 1891 1969;
1976Template:Efn 		Public
(UC system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26,421 $578.76 Gauchos Template:College color boxes
Template:Sort
(Hawaiʻi)Template:Efn 		Honolulu, Hawaii 1907 2012Template:Efn Public
(U of H system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		19,074 $491.36
(system-wide) 		Rainbow Warriors
& Rainbow WahineTemplate:Efn 		Template:College color boxes
Notes

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Future members

Institution Location Founded Joining Type Enrollment Endowment (2024) Nickname Colors Current conference
California Baptist University[16][17] Riverside, California 1950 2026Template:Efn Private
(Baptist)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Nts[18] $162.7[19] Lancers Template:College color boxes WAC
Template:Sort[20] Sacramento, California 1947 2026 Public 31,181 $92.9 Hornets Template:College color boxes Big Sky
Utah Valley University[21] Orem, Utah 1941 2026 Public Template:Nts $100[22] Wolverines Template:College color boxes WAC
Notes

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Affiliate members

Institution Nickname Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Primary
conference 		Big West
sport(s)
Template:Sort
(Sacramento State) 		HornetsTemplate:Efn Sacramento, California 1947 2012–13 Public
(CSU system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		30,670 Big Sky Template:Sortname
2015–16 Beach volleyball
Grand Canyon University Antelopes Phoenix, Arizona 1949 2025-26 Private For-ProfitTemplate:Efn Template:NtsTemplate:Efn WAC
(MW in 2026)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Template:Sortname
Template:Sortname
Template:Sort Toreros San Diego, California 1949 Private 7,548 WCC Template:Sortname
Seattle University Redhawks Seattle, Washington 1891 Private Template:Nts WCC Template:Sortname
Template:Sortname
Notes

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Future affiliate member

Institution Nickname Location Founded Joining Type Enrollment Primary
conference 		Big West
sport(s)
Template:Sort
(Hawaiʻi) 		Rainbow Warriors &
Rainbow Wahine 		Honolulu, Hawaii 1907 2026Template:Efn Public
(U of H system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		19,074 Big West
(MW in 2026)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Beach volleyball
Template:Sortname
Template:Sortname
Template:Sortname
Notes

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Former members

Many of the former members of the Big West are now members of the Western Athletic Conference or the Mountain West Conference. Of the nine schools that were in the WAC before its early-2010s realignment, only Hawaii had not spent some time in the Big West as a football participant – it was a Big West member only in women's sports. Of the former members, Cal State Los Angeles is the only team that reverted to Division II level.

School names and nicknames reflect those used by the institutions when they were Big West members. One school has changed its name (Southwestern Louisiana, now branded athletically as Louisiana and also known as Louisiana–Lafayette) and another its nickname (Arkansas State, from Indians to Red Wolves).

Former full members

Institution Nickname Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Current
primary
conference
Boise State University Broncos Boise, Idaho 1932 1996 2001 Public 22,678 Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026)
California State University, Fresno
(Fresno State) 		Bulldogs Fresno, California 1911 1969 1992 Public 22,565 Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026)
California State University, Los Angeles
(Cal State L.A.) 		Golden Eagles Los Angeles, California 1947 1969 1974 Public 20,619 CCAATemplate:Efn
Template:Sort Vandals Moscow, Idaho 1889 1996 2005 Public 11,180 Big Sky
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(UNLV) 		Rebels Las Vegas, NevadaTemplate:Efn 1957 1982 1996 Public 28,203 Mountain West
Template:Sort Wolf Pack Reno, Nevada 1874 1992 2000 Public 18,227 Mountain West
New Mexico State University Aggies Las Cruces, New Mexico 1888 1983 2000 Public 18,497 CUSA
Template:Sort Mean Green Denton, Texas 1890 1996 2000 Public 35,778 The American
San Diego State University Aztecs San Diego, California 1897 1969 (men's sports);
1984 (women's sports) 		1978 (men's sports);
1990 (women's sports) 		Public 28,789 Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026)
San Jose State University Spartans San Jose, California 1857 1969 1996 Public 32,697 Mountain West
Template:Sort Tigers Stockton, California 1851 1969 (football-only);
1971 (all sports) 		2013 Private 6,296 West Coast
Utah State University Aggies Logan, Utah 1888 1978 2005 Public 28,796 Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026)

