Pacific West Conference

Pacific West Conference
Association	NCAA
Founded	1992; 34 years ago
Commissioner	Brad Jones
Sports fielded	15 men's: 7; women's: 8; ;
Division	Division II
No. of teams	13 (10 in 2026)
Headquarters	Irvine, California
Region	Pacific States
Official website	thepacwest.com
Locations

The Pacific West Conference (also known as the PacWest) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in California and Hawaii.

The conference sponsors the following sports: basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field outdoor for both men and women; baseball for men only; softball and volleyball for women only. The newest PacWest sports are men's tennis and women's golf, both added in 2012–13.^[1]

History

Formation

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The PacWest was formed in 1992 when the Great Northwest Conference (a men's conference) merged with the Continental Divide Conference (a women's conference containing some of the same members), in response to the departures of several members and new NCAA legislation requiring conferences to have at least six members.^[2] In addition, some Hawai'i-based colleges joined the new conference.

At one point the conference expanded to 16 members, but in 2001, member schools from Washington, Alaska, California, and Oregon left to form the new Great Northwest Athletic Conference.^[2]

With the departure of the final two mainland members, Montana State University–Billings and Western New Mexico University, to join the Heartland Conference in 2005, the four Hawai'i universities played one season as "independents" after receiving a waiver from the NCAA to keep the conference in name, while searching for new members, because in order to be eligible for conference membership in the NCAA, a conference must consist of a minimum of six member institutions who sponsor at least ten sports, with two team sports for each gender.

New PacWest Conference

To comply with conference membership regulations, Hawai'i Pacific (HPU), Chaminade, BYU–Hawai'i and Hawai'i–Hilo added new sports to their programs. In July 2005, the Pacific West Conference voted to admit Notre Dame de Namur University as a provisional member, as it moved from the NAIA to the NCAA Division II. Grand Canyon University, formerly an NCAA D-II Independent, also joined the conference, returning the Pacific West Conference to full conference status with six members. Dixie State College of Utah joined the conference for the 2007–08 season. In 2008, it was announced that Academy of Art University would join the conference in the 2009–10 season as the conference's 8th member. In 2009 it was announced that Dominican University of California would join the conference in the 2009–10 season as the conference's 9th member.^[3] That same year, the conference announced it would sponsor baseball as its 11th sport, with Hawai'i Pacific University, University of Hawai'i–Hilo, Dixie State College of Utah (now Utah Tech University), and Grand Canyon University competing on a Division II level.^[4]

Recent expansion and contraction

The conference began expansion in 2010 when the PacWest invited California Baptist University, from the NAIA's Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) to join the conference beginning with the 2011–12 school year.^[5] On June 1, 2011, the conference announced the additions of Azusa Pacific University, Fresno Pacific University and Point Loma Nazarene University, all members of the GSAC,^[1] which began Pacific West Conference play during the 2012–13 season. Holy Names University was also added to the PacWest in 2011, but did not begin the NCAA Division II membership process from the NAIA until July 13, 2012.^[6] As part of the transition process from NAIA to NCAA Holy Names remained ineligible for NCAA postseason play through 2015–16.^[1] On November 27, 2012, Grand Canyon announced it would leave the PacWest after the 2012–13 school year to accept an invitation to join the Division I Western Athletic Conference.^[7] In July 2016, it was announced that Biola University would join the PacWest for the 2017–18 season. In October 2016, Dixie State announced that it would transition from the PacWest to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference after the 2017–18 school year. On January 13, 2017, California Baptist announced that it will leave the PacWest in favor of moving up to NCAA Division I.^[8] On March 23, 2020, Notre Dame de Namur announced the cessation of all its athletics after the 2019–20 school year.^[9]

