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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

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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	Beach Template: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 Wahine Template:Efn	Template:College color boxes

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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

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Affiliate members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment	Primary conference	Big West sport(s)
Template:Sort	Vandals	Moscow, Idaho	1889	2024–25	Public	11,849	Big Sky	Template:Sortname
Template:Sort (Sacramento State)	Hornets Template:Efn	Sacramento, California	1947	2012–13	Public (CSU system)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	30,670		Template:Sortname
				2015–16				Beach volleyball
				2024–25				Template:Sortname

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Future affiliate members

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
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Grand Canyon University	Antelopes	Phoenix, Arizona	1949	2025	Private For-ProfitTemplate:Efn	Template:Nts Template: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	WAC (WCC in 2025)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Sortname Template:Sortname

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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	CCAA Template:Efn
Template:Sort	Vandals	Moscow, Idaho	1889	1996	2005	Public	11,180	Big Sky
Template:Sort (UNLV)	Rebels	Las Vegas, Nevada Template: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)
Template:Sort (Cal Poly Pomona)	Broncos	Pomona	1938	1984–85	1989–90	Public	22,501	CCAA Template:Efn	softball
Template:Sort (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	Indians Template: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-Continent Template:Efn	MAC (MW in 2026)Template:EfnScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
University of Southwestern LouisianaTemplate:Efn	Ragin' Cajuns	Lafayette, Louisiana	1898	1993	1996	Public	19,188	Sun Belt

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Membership timeline

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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	11 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	– Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Basketball	11 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	11 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Beach volleyball	– Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	7 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Cross Country	9 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	11 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Golf	12 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	9 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Soccer	10 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	11 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Softball	– Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	10 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Swimming & diving	6 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	6 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Tennis	7 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	10 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Track and Field (Outdoor)	10 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	11 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Volleyball	6 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	11 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Water polo	6 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	7 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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+2Template:Efn	9+1Template:Efn	5	7	10	6	6	84+3

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School	Fencing Template:Efn	Football Template:Efn	Rowing Template: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 Sky Template:Efn	No	Big Sky Template: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	WAC Template: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	10	11	11	8	104+1

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Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big West Conference which are played by Big West schools
School	Fencing Template: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 Sky Template: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	WAC Template: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
Winter 2024–25	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]

**Football Champions (1969–1984)**
Year	University
1969	San Diego State*
1970	Long Beach State* & San Diego State
1971	Long Beach State
1972	San Diego State
1973	San Diego State
1974	San Diego State
1975	San Jose State
1976	San Jose State
1977	Fresno State
1978	San Jose State and Utah State
1979	Utah State
1980	Long Beach State
1981	San Jose State*
1982	Fresno State*
1983	Cal State Fullerton*
1984	Cal State Fullerton (UNLV* forfeited)

**Football Champions (1985–2000)**
Year	University
1985	Fresno State*
1986	San Jose State*
1987	San Jose State*
1988	Fresno State*
1989	Fresno State*
1990	San Jose State*
1991	Fresno State* & San Jose State
1992	Nevada*
1993	Utah State* & Southwestern La.
1994	UNLV*, Southwestern La., & Nevada
1995	Nevada*
1996	Nevada* & Utah State
1997	Utah State* & Nevada
1998	Idaho*
1999	Boise State*
2000	Boise State*

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

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	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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

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Cal Poly Mustangs	1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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UC Irvine Anteaters	1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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.