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Former affiliate members

Institution Nickname Location
(California) 		Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Primary
conference 		Big West
sport(s)
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(Cal Poly Pomona) 		Broncos Pomona 1938 1984–85 1989–90 Public 22,501 CCAATemplate:Efn softball
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(Sacramento State) 		Hornets Sacramento 1947 1996–97 2001–02 Public 24,388 Big Sky baseball
Template:Sort Aztecs San Diego 1897 2012–13 2012–13 Public 33,790 Mountain West
(Pac-12 in 2026) 		women's water polo

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Former football-only members

Institution Nickname Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Primary
conference
at the time
of joining
Big West
football 		Current
conference
Arkansas State University IndiansTemplate:Efn Jonesboro, Arkansas 1909 1993–94,
1999–2000 		1995–96,
2000–01Template:Efn 		Public 13,438 Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs Ruston, Louisiana 1894 1993–94 1995–96 Public 11,581 Sun Belt CUSA
Northern Illinois University Huskies DeKalb, Illinois 1895 1993–94 1995–96 Public 25,313 Mid-ContinentTemplate:Efn MAC
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University of Southwestern LouisianaTemplate:Efn Ragin' Cajuns Lafayette, Louisiana 1898 1993 1996 Public 19,188 Sun Belt
Notes

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Membership timeline

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  bar:1 shift:(100) color:OtherC1 from:1974 till:end text:CCAA

  bar:2 color:Full from:1969 till:1976 text:San Diego State (1969–1978)
  bar:2 color:FullxF from:1976 till:1978
  bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:1978 till:1999 text:WAC
  bar:2 color:OtherC2 from:1999 till:2026 text:Mountain West
  bar:2 color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2013 text:(w. water polo, 2012-2013)
  bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:2026 till:end text:Pac-12

  bar:3 color:Full from:1969 till:1992 text:Fresno State (1969–1992)
  bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:1992 till:2012 text:WAC
  bar:3 color:OtherC2 from:2012 till:2026 text:Mountain West
  bar:3 color:OtherC1 from:2026 till:end text:Pac-12

  bar:4 color:Full from:1969 till:1996 text:San Jose State (1969–1996)
  bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2013 text:WAC
  bar:4 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:end text:Mountain West

  bar:5 color:AssocF from:1969 till:1971 text:Pacific (1969–2013)
  bar:5 color:Full from:1971 till:1996
  bar:5 color:FullxF from:1996 till:2013
  bar:5 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:end text:WCC

  bar:6 color:Full from:1969 till:1974 text:UC Santa Barbara (1969–1974; 1976–present)
  bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1974 till:1976 text:
  bar:6 color:FullxF from:1976 till:end text:

  bar:7 color:Full from:1969 till:1992 text:Long Beach State (1969–present)
  bar:7 color:FullxF from:1992 till:end

  bar:8 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1974 text:CCAA
  bar:8 color:Full from:1974 till:1992 text:Cal State Fullerton (1974–present)
  bar:8 color:FullxF from:1992 till:end

  bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1977 text:D-II Independent
  bar:9 color:FullxF from:1977 till:end text:UC Irvine (1977–present)

  bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1978 text:Independent
  bar:10 color:Full from:1978 till:2001 text:Utah State (1978–2005)
  bar:10 color:FullxF from:2001 till:2005
  bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2013 text:WAC
  bar:10 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2026 text:Mountain West
  bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:2026 till:end text:Pac-12

  bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1975 text:WCAC
  bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1975 till:1982 text:Independent
  bar:11 color:Full from:1982 till:1996 text:UNLV (1982–1996)
  bar:11 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:1999 text:WAC
  bar:11 color:OtherC2 from:1999 till:end text:Mountain West

  bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1970 text:Ind.
  bar:12 shift:(10) color:OtherC2 from:1970 till:1983 text:MVC
  bar:12 color:FullxF from:1983 till:1984 text:New Mexico State (1983–2000)
  bar:12 color:Full from:1984 till:2000 
  bar:12 color:AssocF from:2000 till:2001
  bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:2005 text:Sun Belt
  bar:12 color:OtherC2 from:2005 till:2023 text:WAC
  bar:12 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:C-USA

  bar:13 color:AssocOS from:1984 till:1990 text:Cal Poly Pomona (softball, 1984–1990)

  bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1979 text:Independent
  bar:14 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1984 text:WAC
  bar:14 color:AssocOS from:1984 till:1996 text:(women's sports, 1984–1996)
  bar:14 color:OtherC1 from:1996 till:2012 text:WAC
  bar:14 color:FullxF from:2012 till:2026
  bar:14 shift:(-325,-5) color:AssocOS from:2026 till:end text:Hawai'i (m. volleyball, beach volleyball, m. swimming and diving, w. water polo; 2026-future)

  bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1979 text:WCAC
  bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:1979 till:1992 text:Big Sky
  bar:15 color:Full from:1992 till:2000 text:Nevada (1992–2000)
  bar:15 color:OtherC1 from:2000 till:2012 text:WAC
  bar:15 color:OtherC2 from:2012 till:end text:Mountain West

  bar:16 color:AssocF from:1993 till:1996 text:Louisiana Tech (1993–1995)

  bar:17 color:AssocF from:1993 till:1996 text:Northern Illinois (1993–1995)

  bar:18 color:AssocF from:1993 till:1996 text:SW Louisiana (1993–1995)

  bar:19 color:AssocF from:1993 till:1996 text:Arkansas State (1993–1995, 1999-2001)
  bar:19 color:AssocF from:1999 till:2001 text:

  bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1975 text:MVC
  bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:1975 till:1982 text:Independent
  bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1996 text:Southland
  bar:20 color:Full from:1996 till:2000 text:North Texas (1996–2000)
  bar:20 color:AssocF from:2000 till:2001
  bar:20 shift:(50) color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:2013 text:Sun Belt
  bar:20 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2023 text:C-USA
  bar:20 color:OtherC1 from:2023 till:end text:American

  bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1970 text:Ind.
  bar:21 shift:(10) color:OtherC2 from:1970 till:1996 text:Big Sky
  bar:21 color:Full from:1996 till:2001 text:Boise State (1996–2001)
  bar:21 shift:(50) color:OtherC1 from:2001 till:2011 text:WAC
  bar:21 color:OtherC2 from:2011 till:end text:Mountain West
  bar:21 color:OtherC1 from:2026 till:end text:Pac-12

  bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1996 text:Big Sky
  bar:22 color:Full from:1996 till:2001 text:Idaho (1996–2005)
  bar:22 color:FullxF from:2001 till:2005
  bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2014 text:WAC
  bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2014 till:2024 text:Big Sky
  bar:22 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:2025 text:(m. golf, 2024–2025)
  bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2025 till:end

  bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1982 text:FWC
  bar:23 color:OtherC2 from:1982 till:1985 text:NCAC
  bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:1985 till:1994 text:Independent
  bar:23 color:OtherC2 from:1994 till:1996 text:AWC
  bar:23 color:AssocOS from:1996 till:2002 text:(bsb, 1996–2002; m. soccer, 2012–present; beach v'ball, 2015–present; m. golf, 2024–2025)
  bar:23 color:AssocOS from:2012 till:2026
  bar:23 shift:(-15) color:FullxF from:2026 till:end text:Sac State (2026–future)

  bar:24 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1994 text:CCAC
  bar:24 color:OtherC2 from:1994 till:1996 text:AWC
  bar:24 color:FullxF from:1996 till:end text:Cal Poly (1996–present)

  bar:25 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1990 text:CCAC
  bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:1990 till:1994 text:Independent
  bar:25 color:OtherC1 from:1994 till:1996 text:AWC
  bar:25 color:OtherC2 from:1996 till:2001 text:Big Sky
  bar:25 color:FullxF from:2001 till:end text:Cal State Northridge (2001–present)

  bar:26 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:2000 text:CCAC
  bar:26 shift:(-5) color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2001 text:Ind.
  bar:26 color:FullxF from:2001 till:end text:UC Riverside (2001–present)

  bar:27 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1982 text:FWC
  bar:27 color:OtherC1 from:1982 till:1998 text:NCAC
  bar:27 color:OtherC2 from:1998 till:2004 text:CCAC
  bar:27 color:OtherC1 from:2004 till:2007 text:Indep.
  bar:27 color:FullxF from:2007 till:2026 text:UC Davis (2007–2026)
  bar:27 color:OtherC2 from:2026 till:end text:Mountain West