Chronological timeline

1992 – The Pacific West Conference (PacWest) was founded due to a merger of the men's sports-only Great Northwest Conference and the women's sports-only Continental Divide Conference (which contained some of the same members). Charter members included the University of Alaska at Anchorage, the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Grand Canyon University, the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Montana State University at Billings, Portland State University (only for women's sports) and Seattle Pacific University, beginning the 1992–93 academic year.
1994 – Grand Canyon left the PacWest to join the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) after the 1993–94 academic year; while Western New Mexico University joined the conference in the 1994–95 academic year.^[10]
1996 – Portland State's women's sports left the PacWest to fully align with their men's sports to join the Division I ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big Sky Conference after the 1995–96 academic year.
1998 – Brigham Young University–Hawai'i, Central Washington University, Hawai'i Pacific University, Humboldt State University (now California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt), Saint Martin's University, Western Oregon University and Western Washington University joined the PacWest in the 1998–99 academic year.
1999 – Northwest Nazarene University and Seattle University joined the PacWest in the 1999–2000 academic year.
2001 – Alaska–Anchorage (UAA), Alaska–Fairbanks (UAF), Central Washington, Humboldt State (now Cal Poly–Humboldt), Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Seattle, Seattle Pacific, Western Oregon and Western Washington left the PacWest to form the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) after the 2000–01 academic year.
2005:
- Montana State–Billings and Western New Mexico left the PacWest to join the Heartland Conference after the 2004–05 academic year.
- Notre Dame de Namur University joined the PacWest as a provisional full member (along with Grand Canyon re-joining), both effective in the 2005–06 academic year.
2007 – Dixie State University (now Utah Tech University) joined the PacWest in the 2007–08 academic year.
2009 – Academy of Art University and Dominican University of California joined the PacWest in the 2009–10 academic year.
2011 – California Baptist University (Cal Baptist) joined the PacWest in the 2011–12 academic year.
2012 – Azusa Pacific University, Fresno Pacific University, Holy Names University and Point Loma Nazarene University joined the PacWest in the 2012–13 academic year.
2013:
- Grand Canyon left the PacWest to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) after the 2012–13 academic year.
- Sonoma State University joined the PacWest as an affiliate member for men's and women's tennis in the 2014 spring season (2013–14 academic year).
2014 – California State University, Los Angeles and California State University, Stanislaus joined the PacWest as affiliate members for women's tennis in the 2014 spring season (2013–14 academic year).
2015 – Concordia University Irvine joined the PacWest in the 2015–16 academic year.
2017:
- BYU–Hawaii left the PacWest as the school announced that it would discontinue its athletic program after the 2016–17 academic year.
- Biola University joined the PacWest in the 2017–18 academic year.
2018 – Two institutions left the PacWest to join their respective new home primary conferences, both effective after the 2017–18 academic year:
- Dixie State (now Utah Tech) to join the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC)
- and Cal Baptist to join the NCAA Division I ranks and the WAC, both effective after the 2017–18 academic year
2020 – Notre Dame de Namur left the PacWest as the school announced that it would discontinue its athletic program after the 2019–20 academic year.
2021 – Colorado Mesa University and the Metropolitan State University of Denver joined the PacWest as affiliate members for men's and women's tennis in the 2022 spring season (2021–22 academic year).
2023:
- Holy Names left the PacWest after the 2022–23 academic year; as the school ceased operations.
- Westmont College joined the PacWest in the 2023–24 academic year.^[11]
2024 – Jessup University, Menlo College and Vanguard University all joined the PacWest in the 2024–25 academic year.
2025 – Academy of Art left the PacWest after the 2024–25 academic year; as the school announced that it would discontinue its athletic program.
2026:
- Azusa Pacific will leave the PacWest to transition to NCAA Division III and join the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) in conjunction with the restart of their football program for the 2026 season (2026–27 academic year).
- Fresno Pacific and Menlo will leave the PacWest to join the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) after the 2025–26 academic year.

Member schools

Current members

The PacWest currently has 14 full members, all but one are private schools.

Member departing for the Division III's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on July 1, 2026.
Member departing for the California Collegiate Athletic Association on July 1, 2026.

