Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
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The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States
. The conference participates at the NCAA
Division I level.
sports. The MPSF conducts championships in men's soccer
; men's volleyball
; women's lacrosse
; and indoor track
, gymnastics
, and water polo
for both men and women. In 2010 the MPSF added Women's swimming and diving to their list of sports, and for the 2011-2012 season they have announced Men's swimming and diving will also be added.
The conference's membership varies by sport; 38 schools are MPSF members in at least one of its sponsored sports. Schools are not required to participate in the MPSF competition for each sponsored sport if their primary conference affiliation sponsors a competition in that sport (e.g. Pac-12 soccer and women's gymnastics).
The majority of MPSF members have a primary conference affliate. Ten are members of the Pacific-12 Conference (Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State), seven are members of the Big West Conference
(Cal Poly-SLO, CSU-Northridge, Long Beach State, Pacific, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara), five are members of the West Coast Conference
(BYU, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Diego, St. Mary's), four are members of the Mountain West Conference
(Air Force, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV), three are members of the Western Athletic Conference
(Fresno State, Hawaii, San Jose State), two are members of the Big Sky Conference
(Northern Colorado, Sacramento State), two are members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
(Alaska-Anchorage, Seattle Pacific), one is a member of the Big 12 Conference
(Oklahoma), one is a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association
(UC-San Diego) and one is a member of the Sun Belt Conference
(Denver). Two school do not (as of the 2011-12 season) have a primary athletic conference (CSU-Bakersfield, Seattle).
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The conference participates at the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
Division I level.
History
The MPSF was founded in 1992 and specifically created to provide an outlet for competition in non-revenue-producing OlympicOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
sports. The MPSF conducts championships in men's soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
; men's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
; women's lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
; and indoor track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, and water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
for both men and women. In 2010 the MPSF added Women's swimming and diving to their list of sports, and for the 2011-2012 season they have announced Men's swimming and diving will also be added.
The conference's membership varies by sport; 38 schools are MPSF members in at least one of its sponsored sports. Schools are not required to participate in the MPSF competition for each sponsored sport if their primary conference affiliation sponsors a competition in that sport (e.g. Pac-12 soccer and women's gymnastics).
The majority of MPSF members have a primary conference affliate. Ten are members of the Pacific-12 Conference (Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State), seven are members of the Big West Conference
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...
(Cal Poly-SLO, CSU-Northridge, Long Beach State, Pacific, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara), five are members of the West Coast Conference
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....
(BYU, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Diego, St. Mary's), four are members of the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
(Air Force, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV), three are members of the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
(Fresno State, Hawaii, San Jose State), two are members of the Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...
(Northern Colorado, Sacramento State), two are members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which has historically operated in the Northwestern United States, but also currently includes four schools in areas not usually considered part of that region—two in Alaska , one in eastern Montana The Great Northwest...
(Alaska-Anchorage, Seattle Pacific), one is a member of the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
(Oklahoma), one is a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association
California Collegiate Athletic Association
The California Collegiate Athletic Association or CCAA is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II of the NCAA. All of its current members are public universities, and all except for UC San Diego are members of the California State University system.It was founded in December 1938...
(UC-San Diego) and one is a member of the Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...
(Denver). Two school do not (as of the 2011-12 season) have a primary athletic conference (CSU-Bakersfield, Seattle).
