Pacific West Conference
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The Pacific West Conference (also known as the PacWest) is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with NCAA
Division II. Member institutions are located in California
, Arizona
, Utah
, and Hawaii
.
The conference sponsors the following sports: Men's and Women's Basketball
, Men's and Women's Cross Country
, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's Golf
, Women's Tennis
, Women's Volleyball
and Softball
. The PacWest will add men's tennis and women's golf in 2012-13.
At one point the conference expanded to 16 members, but in 2001, member schools from Washington, Alaska, California, and Oregon left to form the new Great Northwest Athletic Conference
.
With the departure of the final two mainland members, Montana State University-Billings and Western New Mexico University
, to join the Heartland Conference
in 2005, the four Hawaii universities played one season as “independents” after receiving a waiver from the NCAA to keep the conference in name, while searching for new members, because in order to be eligible for conference membership in the NCAA, a conference must consist of a minimum of six member institutions who sponsor at least ten sports, with two team sports for each gender.
as a provisional member, as it moved from the NAIA
to the NCAA Division II. Grand Canyon University
, formerly an NCAA DII Independent, also joined the conference, returning the Pacific West Conference to full conference status with six members. Dixie State College
joined the conference for the 2007-08 season.1 In 2008, it was announced that Academy of Art University
would join the conference in the 2009-2010 Season as the conference's 8th member. In 2009 it was announced that Dominican University of California
would join the conference in the 2009-2010 season as the conference's 9th member. That same year, the conference announced it would sponsor baseball as its 11th sport, with Hawaii Pacific University, University of Hawaii-Hilo, Dixie State College of Utah, and Grand Canyon University competing on a Division II level.
, from the NAIA
's premier Golden State Athletic Conference
(GSAC) to join the conference beginning with the 2011-2012 school year. On June 1, 2011, the conference announced the additions of Azusa Pacific University
, Fresno Pacific University
and Point Loma Nazarene University
, all members of the GSAC, which will begin Pacific West Conference play during the 2012-2013 season. As part of the transition process from NAIA to NCAA California Baptist is ineligible for NCAA post season play until 2013-14, while the 2011 additions are ineligible until 2014-15.
* Transitioning from NAIA, ineligible for NCAA postseason play.
. Montana-Billings and Western New Mexico left in 2005.
Grand Canyon University
Hawaii Pacific University
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 II. Member institutions are located in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, and Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
.
The conference sponsors the following sports: Men's and Women's Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Men's and Women's Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's Golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, Women's Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, Women'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...
and Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
. The PacWest will add men's tennis and women's golf in 2012-13.
History
The PacWest was formed in 1992 when the Great Northwest Conference (a men's conference) merged with the Continental Divide Conference (a women's conference containing some of the same members), in response to several member-departures and new NCAA legislation requiring conferences to have at least six members.At one point the conference expanded to 16 members, but in 2001, member schools from Washington, Alaska, California, and Oregon left to form the new 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...
.
With the departure of the final two mainland members, Montana State University-Billings and Western New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University, a public university located in Silver City, New Mexico, has served the people of the state of New Mexico and its surrounding areas as a comprehensive, regional, rural, public coeducational university since 1893 and caters to a student body diverse in age, culture,...
, to join the Heartland Conference
Heartland Conference
The Heartland Conference is an NCAA Division II college athletic conference founded in 1999. The majority of members are in Texas, with additional members in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma.-Member schools:...
in 2005, the four Hawaii universities played one season as “independents” after receiving a waiver from the NCAA to keep the conference in name, while searching for new members, because in order to be eligible for conference membership in the NCAA, a conference must consist of a minimum of six member institutions who sponsor at least ten sports, with two team sports for each gender.
New PacWest Conference
To comply with conference membership regulations, HPU, Chaminade University, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i, and the University of Hawai‘i-Hilo, added new sports to their programs. In July 2005, the Pacific West Conference voted to admit Notre Dame de Namur UniversityNotre Dame de Namur University
Notre Dame de Namur University — formerly the College of Notre Dame — is a private, Catholic University located in Belmont, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Notre Dame de Namur University is an accredited university in San Mateo County, and the fifth-oldest university in California...
as a provisional member, as it moved from the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
to the NCAA Division II. Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University is a for-profit Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Grand Canyon Education . GCU was founded in 1949 as a non-profit liberal arts college. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. purchased Grand Canyon University in February 2004...