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Contents

History

Pacific Coast Athletic Association

Evolution

The change to the Big West

Member schools

Current full members

Future members

Affiliate members

Future affiliate members

Former members

Former full members

Former affiliate members

Former football-only members

Membership timeline

Sports

Men's sponsored sports by school

Women's sponsored sports by school

Current conference champions

Former sports

Football

Athletic department revenue by school

Facilities

Commissioner's Cup

Overall Commissioner's Cups Table

SoCal Challenge

See also

References

External links

Navigation menu

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 | division        = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
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+| teams           = 11 (12 in 2026)
-| sports          = 19
+| sports          = 21
-| mens            = 9
+| mens            = 10
-| womens          = 10
+| womens          = 11
 | region          = [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]]
 | formerly        = Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1969–1988)
@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 | USA California
 | width=350
-| caption=Big West Conference Members locations<br/>[[File:Blue pog.svg|10px]] – Full members<br>[[Image:Green pog.svg|10px]] — Future member<br>[[File:Orange pog.svg|10px]] – Associate members<br/>[[File:Red pog.svg|10px]] – Departing members
+| caption=Big West Conference Members locations<br/>[[File:Blue pog.svg|10px]] – Full members<br>[[Image:Green pog.svg|10px]] – Future member<br>[[Image:Green-orange pog.svg|10px]] – Current Associate and Future full member<br/>
+[[File:Red pog.svg|10px]] – Departing members
 | places=
     {{Location map~ | California | label=[[California Baptist University|CBU]] | position=bottom | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=33.93 | long=-117.427 }}
@@ Line 46: / Line 47: @@
     {{Location map~ | California | label={{No wrap|[[University of California San Diego|UCSD]]}} | position=left | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=32.8801 | long=-117.2340 }}
     {{Location map~ | California | label={{No wrap|[[University of California Santa Barbara|UCSB]]}} | position=left | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=34.4140 | long=-119.8489 }}
-    {{Location map~ | California | label=[[California State University Sacramento|Sacramento State]] | position=right | mark=Orange pog.svg | lat=38.5585 | long=-121.4218 }}
+    {{Location map~ | California | label=[[California State University Sacramento|Sacramento State]] | position=right | mark=Green-orange pog.svg | lat=38.5585 | long=-121.4218 }}
 }}
 {{Location map+
@@ Line 54: / Line 55: @@
 | places=
     {{Location map~ | Hawaii | label=[[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|Hawaii]] | position=right | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=21.3009 | long=-157.8173 }}
+}}
+{{Location map+
+| USA Utah
+| width=200
+| caption=Big West Conference Members locations<br/>[[File:Green pog.svg|10px]] – Future Member
+| places=
+   {{Location map~ | Utah | label=[[Utah Valley University|Utah Valley]] | position=right | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=40.2543 | long=-111.6849 }}
 }}
@@ Line 71: / Line 79: @@
 In 2011, San Diego State University had initially agreed to move all sports except football ([[Big East Conference|Big East]]) to the Big West along with Hawai'i by 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schrotenboer |first=Brent |date=2011-12-09 |title=SDSU’s Big West move soon to be official |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2011/12/09/sdsus-big-west-move-soon-to-be-official/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> 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 [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and [[University of Southern California|USC]] of the Pac-12 were to move to [[Big Ten Conference|Big 10]], a domino effect occurred, ultimately resulting in both Hawai'i and [[University of California, Davis|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. Cal Baptist has announced their intention to join the conference, marking it the first time since 2013 that a private university will compete in the Big West, while Utah Valley's invite remains outstanding.
+Upon numerous conference shifts spurred from the announcement that [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and [[University of Southern California|USC]] of the Pac-12 were to move to [[Big Ten Conference|Big 10]], a domino effect occurred, ultimately resulting in both Hawai'i and [[University of California, Davis|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, [[California State University, Sacramento|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).
@@ Line 216: / Line 224: @@
 !Type
 !Enrollment
