Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
Established	1992
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I
Members	43
Sports fielded	11 (men's: 6; women's: 5)
Region	Western United States, Southwestern United States, Southern United States, Northwestern United States
Headquarters	Woodland, California
Commissioner	Al Beaird (since 1997)
Website	mpsports.org
Locations

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level.

History

The MPSF was founded in 1992 and specifically created to provide an outlet for competition in non-revenue-producing Olympic sports. The MPSF conducts championships in men's volleyball; women's lacrosse; and indoor track, gymnastics, and water polo for both men and women. In 2010 the MPSF added women's swimming and diving to its list of sports, and added that sport for men in the 2011–12 season. The 2012–13 school year was the last for MPSF competition in men's soccer.

The conference's membership varies by sport; 43 schools are MPSF members in at least one of its sponsored sports. Schools are not required to participate in the MPSF competition for each sponsored sport if their primary conference affiliation sponsors a competition in that sport (e.g. Pac-12 soccer and women's gymnastics).

Almost all MPSF members have a primary conference affiliation. All Pac-12 members except for Oregon State house at least one sport in the MPSF, as do all but two of the 10 members of the Big West Conference (Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside). The Mountain West Conference is represented by six schools (Air Force, Fresno State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, and Wyoming), and the West Coast Conference by five (BYU, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Saint Mary's, San Diego). The Big Sky Conference and Western Athletic Conference are each represented by three schools (North Dakota, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State for the Big Sky; Denver, San Jose State, and Seattle for the WAC). The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is represented by Alaska–Anchorage and Seattle Pacific. Four conferences are represented by one school—the Big 12 Conference (Oklahoma), the California Collegiate Athletic Association (UC San Diego), the Great West Conference (Houston Baptist), and the Pacific West Conference (California Baptist). One school, Cal State Bakersfield, does not have a primary athletic conference as of the 2012–13 season.

Major conference realignment in 2013 will slightly change the roster of conferences represented. The Great West (set to disband as an all-sports conference) will no longer be represented, with Houston Baptist (which will become an all-sports member of the Southland Conference) moving its only MPSF sport of men's soccer to the WAC, while The Summit League will gain representation with Denver's move from the WAC. Big West representation will drop from eight to seven schools with Pacific's move to the West Coast Conference, bringing the latter conference's representation to six. The MW will remain at six, with New Mexico moving its only MPSF sport of men's soccer to Conference USA and San Jose State leaving the WAC for the MW. The WAC will be represented by two schools, with Seattle being joined by former independent Cal State Bakersfield.

