Big West Conference
NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference in the western United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), and in 1988 was renamed the Big West Conference. The conference stopped sponsoring college football after the 2000 season.
Formerly | Pacific Coast Athletic Association (1969–1988) |
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Association | NCAA |
Founded | July 1, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-07-01) |
Commissioner | Dan Butterly (since July 1, 2020) |
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Division | Division I |
Subdivision | Non–football |
No. of teams | 11 |
Headquarters | Irvine, California |
Region | West Coast |
Official website | www |
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Among the conference's 11 member institutions, 10 are located in California (with 9 located in Southern California alone) and one is located in Hawaii. All of the schools are public universities, with the California schools evenly split between the California State University and the University of California systems. In addition, one affiliate member plays two sports in the BWC not sponsored by its home conference.