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined^[a]
Azusa Pacific University^[12]	Azusa, California	1899	Evangelical	6,272	Cougars	2012
Biola University	La Mirada, California	1908	Evangelical	5,448	Eagles	2017
Chaminade University of Honolulu	Honolulu, Hawai'i	1955	Catholic (S.M.)	2,369	Silverswords	1992
Concordia University Irvine	Irvine, California	1976	Lutheran LCMS	3,522	Golden Eagles	2015
Dominican University of California	San Rafael, California	1890	Catholic (Dominican Sisters)	1,818	Penguins	2009
Fresno Pacific University	Fresno, California	1944	Mennonite	2,889	Sunbirds	2012
Hawai'i Pacific University	Honolulu, Hawai'i	1965	Nonsectarian	4,748	Sharks	1998
University of Hawai'i at Hilo	Hilo, Hawai'i	1947	Public	2,781	Vulcans	1992
Jessup University	Rocklin, California	1939	Nondenominational	1,484	Warriors	2024
Menlo College	Atherton, California	1927	Nonsectarian	810	Oaks	2024
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego, California	1902	Nazarene	4,813	Sea Lions	2012
Vanguard University	Costa Mesa, California	1920	Assemblies of God	2,219	Lions	2024
Westmont College	Santa Barbara, California	1937	Christian	1,312	Warriors	2023

Notes

^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

Affiliate members

The PacWest currently has two affiliate members, both are public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment (Fall 2018)^[13]	Nickname	Joined^[a]	Colors	PacWest sport(s)	Primary conference
California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	1947	Public^[b]	22,740	Golden Eagles	2014		women's tennis	California (CCAA)
California State University, Stanislaus	Turlock, California	1957	Public^[b]	9,295	Warriors	2014		women's tennis	California (CCAA)

Notes

^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ ^a ^b Part of the California State University System.

Former members

The PacWest had 20 former full members, all but seven were public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined^[a]	Left^[b]	Current conference
Academy of Art University	San Francisco, California	1929	For-profit	7,805	Urban Knights	2009	2025	N/A^[c]
University of Alaska Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska	1954	Public	16,242	Seawolves	1992	2001	Great Northwest (GNAC)
University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks, Alaska	1917	Public	9,380	Nanooks	1992	2001	Great Northwest (GNAC)
Brigham Young University–Hawai'i	Laie, Hawai'i	1955	LDS Church	3,176	Seasiders	1998	2017	N/A^[d]
California Baptist University	Riverside, California	1950	Baptist	11,491	Lancers	2011	2017	Western (WAC)^[e] (Big West (BWC)^[e] in 2026)
Central Washington University	Ellensburg, Washington	1891	Public	10,145	Wildcats	1998	2001	Great Northwest (GNAC)
Dixie State University^[f]	St. George, Utah	1911	Public	12,650	Trailblazers	2007	2018	Western (WAC)^[e]
Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, Arizona	1949	Christian (For-profit)^[g]	25,000	Antelopes	1992; 2005	1993; 2013	Mountain West (MW)^[e]
Holy Names University	Oakland, California	1868	Catholic (SNJM)	1,331	Hawks	2012	2023	Closed in 2023
Humboldt State University^[h]	Arcata, California	1913	Public	7,774	Lumberjacks	1998	2001	California (CCAA)
Montana State University Billings	Billings, Montana	1927	Public	4,600	Yellowjackets	1992	2005	Great Northwest (GNAC)
Northwest Nazarene University	Nampa, Idaho	1913	Nazarene	2,000	Crusaders	1999	2001	Great Northwest (GNAC)
Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont, California	1851	Catholic	1,492	Argonauts	2005	2020	N/A^[i]
Portland State University^[j]	Portland, Oregon	1946	Public	27,285	Vikings	1992	1996	Big Sky (BSC)^[e]
Saint Martin's University	Lacey, Washington	1895	Catholic (Benedictines)	1,628	Saints	1998	2001	Great Northwest (GNAC)
Seattle University^[k]	Seattle, Washington	1891	Catholic (Jesuit)	7,755	Redhawks^[l]	1999	2001	West Coast (WCC)^[e]
Seattle Pacific University	Seattle, Washington	1891	Free Methodist	3,773	Falcons	1992	2001	Great Northwest (GNAC)
Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, British Columbia	1965	Public	35,604	Red Leafs^[m]	1998	1999	Great Northwest (GNAC)
Western New Mexico University	Silver City, New Mexico	1893	Public	3,820	Mustangs	1994	2005	Lone Star (LSC)
Western Oregon University	Monmouth, Oregon	1856	Public	6,233	Wolves	1998	2001	Great Northwest (GNAC)
Western Washington University	Bellingham, Washington	1893	Public	13,070	Vikings	1998	2001	Great Northwest (GNAC)