Current members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Home Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States... |
Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado... |
1954 | Public/Federal | 4,000 | MWC Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999... |
| University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Anchorage The University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest school of the University of Alaska System, with about 16,500 students, about 14,000 of whom attend classes at Goose Lake, its main campus in Anchorage.... |
Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States... |
1976 | Public (University of Alaska System University of Alaska System The University of Alaska is a land-grant university founded in 1917 in Fairbanks in the State of Alaska. However, its largest campus by number of students was established in the much-more populous Anchorage area.... ) |
17,000 | GNAC Great Northwest Athletic Conference The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which has historically operated in the Northwestern United States, but also currently includes four schools in areas not usually considered part of that region—two in Alaska , one in eastern Montana The Great Northwest... |
| University of Arizona University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885... |
Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200... |
1885 | Public | 37,036 | Pac-12 |
| Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona... |
Tempe, Arizona Tempe, Arizona Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale... |
1885 | Public | 61,033 | Pac-12 |
| Brigham Young University Brigham Young University Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students... |
Provo, Utah Provo, Utah Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south... |
1875 | Private | 32,400 | WCC West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington.... |
| University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... |
Berkeley, California Berkeley, California Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington... |
1868 | Public (University of California University of California The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University... ) |
33,000 | Pac-12 |
| University of California, Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
Davis, California Davis, California Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
1905 | Public (University of California University of California The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University... ) |
32,153 | Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... |
| University of California, Irvine University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA... |
Irvine, California Irvine, California Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California... |
1965 | Public (University of California University of California The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University... ) |
27,631 | Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... |
| University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses... |
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
1919 | Public (University of California University of California The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University... ) |
38,000 | Pac-12 |
| University of California, San Diego University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States... |
San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
1959 | Public (University of California University of California The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University... ) |
20,339 | CCAA California Collegiate Athletic Association The California Collegiate Athletic Association or CCAA is an intercollegiate athletic conference in the Division II of the NCAA. All of its current members are public universities, and all except for UC San Diego are members of the California State University system.It was founded in December 1938... |
| University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Barbara The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los... |
Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean... |
1944 | Public (University of California University of California The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University... ) |
20,559 | Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... |
| California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system.... |
San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities... |
1901 | Public (California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... ) |
19,777 | Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... |
| California State University, Bakersfield California State University, Bakersfield California State University, Bakersfield is a public university located in Bakersfield, California, United States which was founded in 1965. CSUB opened in 1970 on a campus, becoming the 19th school in the California State University system... |
Bakersfield, California Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively.... |
1965 | Public (California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... ) |
7,463 | Independent |
| California State University, Fresno California State University, Fresno California State University, Fresno, often referred to as Fresno State University and synonymously known in athletics as Fresno State , is one of the leading campuses of the California State University system, located at the northeast edge of Fresno, California, USA.The campus sits at the foot of... |
Fresno, California Fresno, California Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation... |
1911 | Public (California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... ) |
21,500 | WAC Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS... (-2012) MWC Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999... (2012-) |
| California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment... |
Long Beach, California Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257... |
1949 | Public (California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... ) |
36,870 | Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... |
| California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States.... |
Northridge, California | 1958 | Public (California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... ) |
33,000 | Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... |
| California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system... |
Sacramento, California Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,... |
1947 | Public (California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... ) |