, formerly an NCAA DII Independent, also joined the conference, returning the Pacific West Conference to full conference status with six members. Dixie State College
Dixie State College of Utah
Dixie State College of Utah is a college located in St. George, Utah, United States.-History:...
joined the conference for the 2007-08 season.1 In 2008, it was announced that Academy of Art University
Academy of Art University
The Academy of Art University , a for-profit university owned by the Stephens Institute, was founded in San Francisco, California in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens...
would join the conference in the 2009-2010 Season as the conference's 8th member. In 2009 it was announced that Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California is a four year, accredited, private, Catholic-heritage, and co-educational institution located in San Rafael, California. Founded in 1890 as Dominican College, Dominican is one of the oldest universities in California. The U.S. News and World Report ranks...
would join the conference in the 2009-2010 season as the conference's 9th member. That same year, the conference announced it would sponsor baseball as its 11th sport, with Hawaii Pacific University, University of Hawaii-Hilo, Dixie State College of Utah, and Grand Canyon University competing on a Division II level.
Recent Expansion
The conference began expansion in 2010 when the PacWest invited California Baptist UniversityCalifornia Baptist University
California Baptist University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university located in Riverside, California, United States. Originally founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is controlled by the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organization affiliated with the Southern...
, from the NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
's premier Golden State Athletic Conference
Golden State Athletic Conference
The Golden State Athletic Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . The conference commissioner is Cliff Hamlow of Azusa Pacific University. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference was formed in...
(GSAC) to join the conference beginning with the 2011-2012 school year. On June 1, 2011, the conference announced the additions of Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939...
, Fresno Pacific University
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno Pacific University also known as FPU is an accredited Christian university located in Fresno, California, United States. It was founded in 1944 by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The university awarded its first bachelor of arts degree in 1965...
and Point Loma Nazarene University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Point Loma Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts college. Its main campus is located on the Point Loma oceanfront in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1902 as a Bible college by the Church of the Nazarene.-History:...
, all members of the GSAC, which will begin Pacific West Conference play during the 2012-2013 season. As part of the transition process from NAIA to NCAA California Baptist is ineligible for NCAA post season play until 2013-14, while the 2011 additions are ineligible until 2014-15.
Current members
The conference currently has 10 full members:| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Team Name | Year Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Art University Academy of Art University The Academy of Art University , a for-profit university owned by the Stephens Institute, was founded in San Francisco, California in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens... |
San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
1929 | Private Private university Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are... (For-profit) |
16,000 | Urban Knights | 2009 |
| Brigham Young University–Hawaii | Laie, Hawaii | 1955 | Private (LDS Church) | 2,400 | Seasiders | 2004 |
| California Baptist University California Baptist University California Baptist University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university located in Riverside, California, United States. Originally founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is controlled by the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organization affiliated with the Southern... * |
Riverside, California Riverside, California Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California... |
1950 | Private (Baptist California Southern Baptist Convention The California Southern Baptist Convention is an autonomous Baptist association of churches in the state of California. CSBC includes 1,800 associated churches which in turn have 450,000 members. CSBC is one of the state conventions associated with the Southern Baptist Convention... ) |
4,715 | Lancers | 2011 |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu Chaminade University of Honolulu Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private co-educational university in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Founded in 1955 by the Society of Mary, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as the Marianists, Chaminade is located in the historic Kaimuki district of Honolulu. Chaminade offers... |
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... |
1955 | Private (Catholic) | 2,836 | Silverswords | 2004 |
| Dixie State College of Utah Dixie State College of Utah Dixie State College of Utah is a college located in St. George, Utah, United States.-History:... |
St. George, Utah St. George, Utah St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles ... |
1911 | Public Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions... |
5,944 | Red Storm | 2007 |