Notes

^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.
^ Academy of Art dropped its athletics program after the 2024–25 school year.
^ BYU–Hawaii dropped its athletics program after the 2016–17 school year.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.
^ Currently known as Utah Tech University since 2022.
^ Grand Canyon's for-profit status is disputed. The U.S. Department of Education considers it for-profit, but the NCAA, the state of Arizona, and the Internal Revenue Service consider it a nonprofit.
^ Currently known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt since January 26, 2022.
^ Notre Dame de Namur dropped its athletics program after the 2019–20 school year.
^ Portland State joined the PacWest only for women's sports.
^ Seattle competed in some sports during its tenure in the PacWest.
^ Prior to January 2000, Seattle's nickname was the Chieftains.
^ Simon Fraser's (SFU) nickname during its tenure in the PacWest was the Clan.

Former affiliate members

The PacWest had two former affiliate members, which were both public schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined^[a]	Left^[b]	PacWest sport(s)	Current conference
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction, Colorado	1925	Public	10,139	Mavericks	2020	2025	men's tennis	Rocky Mountain (RMAC)
Colorado Mesa University	Grand Junction, Colorado	1925	Public	10,139	Mavericks	2020	2025	women's tennis	Rocky Mountain (RMAC)
Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver)	Denver, Colorado	1965	Public	17,678	Roadrunners	2020	2025	men's tennis	Rocky Mountain (RMAC)
Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver)	Denver, Colorado	1965	Public	17,678	Roadrunners	2020	2025	women's tennis	Rocky Mountain (RMAC)
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park, California	1960	Public	9,201	Seawolves	2013	2020	men's tennis	California (CCAA)
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park, California	1960	Public	9,201	Seawolves	2013	2020	women's tennis	California (CCAA)

Notes

^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.

Membership timeline

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Full member (non-football) Associate member (sport)

National championships

Academy of Art

Women's outdoor track & field (2013)

Azusa Pacific

Women's outdoor track & field (2021, 2023)

BYU–Hawai'i

Men's tennis (2002, 2003)
Women's tennis (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Women's volleyball (1999, 2002)

Grand Canyon

Men's soccer (1996)
Men's indoor track & field (2012)

Hawai'i Pacific

Women's volleyball (1998, 2000)
Softball (2010)
Men's tennis (2016)

Point Loma Nazarene

Women's soccer (2023)

Sports

**Conference sports**
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track & Field Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sponsored sports by school

School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Total PWC Sports
Azusa Pacific	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Biola	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Chaminade	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y			5
Concordia–Irvine	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	6
Dominican	N	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	5
Fresno Pacific	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y	5
Hawai'i Pacific	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		6
Hawai'i–Hilo	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		5
Jessup	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Menlo	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		6
Point Loma Nazarene	Y	Y			Y	Y		4
Vanguard	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	6
Westmont	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Totals	12	13	11	9	13	9	8	85

Women's sponsored sports by school

School	Basketball	Cross Country	Golf	Soccer	Softball	Tennis	Track & Field Outdoor	Volleyball	Total PWC Sports
Azusa Pacific	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Biola	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Chaminade	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y		Y	6
Concordia–Irvine	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Dominican	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Fresno Pacific	Y	Y		Y			Y	Y	5
Hawai'i Pacific	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	7
Hawai'i–Hilo	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	7
Jessup	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	8
Menlo	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	6
Point Loma Nazarene	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
Vanguard	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	7
Westmont	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y	Y	7
Totals	13	12	9	13	10	11+2	9	13	84+2
Affiliate Members
Cal State Los Angeles						Y			1
Stanislaus State						Y			1

Other sponsored sports by school

Future members indicated in gray.

