Big West Conference

Big West Conference
Established	1969
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I
Subdivision	non-football
Members	9
Sports fielded	18 men's: 8; women's: 10; ;
Region	West Coast
Former names	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Headquarters	Irvine, California
Commissioner	Dennis Farrell (since 1992)
Website	www.bigwest.org
Locations

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 in 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. In novelty, The BWC began spearheading Women's Beach Volleyball in 2016 and Men's Volleyball in 2018.

History

Locations of Big West Conference full member institutions.

Pacific Coast Athletic Association

The Big West Conference was formed in June 1968 as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.^[1] The 5 original charter members were Fresno State, San Jose State, UC Santa Barbara, San Diego State, and Long Beach State.^[1] Two other schools, Cal State Los Angeles and the University of the Pacific, were also considered but they declined at that time to pursue membership.^[2] The newly formed conference had a number of meetings to set up its governance, which was confirmed in October 1968 on the campus of UC Santa Barbara.^[3] Before the league started play, Cal State Los Angeles joined as a full member and the University of the Pacific joined for football only, becoming a full member itself two years later.^[4]^[5] The conference itself lists July 1, 1969 as the recognized creation date with the 7 institutions.^[6]^[7]

Evolution

Since its inception as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, the conference has seen many changes. Utah State was the first institution outside of California to join the conference in 1978. This opened the floodgates for many other schools to affiliate with the PCAA; notable schools include UNLV, Nevada, Louisiana Tech, and Boise State.

In 1983, the PCAA became the first western conference to introduce women's athletic programs, allowing its female student-athletes to compete at the same level as their male counterparts. This proved vital for Hawaiʻi as their only participation in the conference was for their women's sports.

However, many universities left to join conferences that were perceived as more well-known, such as the Western Athletic Conference or the Mountain West Conference, while others did not see the benefit of travel since historically many of the teams have been California-based.

From the departures of Idaho and Utah State in 2005 until the arrival of Hawaii in 2012, all members were based in California, reducing the cost and travel time between the universities. When Hawaii joined, it agreed to help defray a portion of travel costs to that state for the league's California members.

There have been no fewer than 25 full and associate members in the conference's history, while only two of the original seven charter members remain (Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara).

The change to the Big West

Effective July 1, 1988, the Pacific Coast Athletic Association changed its name to the Big West Conference.^[7] With such schools as Utah State, UNLV, Nevada, New Mexico State, and Hawaii now in the fold, the name change was more representative of its member institutions.^[7] In addition, the conference had signed a contract with ESPN to have its men's basketball games telecast as the third game of a triple header known as Big Monday - the other conferences being featured were the Big East and the Big Ten so the name Big West fit the theme.^[8]

Member schools

Current members

Full members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment (Fall 2016)	NCAA Team Championships
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)	Mustangs	San Luis Obispo, California	1901	1996^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Public (CSU system)	21,306	1
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)	Titans	Fullerton, California	1957	1974	Public (CSU system)	40,235	4
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)	Matadors	Northridge, California	1958	2001	Public (CSU system)	39,916	0
University of Hawaii at Manoa (Hawaiʻi)	Rainbow Warriors & Rainbow Wahine^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Honolulu, Hawaii	1907	2012	Public (U of HI system)	17,612	3
California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State)	49ers^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Long Beach, California	1949	1969	Public (CSU system)	37,776	5
University of California, Davis (UC Davis)	Aggies	Davis, California	1908	2007	Public (UC system)	36,441	1
University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine)	Anteaters	Irvine, California	1965	1977	Public (UC system)	33,467	7
University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside)	Highlanders	Riverside, California	1954	2001	Public (UC system)	22,921	0
University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara)	Gauchos	Santa Barbara, California	1905	1969, 1976^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Public (UC system)	24,346	2

Notes

↑ Cal Poly was an affiliate member in women's volleyball from 1984-85 to 1989-90.
↑ The Hawaii beach volleyball team is officially Rainbow Wahine, but more commonly uses the nickname SandBows.
↑ The Long Beach State baseball team uses the nickname Dirtbags instead of 49ers.
↑ UC Santa Barbara joined the conference when it was founded in 1969, left to become an independent after the 1973–74 school year, then rejoined for the 1976-77 school year.

