West Coast Conference

Extension of the West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference is a ten-university league for various sports that play in NCAA Division I. All ten members are private universities with a religious background. Seven of the ten universities are affiliated with the Catholic Church .

The league was founded in 1952. The members are all located on the west coast of the United States. Its headquarters are in San Bruno , California . The Brigham Young University , one with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints University affiliated with headquarters in Provo , Utah , was on 31 August 2010. known from the 2011/12 season their gaming operations from the Mountain West Conference in the West Coast Conference to relocate.

Members

Location of full members

university	place	Team name	founded	Sponsorship	students	joined
Brigham Young University	Provo , Utah	Cougars	1875	Private	32,955	2011
Gonzaga University	Spokane , Washington	Bulldogs	1887	Private	7,229	1979
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles , California	Lions	1865	Private	8,972	1955
University of the Pacific	Stockton , California	Tigers	1851	Private	6,196	1952, 2013
Pepperdine University	Malibu , California	Waves	1937	Private	6,053	1955
University of Portland	Portland , Oregon	Pilots	1901	Private	3,200	1976
Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga , California	Gaels	1863	Private	3,962	1952
University of San Diego	San Diego , California	Toreros	1949	Private	7,548	1979
University of San Francisco	San Francisco , California	Dons	1855	Private	8,722	1952
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara , California	Broncos	1851	Private	8,377	1952

Web links

• The West Coast Conference website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ BYU leaving MWC for 2011-12 season , accessed April 22, 2011