-!Endowment (2017)<br />(millions)<ref name=":0">As of June 30, 2023. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/Research/2022/Public-NTSE-Tables |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Endowment Market Value, and Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and [[TIAA]] |date=February 15, 2024 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://www.nacubo.org/Research/2023/Public-NCSE-Tables |url-status=live }}</ref>
+!Endowment (2024)
 !Nickname
 ! class="unsortable" |Colors
@@ Line 227: / Line 235: @@
 | 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>
-| $119.1
+| $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>
 | [[California Baptist Lancers|Lancers]]
 | {{college color boxes|California Baptist Lancers}}
 | [[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>
+| [[Sacramento, California]]
+| 1947
+| 2026
+| Public
+| 31,181
+| $92.9
+| [[Sacramento State Hornets|Hornets]]
+| {{college color boxes|Sacramento State Hornets}}
+| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
+|-
+| '''[[Utah Valley University]]'''<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://gouvu.com/news/2025/6/4/general-utah-valley-university-announces-move-to-the-big-west-beginning-in-2026-27.aspx|title=Utah Valley announces move to The Big West in 2026-27|publisher=Utah Valley Wolverines Athletics|date=June 4, 2025|access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref>
+| [[Orem, Utah]]
+| 1941
+| 2026
+| Public
+| {{nts|41728}}
+| $100<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Avery |title=President's Scholarship Ball Raises Funds to Sustain the Aspirations of UVU Students |url=https://www.uvu.edu/news/2023/10/2023_10_09_scholarship_ball.html |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=www.uvu.edu |language=en}}</ref>
+| [[Utah Valley Wolverines|Wolverines]]
+| {{college color boxes|Utah Valley Wolverines}}
+| WAC
 |}
@@ Line 248: / Line 278: @@
 ! Primary<br />conference
 ! Big West<br />sport(s)
-|-
+|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
 | {{sort|Idaho|'''[[University of Idaho]]'''}}
 | [[Idaho Vandals|Vandals]]
@@ Line 258: / Line 288: @@
 | 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>}}
@@ Line 267: / Line 297: @@
 | rowspan=3 | 30,670
 | {{sortname|Men's|soccer|nolink=y}}
-|-
+|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
 | 2015–16
 | Beach volleyball
-|-
+|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
 | 2024–25
 | {{sortname|Men's|golf|nolink=y}}
@@ Line 292: / Line 322: @@
 |-
 | rowspan="4" | {{sort|Hawaii|'''[[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa]]'''}}<br />(Hawaiʻi)
-| rowspan="4" | [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine|Rainbow Warriors & Rainbow Wahine]]
+| rowspan="4" | [[Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine|Rainbow Warriors &<br />Rainbow Wahine]]
 | rowspan="4" | [[Honolulu|Honolulu, Hawaii]]
 | rowspan="4" |1907
@@ Line 315: / Line 345: @@
 | {{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 and women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
+| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}<br />{{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
 |-
 | {{sort|San Diego|'''[[University of San Diego]]'''}}
@@ Line 333: / Line 363: @@
 | {{nts|7755}}
 | [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]<br>{{small|([[West Coast Conference|WCC]] in 2025)}}
-| {{sortname|Men's and women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
+| {{sortname|Men's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}<br />{{sortname|Women's|swimming & diving|nolink=y}}
 |}
@@ Line 740: / Line 770: @@
     bar:22 color:OtherC1 from:2005 till:2014 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
     bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2014 till:2024 text:[[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
-    bar:22 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:end text:(m. golf, 2024–present)
+    bar:22 color:AssocOS from:2024 till:2025 text:(m. golf, 2024–2025)
+   bar:22 color:OtherC2 from:2025 till:end
-    bar:23 color:AssocOS from:1996 till:2002 text:[[California State University, Sacramento|Sacramento State]] (baseball, 1996–2002; m. soccer, 2012–present; beach v'ball, 2015–present; m. golf, 2024–present)
+    bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1982 text:[[Northern California Athletic Conference|FWC]]
-    bar:23 color:AssocOS from:2012 till:end
+   bar:23 color:OtherC2 from:1982 till:1985 text:[[Northern California Athletic Conference|NCAC]]
+   bar:23 color:OtherC1 from:1985 till:1994 text:Independent
+   bar:23 color:OtherC2 from:1994 till:1996 text:[[American West Conference|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:[[California State University, Sacramento|Sac State]] (2026–future)
     bar:24 color:OtherC1 from:1969 till:1994 text:[[California Collegiate Athletic Association|CCAC]]
@@ Line 788: / Line 824: @@
     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 shift: (-50,-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:OtherC2 from:1974 till:1984 text:[[NCAA Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference|ICAC]]
+   bar:34 color:OtherC1 from:1984 till:2003 text:[[Scenic West Athletic Conference|Scenic West]]
