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West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of 10 member schools across the states of California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington.

West Coast Conference
FormerlyWest Coast Athletic Conference (1956–1989)
California Basketball Association (1952–1956)
AssociationNCAA
Founded1952; 74 years ago (1952)
CommissionerStu Jackson (since 2023)
Sports fielded
  • 16
    • men's: 7
    • women's: 9
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionNon-football
No. of teams10 (12 in 2027)
HeadquartersSan Mateo, California
RegionWestern United States
BroadcastersESPN
CBS Sports
Websitewccsports.com
Locations
Location of teams in

All of the full members are private institutions, with all but one being faith-based. Seven members are Catholic Church affiliates, with four of these schools being Jesuit institutions. Pepperdine is an affiliate of the Churches of Christ. The University of the Pacific (which rejoined in 2013 after a 42-year absence) is affiliated with the United Methodist Church, although it has been financially independent of the church since 1969.[1] The only secular institution is the University of Denver, which joined in 2026. Although founded by Methodists, it has been nonsectarian from its founding.

History

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The league was chartered by five northern California institutions, four from the San Francisco Bay Area (San Francisco, Saint Mary's, Santa Clara, San Jose State) and one, Pacific, from Stockton. It began as the California Basketball Association, playing its first game on January 2, 1953. After two seasons under that name, the conference expanded to include Los Angeles-area schools Loyola (now Loyola Marymount) and Pepperdine in 1955 and became the "West Coast Athletic Conference" in 1956. After more than three decades as the WCAC, the name was shortened in the summer of 1989, dropping the word "Athletic".[2][3][4]

During the massive upheaval of conference affiliations in the 1990s, the WCC remained very stable. Before the 2010 realignment that eventually led to Brigham Young joining the conference, the last change of membership was in 1980, when Seattle University left the conference. At the time, only the Ivy League and Pacific-10 Conference (now the Pac-12 Conference) had remained unchanged for a longer period.

The WCC participates at the NCAA Division I level and is considered to be a mid-major athletic conference. The conference sponsors 15 sports but does not include football as one of them. San Diego (Pioneer Football League) is the only school fielding a football team. The rest have all dropped the sport, some as early as the 1940s, before the conference existed (Portland), and one as late as 2003 (Saint Mary's).

Historically, the WCC's strongest sports have been soccer (nine national champions, including back-to-back women's soccer titles in 2001 and 2002) and tennis (five individual champions and one team champion). The conference has also made its presence felt nationally in men's basketball. San Francisco won two consecutive national titles in the 1950s with all-time great Bill Russell.[5] Seattle made the NCAA championship game in 1958 behind Elgin Baylor who went on to be a revolutionary player in the NBA.[6][7][8] Although the WCAC's stature declined in the 1960s, San Francisco was reckoned as a "major" basketball power until the early 1980s. Also of note was Loyola Marymount's inspired run to the Elite Eight in 1990 following the death of Hank Gathers during that season's WCC championship tournament.

West Coast Conference logo from 2011 to 2019
WCC affiliate member locations
– Affiliate member
Not pictured: Affiliate members Augusta and Creighton

More recently, the rise of now-former member Gonzaga to national prominence after being invited to the NCAA tournament every year since their Cinderella run to the "Elite Eight" in 1999 has helped make the WCC a household name. As San Francisco was from the 1940s to the early 1980s, Gonzaga has gained recognition as a major basketball power, despite the WCC being a mid-major conference. Gonzaga has been to 23 consecutive NCAA tournaments—the longest streak for any school in the Western United States, the third-longest active streak, and the sixth-longest streak in history. They have also been to all but one WCC tournament final since 1995, and have played for the conference title every year since 1998. In 2016–17, the Bulldogs advanced all the way to the national championship game—the deepest run by a conference team since San Francisco went to three consecutive Final Fours from 1955 to 1957. The Bulldogs reached the title game again in 2021, this time entering the game unbeaten, but again losing, this time to Baylor.

Saint Mary's has also made marks for the conference as the Gaels appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, and 2021 (making the "Sweet Sixteen" in 2010).

Eventually, with the 2010 realignment opening up new avenues for expansion, the WCC decided to revisit expansion plans. The conference decided that it would only seek out private schools, but would not limit its search to faith-based institutions. Even so, the two additions, Brigham Young University and University of the Pacific are both faith-based institutions, although Pacific has not been financially sponsored by the United Methodist Church since 1969.

