Western Athletic Conference
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The Western Athletic Conference (known as the WAC) is a conference participating in the NCAA's Division I, with member institutions in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. It was founded in 1962.
During the late 1990s, the WAC conducted an experiment with a 16-team "megaconference" format. Two divisions of eight teams apiece (called Mountain Division and Pacific Division) played full double round-robin schedules, as well as a single home-and-home series with one team from the other division. This format lasted only three seasons before eight schools split off to form the Mountain West Conference.
[edit] Current Members
- Boise State (joined 2001)
- Fresno State (joined 1992)
- Hawaii (joined 1979)
- Idaho (joined 2005)
- Louisiana Tech (joined 2001)
- Nevada-Reno (joined 2000)
- New Mexico State (joined 2005)
- San José State (joined 1996)
- Utah State (joined 2005)
[edit] Former Members
- Air Force (1980-1999)
- Arizona (1962-1978)
- Arizona State (1962-1978)
- Brigham Young (1962-1999)
- Colorado State (1967-1999)
- Nevada - Las Vegas (1996-1999)
- New Mexico (1962-1999)
- Rice (1996-2005)
- San Diego State (1978-1999)
- Southern Methodist (1996-2005)
- Texas - El Paso (1967-2005)
- Texas Christian (1996-2001)
- Tulsa (1996-2005)
- Utah (1962-1999)
- Wyoming (1962-1999)