Affiliate members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment (Fall 2017)	Primary conference	Big West sport(s)
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State)	Hornets	Sacramento, California	1947	2012^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Public (CSU system)	30,670	Big Sky	men's soccer beach volleyball
California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB)	Roadrunners	Bakersfield, California	1965	2015^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Public (CSU system)	9,863	WAC	beach volleyball
University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)	Tritons	La Jolla, California	1960	2017^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Public (UC system)	36,624	CCAA (D–II)	men's volleyball (2018) women's water polo (2019)

Notes

↑ Sacramento State men's soccer joined the Big West Conference in the 2012 season (2012–13 school year) and beach volleyball followed for the 2016 season (2015–16 school year).^[9]^[10]
↑ CSU Bakersfield beach volleyball joined the Big West Conference in the 2016 season.^[11]
↑ UC San Diego men's volleyball joined the Big West Conference for the 2018 season (2017–18 school year).^[12]

Future members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Joining	NCAA Team Championships (Division I)
California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB)	Roadrunners	Bakersfield, California	1965	Public (CSU system)	8,720	July 1, 2020^[13]	0
University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Tritons	La Jolla, California	1960	Public (UC system)	33,735	July 1, 2020^[13]	0

Notes

↑ UC San Diego will begin the transition from Division II to Division I at the same time as it joins the Big West and will not be eligible to compete for the league’s NCAA automatic qualification in single-site championship sports until July 1, 2024.^[13]

Former members

Many of the former members of the Big West are now members of the Western Athletic Conference or the Mountain West Conference. Of the nine schools that were in the WAC before its early-2010s realignment, only Hawaii had not spent some time in the Big West as a football participant – it was a Big West member only in women's sports. Of the former members, Cal State Los Angeles is the only team that reverted to Division II level.

School names and nicknames reflect those used by the institutions when they were Big West members. One school has changed its name (Southwestern Louisiana, now branded athletically as Louisiana and also known as Louisiana–Lafayette) and one its nickname (Arkansas State, from Indians to Red Wolves).

Former full members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Enrollment	Current Primary Conference
Boise State University	Broncos	Boise, Idaho	1932	1996	2001	Public	22,678	Mountain West Conference
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)	Bulldogs	Fresno, California	1911	1969	1992	Public	22,565	Mountain West Conference
California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State L.A.)	Golden Eagles	Los Angeles, California	1947	1969	1974	Public	20,619	CCAA (Division II)
University of Idaho	Vandals	Moscow, Idaho	1889	1996	2005	Public	11,180	Big Sky Conference
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)	Rebels	Paradise, Nevada	1957	1982	1996	Public	28,203	Mountain West Conference
University of Nevada, Reno	Wolf Pack	Reno, Nevada	1874	1992	2000	Public	18,227	Mountain West Conference
New Mexico State University	Aggies	Las Cruces, New Mexico	1888	1983	2000	Public	18,497	Western Athletic Conference
University of North Texas	Mean Green	Denton, Texas	1890	1996	2000	Public	35,778	Conference USA
San Diego State University	Aztecs	San Diego, California	1897	1969 (men's sports); 1984 (women's sports)	1978 (men's sports); 1990 (women's sports)	Public	28,789	Mountain West Conference
San Jose State University	Spartans	San Jose, California	1857	1969	1996	Public	32,697	Mountain West Conference
Utah State University	Aggies	Logan, Utah	1888	1978	2005	Public	28,796	Mountain West Conference
University of the Pacific	Tigers	Stockton, California	1851	1969 (football-only); 1971 (all sports)	2013	Private	6,296	West Coast Conference

Former affiliate members

Institution	Nickname	Location (California)	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Enrollment	Primary Conference	Big West Sport(s)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)	Broncos	Pomona	1938	1984	1990	Public	22,501	CCAA (NCAA Division II)	softball
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State)	Hornets	Sacramento	1947	1996	2002	Public	24,388	Big Sky	baseball
San Diego State University	Aztecs	San Diego	1897	2012	2013	Public	33,790	Mountain West	women's water polo

Former football-only members

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Enrollment	Primary Conference at the time of joining Big West football	Current Conference
Arkansas State University^[14]	Indians^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Jonesboro, Arkansas	1909	1993, 1999	1996, 2001	Public	13,438	Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech University	Bulldogs	Ruston, Louisiana	1894	1993	1996	Public	11,581	Sun Belt	C-USA
Northern Illinois University	Huskies	DeKalb, Illinois	1895	1993	1996	Public	25,313	Mid-Continent^{[lower-alpha 2]}	MAC
University of Southwestern Louisiana^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Ragin' Cajuns	Lafayette, Louisiana	1898	1993	1996	Public	16,885	Sun Belt

Notes

↑ Currently known as the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
↑ Currently known as the Summit League.
↑ Currently known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with athletic branding as "Louisiana".