On August 31, 2010, BYU announced plans to join the WCC for the 2011–12 season in all sports the conference offers. BYU joined the conference on July 1, 2011.[9][10] BYU's arrival gave the WCC another school with a rich basketball tradition. The Cougars made the NCAA Tournament six straight times before failing to do so in 2013, and had made 26 NCAA Tournament appearances before joining the conference.

On March 27, 2012, the University of the Pacific (UOP), a charter member of the conference in 1952, accepted an invitation to rejoin the WCC, effective July 1, 2013. The move removed Pacific from the Big West Conference back to the WCC, which Pacific left in 1971 in order to pursue its interests in football that it later abandoned in 1995.[11]

The WCC became the first Division I conference to adopt a conference-wide diversity hiring commitment, announcing the "Russell Rule", based on the NFL's Rooney Rule and named after Basketball Hall of Famer and social activist Bill Russell, a graduate of charter and current conference member San Francisco, on August 2, 2020. In its announcement, the WCC stated:[12]

The "Russell Rule" requires each member institution to include a member of a traditionally underrepresented community in the pool of final candidates for every athletic director, senior administrator, head coach and full-time assistant coach position in the athletic department.

In September 2021, BYU announced that it would leave the WCC in 2023 for the Big 12 Conference.[13] The WCC announced on July 19, 2022 that it would add men's water polo starting in 2023–24. Full members Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine, and Santa Clara were joined by affiliates Air Force, California Baptist, and San Jose State.[14]

2020s conference realignment

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On December 22, 2023, the WCC announced that Oregon State University and Washington State University, the two schools left behind by the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference, would become affiliate members in all sports apart from football and baseball through 2025–26.[15] This was followed in May 2024 with the announcement that Grand Canyon University and Seattle University would join in July 2025, with Seattle rejoining after a 45-year absence.[16] On October 1, 2024, Gonzaga announced it would be leaving the conference to join the Pac-12 as a full member.[17]

On November 1, 2024, Grand Canyon announced it was declining the WCC's invitation to join the conference in 2025, instead accepting an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference no later than 2026.[18] On September 2, 2025, after coming off their first NCAA March Madness appearance in their first year of eligibility, the WCC extended an offer to the University of California, San Diego to join in 2027.[19] At the time of announcement, UCSD was set to be the WCC's first public school since 1979, when the University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada) left to join the Big Sky Conference.

On October 31, 2025, the University of Denver (DU) announced it would join the West Coast Conference in 2026.[20] DU became the first university in the Rocky Mountain Region to join the conference since BYU left in 2023. It is also the first secular institution to be a full conference member since Nevada's departure; although the school was founded by Methodists, it has been nonsectarian from its founding. The WCC was not done with expansion, announcing on April 10, 2026 that the University of California, Santa Barbara, which had been a member from 1964–1969, would rejoin the conference in 2027 alongside UCSD. This would bring the WCC's full membership to a record of 12.[21]

Member schools

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Current full members

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The WCC is made up entirely of private institutions. Before the Methodist-founded but nonsectarian Denver joined in 2026, all were Christian institutions, and all but two of those are Catholic. Pacific is affiliated with the United Methodist Church while Pepperdine is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. This will change in July 2027 with the arrival of the public UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara.

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Endowment
(millions)		 Nickname Joined[a] Colors
University of Denver Denver, Colorado 1864 Nonsectarian[22][b] 12,894 $1,090.00[23] Pioneers 2026    
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California 1865 Catholic
(Jesuit)		 10,179[24] $611.3 Lions 1955    
University of the Pacific Stockton, California 1851 United
Methodist		 6,652 $568.2 Tigers 1952    
2013[c]
Pepperdine University Malibu, California[d] 1937 Churches
of Christ		 6,000 $1,205 Waves 1955      
University of Portland Portland, Oregon 1901 Catholic
(C.S.C.)		 3,200 $297.2 Pilots 1976    
Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, California 1863 Catholic
(F.S.C.)		 2,775 $215.0 Gaels 1952      
University of San Diego San Diego, California 1949 Catholic
(Diocese
of San Diego)		 7,548 $652.5 Toreros 1979      
University of San Francisco San Francisco, California 1855 Catholic
(Jesuit)		 10,017 $478.5 Dons 1952    
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California 1851 Catholic
(Jesuit)		 8,300 $1,471.0 Broncos 1952    
Seattle University Seattle, Washington 1891 Catholic
(Jesuit)		 7,755 $241.2 Redhawks 1971    
2025[e]
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Though founded by Methodists, Denver has been a nonsectarian institution since its founding.
  3. ↑ Pacific left the WCC after the 1970–71 school year to join the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now known as the Big West Conference); before rejoining the WCC in 2013–14.
  4. ↑ The Pepperdine campus has a Malibu mailing address but lies entirely within unincorporated Los Angeles County.
  5. ↑ Seattle left the WCC after the 1979–80 school year to join the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA); before rejoining the WCC in 2025–26.

