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Revision as of 19:13, 18 September 2009
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Association | NCAA |
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Commissioner | Craig Thompson (since 1998) |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division I |
Subdivision | FBS |
Region | Western United States |
Official website | http://themwc.com/ |
Locations | |
The Mountain West Conference (or MWC), the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS (I-A), officially began operations in July 1999. Geographically, the MWC covers a broad expanse of the western United States, with member institutions located in California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Craig Thompson has served as Commissioner of the MWC since its founding in 1999.
Charter members included Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah, and Wyoming. Before forming the Mountain West Conference, seven of the eight charter members had been longtime members of the Western Athletic Conference; half were WAC charter members at its formation in 1962 - UNLV had only joined the WAC in 1996.
The WAC expanded from 10 to 16 universities in 1996, absorbing three teams from the defunct Southwest Conference (Rice, SMU, and TCU), adding two from the Big West (San Jose State and UNLV), and Tulsa from the Missouri Valley. After three football seasons, most of the pre-expansion members decided the that the new WAC was oversized, and departed to form the Mountain West Conference. The MWC added a ninth team in 2005: TCU, also a former WAC member, joined after four seasons in Conference USA.
A lesser known "Mountain West Athletic Conference" existed from 1982-88, sponsoring championships for women’s sports at Big Sky Conference institutions. The Big Sky absorbed the MWAC in 1988, forming one league for both men's and women's competition.
Members
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Potential expansion
Boise radio station KBOI reported on Tuesday Nov. 11, 2008 that Western Athletic Conference member Boise State president Bob Kustra received a letter from the Mountain West Conference with an invitation to join the league. Despite the popularity of potential expansion among fans and reporters, this report, also reported on the Boise newspaper website IdahoStatesman.com, has been denied.[citation needed]
Sports
The MWC sponsors championships in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, women's soccer, swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, women's volleyball, football, softball,indoor and outdoor track and cross country. Many of its member schools participate in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for sports not sponsored by the Mountain West Conference. Two MWC schools have unique affiliations in men's soccer as San Diego State competes as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, while BYU has completely abandoned the collegiate competitive structure in that sport, opting instead to field a semi-professional team in the USL Premier Development League.
Starting with the 2009-10 season, the Mountain West and Missouri Valley Conferences will hold an annual challenge series between all nine members of the MWC and nine of the ten MVC teams. The first game will be on November 13 between the Bradley Braves and the BYU Cougars in Provo and concluding on December 23 with the Wyoming Cowboys visiting the Northern Iowa Panthers in Cedar Falls, IA. The challenge is similar to the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, which pits men's basketball teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference.[1]
Television network
- See article MountainWest Sports Network
Conference Champions
Men's Championship Winners
Football | Men's Basketball | Baseball | Cross Country | Golf | Swimming & Diving |
Tennis | Track & Field (Outdoors) |
Indoor Track | |
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1999-2000 | BYU CSU Utah |
Regular Season UNLV/Utah Tournament UNLV |
Regular Season New Mexico Tournament SDSU |
BYU | UNLV | BYU | Regular Season SDSU Tournament New Mexico |
BYU | BYU |
2000-2001 | CSU | Regular Season BYU/Utah/Wyoming Tournament BYU |
Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