Current members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Home Conference
Air Force !United States Air Force Academy (Air Force)	Colorado Springs, Colorado	1954	Public/Federal	4,000	MW
Alaska !University of Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	1976	Public (University of Alaska System)	17,000	GNAC
Arizona !University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	1885	Public	37,036	Pac-12
Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	1885	Public	61,033	Pac-12
Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	1875	Private	32,400	WCC
California !University of California, Berkeley (California)	Berkeley, California	1868	Public (University of California)	33,000	Pac-12
Uc Davis !University of California, Davis (UC Davis)	Davis, California	1905	Public (University of California)	32,153	Big West
Uc Irvine !University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine)	Irvine, California	1965	Public (University of California)	27,631	Big West
Ucla !University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	Los Angeles, California	1919	Public (University of California)	38,000	Pac-12
Uc San Diego !University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego)	San Diego, California	1959	Public (University of California)	20,339	CCAA
Uc Santa Barbara !University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara)	Santa Barbara, California	1944	Public (University of California)	20,559	Big West
California Baptist University	Riverside, California	1950	Private	5,413	PacWest
Cal Poly !California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)	San Luis Obispo, California	1901	Public (California State University)	19,777	Big West
Csu Bakersfield !California State University, Bakersfield (CSU Bakersfield)	Bakersfield, California	1965	Public (California State University)	7,463	Independent (WAC in 2013)
Fresno State !California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)	Fresno, California	1911	Public (California State University)	25,800	MW
Long Beach !California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach State)	Long Beach, California	1949	Public (California State University)	36,870	Big West
Cal State Northridge !California State University, Northridge (Cal State Northridge)	Northridge, California	1958	Public (California State University)	33,000	Big West
Sacramento State !California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State)	Sacramento, California	1947	Public (California State University)	27,972	Big Sky
Colorado !University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	1876	Public (University of Colorado)	29,709	Pac-12
Denver !University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	1864	Private	11,117	WAC (The Summit in 2013)
Hawaii !University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Honolulu, Hawaiʻi	1907	Public (University of Hawaii System)	20,549	Big West/MW
Houston Baptist University	Houston, Texas	1960	Private	2,567	Great West (Southland in 2013)
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, California	1865	Private	8,972	WCC
Unlv !University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)	Paradise, Nevada	1957	Public (Nevada System of Higher Education)	29,000	MW
New Mexico !University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1889	Public	34,672	MW
North Dakota !University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	1883	Public	15,250	Big Sky
Northern Colorado !University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	1889	Public	12,981	Big Sky
Oklahoma !University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	1890	Public	27,282	Big 12
Oregon !University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	1876	Public (Oregon University System)	20,339	Pac-12
Pacific !University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	1851	Private	6,268	Big West (WCC in 2013)
Pepperdine University	Malibu, California	1937	Private	6,053	WCC
Saint Mary's College of California	Moraga, California	1863	Private	4,536	WCC
San Diego !University of San Diego	San Diego, California	1949	Private	7,832	WCC
San Diego State University	San Diego, California	1897	Public (California State University)	34,500	MW
San José State University	San Jose, California	1862	Public (California State University)	28,932	WAC (MW in 2013)
Seattle !Seattle University	Seattle, Washington	1891	Private	7,751	WAC
Seattle Pacific University	Seattle, Washington	1891	Private	3,809	GNAC
Usc !University of Southern California (USC)	Los Angeles, California	1880	Private	32,160	Pac-12
Stanford University	Stanford, California	1891	Private	14,654	Pac-12
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	1850	Public	32,388	Pac-12
Washington !University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	1861	Public	42,708	Pac-12
Washington State University	Pullman, Washington	1890	Public	23,121	Pac-12
Wyoming !University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	1886	Public	13,992	MW

Departing schools/teams

• The following schools will move their only MPSF sport to a different conference in July 2013:
  • Houston Baptist — men's soccer, Western Athletic Conference
  • New Mexico — men's soccer, Conference USA
• Six other schools — Air Force, CSU Bakersfield, Denver, San Jose State, Seattle, and UNLV — will also move their men's soccer teams to other conferences in July 2013. Denver will move to its new all-sports conference, The Summit League, while the others will join the WAC. These schools, however, will have at least one other sport remaining in MPSF competition.

Sports

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation sponsors championship competition in five men's and five women's NCAA sanctioned sports The MPSF dropped men's soccer after the 2012 season. The moves of Denver (all sports) and New Mexico (soccer only) to other conferences left the MPSF with six soccer members, but all six would soon leave due to moves by the Western Athletic Conference. MPSF soccer member Seattle was already in the WAC, and another MPSF soccer school, CSU Bakersfield, was already committed to join the WAC in 2013. Because the WAC dropped football after the 2012 season due to a near-complete membership turnover, it needed to add another men's sport to maintain its Division I status. To that end, it invited the four remaining MPSF soccer schools to join them; all accepted, and the WAC will begin sponsoring men's soccer in 2013–14.

