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EspañolBIG WEST CONFERENCE
| 'Big West Conference' | |
|---|---|
 Big West Conference | |
| 'Data' | |
| Classification | NCAA Division I |
| Established | 1969 |
| Members | 9 |
| Sports fielded | 17 (8 men's, 9 women's) |
| Region | West Coast |
| States | 1 - California |
| Past names | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
The 'Big West Conference' ('BWC') is an NCAA-affiliated Division I major college athletic conference that formerly sponsored Division I-A college football. Due to its past successes in the NCAA's men's college basketball tournament, the Big West is still occasionally considered by some to be a mid-major conference.
Background
The conference was founded in 1969 as the 'Pacific Coast Athletic Association' (PCAA).
Originally, all PCAA members were located in California, but in later years the conference included members from interior western states. For example, Utah State was admitted to the conference in 1978, followed by UNLV in 1980. As a result of this geographical shift, and a promotion for ESPN broadcasts of "Big Monday" basketball games on Monday night, the PCAA was renamed the Big West Conference in 1988.
In 1990, UNLV won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. The Runnin' Rebels beat Duke University by a record setting margin (30 points) of 103-73, becoming the first team to score over 100 in the championship game.
The conference has also found success in baseball as Fullerton has won the College World Series in 1979, 1984, 1995 and 2004, and women's volleyball, as Long Beach State has won national titles in 1989, 1993 and 1998, as well as Pacific in 1985, 1986. Other championships the conference has won include a Women's College World Series title by Cal State Fullerton in 1986, men's volleyball championships by Long Beach State in 1991 and UC Irvine in 2007, and a men's soccer championship by UCSB in 2006.
The Big West dropped sponsorship of football after the 2000 season. Starting in the fall of 2001, six of the seven remaining football-playing members parted company with the BWC: Arkansas State, Idaho, New Mexico State, and North Texas joined the Sun Belt Conference; Boise State joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC); and Utah State became an independent before joining the Sun Belt Conference in fall 2003. Idaho and Utah State retained Big West membership in sports other than football until both officially left for the WAC on July 1, 2005. The departure of Idaho and Utah State leaves the Big West a California-only conference; of these schools, five are in Greater Los Angeles, two others are just to the north or west of that area, and only UC Davis and Pacific are outside of Southern California. As such, the Big West basically returns to its roots, as the PCAA had been a California-only conference until it admitted Utah State in 1978.
The seventh football-playing member, Cal Poly, stayed in the Big West for other sports and became a Division I-AA independent before joining the new Great West Football Conference in 2004.
Current members (and years joined)
;Teams
★ Cal Poly Mustangs
★ Cal State Fullerton Titans
★ Cal State Northridge Matadors
★ Long Beach State 49ers
★ Pacific Tigers
★ UC Davis Aggies
★ UC Irvine Anteaters
★ UC Riverside Highlanders
★ UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Traveling Partners
★ UC Irvine and Long Beach State. This is a rivalry.
★ UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly. This is also a rivalry, as both schools are located on the Central Coast.
★ UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton.
★ Pacific and Cal State Northridge.
Football Affiliation
★ UC Davis and Cal Poly play football in the Great West Football Conference.
Charter (original) members
★ California State University, Fullerton (Dropped Football in 1992)
★ California State University, Fresno - from 1988 to 1991
★ California State University, Long Beach (aka Long Beach State University) (Dropped Football in 1991)
★ University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) - from 1988 to 1996
★ New Mexico State University - from 1988 to 2000
★ University of the Pacific (Dropped Football in 1996)
★ San José State University - from 1988 to 1996
★ Utah State University - from 1988 to 2005
Former members
★ Arkansas State University - from 1993 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2001 (football only)
★ Boise State University - from 1996 to 2001
★ University of Idaho - from 1996 to 2005
★ Louisiana Tech University - from 1993 to 1996 (football only)
★ University of Nevada - from 1992 to 1999
★ University of North Texas - from 1996 to 2000
★ Northern Illinois University - from 1993 to 1996 (football only)
★ University of Southwestern Louisiana - from 1993 to 1996 (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) (football only)
★ Utah State University - from 1988 to 2005
Current conference affiliations (for football) of former members
★ Mid-American Conference (1) - Northern Illinois
★ Mountain West Conference (1) - UNLV
★ Sun Belt Conference (3) - Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, and North Texas
★ Western Athletic Conference (8) - Boise State, Fresno State, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, Nevada, San Jose State, and Utah State
Sports
As of fall 2002, the BWC sponsors intercollegiate competition in men’s baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, women’s softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s volleyball.
