Western Athletic Conference

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NCAA Division I conference collegiate athletic conference

The Western Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States that has historically sponsored competition in multiple NCAA sports across institutions primarily in the western region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NCAA Division I conference ⓘ
collegiate athletic conference ⓘ
abbreviation WAC ⓘ
commissionerStartDate 2021 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
footballStatusHistory reinstated football at FCS level in 2021 ⓘ
sponsored football from 1962 to 2012 ⓘ
formerName Mountain West Conference ⓘ
surface form: Mountain States Conference
founded 1962 ⓘ
hasChampionshipEvent WAC Men's Basketball Tournament ⓘ
WAC Women's Basketball Tournament ⓘ
hasCommissioner Brian Thornton ⓘ
hasCurrentMember Abilene Christian University ⓘ
California Baptist University ⓘ
Grand Canyon University ⓘ
Lamar University ⓘ
New Mexico A&M College ⓘ
surface form: New Mexico State University

Sam Houston State University ⓘ
Seattle University ⓘ
Stephen F. Austin State University ⓘ
Tarleton State University ⓘ
Utah Valley University ⓘ
hasFormerMember United States Air Force Academy ⓘ
surface form: Air Force Academy

Arizona State University ⓘ
Boise State University ⓘ
Brigham Young University ⓘ
Colorado State University ⓘ
California State University, Fresno ⓘ
surface form: Fresno State

Louisiana Tech University ⓘ
Rice University ⓘ
San Diego State University ⓘ
San Jose State University ⓘ
Southern Methodist University ⓘ
Texas Christian University ⓘ
University of Arizona ⓘ
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ⓘ
University of Nevada, Las Vegas ⓘ
University of Nevada, Reno ⓘ
University of New Mexico ⓘ
University of Tulsa ⓘ
University of Utah ⓘ
University of Wyoming ⓘ
Utah State University ⓘ
hasMembershipType affiliate members ⓘ
full members ⓘ
headquartersLocation Denver, Colorado ⓘ
NCAAdivision NCAA Division I ⓘ
surface form: Division I
numberOfMemberInstitutions 10 ⓘ
officialWebsite https://www.wacsports.com ⓘ
previousHeadquartersLocation Englewood, Colorado ⓘ
Phoenix ⓘ
surface form: Phoenix, Arizona
regionServed Midwestern United States ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southwestern United States

western United States ⓘ
surface form: Western United States
sponsorsSport baseball ⓘ
cross country ⓘ
football ⓘ
golf ⓘ
indoor track and field ⓘ
men's basketball ⓘ
men's soccer ⓘ
outdoor track and field ⓘ
softball ⓘ
swimming and diving ⓘ
tennis ⓘ
volleyball ⓘ
women's basketball ⓘ
women's soccer ⓘ
sportingAffiliation National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
surface form: NCAA
subdivisionInFootball FCS ⓘ
televisionPartner ESPN ⓘ
ESPN+ (streaming service) ⓘ
surface form: ESPN+

regional sports networks ⓘ

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California Baptist University → athleticsConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Seattle University → athleticsConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Arizona State Sun Devils baseball → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Arizona State Sun Devils football team → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Arizona Wildcats football team → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Arizona Wildcats men's basketball → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Boise State Broncos → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Lobos → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
subject surface form: New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
San Diego State Aztecs football → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
San Jose State Spartans football → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
TCU Horned Frogs → formerConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
NCAA Division I softball → hasConferenceParticipation → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Division I baseball conferences → include → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Bowl Alliance → includedConference → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Hunter Greene → league → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ
Border Conference → successor → Western Athletic Conference ⓘ