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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Women's sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Women's_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Women's_varsity_sports_not_sponsored_by_the_Mountain_West" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Women's_varsity_sports_not_sponsored_by_the_Mountain_West"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.1</span> <span>Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mountain West</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Women's_varsity_sports_not_sponsored_by_the_Mountain_West-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Athletic_department_revenue_by_school" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Athletic_department_revenue_by_school"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Athletic department revenue by school</span> </div> </a> <ul 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/></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Association</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">May 26, 1998<span class="noprint">; 26 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1998-05-26</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Commissioner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gloria_Nevarez" title="Gloria Nevarez">Gloria Nevarez</a> (since January 1, 2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sports fielded</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li>19 <ul><li>men's: 8</li> <li>women's: 11</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Subdivision</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">FBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">11 (9 in 2026)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">Western United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://themw.com">themw<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #4F2D7F; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AFAFAF, inset -2px -2px 0 #AFAFAF;; color: white;">Locations</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mountain-west-map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of teams in"><img alt="Location of teams in" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Mountain-west-map.png/250px-Mountain-west-map.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Mountain-west-map.png/375px-Mountain-west-map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Mountain-west-map.png/500px-Mountain-west-map.png 2x" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Mountain West Conference</b> (<b>MW</b>) is a collegiate <a href="/wiki/Athletic_conference" title="Athletic conference">athletic conference</a> located in the United States, participating in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a>. Its <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">football</a> teams compete in the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">Football Bowl Subdivision</a> (FBS). The MW officially began operations on January 4, 1999. Geographically, the MW covers a broad expanse of the <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">Western United States</a>, with member schools located in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>. <a href="/wiki/Gloria_Nevarez" title="Gloria Nevarez">Gloria Nevarez</a> took over as commissioner of the MW on January 1, 2023, following the retirement of founding commissioner <a href="/wiki/Craig_Thompson_(sports_administrator)" title="Craig Thompson (sports administrator)">Craig Thompson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The charter members of the MW included the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">United States Air Force Academy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_University" title="Colorado State University">Colorado State University</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico" title="University of New Mexico">University of New Mexico</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas" title="University of Nevada, Las Vegas">University of Nevada, Las Vegas</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah" title="University of Utah">University of Utah</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wyoming" title="University of Wyoming">University of Wyoming</a>. Before forming the Mountain West Conference, seven of its eight charter members had been longtime members of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a> (WAC) and half of these had been charter members of that conference from 1962. 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alt="Fresno State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Fresno State</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.208%;left:44.106%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="UNLV"><img alt="UNLV" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>UNLV</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.934%;left:25.136%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nevada"><img alt="Nevada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Nevada</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.83%;left:39.837%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Boise State"><img alt="Boise State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Boise State</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.635%;left:57.656%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Utah State"><img alt="Utah State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div>Utah State</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:68.003%;left:78.794%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="New Mexico"><img alt="New Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div>New Mexico</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.138%;left:85.027%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Colorado State"><img alt="Colorado State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span class="nowrap">Colorado State</span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.607%;left:85.908%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Air Force"><img alt="Air Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Air<br />Force</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:38.601%;left:82.995%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Wyoming"><img alt="Wyoming" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/8px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/12px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/16px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div>Wyoming</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:83.648%;left:79.268%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="UTEP"><img alt="UTEP" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div>UTEP</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:75.413%;left:56.393%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_University" title="Grand Canyon"><img alt="Grand Canyon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Grand Canyon</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:47.563%;left:83.808%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Colorado College"><img alt="Colorado College" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div>Colorado College</div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:13.129%;left:35.976%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Washington State"><img alt="Washington State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/8px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/12px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/16px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div>Washington State</div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_Region_West_location_map.svg" title="File:USA Region West location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Mountain West Conference member locations (Western United States)<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Purple_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/10px-Purple_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/15px-Purple_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Purple_pog.svg/20px-Purple_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> – Full member<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/15px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/20px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> — Departing member<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> — Future member<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Yellow_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> – Associate member (women's soccer)<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Orange_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/15px-Orange_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/20px-Orange_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> – Associate member (baseball & women's swimming)</div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"><div style="position:relative;width:200px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_Hawaii_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mountain West Conference is located in Hawaii"><img alt="Mountain West Conference is located in Hawaii" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/USA_Hawaii_location_map.svg/200px-USA_Hawaii_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/USA_Hawaii_location_map.svg/300px-USA_Hawaii_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/USA_Hawaii_location_map.svg/400px-USA_Hawaii_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1441" data-file-height="935" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:29.73%;left:47.541%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Hawaii"><img alt="Hawaii" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Green-blue_pog.svg/8px-Green-blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Green-blue_pog.svg/12px-Green-blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Green-blue_pog.svg/16px-Green-blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div>Hawaii</div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_Hawaii_location_map.svg" title="File:USA Hawaii location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Mountain West Conference member locations (Hawaii)<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green-blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Green-blue_pog.svg/10px-Green-blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Green-blue_pog.svg/15px-Green-blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Green-blue_pog.svg/20px-Green-blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> – Football-only and future full member</div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MountainWestMD-2016-0726-CraigThompson.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/MountainWestMD-2016-0726-CraigThompson.png/220px-MountainWestMD-2016-0726-CraigThompson.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/MountainWestMD-2016-0726-CraigThompson.png 1.5x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="282" /></a><figcaption>Craig Thompson was hired as the inaugural commissioner of the Mountain West on October 15, 1998, and served until his retirement on December 31, 2022. Before joining the MW, he had been commissioner of the <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt Conference</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Genesis">Genesis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Genesis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The creation of the MW was a delayed aftereffect of the <a href="/wiki/1996_NCAA_conference_realignment" title="1996 NCAA conference realignment">1996 NCAA conference realignment</a>, which had initially been triggered two years earlier when the <a href="/wiki/Big_Eight_Conference" title="Big Eight Conference">Big Eight Conference</a> agreed to merge with four members of the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">Southwest Conference</a> (SWC) to create the <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a>, which would begin competition in the 1996–97 school year. </p><p>The Western Athletic Conference, which had initially announced plans to expand beyond its then-current 10 members to at least 12, ended up with even more potential expansion prospects. Ultimately, the WAC took in three of the four SWC schools left out of the Big 12 merger—<a href="/wiki/Rice_University" title="Rice University">Rice University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University" title="Southern Methodist University">Southern Methodist University</a> (SMU), and <a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">Texas Christian University</a> (TCU). Three other schools were added to bring the total membership to 16, namely <a href="/wiki/Big_West_Conference" title="Big West Conference">Big West Conference</a> members <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_University" title="San Jose State University">San José State University</a> and UNLV, plus the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tulsa" title="University of Tulsa">University of Tulsa</a>, an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">NCAA football independent</a> and otherwise a member of the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conference</a>. The WAC's 16 teams were divided into four four-team "quadrants", two of which rotated between the Mountain and Pacific Divisions every two years. However, the newly expanded WAC was soon wracked by tension between the established and new members.