  bar:28 color:OtherC1 from:1971 till:1972 text:Ind.
  bar:28 shift:(10) color:OtherC2 from:1972 till:2007 text:CCAA
  bar:28 color:OtherC1 from:2007 till:2013
  bar:28 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2015
  bar:28 shift:(-150,-5) color:AssocOS from:2015 till:end text:Bakersfield (beach volleyball, 2015–present; full member, 2020–present)
  bar:28 color:FullXF from:2020 till:end

  bar:29 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:2000 text:D-III Independent
  bar:29 color:OtherC2 from:2000 till:2017
  bar:29 shift:(-300,-5) color:AssocOS from:2017 till:2020 text:UC San Diego (m. volleyball, 2017–present; w. water polo, 2019–present; full member, 2020–present)
  bar:29 color:FullXF from:2020 till:end

  bar:30 shift:(-132,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:GCU (m. and w. swimming and diving; 2025-present)

  bar:31 Shift:(-123,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:San Diego (w. swimming and diving; 2025-present)      

  bar:32 shift: (-141,-5) color:AssocOS from:2025 till:end text:Seattle (m. and w. swimming and diving; 2025-present)

  bar:33 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1987 text:NAIA Ind.
  bar:33 color:OtherC2 from:1987 till:2013 text:GSAC
  bar:33 color:OtherC1 from:2013 till:2018 text:PacWest
  bar:33 color:OtherC2 from:2018 till:2026 text:WAC
  bar:33 shift: (-19,-5) color:FullXF from:2026 till:end text:Cal Baptist (2026-future)

  bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1974 text:NJCAA
  bar:34 color:OtherC2 from:1974 till:1984 text:ICAC
  bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:1984 till:2003 text:Scenic West
  bar:34 color:OtherC2 from:2003 till:2008 text:Independent
  bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:2008 till:2013 text:Great West
  bar:34 color:OtherC2 from:2013 till:2026 text:WAC
  bar:34 shift: (-24,-5) color:FullXF from:2026 till:end text:Utah Valley (2026-future)

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Notes

  • San Diego State played football as an independent for the 1976 and 1977 seasons before leaving the Big West Conference in 1978.
  • UC Santa Barbara was an independent from 1974–75 to 1975–76.
  • Cal State Fullerton played football as an independent for the 1992 season and dropped football entirely the following year.
  • Louisiana Tech, Northern Illinois, Southwestern Louisiana, and Arkansas State joined the Big West for a short-lived football consortium from 1993 to 1995.
  • Arkansas State played football as an independent from 1996 to 1998 and later rejoined the Big West for football during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

Sports

The Big West Conference currently sponsors 21 NCAA sports, with men's and women's swimming & diving the newest additions for the 2024–25 school year.[23]

In baseball, Cal State Fullerton has won four College World Series titles with national championships in 1979, 1984, 1995, and 2004.[24] In addition, Long Beach State and UC Irvine have made multiple appearances in the College World Series. Fullerton also has a national championship in softball, winning in 1984. Long Beach State has won three NCAA women's volleyball titles, as a part of Big West Conference women's volleyball, with national championships in 1989, 1993, and 1998. Misty May-Treanor led the 49ers (now known as Beach) to a 36–0 record en route to the program's most recent title. UC Santa Barbara was the NCAA men's soccer runner-up in 2004, losing the national championship match to Indiana on penalty kicks. The Gauchos returned to the College Cup in 2006 and won the national championship.

Former Big West members UNLV and Pacific won national championships while part of the conference. The UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team won the 1990 NCAA tournament championship after routing Duke 103–73 in the national title game. UNLV was undefeated during the 1991 NCAA men's basketball season before falling to Duke in the final four. The Runnin' Rebels during this era are widely considered one of the best college basketball teams of all time. The Pacific Tigers women's volleyball team won back-to-back national championships in 1985 and 1986.

The Big West did not sponsor men's volleyball or men's water polo, but it was the primary conference affiliation of several schools that compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for these sports, respectively. In NCAA men's volleyball, UC Irvine has established itself as one of the nation's most elite programs, winning four national championships in 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2013. Long Beach State also won men's national volleyball titles in 1991, 2018, 2019, and 2025, three while in the Big West. Hawai'i also won men's national volleyball titles in 2021 and 2022. In NCAA men's water polo, UC Irvine won three national championships in 1970, 1982, and 1989. UC Santa Barbara also won a men's water polo title in 1979.