Teams in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation competition

Sport	Men's	Women's
Gymnastics	4	4
Lacrosse	-	9
Swimming & Diving	10	8
Track and Field (Indoor)	12	15
Volleyball	13	-
Water polo	9	7

Sponsorship by sport

Men's gymnastcs

• Air Force
• California
• Oklahoma
• Stanford

Women's gymnastcs

• Air Force
• Alaska–Anchorage
• Seattle Pacific
• UC Davis

Women's lacrosse

• California
• Colorado (2013-2014)
• Denver
• Fresno State
• Oregon
• Saint Mary's
• San Diego State
• Stanford
• UC Davis
• USC

Men's swimming and diving

• Air Force
• BYU
• CSU Bakersfield
• Denver
• Hawaiʻi
• North Dakota
• Pacific
• Seattle
• UNLV
• Wyoming

Women's swimming and diving

• BYU
• Cal Poly
• Hawaiʻi
• Loyola Marymount
• Pacific
• San Diego
• UC Davis
• UC Santa Barbara

Men's indoor track and field

• Arizona
• Arizona State
• BYU
• Cal State Northridge
• California
• Colorado
• Long Beach State
• Oregon
• Stanford
• UCLA
• Washington
• Washington State

Women's indoor track and field

• Arizona
• Arizona State
• BYU
• Cal State Northridge
• California
• Colorado
• Hawaiʻi
• Long Beach State
• Oregon
• Stanford
• UC Irvine
• UCLA
• Utah
• Washington
• Washington State

Men's volleyball

• BYU
• Cal State Northridge
• California Baptist
• Hawaiʻi
• Long Beach State
• Pacific
• Pepperdine
• Stanford
• UC Irvine
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• UCLA
• USC

Men's water polo

• California
• Long Beach State
• Pacific
• Pepperdine
• Stanford
• UC Irvine
• UC Santa Barbara
• UCLA
• USC

Women's water polo

• Arizona State
• California
• CSU Bakersfield
• San Jose State
• Stanford
• UCLA
• USC

Conference Champions

Men's water polo

Year	Team
1992	California
1993	California
1994	Stanford
1995	California
1996	USC
1997	USC
1998	Stanford
1999	UCLA
2000	UCLA
2001	Stanford
2002	California
2003	USC
2004	Stanford
2005	USC
2006	California
2007	USC
2008	USC
2009	UCLA
2010	USC
2011	USC

Women's water polo

Year	Team
1996	UCLA
1997	UCLA
1998	UCLA
1999	California
2000	Stanford
2001	Stanford
2002	UCLA
2003	Stanford
2004	USC
2005	UCLA
2006	Stanford
2007	UCLA
2008	UCLA
2009	USC
2010	UCLA
2011	California

Men's indoor track & field

Year	Team
1992-93	California
1993-94	Arizona
1994-95	Arizona
1995-96	Arizona
1996-97	Idaho
1997-98	Washington State
1998-99	Stanford
1999-00	Stanford
2000-01	Washington State
2001-02	UCLA
2002-03	UCLA
2003-04	UCLA
2004-05	UCLA
2005-06	Washington
2006-07	Washington
2007-08	Oregon
2008-09	UCLA
2009-10	UCLA
2010-11	Stanford

Women's indoor track & field

Year	Team
1992-93	UNLV
1993-94	Utah State
1994-95	Arizona
1995-96	Washington
1996-97	Stanford
1997-98	Stanford
1998-99	Washington State
1999-00	Washington State
2000-01	Arizona
2001-02	Arizona
2002-03	Stanford
2003-04	Stanford
2004-05	Stanford
2005-06	Stanford
2006-07	Arizona State
2007-08	Arizona State
2008-09	Stanford
2009-10	Oregon
2010-11	Oregon

Men's swimming & diving

Year	Team
2010-11	CSU-Bakersfield
2011-12	Brigham Young

Women's swimming & diving

Year	Team
2010-11	UC-Davis

Men's soccer

Year	Team
1992	Washington
1993	UCLA
1994	Fresno State
1995	UCLA
1996	UCLA
1997	Washington
1998	Washington
1999	Washington
2000	San Jose State
2001	New Mexico
2002	New Mexico
2003	San Jose State
2004	New Mexico
2005	New Mexico
2006	New Mexico
2007	Sacramento State
2008	Sacramento State
2009	Sacramento State
2010	Sacramento State
2011	New Mexico
2012	Air Force

