Big West Expansion & Realignment

San Diego St. to Remain in Mountain West

As has been expected since Boise St. opted to remain in the Mountain West, San Diego St. will do the same. Once Boise St. left, the Big East plan for a western expansion was put to rest. The Mountain West will now have 12 football members with 11 as all-sports members. The conference is expected [...]

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Boise St. Passes on Big East, Will Remain in Mountain West

Dec 31st, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: American Athletic Conference Expansion & Realignment, Big East Expansion & Realignment, Big West Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, Mountain West Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment

With the Big East loss of members to the Big Ten and ACC, and with a television contract expected to generate much less revenue than previously expected, Boise St. has opted to remain in the Mountain West. While San Diego St. has not made the move back to the Mountain West yet, with the conference [...]

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Boise St. to Join Big West

Aug 24th, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big West Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment, WAC Expansion & Realignment

After months of negotiations, the Big West has accepted Boise St.as a member, effective 8/1/13. The move has been expected, but took some time as Boise St. needed the Big East to cover their entrance fees. With Boise St. joining Hawaii and San Diego St., the Big West has now brought in 3 western FBS [...]

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Pacific to Join WCC

Mar 28th, 2012 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big West Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment, WCC Expansion & Realignment

You can go home again. After over 40 years since leaving the WCC, Pacific is on their way back. The lone private school, and smallest school in the Big West is leaving their confines in the California based conference and joining the all-private WCC. The move will further solidify the California Bay Area as a [...]

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UCSD Eyes Division 1 Upgrade

Mar 12th, 2011 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big West Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Conference Expansion & Realignment, NCAA Division Upgrades

When the Big West lifted their moratorium on expansion in preparation of Hawaii’s move to the conference, D1 independent CSU-Bakersfield also applied to join the Big West…along with D2 UCSD. Well, it now appears that UCSD is preparing to officially make the move. The only hold-up will be that due to NCAA rules, UCSD will [...]

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Hawaii, CSU-Bakersfield & UC San Diego Apply to Big West

Dec 3rd, 2010 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big West Expansion & Realignment, Featured News, NCAA Division Upgrades

When the Big West lifted their moratorium on expansion last month, the flood gates were opened. Hawaii, who is seeking a conference home for it’s non-football sports should they get invited to the Mountain West for football-only, is hoping to make the Big West it’s new home. Such a move would benefit the schools sports [...]

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Big West Lifts Membership Moratorium – Expansion Coming?

Nov 17th, 2010 | By Matt Peloquin | Category: Big West Expansion & Realignment, Featured News

It wasn’t the biggest news yesterday, but the Big West officially lifted their membership moratorium. The conference originally put it’s membership on hold in 2005, a move that took some pressure off the idea of adding then soon-to-be Divison 1, Cal-Bakersfield. The Big West, a conference that over the past decade has transformed itself [...]

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A Look Back at Conference Realignment 2003

A Look Back at Conference Realignment 2003 -1/21/04 In the fall of 1999, this site, a unique meeting place for those interested in the topic of NCAA conference realignment was formed for fans from across the country to discuss the potential scenarios of conference realignment. Without any bells and whistles, without even a website domain [...]

The Conference Realignment & Expansion Chronicles

The Conference Realignment & Expansion Chronicles -5/12/03 -by Matthew Peloquin Over the past few weeks every major publication has included their predictions as to how the recent conference expansion rumors will play out. For the past 3 years, we’ve all participated on the Conference Realignment and Expansion Forum, making it the most popular and regularly [...]