On May 31, 2016, the Big West announced the conference would sponsor men's volleyball as its 18th sport, with five Big West schools leaving the MPSF to establish the new men's volleyball league. Men's volleyball is the third of four sports in which the MPSF has recently seen a mass exodus of teams to join an existing conference in a newly sponsored sport, with men's soccer, men's water polo, and women's lacrosse as the others. The men's volleyball membership includes core Big West members Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, Hawaii, UC Irvine, and UC Santa Barbara. UC San Diego joined as an affiliate to bring the league to the NCAA minimum requirement of 6 teams to receive an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament.

Big West Commissioner Dennis Farrell explained that adding UC San Diego was not an indicator UC San Diego would be added to the Big West Conference as a full member. UC San Diego had recently passed a bill to move all their sports to Division I and was looking for an invite from the Big West Conference. UC San Diego has long competed at the Division I level in men's volleyball; the NCAA conducts a single national championship open to all Division I and II members, and scholarship limits in the sport are the same in both divisions. The Big West regular season for men's volleyball will be a double round-robin, with each team playing the others once at home and once on the road. The Big West Tournament will have all six teams participate in single-elimination rounds with the top two teams receiving semifinal byes.[25]

The Big West is the first Division I all-sports conference (defined as a league that sponsors men's and women's basketball) ever to sponsor men's volleyball, and the second NCAA all-sports conference overall to sponsor men's volleyball as a scholarship sport (the first was the Division II Conference Carolinas).

On November 26, 2017, the Big West announced that it would add UC San Diego along with Cal State Bakersfield as its 10th and 11th members starting on July 1, 2020. Cal State Bakersfield, which was already a full Division I member competing in the Western Athletic Conference, became a full member effective July 1, 2020. UC San Diego, which had failed to move up from Division II in failed bids to the Big West in 2011 and April 2017, has begun the four-year transition process to Division I and became a full member effective July 1, 2024. UC San Diego's men's volleyball joined the Big West in 2017, in advance of that sport's 2018 season, and women's water polo joined in 2019. Because the NCAA does not sponsor a Division II championship in either men's volleyball or women's water polo, UCSD was eligible for conference championships in both sports upon joining the Big West, and remained eligible for such during the D-I transition.[26]

UC San Diego and Cal State Bakersfield, the latter now in the process of rebranding its athletic program as Bakersfield, officially joined the conference on July 1, 2020, and Dan Butterly became the new commissioner following the retirement of Dennis Farrell. UC San Diego officially joined Division I ranks on July 1, 2024, and thus could compete in conference championships and NCAA playoffs from then on.

Big West Conference teams
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball
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Men's sponsored sports by school

School Baseball BasketTemplate:Shyball Cross
Country		 Golf Soccer Swimming
& diving		 Tennis Track & Field
(Outdoor)		 VolleyTemplate:Shyball Water polo Total
Sports
Bakersfield Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No No 5
Cal Poly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 8
Cal State Fullerton Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes 7
Cal State Northridge Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No 7
Hawaiʻi Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No 6
Long Beach State Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes 7
UC Davis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 8
UC Irvine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
UC Riverside Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No 7
UC San Diego Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
UC Santa Barbara Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
Future Members
California Baptist Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes 8
Sacramento State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No 7
Utah Valley Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No 6
Totals 11 11 9 10 9+1Template:Efn 5+2Template:Efn 7 10 6 6 84+3

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Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big West Conference which are played by Big West schools
School FencingTemplate:Efn FootballTemplate:Efn RowingTemplate:Efn Track & Field
(Indoor)		 Wrestling
Bakersfield No No No No Pac-12
Cal Poly No Big Sky No Independent Pac-12
Cal State Fullerton No No No MPSF No
Cal State Northridge No No No MPSF No
California Baptist No No No No Big 12
Hawai'i No Mountain West No No No
Long Beach State No No ACRA MPSF No
Sacramento State No Big SkyTemplate:Efn No Big SkyTemplate:Efn No
UC Davis No Big Sky ACRA No No
UC Irvine No No ACRA No No
UC Riverside No No No Independent No
UC San Diego MPSF No MPSF No No
UC Santa Barbara No No ACRA Independent No
Utah Valley No No No WACTemplate:Efn Big 12

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Women's sponsored sports by school