27,972 | Big Sky Big Sky Conference The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,... |
| University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado... |
Boulder, Colorado Boulder, Colorado Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of... |
1876 | Public (University of Colorado University of Colorado The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in... ) |
29,709 | Pac-12 |
| University of Denver University of Denver The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings.... |
Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
1864 | Private | 11,117 | Sun Belt Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions... (-2012)/WAC Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS... (2012-) |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Hawaii at Manoa The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system... |
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and... |
1907 | Public (University of Hawaii System University of Hawaii The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment... ) |
20,549 | WAC Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS... (-2012) MWC Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999... /Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... (2012-) |
| Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States... |
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
1865 | Private | 8,972 | WCC West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington.... |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of... |
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
1957 | Public (Nevada System of Higher Education Nevada System of Higher Education The Nevada System of Higher Education was formed in 1968 to oversee all state-supported higher education in the U.S. state of Nevada. The name was changed in 2004. Two doctoral-granting research universities, one state college, four community colleges and one research institute comprise the... ) |
29,000 | MWC Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999... |
| University of New Mexico University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution... |
Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As... |
1889 | Public | 34,672 | MWC Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999... |
| University of Northern Colorado University of Northern Colorado -Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado... |
Greeley, Colorado Greeley, Colorado The City of Greeley is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Weld County, Colorado, United States. Greeley is located in the region known as Northern Colorado. Greeley is situated north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. According to the... |
1889 | Public | 12,981 | Big Sky Big Sky Conference The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,... |
| University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... |
Norman, Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the... |
1890 | Public | 27,282 | Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
| University of Oregon University of Oregon -Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :... |
Eugene, Oregon Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... |
1876 | Public (Oregon University System Oregon University System The Oregon University System consists of seven public, four-year universities in the State of Oregon administered by the Chancellor of the OUS, who is appointed by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education... ) |
20,339 | Pac-12 |
| University of the Pacific | Stockton, California Stockton, California Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city... |
1851 | Private | 6,268 | Big West Big West Conference The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped... |
| Pepperdine University Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of... |
Malibu, California | 1937 | Private | 6,053 | WCC West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington.... |
| San Diego State University San Diego State University San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system... |
San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
1897 | Public (California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... ) |
34,500 | MWC Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999... |
| San José State University San José State University San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States... |
San Jose, California San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... |
1862 | Public (California State University California State University The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the... ) |
28,932 | WAC Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS... |
| University of San Diego University of San Diego The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs... |
San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
1949 | Private | 7,832 | WCC West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington.... |
| Seattle University Seattle University Seattle University is a Jesuit Catholic university located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA.SU is the largest independent university in the Northwest US, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools, and is one of 28 member... |
Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
1891 | Private | 7,751 | Independent (-2012)/WAC Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS... (2012-) |
| Seattle Pacific University Seattle Pacific University Seattle Pacific University is a Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions, located on the north slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1891 by the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary... |
Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
1891 | Private | 3,809 | GNAC Great Northwest Athletic Conference The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which has historically operated in the Northwestern United States, but also currently includes four schools in areas not usually considered part of that region—two in Alaska , one in eastern Montana The Great Northwest... |
| University of Southern California University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
1880 | Private | 32,160 | Pac-12 |
| Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church... |
Moraga, California Moraga, California Moraga is a suburban incorporated town located in Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is named in honor of Joaquin Moraga, whose grandfather was José Joaquin Moraga, second in command to Juan Bautista de Anza... |
1863 | Private | 4,536 | WCC West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington.... |
| Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