Membership timeline

Full members Full members (non-football) Assoc. members (football only) Assoc. member (list sports)

Notes

San Diego State played football as an independent for the 1976 and 1977 seasons prior to leaving the Big West Conference in 1978.
UC Santa Barbara was an independent from 1974–75 to 1975–76.
Cal State Fullerton played football as an independent for the 1992 season and dropped football entirely the following year.
Louisiana Tech, Northern Illinois, Southwestern Louisiana, and Arkansas State joined the Big West for a short-lived football consortium from 1993 to 1995.
Arkansas State played football as an independent from 1996 to 1998 and then rejoined the Big West for football during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

Sports

The Big West Conference currently sponsors 18 NCAA sports, with men's volleyball the newest addition for the 2017–18 school year.^[6]^[15]

In baseball, Cal State Fullerton has won four College World Series titles with national championships in 1979, 1984, 1995, and 2004.^[16] In addition, Long Beach State and UC Irvine have made multiple appearances in the College World Series. Fullerton also has a national championship in softball, winning in 1984. Long Beach State has won three NCAA women's volleyball titles, as a part of Big West volleyball, with national championships in 1989, 1993, and 1998. Misty May-Treanor led the 49ers to a 36-0 record en route to the program's most recent title. UC Santa Barbara was the NCAA men's soccer runner-up in 2004, losing the national championship match to Indiana on penalty kicks. The Gauchos returned to the College Cup in 2006 and won the national championship.

Former Big West members UNLV and Pacific won national championships while part of the conference. The UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team won the 1990 NCAA tournament championship after routing Duke 103-73 in the national title game. UNLV was undefeated during the 1991 NCAA men's basketball season before falling to Duke in the final four. The Runnin' Rebels during this era are widely considered one of the best college basketball teams of all time. The Pacific Tigers women's volleyball team won back-to-back national championships in 1985 and 1986.

The Big West did not sponsor men's volleyball or men's water polo, but it was the primary conference affiliation of several schools that compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for these sports, respectively. In NCAA men's volleyball, UC Irvine has established itself as one of the nation's most elite programs, winning four national championships in 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2013. Long Beach State also won men's national volleyball titles in 1991 and 2018. In NCAA men's water polo, UC Irvine won three national championships in 1970, 1982, and 1989. UC Santa Barbara also won a men's water polo title in 1979.

On May 31, 2016, the Big West announced the conference would sponsor men's volleyball as its 18th sport, with five Big West schools leaving the MPSF to establish the new men's volleyball league. Men's volleyball is the third of four sports in which the MPSF has recently seen a mass exodus of teams to join an existing conference in a newly sponsored sport, with men's soccer, men's water polo, and women's lacrosse as the others. The men's volleyball membership includes core Big West members Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, Hawaii, UC Irvine, and UC Santa Barbara. UC San Diego joined as an affiliate to being the league to the NCAA minimum requirement of 6 teams to receive an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament.

Big West Commissioner Dennis Farrell explained that adding UC San Diego was not an indicator UC San Diego would be added to the Big West Conference as a full member. UC San Diego had recently passed a bill to move all their sports to Division I and is looking for an invite from the Big West Conference. UC San Diego has long competed at the Division I level in men's volleyball; the NCAA conducts a single national championship open to all Division I and II members, and scholarship limits in the sport are the same in both divisions. The Big West regular season for men's volleyball will be double round-robin, each team playing the others once at home and once on the road. The Big West Tournament will have all six teams participate in single-elimination rounds with the top two teams receiving semifinal byes.^[17]

The Big West is the first Division I all-sports conference (defined as a league that sponsors men's and women's basketball) ever to sponsor men's volleyball, and the second NCAA all-sports conference overall to sponsor men's volleyball as a scholarship sport (the first was the Division II Conference Carolinas).

On November 26, 2017 the Big West announced that they will add UC San Diego along with Cal State Bakersfield as its 10th and 11th members starting on July 1, 2020. Cal State Bakersfield, who are already a full Division I school and are currently competing in the Western Athletic Conference will become a full member effective July 1, 2020. UC San Diego who had failed to move up from Division II in its failed bids to the Big West in 2011 and April 2017 will go through the four year transition process to Division I and will become a full member effective July 1, 2024. UC San Diego's men's volleyball will be a member of the Big West starting with the 2018 season and their women's water polo will be a member starting in 2019. ^[18]

**Big West Conference teams**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	9	-
Basketball	9	9
Beach volleyball	-	6
Cross Country	8	9
Golf	9	8
Soccer	8	9
Softball	-	8
Tennis	6	9
Track and Field (Outdoor)	8	9
Volleyball	6	9
Water polo	-	6

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Tennis	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Volleyball	Total Sports
Cal Poly	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	7
Cal State Fullerton	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	6
Cal State Northridge	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	7
Hawaiʻi	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	Y	5
Long Beach State	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	6
UC Davis	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	7
UC Irvine	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
UC Riverside	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	7
UC Santa Barbara	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Totals	9	9	8	9	7 + 1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6	8	5 + 1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	61 + 2

↑ Affiliate member Sacramento State.
↑ Affiliate member UC San Diego through the 2019–20 school year, after which it will become a full Big West member.