<sup id="cite_ref-Deinhart_2011-09-14_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deinhart_2011-09-14-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In spring of 1998, BYU and Utah proposed a permanent split into two eight-team divisions. The proposal would have forced some schools into an unnatural alignment because of the geographic distribution of the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-Deinhart_2011-09-14_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deinhart_2011-09-14-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Air Force was the most strident opponent of this proposal, threatening to become an independent.<sup id="cite_ref-Deinhart_2011-09-14_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deinhart_2011-09-14-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon after the proposal by BYU and Utah, the presidents of Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, Utah, and Wyoming met at <a href="/wiki/Denver_International_Airport" title="Denver International Airport">Denver International Airport</a> to discuss their future, and they agreed to break away from the WAC to form a new conference.<sup id="cite_ref-Deinhart_2011-09-14_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deinhart_2011-09-14-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They invited the WAC members New Mexico, San Diego State, and UNLV to join them in what became the Mountain West Conference. </p><p>The next move for the MW came in <a href="/wiki/2005_NCAA_conference_realignment" title="2005 NCAA conference realignment">2005</a>, when the conference added TCU, who had spent the previous four seasons in <a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> (C-USA). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early–2010s_realignment"><span id="Early.E2.80.932010s_realignment"></span>Early–2010s realignment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early–2010s realignment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%932013_Mountain_West_Conference_realignment" title="2010–2013 Mountain West Conference realignment">2010–2013 Mountain West Conference realignment</a></div> <p>On June 11, 2010, <a href="/wiki/Boise_State_University" title="Boise State University">Boise State University</a> agreed to join the conference as its tenth member. On June 17, 2010, Utah announced it would be leaving the Mountain West to join what would become the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a>. On August 18, 2010, amidst rumors that BYU was considering leaving the Mountain West to go independent in football and rejoin the Western Athletic Conference in all other sports, the Mountain West Conference officially extended invitations to <a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_Fresno" title="California State University, Fresno">California State University, Fresno</a> (Fresno State) and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Reno" title="University of Nevada, Reno">University of Nevada, Reno</a> (Nevada). Both schools accepted and would become the tenth and eleventh members of the league.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BYU announced on August 31, 2010, that it would leave the Mountain West Conference and go Independent in football and become a member of the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">West Coast Conference</a> (WCC) in other sports starting in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 29, 2010, TCU announced all athletic teams would move to the <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East Conference</a> effective in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Less than a year later, on October 10, 2011, TCU announced it would not join the Big East but would join the Big 12, home to fellow former SWC members <a href="/wiki/Baylor_University" title="Baylor University">Baylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Tech">Texas Tech</a>, and formerly <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas A&M">Texas A&M</a>, in 2012 instead.)<sup id="cite_ref-TCUBig12_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TCUBig12-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 10, 2010, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_at_M%C4%81noa" title="University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa">University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa</a> accepted a bid to become the 10th member of the conference for football only.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These changes would leave the Mountain West Conference with 10 teams for the 2012 football season. </p><p>During the era of football's <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a> (BCS), which was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> (CFP) in 2014, the MW champion qualified for a BCS bowl four times after the BCS formula was tweaked to allow teams from non-BCS conferences to play in BCS bowls if ranked in the top 12. However, two of the three schools that qualified are no longer with the conference. </p><p>On October 14, 2011, the Mountain West and C-USA announced a plan for a football only alliance.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 13, 2012, the two leagues announced that both conferences would be dissolving after the 2012–13 season to reform into one conference with at least 15 members for all sports, and a 16th team, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_at_M%C4%81noa" title="University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa">University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa</a> as a football-only member.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, when the two conferences discussed their plans with the NCAA, they were told that due to NCAA rules, they would forfeit substantial revenues. Specifically, the new conference would receive only one automatic bid to NCAA championships; at least one of the former conferences would lose future revenue distributions from the NCAA men's basketball tournament; and at least one former conference would not be able to collect exit fees from any members that departed to join the new conference.<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_2012-04-17_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy_2012-04-17-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, the Mountain West and C-USA backed away from a full merger. In late March of that year, the commissioners of both conferences stated that all 16 schools had entered into binding agreements to form a new "association",<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_2012-03-28_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy_2012-03-28-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although the Mountain West and C-USA would have apparently remained separate legal entities.<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_2012-04-17_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy_2012-04-17-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the end, this alliance never materialized due to both conferences soon adding new teams. </p><p>On May 2, 2012, <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State" class="mw-redirect" title="San Jose State">San José State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Utah_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Utah State">Utah State</a> agreed to join the conference for the 2013–14 academic year. On December 31 of that year, Boise State announced that it had backed out of its previously announced move to the Big East for football and the Big West for other sports, and would remain in the MW.<sup id="cite_ref-McMurphy_2012-12-31_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McMurphy_2012-12-31-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 16, 2013, San Diego State accepted an offer to remain/return to the Mountain West Conference in all sports. Keeping SDSU in the conference gave the Mountain West 12 football members, allowing for a <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">Championship Game</a> to be held. The first championship game took place on December 7, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Further_membership_changes">Further membership changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Further membership changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2018, <i><a href="/wiki/The_San_Diego_Union-Tribune" title="The San Diego Union-Tribune">The San Diego Union-Tribune</a></i> reported that the MW was looking to expand in the near future. In the report, commissioner Craig Thompson revealed that the conference had discussed expansion with six schools, with WCC member <a href="/wiki/Gonzaga_University" title="Gonzaga University">Gonzaga</a> (which has not sponsored football since World War II) the only school mentioned by name. Thompson added that Gonzaga could potentially join the MW as a full but non-football member as early as July 2018. While Thompson said that BYU had not contacted the conference, the report indicated that BYU would be open to an MW return, at least in non-football sports, should Gonzaga join.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A later <i>Union-Tribune</i> report indicated that talks were advanced enough that the conference's presidents planned a vote on an invitation to Gonzaga during the MW <a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2018 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament">men's</a> and <a href="/wiki/2018_Mountain_West_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2018 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament">women's</a> basketball tournaments in Las Vegas, but decided to delay the vote until after the <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">Final Four</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on April 2, the day of the <a href="/wiki/2018_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_championship_game" title="2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game">Division I men's title game</a>, Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth notified the MW, the WCC, and media that the school would remain in the WCC for the immediate future.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 30, 2022, UCLA<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and USC<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> announced their departure from the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a> beginning in the 2024–25 academic year. After that announcement, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego State">San Diego State</a> had been considered one of the top candidates for Pac-12 expansion. On June 16, 2023, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Thamel" title="Pete Thamel">Pete Thamel</a> of <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> reported that San Diego State had given the Mountain West Conference notice that the school would be departing from the conference and asked for an extension for the departure deadline of July 1, 2023, to avoid paying extra exit fees.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mountain West Conference denied the request for a deadline extension and considered the letter from San Diego State as a formal notice of departure and began to proceed with the separation process; however, San Diego State disputed that its letter of intent was a formal notice.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 30, 2023, with the Pac-12 still lacking a media rights agreement for 2024–25, ESPN reported that San Diego State would remain in the Mountain West Conference, rescinding the intention to withdraw from the conference.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MW and San Diego State reached a settlement of their dispute the following month, with SDSU remaining a member for the immediate future.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2023, after a mass exodus from the Pac-12 left <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Oregon State">Oregon State</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University" title="Washington State University">Washington State</a> as its only remaining members, MW commissioner Gloria Nevarez began discussions with the two schools regarding various options for partnership, affiliation, or merger.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 1, 2023, the conference announced that it would enter into a football scheduling agreement with the two schools for the 2024 season. All 12 Mountain West members will play one game against either Oregon State or Washington State next season, giving both schools three home games and three away games. These games will not count towards Mountain West conference standings, and Oregon State and Washington State will remain members of the Pac-12.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 16, 2024, it was also announced that Washington State would be joining the MW as an affiliate for baseball and women's swimming.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 12, 2024, it was announced that Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State, and San Diego State would be leaving the MW and joining the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a> in 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 23, Utah State also accepted an offer to join the Pac-12 in 2026 as its seventh member.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 1, 2024 it was announced that the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_El_Paso" title="University of Texas at El Paso">University of Texas at El Paso</a> (UTEP) will be joining the Mountain West starting in the 2026–27 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 14, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Angelos" title="Craig Angelos">Craig Angelos</a>, athletic director of football-only member <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_and_Rainbow_Wahine" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine">Hawaii</a>, confirmed outside reports that the school would upgrade to full MW membership in 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This move was officially announced the next day.