BYU | BYU | BYU | Regular Season SDSU Tournament BYU |
BYU | BYU |
2001-2002 | BYU | Regular Season Wyoming Tournament SDSU |
Regular Season SDSU Tournament BYU |
BYU | UNLV | BYU | Regular Season and Tournament SDSU |
BYU | CSU |
2002-2003 | CSU | Regular Season BYU/Utah Tournament CSU |
Regular Season and Tournament UNLV |
BYU | New Mexico | BYU | Regular Season and Tournament SDSU |
BYU | BYU |
2003-2004 | Utah | Regular Season Air Force Tournament Utah |
Regular Season SDSU Tournament UNLV |
Air Force | New Mexico | BYU | Regular Season and Tournament New Mexico |
BYU | BYU |
2004-2005 | Utah | Regular Season Utah Tournament New Mexico |
Regular Season and Tournament UNLV |
BYU | New Mexico | UNLV | Regular Season and Tournament SDSU |
BYU | BYU |
2005-2006 | TCU | Regular Season and Tournament SDSU |
Regular Season and Tournament TCU |
BYU | New Mexico | UNLV | Regular Season SDSU Tournament TCU |
BYU | BYU |
2006-2007 | BYU | Regular Season BYU Tournament UNLV |
Regular Season and Tournament TCU |
BYU | BYU | UNLV BYU |
Regular Season SDSU Tournament UNLV |
BYU | BYU |
2007-2008 | BYU | Regular Season BYU Tournament UNLV |
Regular Season and Tournament TCU |
BYU | CSU | Regular Season BYU Tournament UNLV |
Regular Season New Mexico/TCU/Utah Tournament TCU |
BYU | BYU |
2008-2009 | Utah | Regular Season BYU/Utah/New Mexico Tournament Utah |
Regular Season TCU Tournament Utah |
BYU | TCU | Regular Season and Tournament UNLV |
Regular Season TCU Tournament New Mexico |
BYU | BYU |
Source:[2]
Women's Championship Winners
Women's Basketball | Softball | Soccer | Volleyball | Cross Country | Golf | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field (Outdoors) | Indoor Track | |
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1999-2000 | Regular Season and Tournament Utah |
Regular Season and Tournament Utah |
Regular Season SDSU Tournament BYU |
Regular Season BYU Tournament CSU |
BYU | New Mexico | BYU | Regular Season SDSU Tournament UNLV |
BYU | BYU |
2000-2001 | Regular Season Utah Tournament CSU |
Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
Regular Season CSU Tournament BYU |
BYU | New Mexico | BYU | Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
BYU | BYU |
2001-2002 | Regular Season CSU Tournament BYU |
Regular Season SDSU Tournament Utah |
Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
Regular Season CSU Tournament Utah |
BYU | New Mexico | BYU | Regular Season SDSU Tournament UNLV |
BYU | BYU |
2002-2003 | Regular Season Utah Tournament New Mexico |
Regular Season SDSU Tournament CSU |
Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
Regular Season CSU Tournament Utah |
BYU | New Mexico | BYU | Regular Season UNLV Tournament SDSU |
BYU | BYU |
2003-2004 | Regular Season Utah Tournament New Mexico |
Regular Season CSU Tournament Utah |
Regular Season Utah Tournament BYU |
Regular Season and Tournament CSU |
BYU | UNLV | BYU | Regular Season New Mexico Tournament BYU |
BYU | BYU |
2004-2005 | Regular Season and Tournament New Mexico |
Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
Regular Season UNLV Tournament Utah |
Regular Season and Tournament CSU |
BYU | UNLV | UNLV | Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
BYU | BYU |
2005-2006 | Regular Season BYU Tournament Utah |
Regular Season SDSU Tournament Utah |
Regular Season Utah Tournament UNLV |
Regular Season BYU Tournament Utah |
BYU | UNLV | Utah | Regular Season and Tournament TCU |
BYU | CSU |
2006-2007 | Regular Season BYU Tournament New Mexico |
BYU | Regular Season Utah Tournament UNLV |
Regular Season Utah Tournament CSU |
BYU | TCU | Regular Season Utah Tournament BYU |
Regular Season BYU and TCU Tournament BYU |
BYU | BYU |
2007-2008 | Regular Season Utah Tournament New Mexico |
SDSU | Regular Season UNLV Tournament BYU |
Regular Season CSU Tournament UNLV |
CSU | New Mexico | Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
Regular Season TCU Tournament UNLV |
CSU | TCU |
2008-2009 | Regular Season Utah/SDSU Tournament Utah |
BYU | Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
Regular Season Utah |
New Mexico | New Mexico | Regular Season and Tournament BYU |
Regular Season UNLV Tournament TCU |
BYU | BYU |
Source:[2]
Football Rivalries
Conference