School	Men						Women
School	Lacrosse	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field Indoor	Volleyball ^[a]	Water Polo ^[a]	Wrestling	Beach Volleyball ^[a]	Lacrosse	Stunt^[b]	Swimming & Diving	Track & Field Indoor	Water Polo	Wrestling ^[c]
Azusa Pacific			IND							PCSC	IND	GCC
Biola		PCSC	IND							PCSC	IND
Chaminade							IND
Concordia Irvine	RMAC	PCSC	IND	MPSF	WWPA		IND			PCSC	IND	WWPA
Dominican	RMAC							MEC
Fresno Pacific		PCSC			WWPA					PCSC		WWPA
Hawaii Pacific							IND
Jessup			TBA	MPSF					IND		TBA
Menlo				MPSF		MPSF							MPSF
Vanguard			TBA	MPSF		MPSF	IND		IND		TBA		MPSF
Westmont			IND							PCSC	IND

^ ^a ^b ^c De facto Division I sport. The NCAA men's volleyball championship is open to members of Divisions I and II, and the NCAA championships in beach volleyball and men's and women's water polo are open to members of all three NCAA divisions.
^ De facto Division I sport as part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.
^ De facto Division I sport as part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program; becomes an official NCAA championship sport in 2025–26.

Conference facilities

Team	Basketball Arena	Capacity
Azusa Pacific	Felix Events Center	3,500
Biola	Richard Chase Gymnasium	2,400
Chaminade	McCabe Gymnasium	2,800
Concordia Irvine	CU Arena	2,400
Dominican	Conlan Center	1,285
Fresno Pacific	Fresno Pacific University Special Events Center	1,500
Hawai'i Pacific	Shark Tank – St Francis School
Hawai'i–Hilo	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium	3,800
Jessup	Warrior Arena	—
Menlo	Haynes–Prim Pavilion	600
Point Loma Nazarene	Golden Gym	1,600
Vanguard	Peterson Gymnasium^[a]	1,500
Westmont	Murchison Gymnasium	1,179

^ At Orange Coast College.

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[12] Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

[15] Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

[CalState-16] Part of the California State University System.

[17] Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

[18] Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.

[19] Academy of Art dropped its athletics program after the 2024–25 school year.

[20] BYU–Hawaii dropped its athletics program after the 2016–17 school year.

[D1-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Currently an NCAA Division I athletic conference.

[22] Currently known as Utah Tech University since 2022.

[23] Grand Canyon's for-profit status is disputed. The U.S. Department of Education considers it for-profit, but the NCAA, the state of Arizona, and the Internal Revenue Service consider it a nonprofit.

[24] Currently known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt since January 26, 2022.

[25] Notre Dame de Namur dropped its athletics program after the 2019–20 school year.

[26] Portland State joined the PacWest only for women's sports.

[27] Seattle competed in some sports during its tenure in the PacWest.

[28] Prior to January 2000, Seattle's nickname was the Chieftains.

[29] Simon Fraser's (SFU) nickname during its tenure in the PacWest was the Clan.

[30] Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

[31] Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition ends.

[DI-32] De facto Division I sport. The NCAA men's volleyball championship is open to members of Divisions I and II, and the NCAA championships in beach volleyball and men's and women's water polo are open to members of all three NCAA divisions.

[33] De facto Division I sport as part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.

[34] De facto Division I sport as part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program; becomes an official NCAA championship sport in 2025–26.

[35] At Orange Coast College.

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