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 1, 2024, <a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_University" title="Grand Canyon University">Grand Canyon University</a> announced it was joining the Mountain West no later than July 1, 2026. <sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_schools">Member schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Member schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_full_members">Current full members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Current full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffa0a0; color:black;"> </span> Members departing for the <a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12 Conference</a> in 2026. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Endowment (2023)<br />(millions)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Air Force !"><b><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">United States Air Force Academy</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Academy,_Colorado" title="Air Force Academy, Colorado">Air Force Academy, Colorado</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1954 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>Federal<br />(<a href="/wiki/United_States_service_academies" title="United States service academies">Military</a>) </td> <td>4,181 </td> <td>$98.9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons" title="Air Force Falcons">Falcons</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#003594"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#B2B4B2"> </span> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_University" title="Boise State University">Boise State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise, Idaho</a> </td> <td>1932 </td> <td>2011 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td> <td>26,155 </td> <td>$143.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos" title="Boise State Broncos">Broncos</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0033A0"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#D64309"> </span> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_Fresno" title="California State University, Fresno">California State University, Fresno</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno, California</a> </td> <td>1911 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>25,047 </td> <td>$229.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs" title="Fresno State Bulldogs">Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C41230"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#13284C"> </span> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_University" title="Colorado State University">Colorado State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Collins,_Colorado" title="Fort Collins, Colorado">Fort Collins, Colorado</a> </td> <td>1870 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>33,648<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$580.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams" title="Colorado State Rams">Rams</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#1E4D2B"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C8C372"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Nevada !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Reno" title="University of Nevada, Reno">University of Nevada, Reno</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reno,_Nevada" title="Reno, Nevada">Reno, Nevada</a> </td> <td>1874 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td> <td>21,034 </td> <td>$458.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack" title="Nevada Wolf Pack">Wolf Pack</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#041E42"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#74767B"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Nevada–Las Vegas !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas" title="University of Nevada, Las Vegas">University of Nevada, Las Vegas</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Las Vegas Valley">Las Vegas, Nevada</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1957 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>30,660 </td> <td>$388.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Rebels" title="UNLV Rebels">Rebels</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CF0A2C"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#CAC8C8"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="New Mexico !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico" title="University of New Mexico">University of New Mexico</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a> </td> <td>1889 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>21,738 </td> <td>$661.0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Lobos" title="New Mexico Lobos">Lobos</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#BA0C2F"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#A7A8AA"> </span> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a> </td> <td>1897 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td> <td>32,599 </td> <td>$415.7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs" title="San Diego State Aztecs">Aztecs</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#C41230"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_University" title="San Jose State University">San José State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose, California</a> </td> <td>1857 </td> <td>2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td> <td>32,432 </td> <td>$182.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans" title="San Jose State Spartans">Spartans</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFB81A"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#0038A8"> </span> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_University" title="Utah State University">Utah State University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Logan,_Utah" title="Logan, Utah">Logan, Utah</a> </td> <td>1888 </td> <td>2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td> <td>27,943 </td> <td>$538.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies" title="Utah State Aggies">Aggies</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#00263A"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#8A8D8F"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Wyoming !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wyoming" title="University of Wyoming">University of Wyoming</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laramie,_Wyoming" title="Laramie, Wyoming">Laramie, Wyoming</a> </td> <td>1886 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td> <td>11,100 </td> <td>$758.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowboys_and_Cowgirls" title="Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls">Cowboys & Cowgirls</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#492F24"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFC425"> </span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy,_Cadet_Area" title="United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area">cadet area</a> and all athletic facilities, are outside the city limits of <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs</a>. The US Census Bureau and US Postal Service consider the Academy to be its own entity, respectively designating it as "Air Force Academy" and "USAF Academy".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The UNLV campus lies outside the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> city limits in the unincorporated area of <a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise</a>. The US Postal Service considers all unincorporated communities in the Las Vegas Valley, including Paradise, to have a Las Vegas address.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_members">Future members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Future members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joining </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Endowment (2017)<br />(millions)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th> <th>Current conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_University" title="Grand Canyon University">Grand Canyon University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a> </td> <td>1949 </td> <td rowspan="3">July 1, 2026 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/For-profit_colleges_in_the_United_States" title="For-profit colleges in the United States">Private For-Profit</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Nondenominational_Christianity" class="mw-redirect" title="Nondenominational Christianity">Non-denominational</a>)</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7005103427000000000♠">103,427</span><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>$21.6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Antelopes" title="Grand Canyon Antelopes">Antelopes</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#522398"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western (WAC)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Hawaiʻi !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_at_M%C4%81noa" title="University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa">University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu, Hawaii</a> </td> <td>1907 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td> <td>19,097 </td> <td>$341.4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_and_Rainbow_Wahine" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine">Rainbow Warriors/Wahine</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#005838"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#231F20"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#BCBEC0"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Big West">Big West</a><sup id="cite_ref-Hawaii_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hawaii-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_El_Paso" title="University of Texas at El Paso">University of Texas at El Paso</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/El_Paso,_Texas" title="El Paso, Texas">El Paso, Texas</a> </td> <td>1913 </td> <td>25,121 </td> <td>$241.7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UTEP_Miners" title="UTEP Miners">Miners</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#041E42"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FF8200"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#B1B3B3"> </span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">Conference USA</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">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.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Includes online students. Current on-campus enrollment is about 25,300.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Hawaii-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Hawaii_41-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Current Mountain West football affiliate</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Affiliate_members">Affiliate members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Affiliate members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Endowment<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th class="unsortable">Colors </th> <th>MW<br />sport </th> <th>Primary<br />conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Colorado_College" title="Colorado College">Colorado College</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs, Colorado</a> </td> <td>1874 </td> <td>2014 </td> <td>Nonsectarian </td> <td>2,266 </td> <td>$908.6 million </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_College_Tigers" title="Colorado College Tigers">Tigers</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#000000"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#EFAB1E"> </span> </td> <td nowrap="">Women's soccer </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/Southern_Collegiate_Athletic_Conference" title="Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference">Southern (SCAC)</a><sup id="cite_ref-D3_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-D3-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><span data-sort-value="Hawaiʻi !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_at_M%C4%81noa" title="University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa">University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu, Hawaii</a> </td> <td>1907 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_university" title="Public university">Public</a> </td> <td>19,097 </td> <td>$341.4 million </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football">Rainbow Warriors</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#005838"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#231F20"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#BCBEC0"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td>Football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Big West">Big West</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<b>MW</b> in 2026)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_University" title="Washington State University">Washington State University</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pullman,_Washington" title="Pullman, Washington">Pullman, Washington</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">1890 </td> <td rowspan="2">2024 </td> <td rowspan="2">Public </td> <td rowspan="2">24,139 </td> <td rowspan="2">$1.28 billion </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars" title="Washington State Cougars">Cougars</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#981E32"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#53565A"> </span> </td> <td nowrap="">Baseball </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pac-12" class="mw-redirect" title="Pac-12">Pac-12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td nowrap="">Women's swimming </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-D3-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-D3_43-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Currently an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">NCAA Division III</a> athletic conference</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_full_members">Former full members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Former full members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Institution </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Left </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Enrollment </th> <th>Nickname </th> <th>Colors </th> <th>Current<br />conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young_University" title="Brigham Young University">Brigham Young University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Provo,_Utah" title="Provo, Utah">Provo, Utah</a> </td> <td>1875 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LDS_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="LDS Church">LDS Church</a> </td> <td>34,390 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars" title="BYU Cougars">Cougars</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#003DA5"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">Texas Christian University</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth, Texas</a> </td> <td>1873 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Church_(Disciples_of_Christ)" title="Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)">Disciples<br />of Christ</a> </td> <td>11,938 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs" title="TCU Horned Frogs">Horned Frogs</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#4D1979"> </span> <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:#FFFFFF"> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Utah !"