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big West Conference which are played by Big West schools
School	Football	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field (Indoor)	Water Polo	Wrestling
Cal Poly	Big Sky	MPSF	Independent	No	Pac-12
Cal State Northridge	No	No	MPSF	No	No
Hawai'i	Mountain West	MPSF	No	No	No
Long Beach State	No	No	MPSF	GCC	No
UC Davis	Big Sky	No	No	WWPA	No
UC Irvine	No	No	No	GCC	No
UC Riverside	No	No	Independent	No	No
UC Santa Barbara	No	MPSF	Independent	GCC	No

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Beach Volleyball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field (Outdoor)	Volleyball	Water polo	Total Sports
Cal Poly	Y	Y	^Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	9
Cal State Fullerton	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	8
Cal State Northridge	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Hawaiʻi	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
Long Beach State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	10
UC Davis	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	9
UC Irvine	Y	N	^Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
UC Riverside	Y	N	^Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	8
UC Santa Barbara	Y	N	^Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Totals	9	4 + 2*	9	8	9	8	9	9	9	6	80 + 2

* = Beach volleyball was added as a Big West sport in June 2015 with CSU Bakersfield and Sacramento State as associate members.^[19]

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big West Conference which are played by Big West schools
School	Field Hockey	Gymnastics	Lacrosse	Sailing	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field (Indoor)
Cal Poly	No	No	No	No	MPSF	Independent
Cal State Fullerton	No	No	No	No	No	MPSF
Cal State Northridge	No	No	No	No	No	MPSF
Hawai'i	No	No	No	PCCSC	MPSF	MPSF
Long Beach State	No	No	No	No	No	MPSF
UC Davis	America East	MPSF	MPSF	No	MPSF	Independent
UC Irvine	No	No	No	No	No	MPSF
UC Santa Barbara	No	No	No	No	MPSF	Independent

Football

An asterisk denotes the participant in the bowls that invited the Big West champion:
Pasadena (1969–70), California (1981–91), Las Vegas (1992–96), and Humanitarian (1997–2000)^[20]

**Football Champions (1969–1984)**
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 (UNLV* forfeited)

**Football Champions (1985–2000)**
Year	University
1985	Fresno State*
1986	San Jose State*
1987	San Jose State*
1988	Fresno State*
1989	Fresno State*
1990	San Jose State*
1991	Fresno State* & San Jose State
1992	Nevada*
1993	Utah State* & Southwestern La.
1994	UNLV*, Southwestern La., & Nevada
1995	Nevada*
1996	Nevada* & Utah State
1997	Utah State* & Nevada
1998	Idaho*
1999	Boise State*
2000	Boise State*

The Big West Conference discontinued football following the 2000 season.^[21]

Facilities

Future members CSU Bakersfield and UC San Diego in gray.

School	Basketball Arena	Capacity	Baseball Stadium	Capacity	Soccer Stadium	Capacity
Cal Poly	Mott Athletics Center	3,032	Robin Baggett Stadium	3,138	Alex G. Spanos Stadium	11,075
Cal State Bakersfield	Icardo Center	3,800	Hardt Field	900	CSUB Main Soccer Field	2,500
Cal State Fullerton	Titan Gym	4,000	Goodwin Field	3,500	Titan Stadium	10,000
Cal State Northridge	Matadome	2,400	Matador Field	1,000	Matador Soccer Field	1,550
Hawaiʻi	Stan Sheriff Center	10,300	Les Murakami Stadium	4,312	Waipio Soccer Stadium	4,500
Long Beach State	Walter Pyramid	5,000^[22]	Blair Field	3,238	George Allen Field	1,000
Sacramento State	Men's Soccer Member Only				Hornet Field	1,500
UC Davis	The Pavilion	7,600	Dobbins Baseball Complex	3,500	Aggie Field	1,000
UC Irvine	Bren Events Center	4,984	Cicerone Field	2,900	Anteater Stadium	2,500
UC Riverside	Student Recreation Center	3,168	Riverside Sports Complex	2,500	UCR Soccer Stadium	900
UC San Diego	RIMAC Arena	4,200	Triton Ballpark	1,200	Triton Soccer Stadium	1,750
UC Santa Barbara	The Thunderdome	5,600	Caesar Uyesaka Stadium	1,000	Harder Stadium	17,000