| Dominican University of California Dominican University of California Dominican University of California is a four year, accredited, private, Catholic-heritage, and co-educational institution located in San Rafael, California. Founded in 1890 as Dominican College, Dominican is one of the oldest universities in California. The U.S. News and World Report ranks... |
San Rafael, California San Rafael, California San Rafael is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area... |
1890 | Private (Catholic) | 2,125 | Penguins | 2009 |
| Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University is a for-profit Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Grand Canyon Education . GCU was founded in 1949 as a non-profit liberal arts college. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. purchased Grand Canyon University in February 2004... |
Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... |
1949 | Private (For-profit) | 25,000 | Antelopes Grand Canyon Antelopes The athletic teams of Grand Canyon University are known as the Antelopes . Most of the university's athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Pacific West Conference... |
2005 |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo University of Hawaii at Hilo The University of Hawaii at Hilo, UHH, or UH Hilo is one of the ten branches of the University of Hawaii system anchored by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawaii... |
Hilo, Hawaii | 1941 | Public | 3,800 | Vulcans | 2004 |
| Hawaii Pacific University Hawaii Pacific University Hawaii Pacific University, also known as HPU, is a private, Nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Honolulu, Hawaii and Kaneohe, Hawaii. HPU founded in 1965 as Hawaii Pacific College by Paul C.T. Loo, Eureka Forbes, Elizabeth W... |
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... |
1965 | Private (Nonsectarian Nonsectarian Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense, refers to a lack of sectarianism. The term is also more narrowly used to describe secular private educational institutions or other organizations either not affiliated with or not restricted to a particular religious denomination though the organization... ) |
9,000 | Sea Warriors | 2004 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University Notre Dame de Namur University Notre Dame de Namur University — formerly the College of Notre Dame — is a private, Catholic University located in Belmont, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. Notre Dame de Namur University is an accredited university in San Mateo County, and the fifth-oldest university in California... |
Belmont, California Belmont, California Belmont is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is in the San Francisco Bay Area, located half-way down the San Francisco Peninsula between San Mateo and San Carlos. It was originally part of the Rancho de las Pulgas, for which one of its main roads, the Alameda de las Pulgas,... |
1851 | Private (Catholic) | 1,600 | Argos | 2005 |
Future members
| Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Team Name | Year Joined | Old Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939... |
Azusa, California Azusa, California Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 46,361 at the 2010 census, up from 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though sometimes assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from A to Z in the USA" from an old Jack Benny joke, the place name "Azusa"... |
1899 | Private (Evangelical) | 8,539 | Cougars | 2012 | NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA... (GSAC Golden State Athletic Conference The Golden State Athletic Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . The conference commissioner is Cliff Hamlow of Azusa Pacific University. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference was formed in... ) |
| Fresno Pacific University Fresno Pacific University Fresno Pacific University also known as FPU is an accredited Christian university located in Fresno, California, United States. It was founded in 1944 by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. The university awarded its first bachelor of arts degree in 1965... |
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... |
1944 | Private (Mennonite) | 3,700 | Sunbirds | 2012 | NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA... (GSAC Golden State Athletic Conference The Golden State Athletic Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . The conference commissioner is Cliff Hamlow of Azusa Pacific University. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference was formed in... ) |
| Point Loma Nazarene University Point Loma Nazarene University Point Loma Nazarene University is a Christian liberal arts college. Its main campus is located on the Point Loma oceanfront in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1902 as a Bible college by the Church of the Nazarene.-History:... |
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... |
1902 | Private (Nazarene Church of the Nazarene The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th century Holiness movement in North America with its members colloquially referred to as Nazarenes. It is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world. At the end of 2010, the Church of the... ) |
3,487 | Sea Lions | 2012 | NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA... (GSAC Golden State Athletic Conference The Golden State Athletic Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics . The conference commissioner is Cliff Hamlow of Azusa Pacific University. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. The conference was formed in... ) |
Former members
Simon Fraser was briefly a member for one season in 1998-99 before the university's NCAA bid was rejected. Alaska, Alaska-Anchorage, Central Washington, Humboldt State, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Seattle Pacific, Western Oregon, and Western Washington left in 2001 to form the Great Northwest Athletic ConferenceGreat 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...