><b><a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah" title="University of Utah">University of Utah</a></b></span> </td> <td><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/s722s8itmc3equaclibrgbqy9ad1c4l.png" /></div> <p><span style="background-color:rgb(190,186,218); color:;"> Full members </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(141,211,199); color:;">Full members (non-football)</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(251,128,114); color:;"> Associate members (football only) </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(128,177,211); color:;"> Associate members (other) </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,179); color:;">Other conference </span> <span style="background-color:rgb(253,180,98); color:;">Other conference </span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NCAA_team_championships">NCAA team championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: NCAA team championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_schools_with_the_most_NCAA_Division_I_championships" title="List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships">List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_NCAA_schools_with_the_most_Division_I_national_championships" title="List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships">List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships</a></div> <p>Excluded from this list are all national championships earned <a href="/wiki/List_of_college_athletics_championship_game_outcomes" title="List of college athletics championship game outcomes">outside the scope of NCAA competition</a>, including <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">Division I FBS football titles</a>, women's <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Intercollegiate_Athletics_for_Women_championships" title="Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships">AIAW championships</a> (17), <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Equestrian_Association" title="National Collegiate Equestrian Association">equestrian titles</a> (0), and retroactive <a href="/wiki/Helms_Athletic_Foundation" title="Helms Athletic Foundation">Helms Athletic Foundation titles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">School </th> <th colspan="4">Team Championships </th></tr> <tr> <th width="45">Total </th> <th width="45">Men </th> <th width="45">Women </th> <th width="45">Co-ed </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0038A8;color:#FFFFFF;">San Jose State </th> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans#Championships" title="San Jose State Spartans">10</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#492F24;color:#FFFFFF;">Wyoming </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowboys#NCAA_team_championships" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyoming Cowboys">3</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;">New Mexico </th> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Lobos#NCAA_team_championships" title="New Mexico Lobos">3</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C41230;color:#FFFFFF;">Fresno State </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs#Team" title="Fresno State Bulldogs">2</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#CF0A2C;color:#FFFFFF;">UNLV </th> <td><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Rebels#NCAA_team_championships" title="UNLV Rebels">2</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#1E4D2B;color:#FFFFFF;">Colorado State </th> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#0033A0;color:#FFFFFF;">Boise State </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos#NCAA_team_championships" title="Boise State Broncos">1</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C41230;color:#FFFFFF;">San Diego State </th> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs#National_championships" title="San Diego State Aztecs">1</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#003594;color:#FFFFFF;">Air Force </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;">Nevada </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#00263A;color:#FFFFFF;">Utah State </th> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <th>23 </th> <th>14 </th> <th>6 </th> <th>3 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mountain West Conference sponsors championship competition in eight men's and 11 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_at_M%C4%81noa" title="University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa">Hawai'i</a> is only an associate member for football, and <a href="/wiki/Colorado_College" title="Colorado College">Colorado College</a> is only an associate member for women's soccer. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Teams in Mountain West competition<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Sport</th> <th>Men's</th> <th>Women's </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Cross_country_running" title="Cross country running">Cross country</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">Football</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">Golf</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gymnastics" title="Gymnastics">Gymnastics</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/College_soccer_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="College soccer in the United States">Soccer</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">Softball</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Swimming_(sport)" title="Swimming (sport)">Swimming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diving_(sport)" title="Diving (sport)">diving</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">Tennis</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Indoor_athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor athletics">Track and field (indoor)</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Track_and_field#Outdoor" title="Track and field">Track and field (outdoor)</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball" title="Volleyball">Volleyball</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Numbers of teams are as of the 2021–22 school year</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's_sports"><span id="Men.27s_sports"></span>Men's sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Men's sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Member </th> <th>Baseball </th> <th>Basketball </th> <th>Cross<br />country </th> <th>Football </th> <th width="45px">Golf </th> <th>Tennis </th> <th>Track<br />& field indoor </th> <th>Track<br />& field outdoor </th> <th>Total<br />MW<br />sports </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Air Force</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>8 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">Boise State</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>7 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">Fresno State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>7 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">Colorado State</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>6 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Nevada</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <th>6 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">UNLV</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <th>5 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">New Mexico</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>8 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">San Diego State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <th>5 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">San Jose State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>7 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">Utah State</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>7 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Wyoming</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>6 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Current Totals</th> <th>7+1<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>11</th> <th>9</th> <th>11+1<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>11</th> <th>7</th> <th>8</th> <th>8</th> <th>69+2 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="10">Future members </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Grand Canyon</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>7 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Hawai'i</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <th>5 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">UTEP</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>6 </th></tr> <tr> <th>2026-27 Totals</th> <th>9</th> <th>9</th> <th>7</th> <th>8</th> <th>9</th> <th>6</th> <th>6</th> <th>6</th> <th>58 </th></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Fresno State dropped men's tennis at the end of the 2020–21 school year.<sup id="cite_ref-Fresno21_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fresno21-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Affiliate member Washington State</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Affiliate member Hawai'i</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Men's_varsity_sports_not_sponsored_by_the_Mountain_West"><span id="Men.27s_varsity_sports_not_sponsored_by_the_Mountain_West"></span>Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mountain West</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mountain West"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Future members in gray. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Fencing<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Gymnastics</th> <th>Ice<br />hockey</th> <th>Lacrosse</th> <th>Rifle<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Soccer</th> <th>Swimming<br />& diving</th> <th>Volleyball</th> <th>Water<br />polo</th> <th>Wrestling </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Air Force</td> <td>Independent</td> <td><a href="/wiki/MPSF" class="mw-redirect" title="MPSF">MPSF</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Hockey_America" title="Atlantic Hockey America">AHA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/ASUN" class="mw-redirect" title="ASUN">ASUN</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patriot_Rifle_Conference" title="Patriot Rifle Conference">PRC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">WCC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td style="text-align:left">Grand Canyon</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_West_Conference" title="Big West Conference">Big West</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Pacific_Sports_Federation" title="Mountain Pacific Sports Federation">MPSF</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td style="text-align:left">Hawai'i</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_West_Conference" title="Big West Conference">Big West</a><sup id="cite_ref-hawaii_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hawaii-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_West_Conference" title="Big West Conference">Big West</a><sup id="cite_ref-hawaii_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hawaii-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">UNLV</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">San Diego State</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">San Jose State</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">WCC</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Wyoming</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">WAC</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Fencing is officially a coeducational team sport, although a few schools field only a women's team. Air Force, like most NCAA fencing schools, has a coed team with men's and women's squads.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Air Force fields a coed team.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Grand Canyon has not announced a future affiliation for its men's soccer program.