Schools | First Meeting |
Game | Trophy | Winner (Last Meeting) |
All-time Record | |
Utah | BYU | 1896 | The Holy War | Beehive Boot | Utah | Utah leads 53-33-4 |
Colorado State | Wyoming | 1899 | Border War | Bronze Boot | Colorado State | Colorado State leads 55-40-5 |
Air Force | Colorado State | 1980 | Ram-Falcon Trophy | Air Force | Air Force leads 27-19-1 |
Non-Conference
Schools | First Meeting |
Game | Trophy | Reigning Champion (Last Meeting) |
Next Meeting | |
1972 | Commander in Chief's Trophy | Navy (2008) | 2009 | |||
Utah | Utah State | 1892 | Battle of the Brothers | Beehive Boot | Utah (2008) | 2009 |
Colorado State | Colorado | 1893 | Rocky Mountain Showdown | Centennial Cup | Colorado State (2009) | 2010 |
New Mexico | New Mexico State | 1894 | Battle of I-25 | Rio Grande Rivalry | New Mexico (2008) | 2009 |
New Mexico | Arizona | 1908 | Kit Carson Rifle | New Mexico (2008) | ||
TCU | SMU | 1915 | Battle for the Iron Skillet | Iron Skillet | TCU (2008) | 2009 |
New Mexico | UTEP | 1919 | Rio Grande Championship | UTEP (2007) | 2010 | |
BYU | Hawaiʻi | 1930 | [BYU (2002) | 2012 | ||
BYU | Utah State | 1922 | Battle for the old Wagon Wheel | Wagon Wheel | BYU (2008) | 2009 |
Wyoming | Hawaiʻi | 1978 | Paniolo Trophy | Wyoming (1997) | ||
San Diego State | San Jose State | 1935 | San Jose State (2008) | |||
UNLV | Nevada | 1969 | Battle for Nevada | Fremont Cannon | Nevada (2008) | 2009 |
Postseason Records
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Conference Facilities
School | Football Stadium | Capacity | Basketball Arenas | Capacity | Baseball Stadium | Capacity |
Air Force | Falcon Stadium | 46,692 | Clune Arena | 5,939 | Falcon Baseball Field | 1,000 |
BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium | 64,045 | Marriott Center | 22,700 | Larry H. Miller Field | 2,710 |
Colorado State | Hughes Stadium | 34,000 | Moby Arena | 8,745 | No baseball team | |
New Mexico | University Stadium | 40,094 | University Arena (The Pit) | 18,018 | No baseball field of their own; uses Isotopes Park | 12,215 |
San Diego State | No stadium of their own; uses Qualcomm Stadium | 71,400 | Viejas Arena | 12,414 | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 3,000 |
TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 44,358 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum | 7,200 | Lupton Stadium | 3,500 |
UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium | 36,800 | Thomas & Mack Center (men) Cox Pavilion (women) |
18,776 2,472 |
Earl Wilson Stadium | 3,000 |
Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,017 | Jon M. Huntsman Center | 15,000 | No baseball field of their own; uses Spring Mobile Ballpark | 15,500 |
Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium | 30,514 | Arena-Auditorium | 15,028 | No baseball team |
Elevation
The Mountain West's slogan is "Above the rest," and most member institutions are above 4,000 feet in elevation. This impacts endurance in sports like football and soccer, and aerodynamics in baseball, softball, basketball and golf. The MWC's institutions have the highest average elevation in NCAA Division I sports.
School | Elevation | Notes | Conference (Top 5 in elevation) | Average campus elevation | |
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Wyoming | 7,220 ft. | Highest altitude school in Division I | Mountain West | 4,060 feet | |
Air Force Academy | 6,600 ft. | Big Sky | 3,503 feet | ||
Colorado State | 5,200 ft. | WAC | 2,160 feet | ||
New Mexico | 5,100 ft. | Big 12 | 1,390 feet | ||
BYU | 4,660 ft. | The Summit | 1,240 feet | ||
Utah | 4,660 ft. | ||||
UNLV | 2,024 ft. | Sam Boyd Stadium is at 1,600 ft. | |||
TCU | 635 ft. | ||||
SDSU | 441 ft. | Qualcomm Stadium is at 100 ft. | |||
Conference average | 4,060 ft. |
See also
- Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
- Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
- Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament
References
- ^ "Missouri Valley, MWC to start basketball series". Las Vegas Review-Journal. January 15, 2009.
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External links
- Official Athletic Site of the Mountain West Conference
- Largest MWC Fan Forum
- The Big Podcast: A Quality Mountain West Conference Blog