. Montana-Billings and Western New Mexico left in 2005.
| Institution | Type | Years | Current Conference | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska University of Alaska Fairbanks The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Alaska or UAF.... |
Charter Member | 1992-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| 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.... |
Charter Member | 1992-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| Central Washington University Central Washington University Central Washington University, often abbreviated CWU, is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington in the United States.This location was selected by the state legislature as a consolation prize after Ellensburg lost its bid to be state capital... |
Full Member | 1998-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| Humboldt State University Humboldt State University Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata within Humboldt County, California, USA. The main campus, nestled at the edge of a coast redwood forest, is situated on Preston hill overlooking Arcata and with commanding views of... |
Full Member | 1998-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| Montana State University-Billings | Charter Member | 1992-2005 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| Northwest Nazarene University Northwest Nazarene University Northwest Nazarene University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Nampa, Idaho.-History:Eugene Emerson organized a combination grade school and Bible school in 1913 as Idaho Holiness School... |
Full Member | 1999-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| Saint Martin's University Saint Martin's University Saint Martin's University is a coeducational, Catholic, liberal arts university in the United States. Located in Lacey, Washington, it was founded in 1895 as an all-boys boarding school by monks of the Benedictine Order. Saint Martin's began offering college-level courses in 1900 and became a... |
Full Member | 1998-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| 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... |
Charter Member | 1992-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000... |
Member | 1998-1999 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| Western New Mexico University Western New Mexico University Western New Mexico University, a public university located in Silver City, New Mexico, has served the people of the state of New Mexico and its surrounding areas as a comprehensive, regional, rural, public coeducational university since 1893 and caters to a student body diverse in age, culture,... |
Full Member | 199?-2005 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States, mostly in Colorado with some members in Nebraska and New Mexico... |
NCAA Division II |
| Western Oregon University Western Oregon University Western Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names include Oregon Normal School, Oregon College of Education, and Western Oregon State College... |
Full Member | 1998-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
| Western Washington University Western Washington University Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:... |
Full Member | 1998-2001 | 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... |
NCAA Division II |
National Championships
Brigham Young University-Hawaii- Men's Tennis (2002, 2003)
- Women's Tennis (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
- Women's Volleyball (1999, 2002)
Grand Canyon University
- Men's Soccer (1996)
Hawaii Pacific University
- Women's Volleyball (1998, 2000)
- Softball (2010)
Conference facilities
As of 2011.| Team | Basketball Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Academy of Art University Urban Knights | Kezar Pavilion Kezar Pavilion Kezar Pavilion, located adjacent to Kezar Stadium, is an indoor arena in the southeast corner of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. The Pavilion, built in 1924, seats 4,000... |
4,000 |
| Brigham Young University Hawaii Seasiders | Cannon Activities Center | 4,500 |
| California Baptist University Lancers | Van Dyne Gymnasium | 1,200 |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu Silverswords | McCabe Gymnasium | 2,800 |
| Dixie State College of Utah Red Storm | Burns Arena Burns Arena Burns Arena is a multi-purpose arena in St. George, Utah. It is the home of the Dixie State College of Utah Red Storm basketball teams. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people. It is located near Bruce Hurst Field and Hansen Stadium.... |
4,869 |
| Dominican University of California Penguins | Conlan Center | 1,285 |
| Grand Canyon University Antelopes | GCU Events Center GCU Events Center Grand Canyon University's arena is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose entertainment and athletics facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The arena is the home of Grand Canyon University 'Lopes men's and women's basketball teams and other athletic events.... |
5,000 |
| University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Vulcans | Afook-Chinen Civic Center | 3,800 |
| Hawai'i Pacific University Sea Warriors | Blaisdell Center St. Andrew's Priory |
7,500 530 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University Argonauts | Walter Gleasen Gym | 800 |