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hawaii-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hawaii_55-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hawaii_55-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Hawai'i has not announced a future affiliation for its men's swimming & diving or men's volleyball programs.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_sports"><span id="Women.27s_sports"></span>Women's sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Women's sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Member </th> <th>Basketball </th> <th>Cross<br />country </th> <th>Golf </th> <th>Gymnastics </th> <th>Soccer </th> <th>Softball </th> <th>Swimming<br />& diving </th> <th>Tennis </th> <th>Track<br />& field indoor </th> <th>Track<br />& field<br />outdoor </th> <th>Volleyball </th> <th>Total<br />MW<br />sports </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Air Force</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>9 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">Boise State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">Fresno State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">Colorado State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Nevada</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">UNLV</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">New Mexico</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">San Diego State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">San Jose State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>11 </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="text-align:left">Utah State</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>9 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Wyoming</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>9 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Current Totals</th> <th>11</th> <th>11</th> <th>9</th> <th>4</th> <th>11+1<sup id="cite_ref-CC_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CC-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>9</th> <th>9+1<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>11</th> <th>11</th> <th>11</th> <th>11</th> <th>108+2 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="13">Future members </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Grand Canyon</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Hawai'i</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">UTEP</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <th>9 </th></tr> <tr> <th>2026-27 Totals</th> <th>9</th> <th>9</th> <th>8</th> <th>2</th> <th>9+1<sup id="cite_ref-CC_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CC-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>7</th> <th>8</th> <th>9</th> <th>9</th> <th>9</th> <th>9</th> <th>82+1 </th></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CC-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CC_56-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CC_56-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Affiliate member Colorado College.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Affiliate member Washington State.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Women's_varsity_sports_not_sponsored_by_the_Mountain_West"><span id="Women.27s_varsity_sports_not_sponsored_by_the_Mountain_West"></span>Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mountain West</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Mountain West"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Future members in gray. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Beach<br />volleyball</th> <th>Equestrian</th> <th>Fencing<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Lacrosse</th> <th>Rifle<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Sailing</th> <th>Water<br />polo </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Air Force</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Independent</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patriot_Rifle_Conference" title="Patriot Rifle Conference">PRC</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Boise State</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southland_Conference" title="Southland Conference">Southland</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Fresno State</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Coast_Conference" title="Golden Coast Conference">Golden Coast</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td style="text-align:left">Grand Canyon</td> <td>TBA<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td style="text-align:left">Hawai'i</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_West_Conference" title="Big West Conference">Big West</a><sup id="cite_ref-hawaii_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hawaii-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Collegiate_Sailing_Conference" title="Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference">PCCSC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_West_Conference" title="Big West Conference">Big West</a><sup id="cite_ref-hawaii_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hawaii-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">San Diego State</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_Coast_Conference" title="Golden Coast Conference">Golden Coast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">San Jose State</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southland_Conference" title="Southland Conference">Southland</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/MPSF" class="mw-redirect" title="MPSF">MPSF</a> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td style="text-align:left">UTEP</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conference_USA" title="Conference USA">CUSA</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patriot_Rifle_Conference" title="Patriot Rifle Conference">PRC</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Fencing is officially a coeducational team sport, although a few schools field only a women's team. Air Force, like most NCAA fencing schools, has a coed team with men's and women's squads.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Air Force and UTEP respectively field coed and women-only teams.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Grand Canyon has not announced a future affiliation for its beach volleyball program.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hawaii-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hawaii_61-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hawaii_61-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Hawai'i has not announced a future affiliation for its beach volleyball or women's water polo programs.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">UTEP has not announced a future affiliation for its beach volleyball program.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletic_department_revenue_by_school">Athletic department revenue by school</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Athletic department revenue by school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. </p><p>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. </p><p>The following table shows institutional reporting to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education" title="United States Department of Education">United States Department of Education</a> as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2021–22 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, since Air Force is not available from that source, it was obtained from <a href="/wiki/Knight_Commission" title="Knight Commission">Knight Commission</a> for the 2020–2021 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:220px;">Institution </th> <th style="width:150px;">2023–24 Total Revenue from Athletics </th> <th style="width:150px;">2023–24 Total Expenses on Athletics </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a> </td> <td>$103,930,691 </td> <td>$96,611,742 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">United States Air Force Academy</a> </td> <td>$76,587,462 </td> <td>$67,422,052 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_University" title="Colorado State University">Colorado State University</a> </td> <td>$64,304,072 </td> <td>$64,463,788 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_University" title="Boise State University">Boise State University</a> </td> <td>$60,653,009 </td> <td>$58,257,005 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi_at_M%C4%81noa" title="University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa">University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa</a> </td> <td>$53,867,030 </td> <td>$52,696,666 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas" title="University of Nevada, Las Vegas">University of Nevada, Las Vegas</a> </td> <td>$56,560,028 </td> <td>$66,547,435 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_University" title="Utah State University">Utah State University</a> </td> <td>$51,789,705 </td> <td>$51,389,553 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wyoming" title="University of Wyoming">University of Wyoming</a> </td> <td>$50,083,847 </td> <td>$48,300,019 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Reno" title="University of Nevada, Reno">University of Nevada, Reno</a> </td> <td>$49,533,190 </td> <td>$49,509,846 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td><a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_Fresno" title="California State University, Fresno">California State University, Fresno</a> </td> <td>$48,938,712 </td> <td>$51,738,485 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico" title="University of New Mexico">University of New Mexico</a> </td> <td>$47,763,222 </td> <td>$47,048,657 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_University" title="San Jose State University">San José state University</a> </td> <td>$44,546,781 </td> <td>$44,546,341 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_El_Paso" title="University of Texas at El Paso">University of Texas at El Paso</a> </td> <td>$40,707,967 </td> <td>$35,386,434 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_University" title="Grand Canyon University">Grand Canyon University</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Does not publicly disclose athletics budget </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_champions">Conference champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Conference champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mountain_West_Conference_champions" title="List of Mountain West Conference champions">List of Mountain West Conference champions</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Rivalries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conference_(football)"><span id="Conference_.28football.29"></span>Conference (football)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Conference (football)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Totals and records following the completion of the 2022 football season. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Teams</th> <th>Rivalry name</th> <th>Trophy</th> <th>Meetings<br />(last)</th> <th width="55">Record</th> <th>Series<br />leader </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons_football" title="Air Force Falcons football">Air Force</a> </td> <td>Colorado State </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force%E2%80%93Colorado_State_football_rivalry" title="Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry">Air Force–Colorado State football rivalry</a> </td> <td>Ram-Falcon Trophy</td> <td>60<br />(2022)</td> <td>38–21–1</td> <td>Air Force </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hawai'i </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force%E2%80%93Hawaii_football_rivalry" title="Air Force–Hawaii football rivalry">Air Force–Hawai'i football rivalry</a> </td> <td>Kuter Trophy</td> <td>22<br />(2019)</td> <td>14–7–1</td> <td>Air Force </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State</a> </td> <td>Fresno State </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State%E2%80%93Fresno_State_football_rivalry" title="Boise State–Fresno State football rivalry">Boise State–Fresno State football rivalry</a> </td> <td>Milk Can</td> <td>25<br />(2022)</td> <td>17–8</td> <td>Boise State </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nevada </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State%E2%80%93Nevada_football_rivalry" title="Boise State–Nevada football rivalry">Boise State–Nevada football rivalry</a> </td> <td>—</td> <td>45<br />(2022)</td> <td>31–14</td> <td>Boise State </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Fresno State Bulldogs football">Fresno State</a> </td> <td>Hawai'i </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State%E2%80%93Hawaii_football_rivalry" title="Fresno State–Hawaii football rivalry">Fresno State–Hawai'i football rivalry</a> </td> <td>The Golden Screwdriver</td> <td>55<br />(2022)</td> <td>30–24–1</td> <td>Fresno State </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football" title="San Diego State Aztecs football">San Diego State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_for_the_Oil_Can" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle for the Oil Can">Battle for the Oil Can</a> </td> <td>Old Oil Can</td> <td>61<br />(2022)</td> <td>27–30–4</td> <td>San Diego State </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football" title="San Jose State Spartans football">San José state</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_for_the_Valley" title="Battle for the Valley">Battle for the Valley</a> </td> <td>Valley Trophy</td> <td>86<br />(2022)</td> <td>44–39–3</td> <td>Fresno State </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Colorado State</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowboys_football" title="Wyoming Cowboys football">Wyoming</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Border_War_(Colorado_State%E2%80%93Wyoming_rivalry)" title="Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)">Border