Commissioner's Cup

Started during the Big West Conference's 1998–99 season, the Commissioner's Cup is awarded yearly to the most outstanding program over the course of the season in the conference's sponsored sports.^[23] The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the most successful team to date having won 9 total trophies.^[24]

Year	Institution	Championships competed	Total points	Average	Title #
1998–99	Pacific Tigers	12	620	51.7	1
1999–00	Pacific Tigers	12	600	50.0	2
2000–01	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	16	870	54.4	1
2001–02	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	16	2,020	126.3	2
2002–03	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	16	2,070	129.4	3
2003–04	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	16	2,210	138.1	4
2004–05	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	16	2,180	136.3	5
2005–06	Long Beach State 49ers	13	1,640	126.2	1
2006–07	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	16	1,800	112.5	6
2007–08	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	16	2,046	127.9	7
2008–09	Long Beach State 49ers	14	1,540	110.0	2
2009–10	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	17	1,970	115.9	8
2010–11	Long Beach State 49ers	14	1,830	130.7	3
2011–12	Long Beach State 49ers	14	1,960	140.0	4
2012–13	Long Beach State 49ers	14	1,950	139.3	5
2013–14	Long Beach State 49ers	14	1,740	124.3	6
2014–15	Long Beach State 49ers	14	1,640	117.1	7
2015–16	UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	15	2,006.7	133.8	9
2016–17	Long Beach State 49ers	15	1,750	116.7	8
2017–18	Cal State Fullerton Titans	14	1,635	116.8	1

References

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↑ "MEN'S SOCCER JOINS BIG WEST CONFERENCE". Sacramento State Hornets. July 5, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
↑ "SAND VOLLEYBALL TO JOIN THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE". Sacramento State Hornets. June 26, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
↑ "CSUB Sand Volleyball Finds A Conference Home". Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners. June 26, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
↑ "Preseason Poll Released for UC San Diego's Milestone 25th and Final Year in MPSF". UC San Diego Tritons. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
1 2 3 "UC San Diego makes it official: It's joining Div. I, Big West". San Diego Union-Tribune. November 27, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
↑ Arkansas State joined the conference for football in 1993, left to become an independent after the 1995–1996 season, then re-joined in 1999, only to leave again after the 2000–2001 season.
↑ "Big West Conference Makes Men's Volleyball 18th Sponsored Sport". Big West Conference. May 31, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
↑ "College World Series: Everything you need to know about Cal State Fullerton". NCAA.com. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
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[9] Cal Poly was an affiliate member in women's volleyball from 1984-85 to 1989-90.

[10] The Hawaii beach volleyball team is officially Rainbow Wahine, but more commonly uses the nickname SandBows.

[11] The Long Beach State baseball team uses the nickname Dirtbags instead of 49ers.

[12] UC Santa Barbara joined the conference when it was founded in 1969, left to become an independent after the 1973–74 school year, then rejoined for the 1976-77 school year.

[15] Sacramento State men's soccer joined the Big West Conference in the 2012 season (2012–13 school year) and beach volleyball followed for the 2016 season (2015–16 school year).^[9]^[10]

[17] CSU Bakersfield beach volleyball joined the Big West Conference in the 2016 season.^[11]

[19] UC San Diego men's volleyball joined the Big West Conference for the 2018 season (2017–18 school year).^[12]

[21] UC San Diego will begin the transition from Division II to Division I at the same time as it joins the Big West and will not be eligible to compete for the league’s NCAA automatic qualification in single-site championship sports until July 1, 2024.^[13]

[23] Currently known as the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

[24] Currently known as the Summit League.

[25] Currently known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with athletic branding as "Louisiana".

[30] Affiliate member Sacramento State.

[31] Affiliate member UC San Diego through the 2019–20 school year, after which it will become a full Big West member.

[pcaaformation-1] 1 2 "California Colleges Form New Conference". The San Bernardino Sun. San Bernardino, California. June 11, 1968. Retrieved December 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Pickard, Don (June 18, 1968). "Cal State PCAA Entry Being Probed". The Independent. Pasadena, California. Retrieved December 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "New league being formed". Redlands Daily Facts. Redlands, California. October 18, 1968. Retrieved December 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Miles, Jerry (May 16, 1969). "Pacific Eight Gets New Rival". Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. Retrieved December 2, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

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Big West Conference
Full members	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine Long Beach State 49ers UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Associate members	Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (beach volleyball; full member in 2020) Sacramento State Hornets (beach volleyball, men's soccer) UC San Diego Tritons (men's volleyball; women's water polo in 2019, full member in 2020)