Big Sky Conference

Big Sky Conference

Status
Active
Years Active
1963-present
Prior Name(s)/Conference(s)
n/a
Successor Conference(s)
n/a

The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the nine states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Four affiliate members each participate in one sport. Two schools from California are football-only participants and two schools from the Northeast participate only in men's golf.

Members

Full members

School	Location	Joined
Eastern Washington Eagles	Cheney, Washington	1987
Idaho Vandals	Moscow, Idaho	1963, 2014
Idaho State Bengals	Pocatello, Idaho	1963
Montana Grizzlies	Missoula, Montana	1963
Montana State Bobcats	Bozeman, Montana	1963
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	Flagstaff, Arizona	1970
Northern Colorado Bears	Greeley, Colorado	2006
Portland State Vikings	Portland, Oregon	1996
Sacramento State Hornets	Sacramento, California	1996
Southern Utah Thunderbirds	Cedar City, Utah	2012
Weber State Wildcats	Ogden, Utah	1963

Affiliate members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment	Endowment 2014)	Nickname	Colors	Primary conference	Big Sky sport
Binghamton University, SUNY	Vestal, New York	1946	2014	Public	16,695	$101,414,229	Bearcats	Template:College color boxes	America East	Men's golf
California Polytechnic State University	San Luis Obispo, California	1901	2012	Public	21,812	$207,485,860	Mustangs	Template:College color boxes	Big West	Football
University of California, Davis	Davis, California	1905	2012	Public	38,369	$968,230,000	Aggies	Template:College color boxes	Big West	Football
University of Hartford	West Hartford, Connecticut	1877	2014	Private	7,025	$146,113,000	Hawks	Template:College color boxes	America East	Men's golf