War</a> </td> <td>Bronze Boot</td> <td>114<br />(2022)</td> <td>59–50–5</td> <td>Colorado State </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football">Hawai'i</a> </td> <td>San José state </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Tomey_Legacy_Game" title="Dick Tomey Legacy Game">Dick Tomey Legacy Game</a> </td> <td>Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy </td> <td>46 <p>(2023) </p> </td> <td>22–23–1 </td> <td>San José state </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Rebels_football" title="UNLV Rebels football">UNLV</a> </td> <td>Hawai'i–UNLV football rivalry </td> <td>Island Showdown Trophy</td> <td>33<br />(2022)</td> <td>19–14</td> <td>Hawai'i </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wyoming </td> <td>Hawai'i–Wyoming football rivalry </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii%E2%80%93Wyoming_football_rivalry" title="Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry">Paniolo Trophy</a></td> <td>27<br />(2022)</td> <td>11–16</td> <td>Wyoming </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football" title="Nevada Wolf Pack football">Nevada</a> </td> <td>UNLV </td> <td>Battle for Nevada </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremont_Cannon" title="Fremont Cannon">Fremont Cannon</a></td> <td>48<br />(2022)</td> <td>29–19</td> <td>Nevada </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies_football" title="Utah State Aggies football">Utah State</a> </td> <td>Wyoming </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridger%27s_Battle" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridger's Battle">Bridger's Battle</a> </td> <td>Bridger Rifle</td> <td>72<br />(2022)</td> <td>40–28–4</td> <td>Utah State </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non–conference_(including_other_sports)"><span id="Non.E2.80.93conference_.28including_other_sports.29"></span>Non–conference (including other sports)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Non–conference (including other sports)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Schools</th> <th>First<br />meeting</th> <th>Game</th> <th>Trophy</th> <th nowrap="">Reigning champion<br />(last meeting)</th> <th>Next<br />meeting </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons_football" title="Air Force Falcons football">Air Force</a> / <a href="/wiki/Army_Black_Knights_football" title="Army Black Knights football">Army</a> / <a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_football" title="Navy Midshipmen football">Navy</a></td> <td>1972</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief%27s_Trophy" title="Commander-in-Chief's Trophy">Commander-in-Chief's Trophy</a></td> <td>Army <br />(2023)</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a></td> <td>1971</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise_State%E2%80%93Idaho_football_rivalry" title="Boise State–Idaho football rivalry">Battle of Idaho</a></td> <td>Governor's Cup</td> <td>Boise State<br />(2010)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Colorado State</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football">Colorado</a></td> <td>1893</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Showdown" title="Rocky Mountain Showdown">Rocky Mountain Showdown</a></td> <td>Centennial Cup</td> <td>Colorado<br />(2024)</td> <td>2029 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Lobos_football" title="New Mexico Lobos football">New Mexico</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_football" title="Arizona Wildcats football">Arizona</a></td> <td>1908</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona%E2%80%93New_Mexico_football_rivalry" title="Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry">Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry</a></td> <td>Kit Carson Rifle</td> <td>Arizona<br />(2024)</td> <td>No future games scheduled at the moment </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Aggies_football" title="New Mexico State Aggies football">New Mexico State</a></td> <td>1894</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_Rivalry_(football)" title="Rio Grande Rivalry (football)">Rio Grande Rivalry</a></td> <td></td> <td>New Mexico<br />(2024)</td> <td>2025 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football" title="San Jose State Spartans football">San José state</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_football" title="Stanford Cardinal football">Stanford</a></td> <td>1900</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walsh_Legacy_Game" title="Bill Walsh Legacy Game">Bill Walsh Legacy Game</a></td> <td></td> <td>Stanford<br />(2013)</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies_football" title="Utah State Aggies football">Utah State</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_football" title="BYU Cougars football"> Brigham Young</a> (BYU)</td> <td>1922</td> <td>Battle for The Old Wagon Wheel</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Wagon_Wheel" class="mw-redirect" title="The Old Wagon Wheel">The Old Wagon Wheel</a></td> <td>BYU<br />(2022)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Utes_football" title="Utah Utes football">Utah</a></td> <td>1892</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Brothers" title="Battle of the Brothers">Battle of the Brothers</a></td> <td></td> <td>Utah<br />(2015)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Utah State / BYU / Utah</td> <td>1971</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beehive_Boot" title="Beehive Boot">Beehive Boot</a></td> <td>BYU<br />(2022)</td> <td>2025 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td><a href="/wiki/UTEP_Miners_football" title="UTEP Miners football">UTEP</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Aggies" title="New Mexico State Aggies">New Mexico State</a></td> <td>1914</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_I-10" title="Battle of I-10">Battle of I-10</a></td> <td>Silver Spade Trophy and the Mayor's Cup</td> <td>New Mexico State <br />(2023)</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football">Football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Divisions">Divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference_Football_Championship_Game" title="Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game">Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game</a></div> <p>Beginning in 2013, the conference split into two divisions, named the "Mountain Division" and "West Division," of six teams each for football. The Mountain West also added a conference championship game, pitting the winners of the two divisions. This first championship game took place on December 7, 2013, at <a href="/wiki/Bulldog_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulldog Stadium">Bulldog Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno, California</a>, the home stadium of <a href="/wiki/2013_Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2013 Fresno State Bulldogs football team">Fresno State</a>, the divisional winner with the higher BCS ranking.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each team played five divisional games and three cross-divisional contests annually.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2015 championship game featured the Air Force Academy Falcons against the San Diego State University Aztecs. The 2016 championship game featured the San Diego State University Aztecs against the University of Wyoming Cowboys. </p><p>On May 20, 2022, the conference approved a new football schedule format, set to take effect in the 2023 season.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under this format, the conference will remove divisions, and instead play a 2–6 format, where each team plays 2 designated rivals every year along with six separate 6-team rotations that flip every other year, such that every team will have at least one home game and one away game against every other team in a three-year cycle (less than the standard length of a college player's career). The MW Championship will also no longer be determined by the winners of the two divisions; the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage will play instead.<sup id="cite_ref-perrivals_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perrivals-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The designated rivals under this system are as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>MW Permanent Matchups<sup id="cite_ref-perrivals_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-perrivals-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">School </th> <th scope="col">Rival 1 </th> <th scope="col">Rival 2 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Air Force</b> </td> <td>Colorado State </td> <td>Wyoming </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Boise State</b> </td> <td>New Mexico </td> <td>Utah State </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Colorado State</b> </td> <td>Air Force </td> <td>Wyoming </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Fresno State</b> </td> <td>Nevada </td> <td>San José state </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Hawaii</b> </td> <td>San Diego State </td> <td>UNLV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Nevada</b> </td> <td>Fresno State </td> <td>UNLV </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>New Mexico</b> </td> <td>Boise State </td> <td>San José state </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>San Diego State</b> </td> <td>Hawaii </td> <td>Utah State </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>San José state</b> </td> <td>Fresno State </td> <td>New Mexico </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>UNLV</b> </td> <td>Hawaii </td> <td>Nevada </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Utah State</b> </td> <td>Boise State </td> <td>San Diego State </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Wyoming</b> </td> <td>Air Force </td> <td>Colorado State </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Prior to this, the division format was as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <caption>MW Football Divisions <span class="nowrap">(2013–2022)</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Mountain Division </th> <th>West Division </th></tr> <tr> <td>Air Force </td> <td>Fresno State </td></tr> <tr> <td>Boise State </td> <td>Hawaiʻi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Colorado State </td> <td>Nevada </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Mexico </td> <td>UNLV </td></tr> <tr> <td>Utah State </td> <td>San Diego State </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wyoming </td> <td>San José state </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>No other MW sport is split into divisions—including women's soccer, the only other conference sport with 12 competing schools (with Colorado College as the 12th member).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bowl_games">Bowl games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Bowl games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mountain West Conference has agreements with six bowls. </p><p>Since the 2014 season, the Mountain West champion is eligible for an at-large berth in the <a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl Classic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl" title="Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta Bowl</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Peach_Bowl" title="Peach Bowl">Peach Bowl</a>, if it is the highest-ranked conference champion among the <a href="/wiki/Group_of_Five_conferences" title="Group of Five conferences">"Group of Five"</a> conferences (which also includes <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a>, <a href="/wiki/C-USA" class="mw-redirect" title="C-USA">C-USA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt</a>) in the final <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> rankings, if it is not in the top 4. In the 2014 season, <a href="/wiki/2014_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="2014 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> became the first team to receive this berth, being selected for and winning the <a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)">Fiesta Bowl</a>. </p><p>As of 2020, </p> <table class="wikitable" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="75">Pick </th> <th width="200">Name </th> <th width="200">Location </th> <th width="100">Opposing<br />conference </th> <th width="75">Opposing<br />pick </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LA_Bowl" title="LA Bowl">LA Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pac-12" class="mw-redirect" title="Pac-12">Pac-12</a> </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Non–specific </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Bowl" title="Hawaii Bowl">Hawaii Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Honolulu, Hawaii">Honolulu, Hawaii</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">The American</a> </td> <td>Non–specific </td></tr> <tr> <td>Non–specific </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Famous_Idaho_Potato_Bowl" title="Famous Idaho Potato Bowl">Famous Idaho Potato Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boise,_Idaho" title="Boise, Idaho">Boise, Idaho</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td> <td>Non–specific </td></tr> <tr> <td>Non–specific </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Bowl" title="New Mexico Bowl">New Mexico Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico" title="Albuquerque, New Mexico">Albuquerque, New Mexico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/C-USA" class="mw-redirect" title="C-USA">C-USA</a> </td> <td>Non–specific </td></tr> <tr> <td>Non–specific </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Bowl" title="Arizona Bowl">Arizona Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tucson,_Arizona" title="Tucson, Arizona">Tucson, Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> </td> <td>Non–specific </td></tr> <tr> <td>Conditional* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cactus_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Cactus Bowl">Cactus Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_12" class="mw-redirect" title="Big 12">Big 12</a> or <a href="/wiki/Pac-12" class="mw-redirect" title="Pac-12">Pac-12</a> </td> <td>6 (Big 12) or 7 (Pac-12) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Conditional* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bowl" title="San Francisco Bowl">San Francisco Bowl</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Ten">Big Ten</a> or <a href="/wiki/Pac-12" class="mw-redirect" title="Pac-12">Pac-12</a> </td> <td>Non–specific (Big Ten) or 4 (Pac-12) </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>If <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football">Hawaii</a> is bowl eligible and not MW champions or selected for a CFP bowl, they will receive a berth in the <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Bowl" title="Hawaii Bowl">Hawaii Bowl</a>. <ul><li>The MW will only send a team to the Cactus or San Francisco Bowls if one of the primary conferences affiliated with those bowls is unable to fill their slots.