School BasketTemplate:Shyball Beach Volleyball Cross
Country		 Golf Soccer Softball Swimming
& diving		 Tennis Track & Field
(Outdoor)		 VolleyTemplate:Shyball Water polo Total
Sports
Bakersfield Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No 9
Cal Poly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 10
Cal State Fullerton Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Cal State Northridge Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
Hawaiʻi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
Long Beach State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10
UC Davis Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11
UC Irvine Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
UC Riverside Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 8
UC San Diego Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
UC Santa Barbara Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Future Members
California Baptist Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 9
Sacramento State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 9
Utah Valley Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No 7
Totals 11 6+1Template:Efn 11 9 11 10 6+3Template:Efn 10 11 11 8 104+4

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Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big West Conference which are played by Big West schools
School FencingTemplate:Efn Field Hockey Gymnastics Lacrosse Rowing StuntTemplate:Efn Track & Field
(Indoor)
Bakersfield No No No No No No Independent
Cal Poly No No No No No No Independent
Cal State Fullerton No No No No No No MPSF
Cal State Northridge No No No No No No MPSF
California Baptist No No No No No Independent No
Hawai'i No No No No No No MPSF
Long Beach State No No No No No No MPSF
Sacramento State No No MPSF No WCC No Big SkyTemplate:Efn
UC Davis No America East MPSF Big 12 No No Independent
UC Irvine No No No No No No MPSF
UC San Diego MPSF No No No CAA No No
UC Santa Barbara No No No No No No Independent
Utah Valley No No No No No No WACTemplate:Efn

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Current conference champions

The Big West Conference sponsors championship competition in 9 men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Men's and women's swimming & diving were added in 2024–25.[27]

Regular-season champions are indicated with "(RS)" and tournament champions with "(T)".

Season Sport Men's
champion		 Women's
champion
Fall 2024 Cross country Cal Poly Cal Poly
Soccer Cal Poly (RS)
UC Davis (T)		 Hawaiʻi (RS)
UC Santa Barbara (T)
Water polo UC Irvine (RS)
Long Beach State (T) 		 
Volleyball   Cal Poly (RS)
Hawaiʻi (T)
Winter 2024–25 Swimming & diving UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara
Basketball UC San Diego (RS & T) Hawaiʻi (RS)
UC San Diego (T)
Spring 2025 Golf Long Beach State Cal State Fullerton
Volleyball Long Beach State (RS)
Hawaiʻi (T) 		 
Beach volleyball   Cal Poly (RS)
Long Beach State (T)
Tennis UC Santa Barbara (RS)
UC Irvine (T) 		UC Santa Barbara (RS & T)
Water polo   Hawaiʻi (RS & T)
Track & field (outdoor) Cal Poly UC Irvine
Softball   Cal State Fullerton (RS)
UC Santa Barbara (T)
Baseball UC Irvine (RS)
Cal Poly (T)		  

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Former sports

Football

An asterisk denotes the participant in the bowls that invited the Big West champion:
Pasadena (1969–70), California (1981–91), Las Vegas (1992–96), and Humanitarian (1997–2000)[28]

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The Big West Conference discontinued football following the 2000 season.[29]

Athletic department revenue by school

Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights and licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, concessions, and novelties.

Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries, scholarships, buildings and grounds, maintenance, utilities and rental fees, recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues, and insurance.

The following table shows institutional reporting to the United States Department of Education as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2024–25 academic year.[30] Notably, no school is operating under a deficit, but most are even.

Institution 2024-25 Total Revenue from Athletics 2024-25 Total Expenses on Athletics
Hawai'i $53,350,682 $53,350,682
UC Davis $46,626,686 $46,626,686
California Baptist $36,994,975 $34,879,391
Cal Poly $35,298,634 $35,298,634
Sacramento State $33,323,561 $33,323,561
UC San Diego $30,251,874 $30,251,874
UC Irvine $29,611,950 $29,611,950
UC Santa Barbara $28,864,183 $28,864,183
Long Beach $27,086,185 $27,086,185
CSU Fullerton $24,240,924 $24,240,924
CSU Northridge $22,181,380 $21,703,752
Utah Valley $17,929,384 $17,929,384
CSU Bakersfield $17,837,609 $17,837,609
UC Riverside $17,148,019 $16,771,144

The following table shows revenue specifically from NCAA / Conference Distributions, Media Rights, and Post-Season Football reported by the Knight Commission for the 2022-23 academic year.