Stanford, California Stanford, California Stanford is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is the home of Stanford University. The population was 13,809 at the 2010 census.... |
1891 | Private | 14,654 | Pac-12 |
| University of Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University... |
Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... |
1861 | Public | 42,708 | Pac-12 |
| Washington State University Washington State University Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university... |
Pullman, Washington Pullman, Washington Pullman is the largest city in Whitman County, Washington, United States. The population was 24,675 at the 2000 census and 29,799 according to the 2010 census... |
1890 | Public | 23,121 | Pac-12 |
Men's water polo
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992 | California |
| 1993 | California |
| 1994 | Stanford |
| 1995 | California |
| 1996 | USC |
| 1997 | USC |
| 1998 | Stanford |
| 1999 | UCLA |
| 2000 | UCLA |
| 2001 | Stanford |
| 2002 | California |
| 2003 | USC |
| 2004 | Stanford |
| 2005 | USC |
| 2006 | California |
| 2007 | USC |
| 2008 | USC |
| 2009 | UCLA |
| 2010 | USC |
Women's water polo
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1996 | UCLA |
| 1997 | UCLA |
| 1998 | UCLA |
| 1999 | California |
| 2000 | Stanford |
| 2001 | Stanford |
| 2002 | UCLA |
| 2003 | Stanford |
| 2004 | USC |
| 2005 | UCLA |
| 2006 | Stanford |
| 2007 | UCLA |
| 2008 | UCLA |
| 2009 | USC |
| 2010 | UCLA |
| 2011 | California |
Men's indoor track & field
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | California |
| 1993-94 | Arizona |
| 1994-95 | Arizona |
| 1995-96 | Arizona |
| 1996-97 | Idaho |
| 1997-98 | Washington State |
| 1998-99 | Stanford |
| 1999-00 | Stanford |
| 2000-01 | Washington State |
| 2001-02 | UCLA |
| 2002-03 | UCLA |
| 2003-04 | UCLA |
| 2004-05 | UCLA |
| 2005-06 | Washington |
| 2006-07 | Washington |
| 2007-08 | Oregon |
| 2008-09 | UCLA |
| 2009-10 | UCLA |
| 2010-11 | Stanford |
Women's indoor track & field
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | UNLV |
| 1993-94 | Utah State |
| 1994-95 | Arizona |
| 1995-96 | Washington |
| 1996-97 | Stanford |
| 1997-98 | Stanford |
| 1998-99 | Washington State |
| 1999-00 | Washington State |
| 2000-01 | Arizona |
| 2001-02 | Arizona |
| 2002-03 | Stanford |
| 2003-04 | Stanford |
| 2004-05 | Stanford |
| 2005-06 | Stanford |
| 2006-07 | Arizona State |
| 2007-08 | Arizona State |
| 2008-09 | Stanford |
| 2009-10 | Oregon |
| 2010-11 | Oregon |
Men's soccer
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Washington |
| 1993 | UCLA |
| 1994 | Fresno State |
| 1995 | UCLA |
| 1996 | UCLA |
| 1997 | Washington |
| 1998 | Washington |
| 1999 | Washington |
| 2000 | San Jose State |
| 2001 | New Mexico |
| 2002 | New Mexico |
| 2003 | San Jose State |
| 2004 | New Mexico |
| 2005 | New Mexico |
| 2006 | New Mexico |
| 2007 | Sacramento State |
| 2008 | Sacramento State |
| 2009 | Sacramento State |
| 2010 | Sacramento State |
| 2011 | New Mexico |
Women's lacrosse
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 2004 | California |
| 2005 | Stanford |
| 2006 | Stanford |
| 2007 | Stanford |
| 2008 | Stanford |
| 2009 | Stanford |
| 2010 | Stanford |
| 2011 | Stanford |
Men's volleyball
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | UCLA |
| 1993-94 | UCLA |
| 1994-95 | UCLA |
| 1995-96 | UCLA |
| 1996-97 | Stanford |
| 1997-98 | Pepperdine |
| 1998-99 | Brigham Young |
| 1999-00 | UCLA |
| 2000-01 | Brigham Young |
| 2001-02 | Pepperdine |
| 2002-03 | Brigham Young |
| 2003-04 | Brigham Young |
| 2004-05 | Pepperdine |
| 2005-06 | UCLA |
| 2006-07 | UC Irvine |
| 2007-08 | Pepperdine |
| 2008-09 | USC |
| 2009-10 | Stanford |
| 2010-11 | UC Santa Barbara |
Men's gymnastics
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | Stanford |
| 1993-94 | UCLA |
| 1994-95 | Stanford |
| 1995-96 | Oklahoma |
| 1996-97 | Nebraska |
| 1997-98 | California |
| 1998-99 | Nebraska & Oklahoma |
| 1999-00 | Oklahoma |
| 2000-01 | Oklahoma |
| 2001-02 | Oklahoma |
| 2002-03 | Oklahoma |
| 2003-04 | California |
| 2004-05 | Oklahoma |
| 2005-06 | Oklahoma |
| 2006-07 | Oklahoma |
| 2007-08 | Oklahoma |
| 2008-09 | Stanford |
| 2009-10 | Oklahoma |
| 2010-11 | Stanford |
Women's gymnastics
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Sacramento State |
| 2002-03 | Sacramento State |
| 2003-04 | San Jose State |
| 2004-05 | Sacramento State |
| 2005-06 | Seattle Pacific |
| 2006-07 | Seattle Pacific |
| 2007-08 | UC Davis |
| 2008-09 | Alaska Anchorage |
| 2009-10 | UC Davis |
| 2010-11 | UC Davis |
NCAA Titles (65)
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has won 65 NCAA titles in six sports. UCLA has won 21 national titles, Stanford has won 12 titles, USC has won eight titles, California and Oklahoma have won five titles, Arizona State, Brigham Young and Oregon have won three titles, UC-Irvine and Pepperdine have won two titles and former member Nebraska has won one title.Men's water polo (19)
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992 | California |
| 1993 | Stanford |
| 1994 | Stanford |
| 1995 | UCLA |
| 1996 | UCLA |
| 1997 | Pepperdine |
| 1998 | USC |
| 1999 | UCLA |
| 2000 | UCLA |
| 2001 | Stanford |
| 2002 | Stanford |
| 2003 | USC |
| 2004 | UCLA |
| 2005 | USC |
| 2006 | California |
| 2007 | California |
| 2008 | USC |
| 2009 | USC |
| 2010 | USC |
Men's volleyball (14)
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | UCLA |
| 1994-95 | UCLA |
| 1995-96 | UCLA |
| 1996-97 | Stanford |
| 1997-98 | UCLA |
| 1998-99 | Brigham Young |
| 1999-00 | UCLA |
| 2000-01 | Brigham Young |
| 2003-04 | Brigham Young |
| 2004-05 | Pepperdine |
| 2005-06 | UCLA |
| 2006-07 | UC Irvine |
| 2008-09 | UC Irvine |
| 2009-10 | Stanford |
Men's indoor track & field (2)
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 2007-08 | Arizona State |
| 2008-09 | Oregon |
Women's indoor track & field (6)
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1999-00 | UCLA |
| 2000-01 | UCLA |
| 2006-07 | Arizona State |
| 2007-08 | Arizona State |
| 2009-10 | Oregon |
| 2010-11 | Oregon |
Women's water polo (11)
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 2000-01 | UCLA |
| 2001-02 | Stanford |
| 2002-03 | UCLA |
| 2003-04 | USC |
| 2004-05 | UCLA |
| 2005-06 | UCLA |
| 2006-07 | UCLA |
| 2007-08 | UCLA |
| 2008-09 | UCLA |
| 2009-10 | USC |
| 2010-11 | Stanford |
Men's gymnastics (12)
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 1992-93 | Stanford |
| 1993-94 | Nebraska |
| 1994-95 | Stanford |
| 1996-97 | California |
| 1997-98 | California |
| 2001-02 | Oklahoma |
| 2002-03 | Oklahoma |
| 2004-05 | Oklahoma |
| 2005-06 | Oklahoma |
| 2007-08 | Oklahoma |
| 2008-09 | Stanford |
| 2010-11 | Stanford |