Future full members

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Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Endowment
(millions)		 Nickname Joining[a] Colors Current
conference
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California[b] 1960 Public[c] 42,376 $1,589.86[25] Tritons 2027     Big West (BWC)
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California[d] 1891 26,421 $665.9[25] Gauchos 2027[e]    
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ La Jolla is a San Diego neighborhood served by its own post office.
  3. ↑ UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara will be the first public schools in the conference since the 1978–79 season.
  4. ↑ The UCSB campus has a Santa Barbara mailing address, but is outside the city limits in the unincorporated community of Isla Vista.
  5. ↑ UC Santa Barbara joined the WCC in the 1964–65 school year, but left to become a member of the Big West (then known as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association [PCAA]) after 1968–69.

Associate members

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Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Endowment
(millions)		 Nickname Joined[a] WCC
sport(s)		 Primary
conference
United States Air Force Academy
(Air Force)		 USAF Academy, Colorado 1954 Federal 4,304 $98.9 Falcons 2023 Men's water polo Mountain West (MW)
Augusta University Augusta, Georgia 1828 Public 9,274 $364.8 Jaguars 2025 Men's golf Peach Belt (PBC)[b]
Women's golf
Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska 1878 Catholic
(Jesuit)		 8,910 $713.0 Bluejays 2010 Women's rowing Big East
California State University, Sacramento
(Sacramento State)		 Sacramento, California 1947 Public 31,181 $92.9 Hornets 2024 Women's rowing Big West (BWC)
San Jose State University San Jose, California 1857 Public 33,025 $197.1 Spartans 2023 Men's water polo Mountain West (MW)
University of California, Davis
(UC Davis)		 Davis, California 1905 Public 40,848 $2,172.7 Aggies 2026 Beach volleyball Mountain West (MW)
2026 Men's water polo
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.

Former full members

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Of the former members of the WCC, only BYU (Latter Day Saints) and Gonzaga (Catholic, more specifically Jesuit) are Christian institutions. The other five, including returning member UC Santa Barbara, are all public universities.

Institution Location Founded Type Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] Current
conference
Brigham Young University
(BYU)		 Provo, Utah 1875 LDS Cougars 2011 2023 Big 12
California State University, Fresno
(Fresno State)		 Fresno, California 1911 Public Bulldogs 1955 1957 Pac-12
Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington 1887 Catholic
(Jesuit)		 Bulldogs 1979 2026 Pac-12
University of California, Santa Barbara
(UC Santa Barbara, UCSB)		 Santa Barbara, California[c] 1891 Public Gauchos 1964 1969 Big West (BWC)
(West Coast (WCC) in 2027)
University of Nevada, Reno
(Nevada)		 Reno, Nevada 1874 Public Wolf Pack 1969 1979 Mountain West (MW)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(UNLV)		 Las Vegas, Nevada[d] 1957 Public Rebels 1969 1975 Mountain West (MW)
San Jose State University
(SJSU)		 San Jose, California 1857 Public Spartans 1952 1969 Mountain West (MW)
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. ↑ The UCSB campus has a Santa Barbara mailing address, but is outside the city limits in the unincorporated community of Isla Vista.
  4. ↑ The UNLV campus lies outside the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated community of Paradise. The U.S. Postal Service considers all unincorporated areas within the Las Vegas Valley to have a Las Vegas address.