+   bar:34 color:OtherC2 from:2003 till:2008 text:[[NCAA Division I Independent schools|Independent]]
+   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 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)
@@ Line 818: / Line 862: @@
 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, and 2019. 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.
+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.
@@ Line 826: / Line 870: @@
 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 [[NCAA Division II|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 will remain eligible for such during the D-I transition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=20127 |title=CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference |access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=20127 |title=CSU Bakersfield, UC San Diego to Join Big West Conference |access-date=2017-11-30}}</ref>
-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 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.
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style=
@@ Line 889: / Line 933: @@
 |-
 | 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+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
@@ Line 898: / Line 946: @@
 |+Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big West Conference which are played by Big West schools
 |- style="text-align:center"
-! School !! [[Fencing]]{{efn|group=mns|NCAA fencing is a coeducational sport, with schools fielding separate men's and women's squads and all bouts involving members of the same sex. The only Big West member that sponsors the sport, UC San Diego, fields both squads.}} !! [[College football|Football]]{{efn|group=mn|Hawai'i competes at the [[Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]] level, while Cal Poly and UC Davis compete at the [[Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] level.}} !! [[College rowing (United States)|Rowing]]{{efn|group=mns|The only category of rowing sponsored by the NCAA is women's heavyweight rowing. Men's rowing and women's lightweight rowing are organized by the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]].}} !! [[Indoor athletics|Track & Field<br />(Indoor)]] !! [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]]
+! School !! [[Fencing]]{{efn|group=mns|NCAA fencing is a coeducational sport, with schools fielding separate men's and women's squads and all bouts involving members of the same sex. The only Big West member that sponsors the sport, UC San Diego, fields both squads.}} !! [[College football|Football]]{{efn|group=mn|Hawai'i competes at the [[Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]] level, while Cal Poly and UC Davis compete at the [[Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] level. Sacramento State is yet to announce what level they will be playing at.}} !! [[College rowing (United States)|Rowing]]{{efn|group=mns|The only category of rowing sponsored by the NCAA is women's heavyweight rowing. Men's rowing and women's lightweight rowing are organized by the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]].}} !! [[Indoor athletics|Track & Field<br />(Indoor)]] !! [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]]
 |- style="text-align:center"
 | Bakersfield || No || No || No || No || [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
@@ Line 913: / Line 961: @@
 |- style="text-align:center"
 | Long Beach State || No || No || [[American Collegiate Rowing Association|ACRA]]|| [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || No
+|- style="text-align:center" bgcolor=lightgray
+| Sacramento State || No || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]{{efn|group=mns|name=sacstate|Sacramento State has not yet announced a future affiliation for its football or men's indoor track & field programs.}} || No || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]{{efn|group=mns|name=sacstate}} || No
 |- style="text-align:center"
 | UC Davis || No || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] || [[American Collegiate Rowing Association|ACRA]]|| No || No
@@ Line 923: / Line 973: @@
 |- style="text-align:center"
 | UC Santa Barbara || No || No || [[American Collegiate Rowing Association|ACRA]]|| Independent || No
+|- style="text-align:center" bgcolor=lightgray
+| Utah Valley || No || No || No || [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]{{efn|group=mns|Utah Valley has not yet announced a future affiliation for its men's indoor track & field program.}} ||[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
 |}
@@ Line 956: / Line 1,008: @@
 ! colspan="13" | Future Members
 |-
-| California Baptist || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || 11
+| 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+1{{efn|group=ws|Affiliate member Sacramento State.}} || 11 || 9|| 11 || 10 || 6 || 10 || 11 || 11 || 8 || 104+1
@@ Line 981: / Line 1,037: @@
 |- style="text-align:center"
 | Long Beach State || No || No || No || No || No || No || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]]