Champions
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Long Beach State (10-0) | N/A |
| 1971 | Long Beach State (10-0) | N/A |
| 1972 | Long Beach State (10-2) | N/A |
| 1973 | Long Beach State (10-2) | N/A |
| 1974 | Long Beach State (12-0) | N/A |
| 1975 | Long Beach State (8-2) | N/A |
| 1976 | Cal State Fullerton (6-4) | San Diego State |
| 1977 | Long Beach State (9-3) | Long Beach State |
| 1978 | Fresno State (11-3) | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1979 | Pacific (11-3) | Pacific |
| 1980 | Utah State (11-2) | San Jose State |
| 1981 | Fresno State (12-2) | Fresno State |
| 1982 | Fresno State(12-2) | Fresno State |
| 1983 | UNLV (15-1) | UNLV |
| 1984 | UNLV (16-2) | Fresno State |
| 1985 | UNLV (17-1) | UNLV |
| 1986 | UNLV (16-2) | UNLV |
| 1987 | UNLV (18-0) | UNLV |
| 1988 | UNLV (15-3) | Utah State |
| 1989 | UNLV (16-2) | UNLV |
| 1990 | UNLV (16-2) | UNLV |
| 1991 | UNLV (18-0) | UNLV |
| 1992 | UNLV (18-0) | New Mexico State |
| 1993 | New Mexico State (15-3) | Long Beach State |
| 1994 | New Mexico State (12-6) | New Mexico State |
| 1995 | Utah State (14-4) | Long Beach State |
| 1996 | Long Beach State (12-6) | San Jose State |
| 1997 | Pacific (13-3) | Pacific |
| 1998 | Pacific (14-2) | Utah State |
| 1999 | Boise State/UCSB (12-4) | New Mexico State |
| 2000 | Utah State (16-0) | Utah State |
| 2001 | UC-Irvine (15-1) | Utah State |
| 2002 | Utah State/UC-Irvine (13-5) | UCSB |
| 2003 | UCSB (14-4) | Utah State |
| 2004 | Utah State/Pacific (17-1) | Pacific |
| 2005 | Pacific (18-0) | Utah State |
| 2006 | Pacific (12-2) | Pacific |
| 2007 | Long Beach State (12-2) | Long Beach State |
★ Big West Conference men's basketball tournament locations
| Year | University |
|---|---|
| 1969 | San Diego State |
| 1970 | Long Beach State & San Diego State |
| 1971 | Long Beach State |
| 1972 | San Diego State |
| 1973 | San Diego State |
| 1974 | San Diego State |
| 1975 | San Jose State |
| 1976 | San Jose State |
| 1977 | Fresno State |
| 1978 | San Jose State and Utah State |
| 1979 | Utah State |
| 1980 | Long Beach State |
| 1981 | San Jose State |
| 1982 | Fresno State |
| 1983 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1984 | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1985 | Fresno State |
| 1986 | San Jose State |
| 1987 | San Jose State |
| 1988 | Fresno State |
| 1989 | Fresno State |
| 1990 | San Jose State |
| 1991 | Fresno State and San Jose State |
| 1992 | Nevada |
| 1993 | Southwestern Louisiana and Utah State |
| 1994 | Southwestern Louisiana, Nevada, and UNLV |
| 1995 | Nevada |
| 1996 | Nevada and Utah State |
| 1997 | Nevada and Utah State |
| 1998 | Idaho |
| 1999 | Boise State |
| 2000 | Boise State |
Conference arenas and ballparks
Only UC Davis and Cal Poly have football programs. UC Davis's football stadium is called Aggie Stadium, capacity of 15,000 and Cal Poly's stadium is called Mustang Stadium, capacity of 8,500.
| School | Basketball Arena | Capacity | Baseball ballpark | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | Mott Gym | 3,032 | Baggett Stadium | 1,534 |
| Cal State Fullerton | Titan Gym | 3,500 | Goodwin Field | 3,500 |
| Cal State Northridge | Matadome | 1,600 | Matador Field | 1,000 |
| Long Beach State | Walter Pyramid | 5,021 | Blair Field | 3,238 |
| Pacific | Alex G. Spanos Center | 6,150 | Klein Family Field | 2,500 |
| UC Davis | UC Davis Pavilion | 8,000 | Dobbins Baseball Complex | 3,500 |
| UC Irvine | Bren Events Center | 4,984 | Anteater Ballpark | 2,900 |
| UC Riverside | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center | 3,168 | UC-Riverside Sports Center | 3,500 |
| UC Santa Barbara | UCSB Events Center (commonly known as the Thunderdome) | 6,000 | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium | 1,000 |
See Also
★ California Collegiate Athletic Association, an all-California school conference that competes in Division II. Eight out of nine members of the Big West are former members of the CCAA.
★ California Pacific Conference, an all-California school conference that competes in NAIA.
External link
★ Official website
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