Mountain West Conference, a privately owned organization headquartered in the US, was founded in 1999. The conference, which focuses on spectator sports, has approximately 40 employees and reported $10.7M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning in intercollegiate athletics, the Mountain West works to promote the academic missions of its member institutions. It cultivates opportunities for student-athletes to compete while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship, and is involved with the NCAA governance structure and administration of intercollegiate athletics. The conference is noted for its geographic diversity, with member institutions spanning regions from the Rocky Mountain range and high plains to desert cities and the West coast, including Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State, UNLV, Nevada, Fresno State, San Diego State, San José State, a Hawai‘i football program, and a women’s soccer program at Colorado College.
The Mountain West Conference announced its nine-team baseball schedule for the 2027 season on April 29, 2026, marking the first year the Utah Tech Trailblazers will compete in the league. This development represents a new chapter for Utah Tech as it joins a conference with established programs and rivalries. Previously, on April 1, the conference partnered with data-driven sports and entertainment company Two Circles to launch a full-service, conference-wide marketing agency. This program will help schools navigate athlete compensation with a fan-focused strategy, financial literacy, and marketing tools, designed to assist them in college athletics' evolving financial landscape as revenue sharing reshapes the sport's economics. Earlier on March 30, the Northern District of California denied the Mountain West Conference’s motion to dismiss an antitrust action challenging escalating fees imposed on the Pac-12 for recruiting individual member schools. This denial, originally issued on September 30, 2025, pertained to a case filed by the Pac-12 Conference.
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