Former associate members

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Institution Location Founded Type Nickname Joined[a] Left[b] WCC
sport(s)		 Primary
conference
California State University, Bakersfield
(Cat State Bakersfield, CSUB)[c]		 Bakersfield, California 1965 Public Roadrunners 2012 2013 Women's golf Big West (BWC)
California State University, Los Angeles
(Cat State Los Angeles, CSULA)		 Los Angeles, California 1947 Public Golden Eagles 1975 1976 Baseball California (CCAA)[d]
California Baptist University
(Cal Baptist)		 Riverside, California 1950 Baptist Lancers 2023 2026 Men's water polo Big West (BWC)
University of Nevada, Reno
(Nevada)		 Reno, Nevada 1874 Public Wolf Pack 1984 1991 Baseball Mountain West (MW)
1985 1987 Women's basketball
Women's tennis
Women's volleyball
Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 1868 Public Beavers 2024 2026 Multiple[e] Pac-12
United States International University
(USIU)		 San Diego, California 1924 Non-profit Gulls 1985 1987 Women's basketball N/A[f]
Women's tennis
Women's volleyball
Washington State University Pullman, Washington 1890 Public Cougars 2024 2026 Multiple[g] Pac-12
Notes
  1. ↑ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
  2. ↑ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
  3. ↑ The school started the process of rebranding its athletic program as Bakersfield in 2023–24.
  4. ↑ Currently an NCAA Division II athletic conference.
  5. ↑ Oregon State competed as an associate member in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, softball, men's and women's golf, women's cross country and women's rowing, all of which are sponsored by the post-2026 Pac-12.
  6. ↑ USIU dropped its athletics program following the end of the 1990–91 school year.
  7. ↑ Washington State competed as an associate member in men's and women's basketball, women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's golf, women's tennis, men's and women's cross country and women's rowing, all of which are sponsored by the post-2026 Pac-12.

Membership timeline

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University of California, San DiegoBig West ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationNCAA Division III independent schoolsUniversity of DenverSummit LeagueWestern Athletic ConferenceSun Belt ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsNCAA Division II independent schoolsColorado Athletic ConferenceNAIA independent schoolsNCAA Division I independent schoolsSkyline Conference (1938–1962)Washington State UniversityPac-12 ConferencePac-12 ConferencePac-12 ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsPac-12 ConferenceOregon State UniversityPac-12 ConferencePac-12 ConferencePac-12 ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsPac-12 ConferenceBig 12 ConferenceBrigham Young UniversityMountain West ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceSkyline Conference (1938–1962)Alliant International UniversityNCAA Division I independent schoolsNCAA Division II independent schoolsNAIA independent schoolsUniversity of San DiegoNCAA Division II independent schoolsPac-12 ConferenceGonzaga UniversityBig Sky ConferenceNCAA Division II independent schoolsNAIA independent schoolsUniversity of PortlandNCAA Division II independent schoolsWestern Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division II independent schoolsGreat Northwest Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division II independent schoolsNorthwest ConferenceNAIA independent schoolsSeattle UniversityNCAA Division II independent schoolsMountain West ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceBig West ConferenceBig Sky ConferenceUniversity of Nevada, RenoNorthern California Athletic ConferenceNCAA Division I independent schoolsMountain West ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceBig West ConferenceBig West ConferenceNCAA Division I FBS independent schoolsUniversity of Nevada, Las VegasNCAA Division II independent schoolsBig West ConferenceBig West ConferenceUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationPepperdine UniversityCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola Marymount UniversityNCAA Division I independent schoolsMountain West ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceBig West ConferenceBig West ConferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationCalifornia State University, FresnoCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationSaint Mary's College of CaliforniaSanta Clara UniversityUniversity of San FranciscoBig West ConferenceBig West ConferenceUniversity of the Pacific (United States)Mountain West ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceBig West ConferenceBig West ConferenceSan Jose State University

 Full member (all sports)   Full member (non-football)   Associate member (basketball)   Associate member (other sports)  Other Conference  Other Conference 

  • Due to space limitations, the following affiliations are not linked within the timeline:
    • Fresno State had dual membership with the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during their tenure in the WCAC before committing full-time with the CCAA from 1957 to 1969.
    • Pepperdine was an independent school for the 1954–55 school year.
    • UC Santa Barbara joined what was then the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) in 1969. It left in 1974 to become independent and returned in 1976.
    • USIU was a full independent after departing the WCC before dropping all collegiate athletics in at the end of the 1990–91 school year.
    • Oregon State and Washington State have a two-year agreement with the WCC for associate memberships in various sports. It has not been announced which conference the associate sports will join in 2026.

Sports

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The West Coast Conference sponsors championship competition in seven men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports, with the newest addition being men's water polo in 2023–24.[26] The conference announced that it would begin sponsoring men's and women's swimming and diving beginning with the 2027–28 academic year.[27] This coincides with the addition of UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara, which would bring the conference over the threshold required for an automatic bid in at least the men's sport, and further solidify the women's lineup.

