Big West Conference

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Big West Conference
Status
Active
Years Active
1969-present
Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Successor Conference(s)
n/a

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

Members

Current members

Full members

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs • Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners  • Cal State Fullerton Titans • Cal State Northridge Matadors • Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine  • Long Beach State Beach • UC Davis Aggies • UC Irvine Anteaters • UC Riverside Highlanders • UC San Diego Tritons • UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Associate member

Sacramento State Hornets

Former members

Full members

Boise State Broncos • Fresno State Bulldogs • Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles • Idaho Vandals • Nevada Wolf Pack • New Mexico State Aggies • North Texas Mean Green • San Diego State Aztecs • San Jose State Spartans • Utah State Aggies • Pacific Tigers • UNLV Rebels

Affiliate members

Cal Poly Pomona Broncos • Sacramento State Hornets • San Diego State Aztecs

Football-only members

Arkansas State Red Wolves • Louisiana Tech Bulldogs • Northern Illinois Huskies • Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Media guides and yearbooks by sport

Media guides

Baseball

2000s 2008
Big West Conference
Full Members Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs • Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners  • Cal State Fullerton Titans • Cal State Northridge Matadors • Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine  • Long Beach State Beach • UC Davis Aggies • UC Irvine Anteaters • UC Riverside Highlanders • UC San Diego Tritons • UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Associate Member

Sacramento State Hornets


NCAA Division I all-sports conferences
FBS The American • Atlantic Coast • Big 12 • Big Ten • C-USA • Mid-American • Mountain West • Pac-12 • Southeastern • Sun Belt
FCS ASUN • Big Sky • Big South • CAA • Ivy • MEAC • Northeast • Ohio Valley • Patriot • SoCon • Southland • SWAC • WAC
Non-Football America East • Atlantic 10 • Big East • Big West • Horizon • MAAC • Missouri Valley • Summit • West Coast
Football-Only MVFC


NCAA Division I non-football conferences
America East Conference • Atlantic 10 Conference • Big East Conference • Big West Conference • Coastal Collegiate Sports Association • Horizon League • Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Conference • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation • Summit League • West Coast Conference • Independents