+|- style="text-align:center" bgcolor=lightgray
+| Sacramento State || No || No || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || No || [[West Coast Conference|WCC]] || No || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]{{efn|group=mns|Sacramento State has not yet announced a future affiliation for its men's indoor track & field program.}}
 |- style="text-align:center"
 | UC Davis || No || [[America East Conference|America East]] || [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] || [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] || No|| No || Independent
@@ Line 989: / Line 1,047: @@
 |- style="text-align:center"
 | UC Santa Barbara || No || No || No || No || No|| No || Independent
+|- style="text-align:center" bgcolor=lightgray
+| Utah Valley || No || No || No || No || No || No || [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]{{efn|group=wns|Has not yet announced a future affiliation for its women's indoor track & field program.}}
 |}
@@ Line 1,162: / Line 1,222: @@
 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 2023–24 academic year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Equity in Athletics |url=https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=ope.ed.gov}}</ref> Notably, no school is operating under a deficit, but most are even.
+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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Equity in Athletics |url=https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=ope.ed.gov}}</ref> Notably, no school is operating under a deficit, but most are even.
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
 |-
 ! style="width:220px;"| Institution
-! style="width:150px;"| 2023–24 Total Revenue from Athletics
+! style="width:150px;"| 2024-25 Total Revenue from Athletics
-! style="width:150px;"| 2023–24 Total Expenses on Athletics
+! style="width:150px;"| 2024-25 Total Expenses on Athletics
 |-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
 | [[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|Hawai'i]]
-| $53,867,030
+| $53,350,682
-| $52,696,666
+| $53,350,682
 |-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
 | [[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]]
-| $40,571,193
+| $46,626,686
-| $40,571,193
+| $46,626,686
 |-bgcolor=lightgray
 | [[California Baptist University|California Baptist]]
-| $35,409,150
+| $36,994,975
-| $32,709,356
+| $34,879,391
 |-
 | [[California Polytechnic State University|Cal Poly]]
-| $31,249,116
+| $35,298,634
-| $30,710,336
+| $35,298,634
+|-bgcolor=lightgray
+|[[California State University, Sacramento|Sacramento State]]
+|$33,323,561
+|$33,323,561
 |-
 | [[University of California, San Diego|UC San Diego]]
-| $26,830,048
+| $30,251,874
-| $26,830,048
+| $30,251,874
-|-
-| [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach]]
-| $26,439,800
-| $26,439,800
 |-
 | [[University of California, Irvine|UC Irvine]]
-| $25,229,757
+| $29,611,950
-| $25,229,757
+| $29,611,950
 |-
 | [[University of California, Santa Barbara|UC Santa Barbara]]
-| $25,071,244
+| $28,864,183
-| $25,071,244
+| $28,864,183
+|-
+| [[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach]]
+| $27,086,185
+| $27,086,185
 |-
 | [[California State University, Fullerton|CSU Fullerton]]
-| $21,899,172
+| $24,240,924
-| $21,899,172
+| $24,240,924
 |-
 | [[California State University, Northridge|CSU Northridge]]
-| $20,492,925
+| $22,181,380
-| $19,829,463
+| $21,703,752
+|-bgcolor=lightgray
+| [[Utah Valley University|Utah Valley]]
+| $17,929,384
+| $17,929,384
 |-
 | [[California State University, Bakersfield|CSU Bakersfield]]
-| $18,317,243
+| $17,837,609
-| $18,317,243
+| $17,837,609
 |-
 | [[University of California, Riverside|UC Riverside]]
-| $16,185,070
+| $17,148,019
-| $15,792,444
+| $16,771,144
 |}
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 |[[George Allen Field]]
 |1,000
 |-
 | style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Sacramento State Hornets|color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Sacramento State Hornets|{{color|white|'''Sacramento State'''}}]]
-| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|''Men's Soccer Member Only''
+| bgcolor=lightgray |[[Hornets Nest (Sacramento State)|Hornets Nest]]
+| bgcolor=lightgray |1,012
+| bgcolor=lightgray |[[John Smith Field]]
+| bgcolor=lightgray |1,200
 |[[Hornet Soccer Field]]
 |1,500
@@ Line 1,324: / Line 1,395: @@
 |[[Harder Stadium]]
 |17,000
+|- bgcolor=lightgray
+| style="text-align:center; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Utah Valley Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}}"| [[Utah Valley Wolverines|{{color|white|'''Utah Valley'''}}]]
+|[[UCCU Center]]
+|8,500
+|[[UCCU Ballpark]]
+|5,000
+|Clyde Field
+|1,000
 |}
@@ Line 1,509: / Line 1,588: @@
 |2,390
 |149.4
+|1
+|-
+|2024-25
+|[[UC Irvine Anteaters]]
+|17
+|2,530
+|148.8
 |1
 |}
@@ Line 1,531: / Line 1,617: @@
 |-
 |'''[[Cal State Fullerton Titans]]'''
+|{{center|'''1'''}}
+|-
+|'''[[UC Irvine Anteaters]]'''
 |{{center|'''1'''}}
 |}

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