Institution 2022–23 distribution (millions of dollars)
University of Hawai'i at Manoa $6.88
University of California, Davis $2.16
California Polytechnic State University $1.60
University of California, Irvine $1.17
California State University, Fullerton $0.91
University of California, Santa Barbara $0.88
California State University, Long Beach $0.85
California State University, Bakersfield $0.70
California State University, Northridge $0.68
University of California, Riverside $0.39
University of California, San Diego $0.00

Facilities

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style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Bakersfield Icardo Center 3,800 Hardt Field 900 Main Soccer Field 2,500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Cal Poly Mott Athletics Center 3,032 Robin Baggett Stadium 3,138 Mustang Memorial Field[31] 11,075
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym 4,000 Goodwin Field 3,500 Titan Stadium 10,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Cal State Northridge Premier America Credit Union Arena 2,400 Matador Field 1,000 Matador Soccer Field 1,550
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />California Baptist Fowler Events Center Template:Nts James W. Totman Stadium Template:Nts CBU Soccer Stadium Template:Nts
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Hawaiʻi Stan Sheriff Center 10,300 Les Murakami Stadium 4,312 Waipiʻo Soccer Stadium 4,500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Long Beach State Walter Pyramid 5,000[32] Blair Field 3,238 George Allen Field 1,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Sacramento State Hornets Nest 1,012 John Smith Field 1,200 Hornet Soccer Field 1,500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />UC Davis University Credit Union Center 7,600 Dobbins Stadium 3,500 Aggie Field 1,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />UC Irvine Bren Events Center 4,984 Cicerone Field 2,900 Anteater Stadium 2,500
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />UC Riverside Student Recreation Center 3,168 Riverside Sports Complex 2,500 UCR Soccer Stadium 900
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />UC San Diego LionTree Arena 4,200 Triton Ballpark 1,200 Triton Soccer Stadium 1,750
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome 5,600 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 1,000 Harder Stadium 17,000
style="text-align:center; Template:CollegePrimaryStyle"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Utah Valley UCCU Center 8,500 UCCU Ballpark 5,000 Clyde Field 1,000

Commissioner's Cup

Starting during the Big West Conference's 1998–99 season, the Commissioner's Cup is awarded yearly to the most outstanding program throughout the season in the conference's sponsored sports.[33] The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the most successful team to date having won 10 total trophies.[34]

Year Institution ChampionTemplate:Shyships
competed 		Total points Average Title #
1998–99 Pacific Tigers 12 620 51.7 1
1999–00 Pacific Tigers 12 600 50.0 2
2000–01 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 870 54.4 1
2001–02 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 2,020 126.3 2
2002–03 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 2,070 129.4 3
2003–04 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 2,210 138.1 4
2004–05 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 2,180 136.3 5
2005–06 Long Beach State 49ers 13 1,640 126.2 1
2006–07 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 1,800 112.5 6
2007–08 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 2,046 127.9 7
2008–09 Long Beach State 49ers 14 1,540 110.0 2
2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 17 1,970 115.9 8
2010–11 Long Beach State 49ers 14 1,830 130.7 3
2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers 14 1,960 140.0 4
2012–13 Long Beach State 49ers 14 1,950 139.3 5
2013–14 Long Beach State 49ers 14 1,740 124.3 6
2014–15 Long Beach State 49ers 14 1,640 117.1 7
2015–16 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 15 2,006.7 133.8 9
2016–17 Long Beach State 49ers 15 1,750 116.7 8
2017–18 Cal State Fullerton Titans 14 1,635 116.8 1
2018–19 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 16 1,930 120.6 10
2019–20 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21
2021–22 Long Beach State Beach 16 2,260 141.3 9
2022–23 Long Beach State Beach 16 2,360 147.5 10
2023–24 Cal Poly Mustangs 16 2,390 149.4 1
2024-25 UC Irvine Anteaters 17 2,530 148.8 1

Overall Commissioner's Cups Table

Institution Commissioner's
Cups
Long Beach State 49ers/Beach
10
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10
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Pacific Tigers
2
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Cal Poly Mustangs
1
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1
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UC Irvine Anteaters
1
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Note 1: Bold indicates current members of the Big West Conference
Note 2: The Pacific Tigers moved to the West Coast Conference in 2013

SoCal Challenge

Starting in 2021, the Big West Conference served as host of the SoCal Challenge,[35] an eight-team men's basketball tournament held during Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week. One Big West team represented the conference in the field of each tournament. Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge and Cal State Bakersfield participated in 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The final tournament was held in 2023.

See also

References

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External links

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