Grand Canyon, Mountain West Conference

Grand Canyon joining Mountain West, won't play in West Coast Conference after accepting invitation
Grand Canyon is joining the Mountain West by 2026 and spurning its previous commitment to the West Coast Conference, the university announced Friday. The move comes just months after GCU accepted an invitation from the WCC and announced it would be leaving the WAC in 2025.
Grand Canyon's continual basketball climb led to Mountain West Conference decision
Grand Canyon University President Brian Mueller didn't envision the Lopes program being where it is now 16 years ago.
Grand Canyon accepts invitation to join the Mountain West Conference by 2026
PHOENIX — Grand Canyon has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference no later than 2026, according to an announcement sent by the school Friday.
Mountain West Conference Football Power Rankings - Week 11
Not much of a change in our Mountain West power rankings this week, as we inch ever closer to a conference title game that will feature Boise State and Colorado State. The Broncos continue to roll as they defeat San Diego State,
Mountain West Conference adds Grand Canyon University as ninth member
The Mountain West Conference announced Friday that Grand Canyon University will join the league as the ninth member beginning July 1, 2026. The Antelopes do not have a football team, but will compete in 17 different sports in the Mountain West.
Grand Canyon University to join Mountain West Conference
In May, GCU announced that they would move to the West Coast Conference, but now that plan has changed, and the 'Lopes will now head to the Mountain West.
How UNLV, Air Force got extra $6.8 million for staying in Mountain West after Pac-12 raid
A few days of conference realignment maneuvering helped UNLV and Air Force each receive increased MWC financial commitments.
Northern Illinois' Mountain West interest 'waning' in latest expansion rumblings
Northern Illinois once was a possible Mountain West Conference addition. But the MWC may need to look elsewhere for expansion ...
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McFeely: Mountain West said to be 'considering' NDSU as football-only member
The Action Network's Brett McMurphy, a national college reporter, posted on the social media platform X on Wednesday morning that Northern Illinois, a school the Mountain West was pursuing, will ...
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Bigger opportunities led GCU to pivot from WCC to Mountain West
The Mountain West was too good for GCU to pass up compared to an initial transition to the WCC, university decision-makers ...
Mountain Fire burns over 20K acres; 132 structures, mostly homes, destroyed, 88 damaged
A wildfire started in the Somis area on Wednesday morning and tore through 30 square miles by mid-day Thursday, destroying dozens of homes, sending residents to the hospital and forcing evacuations ...
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Bison Media Zone on Xtra: Could NDSU be heading to the Mountain West Conference?
The Mountain West Conference has been in a state of constant flux since September, when the PAC-12 and MWC couldn't come to ...
The Mountain West Beer Festival comes to The Monument
South Dakota’s largest beer festival is coming to The Monument on Saturday, bringing in almost 90 breweries from across the ...
Update: 7% containment reached for Mountain Fire in Ventura County
Mountain Fire initially started 8:51 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. It has burned 20,485 acres after being active for 45 ...
Mountain Vista beats Arvada West for inaugural 5A flag football title
(Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) Mountain Vista Golden Eagles player Isabel Vaillant (15) celebrates her touchdown ...
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A team-by-team break down of the Mountain West as the college basketball season has arrived
The Mountain West has rarely, if ever, lost as much individual talent in one offseason as it has since last March when the ...