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bowl_records">Bowl records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Bowl records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small>As of the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2022–23 NCAA football bowl games">2019–20 bowl games</a></small> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Appearances</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>T</th> <th>Win<br />%</th> <th>BCS/<br />NY6</th> <th>National<br />championships </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons_football" title="Air Force Falcons football">Air Force</a> </td> <td>29 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.534 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_football" title="Fresno State Bulldogs football">Fresno State</a> </td> <td>28 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_football" title="Boise State Broncos football">Boise State</a> </td> <td>20<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.650 </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td>2 — 1958 (<a href="/wiki/NJCAA_National_Football_Championship" title="NJCAA National Football Championship">NJCAA</a>), 1980 (<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">NCAA Division I-AA</a><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football" title="San Diego State Aztecs football">San Diego State</a> </td> <td>20 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>3 — 1966–1968 (<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II_National_Football_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division II National Football Championship">NCAA College Division</a><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football" title="Nevada Wolf Pack football">Nevada</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.389 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowboys_football" title="Wyoming Cowboys football">Wyoming</a> </td> <td>18 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_football" title="Colorado State Rams football">Colorado State</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.353 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies_football" title="Utah State Aggies football">Utah State</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.400 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_football" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football">Hawai'i</a> </td> <td>14 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.571 </td> <td>0–1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Lobos_football" title="New Mexico Lobos football">New Mexico</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.346 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_football" title="San Jose State Spartans football">San Jose State</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.583 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Rebels_football" title="UNLV Rebels football">UNLV</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td>0–0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Appeared in the <a href="/wiki/2018_First_Responder_Bowl" title="2018 First Responder Bowl">2018 First Responder Bowl</a>, but the game was canceled midway through the first quarter due to lightning.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In 2006, "Division I-AA" was renamed "Division I Football Championship Subdivision" or "Division I FCS" for short.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The "NCAA College Division" was split into today's "NCAA Division II" and "NCAA Division III" in 1973. The NCAA considers all College Division championships to be part of the histories of Division II championships in the same sports.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bowl_Challenge_Cup">Bowl Challenge Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Bowl Challenge Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Challenge_Cup" title="Bowl Challenge Cup">Bowl Challenge Cup</a> in 2002 for the conference that had the best college football bowl record among <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">Division I Football Bowl Subdivision</a> conferences. The conference has won it five times, more than any other conference, by finishing with bowl game records of 2–1 in <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2004–05 NCAA football bowl games">2004–05</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-espn_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 4–1 in <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2007–08 NCAA football bowl games">2007–08</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-mwc_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mwc-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 4–1 in <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2009–10 NCAA football bowl games">2009–10</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 4–1 in <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2010–11 NCAA football bowl games">2010–11</a><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 5–1 in 2021–22.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Men's_basketball"><span id="Men.27s_basketball"></span>Men's basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Men's basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mountain West and <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conferences</a> hold an <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West%E2%80%93Missouri_Valley_Challenge" title="Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge">annual challenge series</a> that was renewed in the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2015–16 season</a> after a two-year hiatus. The series began in the <a href="/wiki/2009-10_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2009–10 season</a> but temporarily ended when the original contract ran out after the <a href="/wiki/2012-13_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2012–13 season</a>, During the first four seasons of the series, it involved all members of the MW and an equal number of the 10 MVC teams in basketball. With the MW now having 11 basketball members to the MVC's 10, the renewed series involves all MVC teams, with one MW team sitting out. </p><p>The first game was on November 13, 2009, featuring the <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Braves_men%27s_basketball" title="Bradley Braves men's basketball">Bradley Braves</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_BYU_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2009–10 BYU Cougars men's basketball team">BYU Cougars</a> in <a href="/wiki/Marriott_Center" title="Marriott Center">Provo</a> and it concluded on December 23 with the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Wyoming_Cowboys_basketball_team" title="2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team">Wyoming Cowboys</a> visiting the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Northern_Iowa_Panthers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2009–10 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team">Northern Iowa Panthers</a> in <a href="/wiki/McLeod_Center" title="McLeod Center">Cedar Falls, Iowa</a>. The challenge is similar to the <a href="/wiki/ACC-Big_Ten_Challenge" class="mw-redirect" title="ACC-Big Ten Challenge">ACC-Big Ten Challenge</a>, which pits men's basketball teams from the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NCAA_tournament_records">NCAA tournament records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: NCAA tournament records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small>As of the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season</a></small> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Appearances</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>Win<br />%</th> <th>Wins per<br />appearance</th> <th>National<br />championships </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies_men%27s_basketball" title="Utah State Aggies men's basketball">Utah State</a> </td> <td>23 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>.200 </td> <td>0.273 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Runnin%27_Rebels_basketball" title="UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball">UNLV</a> </td> <td>20 </td> <td>33 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>.635 </td> <td>1.650 </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_UNLV_Runnin%27_Rebels_basketball_team" title="1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team">1990</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_men%27s_basketball" title="San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball">San Diego State</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>.440 </td> <td>0.733 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowboys_basketball" title="Wyoming Cowboys basketball">Wyoming</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>.300 </td> <td>0.563 </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/1942%E2%80%9343_Wyoming_Cowboys_basketball_team" title="1942–43 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team">1943</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Lobos_men%27s_basketball" title="New Mexico Lobos men's basketball">New Mexico</a> </td> <td>15 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>0.533 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_men%27s_basketball" title="Colorado State Rams men's basketball">Colorado State</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>0.363 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack_men%27s_basketball" title="Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball">Nevada</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>.375 </td> <td>0.600 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_men%27s_basketball" title="Boise State Broncos men's basketball">Boise State</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball">Fresno State</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>.286 </td> <td>0.400 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons_men%27s_basketball" title="Air Force Falcons men's basketball">Air Force</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_men%27s_basketball" title="San Jose State Spartans men's basketball">San Jose State</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_basketball"><span id="Women.27s_basketball"></span>Women's basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Women's basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NCAA_tournament_records_2">NCAA tournament records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: NCAA tournament records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>School</th> <th>Appearances</th> <th>W</th> <th>L</th> <th>Win<br />%</th> <th>Wins per<br />appearance</th> <th>National<br />championships </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Lady_Rebels_basketball" title="UNLV Lady Rebels basketball">UNLV</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>.231 </td> <td>0.300 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Lobos_women%27s_basketball" title="New Mexico Lobos women's basketball">New Mexico</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>.273 </td> <td>0.375 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_women%27s_basketball" title="San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball">San Diego State</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>.400 </td> <td>0.571 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs_women%27s_basketball" title="Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball">Fresno State</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos_women%27s_basketball" title="Boise State Broncos women's basketball">Boise State</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams_women%27s_basketball" title="Colorado State Rams women's basketball">Colorado State</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>.455 </td> <td>0.833 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowgirls_basketball" title="Wyoming Cowgirls basketball">Wyoming</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.000 </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons_women%27s_basketball" title="Air Force Falcons women's basketball">Air Force</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>– </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack_women%27s_basketball" title="Nevada Wolf Pack women's basketball">Nevada</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>– </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_women%27s_basketball" title="San Jose State Spartans women's