Women's lacrosse

Year	Team
2004	California
2005	Stanford
2006	Stanford
2007	Stanford
2008	Stanford
2009	Stanford
2010	Stanford
2011	Stanford

Men's volleyball

Year	Team
1992-93	UCLA
1993-94	UCLA
1994-95	UCLA
1995-96	UCLA
1996-97	Stanford
1997-98	Pepperdine
1998-99	Brigham Young
1999-00	UCLA
2000-01	Brigham Young
2001-02	Pepperdine
2002-03	Brigham Young
2003-04	Brigham Young
2004-05	Pepperdine
2005-06	UCLA
2006-07	UC Irvine
2007-08	Pepperdine
2008-09	UC Irvine
2009-10	Stanford
2010-11	UC Santa Barbara
2011-12	UC Irvine
2013	Brigham Young

Men's gymnastics

Year	Team
1992-93	Stanford
1993-94	UCLA
1994-95	Stanford
1995-96	Oklahoma
1996-97	Nebraska
1997-98	California
1998-99	Nebraska & Oklahoma
1999-00	Oklahoma
2000-01	Oklahoma
2001-02	Oklahoma
2002-03	Oklahoma
2003-04	California
2004-05	Oklahoma
2005-06	Oklahoma
2006-07	Oklahoma
2007-08	Oklahoma
2008-09	Stanford
2009-10	Oklahoma
2010-11	Stanford

Women's gymnastics

Year	Team
2001-02	Sacramento State
2002-03	Sacramento State
2003-04	San Jose State
2004-05	Sacramento State
2005-06	Seattle Pacific
2006-07	Seattle Pacific
2007-08	UC Davis
2008-09	Alaska Anchorage
2009-10	UC Davis
2010-11	UC Davis

NCAA Titles (68)

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has won 68 NCAA titles in six sports. UCLA has won 21 national titles, Stanford has won 12 titles, USC has won nine titles, California and Oklahoma have won five titles, UC-Irvine have won four titles, Arizona State, Brigham Young and Oregon have won three titles, Pepperdine has won two titles and former member Nebraska has won one title.

Men's water polo (20)

Year	Team
1992	California
1993	Stanford
1994	Stanford
1995	UCLA
1996	UCLA
1997	Pepperdine
1998	USC
1999	UCLA
2000	UCLA
2001	Stanford
2002	Stanford
2003	USC
2004	UCLA
2005	USC
2006	California
2007	California
2008	USC
2009	USC
2010	USC
2011	USC
2012	USC

Men's volleyball (16)

Year	Team
1992-93	UCLA
1994-95	UCLA
1995-96	UCLA
1996-97	Stanford
1997-98	UCLA
1998-99	Brigham Young
1999-00	UCLA
2000-01	Brigham Young
2003-04	Brigham Young
2004-05	Pepperdine
2005-06	UCLA
2006-07	UC Irvine
2008-09	UC Irvine
2009-10	Stanford
2011-12	UC Irvine
2013	UC Irvine

Men's soccer (1)

Year	Team
1997	UCLA

Men's indoor track & field (2)

Year	Team
2007-08	Arizona State
2008-09	Oregon

Women's indoor track & field (6)

Year	Team
1999-00	UCLA
2000-01	UCLA
2006-07	Arizona State
2007-08	Arizona State
2009-10	Oregon
2010-11	Oregon

Women's water polo (11)

Year	Team
2000-01	UCLA
2001-02	Stanford
2002-03	UCLA
2003-04	USC
2004-05	UCLA
2005-06	UCLA
2006-07	UCLA
2007-08	UCLA
2008-09	UCLA
2009-10	USC
2010-11	Stanford

Men's gymnastics (12)

Year	Team
1992-93	Stanford
1993-94	Nebraska
1994-95	Stanford
1996-97	California
1997-98	California
2001-02	Oklahoma
2002-03	Oklahoma
2004-05	Oklahoma
2005-06	Oklahoma
2007-08	Oklahoma
2008-09	Stanford
2010-11	Stanford

External links

• Official website