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Big West Conference
Big West Conference
Data
Classification NCAA Division I
Established 1969
Members 9
Sports fielded 17 (8 men's, 9 women's)
Region West Coast
States 1 - California
Past names Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Headquarters Irvine, California

The Big West Conference (BWC) is an NCAA-affiliated Division I major college athletic conference that formerly sponsored Division I-A college football. The Big West is considered to be a mid-major conference.

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The conference was founded in 1969 as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA). Originally, all PCAA members were located in California, but in later years the conference included members from interior western states. Independent Utah State was admitted to the conference in 1978, followed by UNLV in 1980. As a result of this geographical shift, and a promotion for ESPN broadcasts of "Big Monday" basketball games on Monday night, the PCAA was renamed the Big West Conference in 1988.

In 1990, UNLV won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. The Runnin' Rebels beat Duke University by a record setting margin (30 points) of 103-73, becoming the first team to score over 100 in the championship game.

The conference has also found success in baseball as Cal State Fullerton has won the College World Series in 1979, 1984, 1995 and 2004, and women's volleyball, as Long Beach State has won national titles in 1989, 1993 and 1998, as well as Pacific in 1985, 1986. Other championships the conference has won include a Women's College World Series title by Fullerton in 1986, and a men's soccer championship by UCSB in 2006.

The Big West dropped sponsorship of football after the 2000 season. Three long-term members had ceased football programs during the early 1990s: Long Beach State's final season was 1991, Fullerton's 1992, and Pacific's 1995. Four of the seven remaining football-playing members parted company with the BWC in 2001: Boise State joined the WAC while Arkansas State, New Mexico State, and North Texas departed for the Sun Belt conference.

Idaho and Utah State remained in the Big West but continued with their Division I-A football programs. Idaho joined the Sun Belt as a "football only" member, while Utah State became a football independent for two seasons. Finding scheduling difficult, USU joined the Sun Belt for football in 2003 for two seasons. Idaho and Utah State both left the Big West for the WAC on July 1, 2005.

The departure of Idaho and Utah State leaves the Big West as it originally was for its first nine years as the PCAA; a California-only conference. Five members are in Greater Los Angeles, two others are just to the north or west, with only UC Davis and Pacific outside of Southern California.

The seventh football-playing member, Division I-AA Cal Poly, remained in the Big West for all other sports. The Mustangs moved up to I-AA football in 1994 and became independent I-AA in 1996 when they joined the Big West, but did not play football within the conference, which was always Division I-A. Cal Poly joined the new I-AA Great West Football Conference in 2004. [1]

All schools are located in California.

Institution Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Joined
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Mustangs 1901 Public (California State University system) 17,683 1996
California State University, Fullerton Fullerton Titans 1957 Public (California State University system) 35,921 1974
California State University, Northridge Northridge Matadors 1958 Public (California State University system) 33,000 2001
California State University, Long Beach Long Beach 49ers 1949 Public (California State University system) 35,863 1969
University of the Pacific Stockton Tigers 1851 Private/Non-sectarian 6,268 1971
University of California, Davis Davis Aggies 1905 Public (University of California system) 30,475 2007
University of California, Irvine Irvine Anteaters 1965 Public (University of California system) 24,362 1977
University of California, Riverside Riverside Highlanders 1954 Public (University of California system) 16,622 2001
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Gauchos 1944 Public (University of California system) 20,559 1976

As of fall 2002, the BWC sponsors intercollegiate competition in men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s volleyball.

Men's Basketball Champions
Season Regular Season Champion Tournament Champion
1970 Long Beach State (10-0) N/A
1971 Long Beach State (10-0) N/A
1972 Long Beach State (10-2) N/A
1973 Long Beach State (10-2) N/A
1974 Long Beach State (12-0) N/A
1975 Long Beach State (8-2) N/A
1976 Cal State Fullerton (6-4) San Diego State
1977 Long Beach State (9-3) Long Beach State
1978 Fresno State (11-3) Cal State Fullerton
1979 Pacific (11-3) Pacific
1980 Utah State (11-2) San Jose State
1981 Fresno State (12-2) Fresno State
1982 Fresno State(12-2) Fresno State
1983 UNLV (15-1) UNLV
1984 UNLV (16-2) Fresno State
1985 UNLV (17-1) UNLV
1986 UNLV (16-2) UNLV
1987 UNLV (18-0) UNLV
1988 UNLV (15-3) Utah State
1989 UNLV (16-2) UNLV
1990 UNLV (16-2) UNLV
1991 UNLV (18-0) UNLV
1992 UNLV (18-0) New Mexico State
1993 New Mexico State (15-3) Long Beach State
1994 New Mexico State (12-6) New Mexico State
1995 Utah State (14-4) Long Beach State
1996 Long Beach State (12-6) San Jose State
1997 Pacific (13-3) Pacific
1998 Pacific (14-2) Utah State
1999 Boise State/UCSB (12-4) New Mexico State
2000 Utah State (16-0) Utah State
2001 UC-Irvine (15-1) Utah State
2002 Utah State/UC-Irvine (13-5) UCSB
2003 UCSB (14-4) Utah State
2004 Utah State/Pacific (17-1) Pacific
2005 Pacific (18-0) Utah State
2006 Pacific (12-2) Pacific
2007 Long Beach State (12-2) Long Beach State
Football Champions
Year University
1969 San Diego State
1970 Long Beach State & San Diego State
1971 Long Beach State
1972 San Diego State
1973 San Diego State
1974 San Diego State
1975 San Jose State
1976 San Jose State
1977 Fresno State
1978 San Jose State and Utah State
1979 Utah State
1980 Long Beach State
1981 San Jose State
1982 Fresno State
1983 Cal State Fullerton
1984 Cal State Fullerton
1985 Fresno State
1986 San Jose State
1987 San Jose State
1988 Fresno State
1989 Fresno State
1990 San Jose State
1991 Fresno State and San Jose State
1992 Nevada
1993 Southwestern Louisiana and Utah State
1994 Southwestern Louisiana, Nevada, and UNLV
1995 Nevada
1996 Nevada and Utah State
1997 Nevada and Utah State
1998 Idaho
1999 Boise State
2000 Boise State

Only UC Davis and Cal Poly have football programs. UC Davis's football stadium is called Aggie Stadium, capacity of 15,000 and Cal Poly's stadium is called Mustang Stadium, capacity of 8,500.

School Basketball Arena Capacity Baseball ballpark Capacity Soccer stadium Capacity
Cal Poly Mott Gym 3,032 Baggett Stadium 1,534 Alex G. Spanos Stadium 10,000
Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym 3,500 Goodwin Field 3,500
Cal State Northridge Matadome 1,600 Matador Field 1,000
Long Beach State Walter Pyramid 5,021 Blair Field 3,238
Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center 6,150 Klein Family Field 2,500 Stagg Memorial Stadium 28,000
UC Davis UC Davis Pavilion 8,000 Dobbins Baseball Complex 3,500 Aggie Field
UC Irvine Bren Events Center 4,984 Anteater Ballpark 2,900
UC Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center 3,168 UC-Riverside Sports Center 3,500
UC Santa Barbara UCSB Events Center
(also known as the Thunderdome)		 6,000 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 1,000 Harder Stadium 16,000

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