AAWU

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college athletic conference defunct sports organization

AAWU, short for the Athletic Association of Western Universities, was a former NCAA athletic conference that served as a predecessor to today’s Pac-12 Conference.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college athletic conference → defunct sports organization →
abbreviation	AAWU →
alsoKnownAs	Big Five → Big Six →
competitionLevel	NCAA University Division →
country	United States →
formedFrom	Pacific Coast Conference →
foundedBy	Stanford University → University of California, Berkeley → University of California, Los Angeles → University of Southern California → University of Washington →
fullName	Athletic Association of Western Universities →
geographicFocus	Pacific Coast region →
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association →
historicalRole	predecessor to the modern Pac-12 Conference →
memberInstitution	Oregon State University → Stanford University → University of California, Berkeley → University of California, Los Angeles → University of Idaho → University of Oregon → University of Southern California → University of Washington → Washington State University →
notableFeature	formed after the dissolution of the Pacific Coast Conference →
partOf	NCAA Division I structure →
predecessorOf	Pac-10 Conference → Pac-12 Conference → Pac-8 Conference →
regionServed	Western United States →
reorganizedAs	Pacific-8 Conference →
sponsoredSport	college football → men's basketball → multiple varsity sports →
sport	college athletics →
status	defunct →
successor	Pacific-8 Conference →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Athletic Association of Western Universities → Big Five →	alsoKnownAs
Big Six →	abbreviation
Athletic Association of Western Universities →	hasShortName
Big Six →	shortName