Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MWC) is a regional relay in college sports in the United States . From a historical point of view, it is one of the younger seasons in Division I, the top division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and in college football is one of the current eleven seasons of the Bowl Subdivision, which was known as Division IA until 2006 . The MWC was founded in July 1999 and mainly comprises universities in the mid-west and south-west as well as in the southern United States ( California , Colorado , Nevada , New Mexico , Texas , Utah and Wyoming ). The conference headquarters are located in Colorado Springs , Colorado. The sports in which the Mountain West Conference organizes competitions include baseball , basketball , American football , golf , tennis , skiing, as well as athletics for men and basketball, soccer , volleyball , softball , golf, tennis, swimming and diving with women.
history
The Mountain West Conference was founded in 1999 by eight universities that had previously left the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The number of universities in the WAC had risen to 16 three years earlier through the inclusion of former members of the Southwest Conference (SWC), which was dissolved in May 1996, which had led to the organization of the WAC in the form of two divisions. However, some of the universities involved were unsatisfied with this situation for sporting and financial reasons, so they left the WAC and founded the MWC.
In 2005, Texas Christian University , which had previously been a member of Conference USA , was accepted in addition to the eight founding members . The Boise State University changed with the start of the 2011/2012 season from the WAC to the Mountain West Conference, after receiving an offer in June of 2010. In contrast, the University of Utah left the MWC and joined the Pacific-12 Conference beginning in the 2011/2012 season . In August 2010, California State University, Fresno and the University of Nevada, Reno announced that they were moving from WAC to the Mountain West Conference. The Brigham Young University declared in the same month to retire at the start of the 2011 season from the MWC and as in the future, the football team Independent to leave without starting conference bond, while the other teams of the University of the West Coast Conference will join.
Members
The Mountain West Conference currently has eleven universities as full members and one other university as a pure football member:
- United States Air Force Academy , Colorado (since 1999)
- Boise State University , Idaho (since 2011)
- California State University, Fresno , California (since 2012)
- Colorado State University , Colorado (since 1999)
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa , Hawaii (since 2012, only football)
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas , Nevada (since 1999)
- University of Nevada, Reno , Nevada (since 2012)
- University of New Mexico , New Mexico (since 1999)
- San Diego State University , California (since 1999)
- San José State University , California (since 2013)
- University of Wyoming , Wyoming (since 1999)
- Utah State University , Utah (since 2013)
Associate members
- Colorado College , Colorado - soccer (women) (since 2014)
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa , Hawaii - American Football (since 2012)
former members
- Brigham Young University , Utah (1999-2011)
- Texas Christian University , Texas (2005–2012)
- University of Utah , Utah (1999-2011)
MountainWest Sports Network
The Mountain West Conference has been running its own 24-hour television program for reporting on games and competitions in the MWC leagues since September 1, 2006 under the name MountainWest Sports Network (abbreviation "mtn."). Negotiations to extend existing contracts with the broadcaster ESPN had previously failed due to the conditions offered by ESPN. Half of the shares in MountainWest Sports Network are owned by the cable network division of the US telecommunications company Comcast .
Conference venues
| university | Football stadium | capacity | Basketball stadium | capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Falcon Stadium | 52,480 | Clune Arena | 5,858 |
| Boise State | Albertson's Stadium | 37,000 | ExtraMile Arena | 12,820 |
| Colorado State | Canvas Stadium | 41,200 | Moby Arena | 8,745 |
| Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium | 41,031 | Save Mart Center | 15,544 |
| Hawaii | Aloha Stadium | 50,000 | American football only | |
| Nevada | Mackay Stadium | 29,993 | Lawlor Events Center | 11,784 |
| New Mexico | Dreamstyle Stadium | 42,000 | The pit | 15,411 |
| San Diego State | SDCCU Stadium | 71,294 | Viejas Arena | 12,414 |
| San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium | 30,456 | Event Center Arena | 5,000 |
| UNLV | Allegiant Stadium | 65,000 |
Thomas & Mack Center (men) Cox Pavilion (women) |
18 776 2500 |
| Utah State | Maverik Stadium | 25,513 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum | 10,270 |
| Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium | 33,514 | Wyoming at Laramie Arena Auditorium | 15,028 |
Web links
- The Mountain West Conference Official Website