basketball">San Jose State</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>– </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies_women%27s_basketball" title="Utah State Aggies women's basketball">Utah State</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>– </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Facilities">Facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#4F2D7F;color:#FFFFFF;">School </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#4F2D7F;color:#FFFFFF;">Football stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#4F2D7F;color:#FFFFFF;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#4F2D7F;color:#FFFFFF;">Basketball arena </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#4F2D7F;color:#FFFFFF;">Capacity </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#4F2D7F;color:#FFFFFF;">Baseball stadium </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color:#4F2D7F;color:#FFFFFF;">Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#003594;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Falcons" title="Air Force Falcons"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000095-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Air Force</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Stadium" title="Falcon Stadium">Falcon Stadium</a> </td> <td>39,441 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clune_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Clune Arena">Clune Arena</a> </td> <td>5,858 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erdle_Field" title="Erdle Field">Erdle Field</a> </td> <td>1,000 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="background-color:#D64309;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Boise_State_Broncos" title="Boise State Broncos"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Boise State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albertsons_Stadium" title="Albertsons Stadium">Albertsons Stadium</a> </td> <td>36,387 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ExtraMile_Arena" title="ExtraMile Arena">ExtraMile Arena</a> </td> <td>12,480 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="background-color:#1E4D2B;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_State_Rams" title="Colorado State Rams"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Colorado State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canvas_Stadium" title="Canvas Stadium">Canvas Stadium</a> </td> <td>41,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moby_Arena" title="Moby Arena">Moby Arena</a> </td> <td>8,745 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="background-color:#C41230;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Fresno_State_Bulldogs" title="Fresno State Bulldogs"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Fresno State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valley_Children%27s_Stadium" title="Valley Children's Stadium">Valley Children's Stadium</a> </td> <td>40,727 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Save_Mart_Center_at_Fresno_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Save Mart Center at Fresno State">Save Mart Center</a> </td> <td>15,544 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pete_Beiden_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Pete Beiden Field">Pete Beiden Field</a> </td> <td>5,757 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td style="background-color:#522398;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Antelopes" title="Grand Canyon Antelopes"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Grand Canyon</b></span></a> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-football school</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Global_Credit_Union_Arena" title="Global Credit Union Arena">Global Credit Union Arena</a> </td> <td>7,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brazell_Field_at_GCU_Ballpark" title="Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark">Brazell Field</a> </td> <td>4,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#005838;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Rainbow_Warriors_and_Rainbow_Wahine" title="Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Hawaiʻi</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarence_T._C._Ching_Athletics_Complex" title="Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex">Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex</a><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>15,000 </td> <td bgcolor="lightgray"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Sheriff_Center" title="Stan Sheriff Center">Stan Sheriff Center</a> </td> <td bgcolor="lightgray">10,300 </td> <td bgcolor="lightgray"><a href="/wiki/Les_Murakami_Stadium" title="Les Murakami Stadium">Les Murakami Stadium</a> </td> <td bgcolor="lightgray">4,312 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Wolf_Pack" title="Nevada Wolf Pack"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Nevada</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mackay_Stadium" title="Mackay Stadium">Mackay Stadium</a> </td> <td>27,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawlor_Events_Center" title="Lawlor Events Center">Lawlor Events Center</a><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>12,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Peccole_Park" title="William Peccole Park">William Peccole Park</a> </td> <td>3,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Lobos" title="New Mexico Lobos"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>New Mexico</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_Stadium_(Albuquerque)" title="University Stadium (Albuquerque)">University Stadium</a> </td> <td>39,224 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Pit_(arena)" title="The Pit (arena)">The Pit</a> </td> <td>15,411 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Ana_Star_Field" title="Santa Ana Star Field">Santa Ana Star Field</a> </td> <td>1,000 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="background-color:#000000;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_Aztecs" title="San Diego State Aztecs"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>San Diego State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snapdragon_Stadium" title="Snapdragon Stadium">Snapdragon Stadium</a> </td> <td>35,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Viejas_Arena" title="Viejas Arena">Viejas Arena</a> </td> <td>12,414 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn_Stadium" title="Tony Gwynn Stadium">Tony Gwynn Stadium</a> </td> <td>3,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#0038A8;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans" title="San Jose State Spartans"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>San Jose State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CEFCU_Stadium" title="CEFCU Stadium">CEFCU Stadium</a> </td> <td>21,520 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Provident_Credit_Union_Event_Center" title="Provident Credit Union Event Center">Provident Credit Union Event Center</a> </td> <td>5,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Excite_Ballpark" title="Excite Ballpark">Excite Ballpark</a> </td> <td>4,200 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#CF0A2C;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Rebels" title="UNLV Rebels"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>UNLV</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allegiant_Stadium" title="Allegiant Stadium">Allegiant Stadium</a> </td> <td>65,000 </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/Thomas_%26_Mack_Center" title="Thomas & Mack Center">Thomas & Mack Center</a> (men)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cox_Pavilion" title="Cox Pavilion">Cox Pavilion</a> (women) </td> <td>17,923<br />2,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Wilson_Stadium" title="Earl Wilson Stadium">Earl Wilson Stadium</a> </td> <td>3,000 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffa0a0"> <td style="background-color:#00263A;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Aggies" title="Utah State Aggies"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Utah State</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maverik_Stadium" title="Maverik Stadium">Maverik Stadium</a> </td> <td>25,513 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Smith_Spectrum" title="Smith Spectrum">Dee Glen Smith Spectrum</a> </td> <td>10,270 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="lightgray"> <td style="background-color:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/UTEP_Miners" title="UTEP Miners"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>UTEP</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Bowl_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Bowl Stadium">Sun Bowl Stadium</a> </td> <td>51,500 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Haskins_Center" title="Don Haskins Center">Don Haskins Center</a> </td> <td>12,222 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#981E32;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Cougars" title="Washington State Cougars"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Washington State</b></span></a> </td> <td colspan="4" align="center"><i>Baseball (and women's swimming)-only member</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bailey%E2%80%93Brayton_Field" title="Bailey–Brayton Field">Bailey–Brayton Field</a> </td> <td>3,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#492F24;color:#FFFFFF;"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowboys_and_Cowgirls" title="Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white"><b>Wyoming</b></span></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/War_Memorial_Stadium_(Wyoming)" class="mw-redirect" title="War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming)">War Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td>30,514 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arena-Auditorium" title="Arena-Auditorium">Arena-Auditorium</a> </td> <td>11,612 </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Non-baseball school</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Temporary stadium until the new <a href="/wiki/Aloha_Stadium" title="Aloha Stadium">Aloha Stadium</a> is completed.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Nevada men's basketball currently plans to move to a new 10,000-seat off-campus arena at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Sierra_Resort" title="Grand Sierra Resort">Grand Sierra Resort</a> in 2026 or 2027. The Lawlor Events Center will remain home to women's basketball.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elevation">Elevation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Elevation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mountain West's slogan is "Above the rest", and over half of the member institutions, plus women's soccer-only member Colorado College, are at more than 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above sea level. This impacts endurance in sports like football, soccer, and the distance races in track & field and swimming meets; air resistance in sprints and horizontal jumps in track & field; and aerodynamics in baseball, softball, tennis, golf, and the discus and javelin throws. The Mountain West's institutions have the highest average elevations in <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a> sports. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campus_and_football_stadium_elevations">Campus and football stadium elevations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Campus and football stadium elevations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schools in <i>italics</i> are single-sport members. In the case of women's soccer-only member Colorado College, "stadium elevation" refers to the school's soccer venue. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>Campus<br />elevation (ft) </th> <th>Stadium<br />elevation (ft) </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Air Force Academy </td> <td>7,258 </td> <td>6,621 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Wyoming </td> <td>7,220 </td> <td>7,220 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><i>Colorado College</i> </td> <td>6,053 </td> <td>6,053 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">New Mexico </td> <td>5,174 </td> <td>5,100 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Colorado State </td> <td>5,007 </td> <td>5,190 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Utah State </td> <td>4,777 </td> <td>4,710 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Nevada </td> <td>4,564 </td> <td>4,610 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Boise State </td> <td>2,697 </td> <td>2,695 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">UNLV </td> <td>2,024 </td> <td>1,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">San Diego State </td> <td>433 </td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">Fresno State </td> <td>338 </td> <td>335 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><i>Hawai'i</i> </td> <td>105 </td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left">San Jose State </td> <td>85 </td> <td>93 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_West_Conference&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMurray2017" class="citation news cs1">Murray, Chris (August 18, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20240528060743/https://www.webcitation.org/6stbUlZ5G?url=http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2017/08/18/face-mountain-west-craig-thompson-has-been-conferences-anchor-19-years/104701664/">"Face of the Mountain West: Craig Thompson has been conference's anchor for 19 years"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Reno_Gazette-Journal" title="Reno Gazette-Journal">Reno Gazette-Journal</a>. 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