Teams in West Coast Conference competition
SportMen'sWomen's
Baseball
10
–
Basketball
12
12
Beach Volleyball
–
7
Cross country
9
12
Golf
12
8
Rowing
–
10
Soccer
10
12
Softball
–
7
Swimming & Diving (27–28)
6
8
Tennis
8
10
Volleyball
–
12
Water Polo
7
–

Men's sports

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Men's sponsored sports by school
SchoolBaseballBasketballCross
country		GolfSoccerTennisWater
polo		Total
sports
DenverNoYesNoYesYesYesNo4
Loyola MarymountYesYesNoYesYesYesYes6
PacificYesYesYesYesYesYesYes7
PepperdineYesYesYesYesNoYesYes6
PortlandYesYesYesNoYesYesNo5
Saint Mary'sYesYesYesYesYesYesYes7
San DiegoYesYesYesYesYesYesNo6
San FranciscoYesYesYesYesYesNoNo5
Santa ClaraYesYesYesYesYesYesYes7
SeattleYesYesYesYesYesNoNo5
Associate members
Air ForceYes1
AugustaYes1
San Jose StateYes1
UC DavisYes1
Totals91081098862
Future full members
UC San DiegoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes7
UC Santa BarbaraYesYesYesYesYesYesYes7
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the West Coast Conference which are played by WCC schools
SchoolFencingFootballIce hockeyLacrosseRowing[a]SkiingSwimming
& diving		Track & field
(indoor)		Track & field
(outdoor)		Volleyball
DenverNoNoNCHCBig EastNoRMISAMPSFNoNoNo
PacificNoNoNoNoNoNoMPSFMPSFIndependentMPSF
PepperdineNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoIndependentMPSF
PortlandNoNoNoNoNoNoNoMPSFIndependentNo
Saint Mary'sNoNoNoNoNoNoMPSFIndependentIndependentNo
San DiegoNoPioneer LeagueNoNoMPSFNoNoNoNoNo
UC San DiegoMPSFNoNoNoMPSFNoMPSFNoBig WestBig West
San FranciscoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoIndependentIndependentNo
UC Santa BarbaraNoNoNoNoACRANoMPSFIndependentBig WestBig West
Santa ClaraNoNoNoNoMPSFNoNoIndependentIndependentNo
SeattleNoNoNoNoNoNoMPSFNoIndependentNo
  1. ↑ The NCAA sanctions rowing only for women. Men's college rowing is governed by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association.

Women's sports

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Women's sponsored sports by school
SchoolBasketballBeach
volleyball		Cross
country		GolfRowingSoccerSoftballTennisVolleyballTotal
WCC sports
DenverYesNoNoYesNoYesNoYesYes5
Loyola MarymountYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYes7
PacificYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesYes7
PepperdineYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYes7
PortlandYesYesYesNoYesYesNoYesYes7
Saint Mary'sYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes8
San DiegoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYes8
San FranciscoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoNoYes7
Santa ClaraYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes9
SeattleYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes8
Associate members
AugustaYes1
CreightonYes1
Sacramento StateYes1
UC DavisYes1
Totals10996710691076
Future full members
UC San DiegoYesNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYes7
UC Santa BarbaraYesNoYesNoNoYesYesYesYes6
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the West Coast Conference that are played by WCC schools
SchoolFencingGymnasticsLacrosseSkiingSwimming
& diving		Track & field
(indoor)		Track & field
(outdoor)		Water polo
DenverNoBig 12Big EastRMISAMPSFNoNoNo
Loyola MarymountNoNoNoNoNoNoNoGolden Coast
PacificNoNoNoNoMPSFMPSFIndependentGolden Coast
PepperdineNoNoNoNoMPSFMPSFIndependentNo
PortlandNoNoNoNoNoMPSFIndependentNo
Saint Mary'sNoNoNoNoMPSFMPSFIndependentGolden Coast
San DiegoNoNoNoNoMPSFNoIndependentNo
UC San DiegoMPSFNoNoNoMPSFNoBig WestBig West
San FranciscoNoNoNoNoNoMPSFIndependentNo
UC Santa BarbaraNoNoNoNoMPSFIndependentBig WestBig West[a]
Santa ClaraNoNoNoNoNoIndependentIndependentGolden Coast
SeattleNoNoNoNoMPSFNoIndependentNo
  1. ↑ Has not announced a future affiliation in this sport.

Facilities

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Future members in green.

School Basketball arena Capacity Baseball stadium Capacity Soccer stadium Capacity
Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 2,500 Non-baseball member CIBER Field 2,000
Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion 4,156 George C. Page Stadium 1,200 Sullivan Field 2,000
Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center 6,150 Klein Family Field 2,500 Knoles Field 600
Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse 3,104 Eddy D. Field Stadium 1,800 Tari Frahm Rokus Field 1,000
Portland Chiles Center 4,852 Joe Etzel Field 1,000 Merlo Field 4,892
Saint Mary's University Credit Union Pavilion 3,500 Louis Guisto Field 1,000 Saint Mary's Stadium 5,500
San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion 5,100 Fowler Park 1,700 Torero Stadium 6,000
San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium 5,300 Dante Benedetti Diamond 2,000 Negoesco Stadium 3,000
Santa Clara Leavey Center 4,500 Stephen Schott Stadium 1,500 Buck Shaw Stadium 10,300
Seattle Climate Pledge Arena[a] 18,100 Bannerwood Park 700 Championship Field 650
UC San Diego LionTree 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
  1. ↑ Seattle also uses the on-campus Redhawk Center (capacity 999) for home games.

Athletic department revenue by school

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Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights and licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, concessions, and novelties.

Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries, scholarships, buildings and grounds, maintenance, utilities and rental fees, recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues, and insurance.

The following table shows institutional reporting to the United States Department of Education Equity in Athletics Database for the 2023–24 academic year.[28]

Institution 2023-24 Total Expenses on Athletics 2023-24 Total Revenue from Athletics
Denver $51,534,887 $51,534,887
Santa Clara $41,208,054 $41,208,054
Loyola Marymount $39,654,261 $39,654,261
San Diego $32,342,967 $32,342,967
Pepperdine $31,360,732 $31,360,732
UC San Diego $30,251,874 $30,251,874
UC Santa Barbara $28,864,183 $28,864,183
Saint Mary's $27,756,833 $27,756,833
Pacific $27,745,372 $27,745,372
San Francisco $27,348,074 $27,348,074
Seattle $22,676,616 $22,676,616
Portland $21,690,973 $21,690,973

Notable sports figures

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Some of the famous athletes who played collegiately for WCC schools and coaches and executives that attended WCC schools, include:

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Transactions: College". Times Daily. Florence, AL. Associated Press. July 14, 1989. p. 2B.
  3. ↑ "WCAC shortens its name to West Coast Conference". Spokane Chronicle. July 14, 1989. p. B5.
  4. ↑ West Coast Conference Official Athletics Site – On Campus Archived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Wccsports.cstv.com (July 1, 2011).
  5. ↑ "Southern Illinoisan (Sunday, March 25, 1956) - Carbondale, Illinois | Page Page 9 archive". Newspapers.com. March 25, 1956. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
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  8. ↑ Goldstein, Richard (March 22, 2021). "Elgin Baylor, Acrobatic Hall of Famer in N.B.A., Dies at 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "BYU Becomes Ninth Member of West Coast Conference" (Press release). West Coast Conference. July 1, 2011. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ Katz, Andy (August 31, 2010). "BYU leaving MWC for 2011–12 season". ESPN. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  11. ↑ VanderBeek, Brian (March 28, 2012). "University of the Pacific joins West Coast Conference". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Russell Rule Diversity Hiring Commitment" (Press release). West Coast Conference. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ "BYU to Join Big 12 Conference" (Press release). BYU Cougars. September 7, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  14. ↑ "West Coast Conference Adds Men's Water Polo" (Press release). West Coast Conference. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  15. ↑ "West Coast Conference Adds Oregon State and Washington State as Affiliate Members" (Press release). West Coast Conference. December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  16. ↑ "West Coast Conference Adds Grand Canyon University and Seattle University as Members" (Press release). West Coast Conference. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Gonzaga Accepts Invitation to Join Pac-12 Conference". www.gonzaga.edu.
  18. ↑ "GCU accepts invite to Mountain West Conference" (Press release). Grand Canyon University Athletics. November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  19. ↑ "UC San Diego Accepts Invitation To Join The West Coast Conference". Herosports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  20. ↑ "University of Denver Accepts Invitation to Join West Coast Conference in 2026-27". University of Denver Athletics. October 31, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  21. ↑ "West Coast Conference Adds UC Santa Barbara In Landmark Expansion Move" (Press release). West Coast Conference. April 10, 2026. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  22. ↑ "About DU | University of Denver". Du.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Endowments | Giving". Give.du.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  24. ↑ "LMU Common Data Set 2024-2025" (PDF). Academics.lmu.edu.
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